Page 3: Historical Events In 1803

Jun 24   George James Webb, composer.   

Jun 24   Matthew Thornton, Irish/US physician/signer (Decl of Ind), dies at 88.   

Jul 04   The Louisiana Purchase is announced to the American people   

Jul 05   The convention of Artlenburg leads to the French occupation of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king).   

Jul 05   William Jackson, composer, dies at 73.   

Jul 09   Navigator Matthew Flinders returns to Sydney after voyage around Australia in the brig Investigator   

Jul 14   Esteban Salas y Castro, composer, dies.   

Jul 20   Jakob Zeugheer, composer   

Jul 23   Arthur Wolfe, 1st viscount Kilwarden/Chief Justice of Ireld, murdered   

Jul 23   Irish nationalist Robert Emmet, 25, leads a rebellion against the British He spoke with Bonaparte and Talleyrand last year in an effort to obtain French support, his small band of followers commits two murders and other acts of violence July 23 in a move to capture the viceroy, but the rioters are quickly dispersed Emmet escapes, goes into hiding, is captured August 25, tried by a special court, and hanged September 20   

Jul 23   Johann Vesque von Puttlingen, composer   

Jul 23   Robert Emmett's insurrected in Dublin.   

Jul 24   Alexander Jackson Davis, US, architect (gothic revivalist).   

Jul 26   The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's inaugural public railway, opens in south London   

Jul 31   John Ericsson, US, inventor (screw propeller)/shipbuilder-USS Monitor.   

Aug 09   1st horses arrive in Hawaii.   

Aug 09   inaugural horses arrive in Hawaii   

Aug 15   James Douglas, father of British Columbia   

Aug 18   James Beattie, Scottish poet/philosopher (Essay on Truth), dies at 67.   

Aug 25   Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, the Duque de Caxias, Brazilian military leader.   

Aug 28   Charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter, dies.   

Sep 01   Jacobus T Abels, Dutch painter.   

Sep 03   Alexander L'vovich Gurilyov, composer.   

Sep 03   English scientist John Dalton started using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements.   

Sep 04   Sarah Childress Polk, 1st lady (1845-1849).   

Sep 05   Francois Devienne, composer, dies at 44.   

Sep 09   Armand-Emmanuel Trial, composer, dies at 32.   

Sep 12   Frantisek Matej Hilmar, composer.   

Sep 13   John Barry inaugural American commodore, dies.   

Sep 13   John Barry, 1st American commodore, dies   

Sep 17   Franz Xaver Sussmayr, composer, dies   

Sep 20   Robert Emmet, Irish nationalist, executed.   

Sep 23   Battle of Assaye-British-Indian forces beat Maratha Army.   

Sep 23   The Battle of Assaye ends in victory for British forces under Arthur Wellesley, 34, brother of India's governor-general Richard Colley, inaugural marquis Wellesley   

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Jan 02   Gugliemo libri: [della somaia], ital/fren mathematician/book collector   

Jan 03   Douglas william jerrold: London, author/playwright/wit (punch mag)   

Jan 06   Henri herz: Composer   

Jan 09   Christopher gustavus memminger: Secy treas (confederacy) died in 1888   

Jan 15   Marjory fleming: Scottish writer and poet    

Jan 29   James outram: Bulterley hall derbyshire, general   

Feb 02   Albert sidney johnston: Gen (confederate army), died in 1862   

Feb 15   John augustus sutter: Swiss/us colonist (new helvetia ca, sutter mill)   

Jan 02   Ignaz franz von beecke: Composer,    

Jan 18   Ippolit bogdanovich: Russian poet (b. 1743)   

Jan 23   Arthur guinness: Irish brewer (b. 1725)   

Jan 26   Georg von pasterwiz: Composer,   

Feb 03   Pedro r de campomanes: Spanish economist/lawyer/literary,   

Feb 09   Jean françois de saint-lambert: French poet (b. 1716)   

Feb 16   Jan v clav stich: Bohemian composer,   

Feb 18   J w l gleim: Writer,