Page 2: Historical Events In May - 03

1662  On May - 03 royal charter granted Connecticut   

1678  French conquering fleet at Curaçao, 1200 die on this day in history.   

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

1692  On May - 03 jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51)   

1703  Eglon van de Down, still-life painter, dies on this day in history.   

1704  On this day in history heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59   

1707  Michiel de Swaen, South Netherlands physician/poet, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1708  On this day in history johann Adolph Scheibe, German music theroist/composer   

1715  On this day in history edmund Halley observes total eclipse phenomenon "Baily's Beads"   

1722  On May - 03 pierre de Marivaux' "La Double Inconstance" premieres in Paris France   

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

1729  Florian Leopold Gassmann, composer on May - 03.   

1737  On this day in history friedrich Schwindl, composer   

1737  Abraham Patras, gov-gen of East-Indies (1735-37), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1742  On May - 03 jean-Baptiste Krumphultz, composer   

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

1747  On May - 03 willem IV appointed viceroy of Holland/Utrecht   

1752  On this day in history braz Francisco de Lima, composer   

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

1764  On May - 03 elisabeth PMH, princess of France/son of king Louis XVI   

1764  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedist, dies at 53 on May - 03.   

1765  Thr first US medical college opens in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1765  1st US medical college opens in Philadelphia on May - 03.   

1773  Giuseppe Acerbi, Italian traveller/nature investigator/diplomat on this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49   

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

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

1802  On this day in history washington DC incorporates as a city   

1802  On this day in history washington, D C is incorporated as a city   

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

1808  On this day in history goya's "Executions of the 3rd of May"   

1808  Goya's "Executions of 3rd of May" on this day in history.   

1810  On May - 03 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 May - 03 lord Byron swims the Hellespont   

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0612  Constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641) was born on May - 03.   

1415  On May - 03 birth of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495)   

1428  On this day in history birth of pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495)   

1446  On this day in history birth of margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie   

1446  On this day in history 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  On May - 03 birth of bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal   

1535  Alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer was born on May - 03.   

1010  Ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69 on this day in history.   

1152  On May - 03 death of matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105)   

1160  Death of Peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100) on May - 03.   

1270  Death of King Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206) on this day in history.   

1294  On May - 03 jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies   

1410  Alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies on May - 03.   

1442  Engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies on this day in history.   

1481  On May - 03 death of mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432)