Page 2: Historical Events In May - 03

1662  On this day in history royal charter granted Connecticut   

1678  On this day in history french conquering fleet at Curaçao, 1200 die   

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

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

1703  Eglon van de Down, still-life painter, dies on May - 03.   

1704  On May - 03 heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59   

1707  On this day in history michiel de Swaen, South Netherlands physician/poet, dies at 53   

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  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  On this day in history florian Leopold Gassmann, composer   

1737  On May - 03 friedrich Schwindl, composer   

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

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

1744  On this day in history freidrich Wilhelm Weis, composer   

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

1752  Braz Francisco de Lima, composer on May - 03.   

1758  On May - 03 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 this day in history.   

1765  Thr first US medical college opens in Philadelphia on May - 03.   

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

1773  Giuseppe Acerbi, Italian traveller/nature investigator/diplomat on May - 03.   

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 this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history carlo Zuccari, composer, dies at 87   

1802  On this day in history 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 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 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  Lord Byron swims the Hellespont on May - 03.   

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0612  On this day in history birth of constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641)   

1415  On this day in history birth of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495)   

1428  Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

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

1446  On this day in history birth of margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503)   

1469  On this day in history birth of niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince)   

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

1535  On this day in history birth of alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer   

1010  Ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69 on May - 03.   

1152  Death of Matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105) on this day in history.   

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

1270  On May - 03 death of king Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206)   

1294  On this day in history jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies   

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

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

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