Historical Events In March - 04

1801  On this day in history thomas Jefferson becomes the first US President inaugurated in Washington, D.C.  

1801  On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

1804  Karl Leopold Rollig, composer, dies on March - 04.  

1805  On March - 04 jean-Baptiste Greuze, French painter, dies at 79  

1809  On March - 04 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  Wijnand J J Nuijen, romantic/water colors painter (Wrecked) on this day in history.  

1819  Charles Oberthur, composer on this day in history.  

1824  On this day in history 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  On March - 04 john Quincy Adams inaugrated as 6th President  

1826  On this day in history the first US RR chartered, Granite Railway in Quincy MA  

1826  On March - 04 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  Elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.  

1829  On this day in history unruly crowd mobs White House during President Jackson inaugural ball  

1829  Andrew Jackson inaugurated as 7th President on this day in history.  

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  Peter Nicolai von Wilm, composer on this day in history.  

1835  HMS Beagle moves into Bay of Concepción on March - 04.  

1835  On this day in history hMS Beagle moves into Bay of Concepcion  

1835  On March - 04 giovanni Schiaparelli, Italy, astronomer (discovered canals of Mars)  

1837  City of Chicago incorporates on March - 04.  

1837  Martin Van Buren inaugrated as 8th President on March - 04.  

1837  Weekly Advocate changes its name to the Colored American on March - 04.  

1838  Paul Lacome, composer on March - 04.  

1839  On this day in history ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72  

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

1841  Dion Boucicault's "London Assurance," premieres in London on March - 04.  

1841  On March - 04 kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (And fremmed Fugl)  

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

1845  On March - 04 james K Polk inaugrated as 11th President  

1845  On March - 04 james K Polk inaugrated at 11th president  

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1188  On this day in history birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)  

1394  On March - 04 birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery  

1492  On March - 04 birth of francesco de Layolle, composer  

1610  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on March - 04.  

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

1665  On March - 04 birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)  

1678  On March - 04 birth of antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)  

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

0251  On March - 04 death of pope Lucius I  

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

1172  On March - 04 stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies  

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 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)