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  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 March - 04.  

1804  Karl Leopold Rollig, composer, dies on this day in history.  

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

1809  Madison becomes first President inaugurated in American-made clothes on this day in history.  

1809  Madison becomes 1st president inaugurated in American-made clothes on this day in history.  

1813  Wijnand J J Nuijen, romantic/water colors painter (Wrecked) on this day in history.  

1819  On March - 04 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 on March - 04.  

1825  John Quincy Adams inaugrated as 6th President on March - 04.  

1826  The first US RR chartered, Granite Railway in Quincy MA on this day in history.  

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  Elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1834  Peter Nicolai von Wilm, composer on this day in history.  

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

1835  HMS Beagle moves into Bay of Concepcion on this day in history.  

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

1837  On March - 04 city of Chicago incorporates  

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

1837  On March - 04 weekly Advocate changes its name to the Colored American  

1838  Paul Lacome, composer on this day in history.  

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

1841  On this day in history longest inauguration speech (8,443 words), William Henry Harrison  

1841  Dion Boucicault's "London Assurance," premieres in London on this day in history.  

1841  Kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (And fremmed Fugl) on March - 04.  

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 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 this day in history.  

1394  Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery was born on this day in history.  

1492  On this day in history birth of francesco de Layolle, composer  

1610  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.  

1651  On March - 04 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 this day in history 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  Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies on March - 04.  

1193  On March - 04 death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)  

1238  On this day in history death of joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210)  

1303  On March - 04 death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)  

1484  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on March - 04.  

1496  On this day in history death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)