Page 2: Historical Events In May - 03

1662  On May - 03 royal charter granted Connecticut   

1678  French conquering fleet at Curaçao, 1200 die on May - 03.   

1678  On May - 03 french conquering fleet at Curacao, 1200 die   

1692  On this day in history jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51)   

1703  On this day in history eglon van de Down, still-life painter, dies   

1704  Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59 on May - 03.   

1707  On May - 03 michiel de Swaen, South Netherlands physician/poet, dies at 53   

1708  Johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer on this day in history.   

1715  Edmund Halley observes total eclipse phenomenon "Baily's Beads" on May - 03.   

1722  Pierre de Marivaux' "La Double Inconstance" premieres in Paris France on this day in history.   

1722  On this day in history pierre de Marivaux' "La Double Inconstance," premieres in Paris   

1729  Florian Leopold Gassmann, composer on this day in history.   

1737  On May - 03 friedrich Schwindl, composer   

1737  On May - 03 abraham Patras, gov-gen of East-Indies (1735-37), dies at 65   

1742  Jean-Baptiste Krumphultz, composer on this day in history.   

1744  Freidrich Wilhelm Weis, composer on this day in history.   

1747  On this day in history willem IV appointed viceroy of Holland/Utrecht   

1752  Braz Francisco de Lima, composer on this day in history.   

1758  Benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Pope (1740-58), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1764  Elisabeth PMH, princess of France/son of king Louis XVI on May - 03.   

1764  On this day in history francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedist, dies at 53   

1765  On May - 03 thr first US medical college opens in Philadelphia   

1765  On this day in history 1st US medical college opens in Philadelphia   

1773  On this day in history giuseppe Acerbi, Italian traveller/nature investigator/diplomat   

1783  On May - 03 pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49   

1791  On May - 03 the Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.   

1792  On May - 03 carlo Zuccari, composer, dies at 87   

1802  On May - 03 washington DC incorporates as a city   

1802  On May - 03 washington, D C is incorporated as a city   

1802  Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city on May - 03.   

1808  Goya's "Executions of the 3rd of May" on May - 03.   

1808  Goya's "Executions of 3rd of May" on May - 03.   

1810  On this day in history lord Byron swam the Hellespont* this day. It is a 40 mi. (64 km) long, 1-5 mi. (1.6-8 km) wide strait between European and Asian Turkey   

1810  On this day in history lord Byron swims the Hellespont   

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0612  On May - 03 birth of constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641)   

1415  Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

1428  On May - 03 birth of pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495)   

1446  Margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie was born on this day in history.   

1446  On May - 03 birth of margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503)   

1469  Niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince) was born on May - 03.   

1514  Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal was born on May - 03.   

1535  On May - 03 birth of alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer   

1010  On May - 03 ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69   

1152  Death of Matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105) on May - 03.   

1160  On this day in history death of peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)   

1270  On this day in history death of king Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206)   

1294  Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies on May - 03.   

1410  On this day in history alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies   

1442  On May - 03 engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies   

1481  On this day in history death of mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432)