Historical Events In March - 04

1801  Thomas Jefferson becomes the first US President inaugurated in Washington, D.C on March - 04.   

1801  On this day in history 1st president inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson)   

1804  On March - 04 the Battle of Vinegar Hill, colony of New South Wales (Australia), when Irish convicts (some of whom had been involved in Ireland’s Battle of Vinegar Hill in 1798) led the colony’s only significant convict uprising.   

1804  On this day in history karl Leopold Rollig, composer, dies   

1805  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter, dies at 79   

1809  On this day in history madison becomes first President inaugurated in American-made clothes   

1809  On this day in history madison becomes 1st president inaugurated in American-made clothes   

1813  On this day in history wijnand J J Nuijen, romantic/water colors painter (Wrecked)   

1819  Charles Oberthur, composer on March - 04.   

1824  The "National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck" was founded in the United Kingdom, later to be renamed The Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1858 on March - 04.   

1825  On this day in history john Quincy Adams inaugrated as 6th President   

1826  The first US RR chartered, Granite Railway in Quincy MA on March - 04.   

1826  On this day in history 1st US RR chartered, Granite Railway in Quincy, Mass   

1826  John Buford, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

1828  On March - 04 elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1829  Unruly crowd mobs White House during President Jackson inaugural ball on this day in history.   

1829  Andrew Jackson inaugurated as 7th President on March - 04.   

1830  V Bellini's opera "I Capuleti e i Montecchi," premieres in Venice on March - 04.   

1831  On March - 04 georg Michael Telemann, composer, dies at 82   

1834  On March - 04 peter Nicolai von Wilm, composer   

1835  On March - 04 hMS Beagle moves into Bay of Concepción   

1835  On March - 04 hMS Beagle moves into Bay of Concepcion   

1835  Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italy, astronomer (discovered canals of Mars) on March - 04.   

1837  City of Chicago incorporates on this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history martin Van Buren inaugrated as 8th President   

1837  On this day in history weekly Advocate changes its name to the Colored American   

1838  Paul Lacome, composer on March - 04.   

1839  On March - 04 ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72   

1841  On March - 04 longest inauguration speech (8,443 words), William Henry Harrison   

1841  On March - 04 dion Boucicault's "London Assurance," premieres in London   

1841  On this day in history kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (And fremmed Fugl)   

1844  Josip Jurcic, Slovenian writer (10th Brother) on this day in history.   

1845  James K Polk inaugrated as 11th President on March - 04.   

1845  On this day in history james K Polk inaugrated at 11th president   

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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 this day in history birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

1610  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1702  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on March - 04.   

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

1172  On this day in history stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

1193  On March - 04 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 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  On this day in history death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)