Page 3: Historical Events In March - 04

1801  1st president inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson).   

1804  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  Karl Leopold Rollig, composer, dies.   

1805  Jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter, dies at 79   

1809  Madison is recorded as becoming inaugural President inaugurated in American-made clothes   

1809  Madison is recorded as becoming 1st president inaugurated in American-made clothes.   

1813  Wijnand J J Nuijen, romantic/water colors painter (Wrecked).   

1819  Charles Oberthur, composer.   

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   

1825  John Quincy Adams inaugrated as 6th President.   

1826  The inaugural US RR chartered, Granite Railway in Quincy MA.   

1826  1st US RR chartered, Granite Railway in Quincy, Mass   

1826  John Buford, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863.   

1828  Elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1829  Unruly crowd mobs White House during President Jackson inaugural ball   

1829  Andrew Jackson inaugurated as 7th President   

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

1831  Georg Michael Telemann, composer, dies at 82   

1834  Peter Nicolai von Wilm, composer.   

1835  HMS Beagle moves into Bay of Concepcion   

1835  Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italy, astronomer (discovered canals of Mars).   

1837  City of Chicago incorporates   

1837  Martin Van Buren inaugrated as 8th President   

1837  Weekly Advocate changes its name to the Colored American   

1838  Paul Lacome, composer.   

1839  Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72.   

1841  Longest inauguration speech (8443 words), William Henry Harrison.   

1841  Dion Boucicault's "London Assurance," premieres in London   

1841  Kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (And fremmed Fugl)   

1844  Josip Jurcic, Slovenian writer (10th Brother)   

1845  James K Polk inaugrated as 11th President   

1845  James K Polk inaugrated at 11th president   

1848  Sardinia-Piemonte gets new Constitution.   

1849  US had no president, Polks term ends on a Sunday, Taylor couldn't be sworn-in, Sen David Atchison (pres pro tem) term ended Mar 3rd   

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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  Death of Saint landry: Bishop of sées   

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

1193  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  Death of Sigismund of austria: Sigismund of austria (b. 1427)