Historical Events In March - 04

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

1699  On this day in history jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany  

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

1741  English fleet under Admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena on March - 04.  

1742  On March - 04 johann Heinrich Egli, composer  

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

1747  Casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general on March - 04.  

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

1757  Ignaz Malzat, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1774  On this day in history first sighting of Orion nebula  

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

1776  On this day in history the American War of Independence: The Americans capture "Dorchester Heights" dominating the port of Boston, Massachusetts.  

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

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 March - 04.  

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

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

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

1792  Oranges introduced to Hawaii on March - 04.  

1793  On March - 04 french troops conquer Geertruidenberg Netherlands  

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

1793  French troops conquer Geertruidenberg Neth on March - 04.  

1793  On March - 04 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  On this day in history john Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of US  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on March - 04.  

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

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on March - 04.  

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

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 March - 04.  

1303  Death of Daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261) on this day in history.  

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

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