Page 2: Historical Events In 1703

Nov 19   Man in the Iron Mask, prisoner in Bastille prison in Paris, dies.   

Nov 24   1st Lutheran pastor ordained in America, Justus Falckner at Phila   

Nov 24   inaugural Lutheran pastor ordained in America, Justus Falckner at Philadelphia   

Nov 25   The Great Storm of 1703, the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain, reaches its peak intensity which it maintains through November 27. Winds gust up to 120 mph, and 9000 people perish in the mighty gale   

Nov 26   -27] Heavy storm hits England 1000s killed.   

Nov 26   Bristol England damaged by hurricane, Royal Navy loses 15 warships   

Nov 27   The inaugural Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703   

Nov 30   Nicolas de Grigny, composer, dies at 31   

Dec 27   England and Portugal sign Methuen-Asiento-trade agreement   

Dec 29   Mustapha II, sultan (Turkey), dies at 39   

Dec 30   Tokyo hit by Earthquake; about 37000 die.   

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Jan 11   Columban praelisauer: Composer   

Jan 20   Joseph-hector fiocco: Composer   

Jan 29   Carlmann kolb: Composer   

Feb 05   Gilbert tennent: Irish-born religious leader    

Mar 01   Dieudonne raick: Composer   

Mar 05   Vasily kirillovich trediakovsky: Russian poet    

Mar 24   Jose f de isla: [francisco de salazar], spanish jesuit/writer   

Apr 16   Caffarelli: [gaetano majorano], italian castra singer/duke   

Jan 11   Johann georg graevius: German classical scholar and critic (b. 1632)   

Jan 16   Matteo coferati: Composer,    

Mar 03   Robert hooke: Scientific genius,   

Mar 20   Johann kunckel/kunkel: German alchemist/ambassador to sweden,   

Mar 31   Johann christoph bach: German composer (b. 1642)   

Apr 20   Lancelot addison: English royal chaplain (b. 1632)   

Apr 26   Georg christoph leuttner: Composer,   

May 01   Kiva yoshinaka: Japanese monarch, murdered