Page 2: Historical Events In March - 04

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

1699  Jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany on March - 04.   

1719  Aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter on March - 04.   

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

1742  On March - 04 johann Heinrich Egli, composer   

1745  Charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814) on this day in history.   

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

1754  Benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer) on this day in history.   

1757  Ignaz Malzat, composer on this day in history.   

1765  Charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized) on this day in history.   

1766  On March - 04 emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon)   

1773  Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer on March - 04.   

1774  First sighting of Orion nebula on March - 04.   

1774  1st sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel) on March - 04.   

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

1782  Johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson) on March - 04.   

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 March - 04.   

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

1789  Pavel P Gagarin, Russ monarch on this day in history.   

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 March - 04.   

1791  President Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session on this day in history.   

1791  On this day in history vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union.   

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

1792  Oranges introduced to Hawaii on this day in history.   

1793  On this day in history french troops conquer Geertruidenberg Netherlands   

1793  On this day in history president Washington's 2nd inauguration, shortest speech (133 words)   

1793  On this day in history french troops conquer Geertruidenberg Neth   

1793  On this day in history isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 44   

1794  On this day in history henri D count de Larochejacquelin, Fr Royalist Army leader, dies at 21   

1797  John Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of US on March - 04.   

1798  On this day in history catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews   

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

1801  On March - 04 the first President inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson)   

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1188  Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) was born on March - 04.   

1394  On this day in history birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery   

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  John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on this day in history.   

1665  On this day in history birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)   

1678  On this day in history 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 March - 04 death of pope Lucius I   

0480  On this day in history death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

1172  On March - 04 stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

1193  On this day in history death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

1238  Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on March - 04.   

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

1484  On March - 04 kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25   

1496  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on March - 04.