Page 2: Historical Events In March - 04

1681  King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Penn on March - 04.   

1699  On March - 04 jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany   

1719  Aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter on this day in history.   

1741  On March - 04 english fleet under Admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena   

1742  On March - 04 johann Heinrich Egli, composer   

1745  On March - 04 charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814)   

1747  On this day in history casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general   

1754  On this day in history benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer)   

1757  On this day in history ignaz Malzat, composer   

1765  Charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized) on March - 04.   

1766  On this day in history emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon)   

1773  Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer on this day in history.   

1774  First sighting of Orion nebula on this day in history.   

1774  1st sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel) on this day in history.   

1776  On March - 04 the American War of Independence: The Americans capture "Dorchester Heights" dominating the port of Boston, Massachusetts.   

1782  On this day in history johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson)   

1789  First Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 representatives) on March - 04.   

1789  First Congress of the United States held in New York on this day in history.   

1789  On March - 04 1st Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps)   

1789  Pavel P Gagarin, Russ monarch on March - 04.   

1790  France is divided into 83 départements, which cut across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on noble ownership of land on this day in history.   

1791  On this day in history president Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session   

1791  Vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union on March - 04.   

1791  On this day in history 1st Jewish member of US Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office   

1792  Oranges introduced to Hawaii on this day in history.   

1793  French troops conquer Geertruidenberg Netherlands on March - 04.   

1793  President Washington's 2nd inauguration, shortest speech (133 words) on this day in history.   

1793  French troops conquer Geertruidenberg Neth on March - 04.   

1793  Isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 44 on March - 04.   

1794  Henri D count de Larochejacquelin, Fr Royalist Army leader, dies at 21 on March - 04.   

1797  John Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of US on this day in history.   

1798  Catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews on this day in history.   

1798  On March - 04 john Joseph Abercrombie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1877   

1801  The first President inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson) on March - 04.   

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1188  On March - 04 birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)   

1394  Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery was born on March - 04.   

1492  On March - 04 birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

1610  On March - 04 birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)   

1651  On March - 04 birth of john Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700)   

1665  Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on March - 04.   

1678  On March - 04 birth of antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)   

1702  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on March - 04.   

0251  On this day in history death of pope Lucius I   

0480  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on March - 04.   

1172  Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies on this day in history.   

1193  Death of Saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137) on March - 04.   

1238  Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on this day in history.   

1303  On this day in history death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)   

1484  On this day in history kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25   

1496  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on this day in history.