Historical Events In March - 04

1681  King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Penn on this day in history.  

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

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

1741  On this day in history english fleet under Admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena  

1742  Johann Heinrich Egli, composer on this day in history.  

1745  On this day in history charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814)  

1747  On March - 04 casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general  

1754  Benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer) on March - 04.  

1757  On March - 04 ignaz Malzat, composer  

1765  On this day in history charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized)  

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1766  Emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon) on March - 04.  

1773  On this day in history pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer  

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 this day in history.  

1782  On March - 04 johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson)  

1789  On this day in history first Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 representatives)  

1789  On March - 04 first Congress of the United States held in New York  

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  On March - 04 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  On this day in history president Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session  

1791  On March - 04 vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union.  

1791  On March - 04 1st Jewish member of US Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office  

1792  On March - 04 oranges introduced to Hawaii  

1793  French troops conquer Geertruidenberg Netherlands on March - 04.  

1793  President Washington's 2nd inauguration, shortest speech (133 words) on March - 04.  

1793  French troops conquer Geertruidenberg Neth on this day in history.  

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

1794  On March - 04 henri D count de Larochejacquelin, Fr Royalist Army leader, dies at 21  

1797  On this day in history john Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of US  

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

1798  John Joseph Abercrombie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1877 on this day in history.  

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  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.  

1651  On this day in history birth of john Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700)  

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

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on this day in history.  

1702  On March - 04 birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)  

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on March - 04.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1303  On March - 04 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  On this day in history death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)