Historical Events In May - 03
Friday, 29 March 2024
1662 On this day in history royal charter granted Connecticut
1678 French conquering fleet at Curaçao, 1200 die on May - 03.
1678 French conquering fleet at Curacao, 1200 die on this day in history.
1692 On this day in history jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51)
1703 Eglon van de Down, still-life painter, dies on May - 03.
1704 On this day in history heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59
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 this day in history.
1722 Pierre de Marivaux' "La Double Inconstance" premieres in Paris France on May - 03.
1722 On May - 03 pierre de Marivaux' "La Double Inconstance," premieres in Paris
1729 Florian Leopold Gassmann, composer on this day in history.
1737 Friedrich Schwindl, composer on May - 03.
1737 On this day in history abraham Patras, gov-gen of East-Indies (1735-37), dies at 65
1742 On this day in history jean-Baptiste Krumphultz, composer
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 May - 03.
1758 On this day in history benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Pope (1740-58), dies at 83
1764 Elisabeth PMH, princess of France/son of king Louis XVI on May - 03.
1764 On May - 03 francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedist, dies at 53
1765 On this day in history thr first US medical college opens in Philadelphia
1765 1st US medical college opens in Philadelphia on this day in history.
1773 On May - 03 giuseppe Acerbi, Italian traveller/nature investigator/diplomat
1783 On May - 03 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 Carlo Zuccari, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.
1802 Washington DC incorporates as a city on May - 03.
1802 On May - 03 washington, D C is incorporated as a city
1802 Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city on this day in history.
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 this day in history lord Byron swims the Hellespont
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