Historical Events In March - 04

1681  On March - 04 king Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Penn   

1699  On this day in history jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany   

1719  Aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter on March - 04.   

1741  English fleet under Admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena on this day in history.   

1742  On March - 04 johann Heinrich Egli, composer   

1745  On March - 04 charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814)   

1747  On this day in history casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general   

1754  Benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer) on March - 04.   

1757  On March - 04 ignaz Malzat, composer   

1765  On this day in history charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized)   

1766  Emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon) on this day in history.   

1773  On this day in history pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer   

1774  On this day in history first sighting of Orion nebula   

1774  1st sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel) on this day in history.   

1776  The American War of Independence: The Americans capture "Dorchester Heights" dominating the port of Boston, Massachusetts on this day in history.   

1782  Johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson) on March - 04.   

1789  First Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 representatives) on this day in history.   

1789  First Congress of the United States held in New York on March - 04.   

1789  On this day in history 1st Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps)   

1789  On March - 04 pavel P Gagarin, Russ monarch   

1790  On March - 04 france is divided into 83 départements, which cut across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on noble ownership of land.   

1791  On this day in history president Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session   

1791  Vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union on March - 04.   

1791  On this day in history 1st Jewish member of US Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office   

1792  On March - 04 oranges introduced to Hawaii   

1793  On this day in history french troops conquer Geertruidenberg Netherlands   

1793  President Washington's 2nd inauguration, shortest speech (133 words) on March - 04.   

1793  On March - 04 french troops conquer Geertruidenberg Neth   

1793  Isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1794  On this day in history henri D count de Larochejacquelin, Fr Royalist Army leader, dies at 21   

1797  John Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of US on this day in history.   

1798  Catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews on March - 04.   

1798  John Joseph Abercrombie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1877 on this day in history.   

1801  On March - 04 the first President inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson)   

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1188  On March - 04 birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)   

1394  Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery was born on March - 04.   

1492  Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on March - 04.   

1610  On this day in history birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)   

1651  John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on March - 04.   

1665  On this day in history birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)   

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on this day in history.   

1702  On March - 04 birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)   

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on March - 04.   

0480  On this day in history death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

1172  On this day in history stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

1193  Death of Saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137) on March - 04.   

1238  On this day in history death of joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210)   

1303  Death of Daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261) on March - 04.   

1484  On this day in history kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25   

1496  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on March - 04.