Page 2: Historical Events In March - 04

1681  King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Penn.   

1699  Jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany.   

1719  Aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter.   

1741  English fleet under Admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena.   

1742  Johann Heinrich Egli, composer   

1745  Charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814).   

1747  Casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general.   

1754  Benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer).   

1757  Ignaz Malzat, composer.   

1765  Charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized).   

1766  Emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon).   

1773  Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer.   

1774  inaugural sighting of Orion nebula   

1774  1st sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel)   

1776  The American War of Independence: The Americans capture "Dorchester Heights" dominating the port of Boston, Massachusetts   

1782  Johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson)   

1789  inaugural Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 representatives).   

1789  inaugural Congress of the United States held in New York   

1789  1st Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps).   

1789  Pavel P Gagarin, Russ monarch   

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   

1791  President Washington calls the US Senate into its inaugural special session.   

1791  Vermont is recorded as becoming the 14th state of the Union   

1791  1st Jewish member of US Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office   

1792  Oranges introduced to Hawaii   

1793  French troops conquer Geertruidenberg Netherlands.   

1793  President Washington's 2nd inauguration, shortest speech (133 words)   

1793  French troops conquer Geertruidenberg Neth.   

1793  Isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 44   

1794  Henri D count de Larochejacquelin, Fr Royalist Army leader, dies at 21.   

1797  John Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of US   

1798  Catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews.   

1798  John Joseph Abercrombie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1877   

1801  The inaugural President inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson).   

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1188  Blanche of castile: Wife of louis viii of france   

1394  Henry the navigator: Prince/sponsors portuguese voyages of discovery   

1492  Francesco de layolle: Composer   

1610  William dobson: English portraitist and painter   

1651  John baron somers: (whig), william iii's chief minister (1696-1700)   

1665  Philip christoph von königsmarck: Swedish soldier   

1678  Antonio vivaldi: Venice, baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 seasons)   

1702  Jack sheppard: English burglar and escapee   

0251  Pope lucius i: Pope lucius i   

0480  Saint landry: Bishop of sées   

1172  Stephan iii: King of hungary (1162-72),   

1193  Death of Saladin: Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

1238  Joan of england: Queen consort of scotland, wife of alexander ii (b. 1210)   

1303  Daniel of moscow: Russian saint, grand prince of muscovy (b. 1261)   

1484  Kazimierz: The saint, polish ruler/saint,   

1496  Sigismund of austria: Sigismund of austria (b. 1427)