Historical Events In February - 03

1740  Guillaume Lasceux, composer on February - 03.   

1743  On February - 03 philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants   

1748  Henri Madin, composer, dies at 49 on February - 03.   

1752  On February - 03 dutch States-General forbid export of windmills   

1755  On this day in history florido Tomeoni, composer   

1763  Caroline von Wolzogen, [von Lengefeld], German author on February - 03.   

1781  On February - 03 dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by the British   

1781  Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by British on this day in history.   

1783  Spain recognizes the independent country calling itself the United States of America on this day in history.   

1783  On February - 03 spain recognizes US independence   

1784  John Fane graaf van Westmorland, English (opera)composer/diplomat on February - 03.   

1803  Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/lawyer/literary, dies at 79 on February - 03.   

1805  Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia on this day in history.   

1807  On February - 03 a British military force, under Brig-Gen. Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the city of Montevideo, then part of the Spanish Empire now capital of Uruguay.   

1807  Joseph Eggleston Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1891 on this day in history.   

1809  Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin) on this day in history.   

1809  On February - 03 the birth of Felix Mendelssohn, German composer   

1809  On this day in history felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos)   

1811  On February - 03 horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man")   

1814  Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75 on February - 03.   

1815  World's first commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland on this day in history.   

1815  World's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland on this day in history.   

1817  Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer on this day in history.   

1820  Elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland) on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician   

1823  Spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station) on February - 03.   

1824  George Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1825  Dutch North Sea coast floods on February - 03.   

1826  Walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist on this day in history.   

1830  The sovereignty of Greece was confirmed in a London Protocol on February - 03.   

1830  Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902) on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910   

1832  On February - 03 george Crabbe, English vicar/poet (Borough), dies at 77   

1833  On this day in history thomas T H Jorissen, Dutch historian   

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1338  On this day in history birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)   

1368  On February - 03 birth of charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)   

1525  On February - 03 birth of giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer   

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on February - 03.   

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1677  Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

1690  On February - 03 birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)   

1721  On February - 03 birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)   

0474  Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies on this day in history.   

0619  On this day in history death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury   

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on February - 03.   

0865  On February - 03 ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies   

1014  On February - 03 death of king Sweyn I of Denmark   

1116  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on this day in history.   

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1428  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386)