Page 2: Historical Events In April - 03

1695  On this day in history melchior de Hondecoeter, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 58   

1720  Elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi on April - 03.   

1721  On this day in history robert Walpole becomes England's 1st Lord of the Treasury   

1721  Robert Walpole elected as Britains first Prime Minister on this day in history.   

1727  Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver on April - 03.   

1751  Jean-Baptiste Lamoyne, composer on April - 03.   

1756  Marquis de Montcalm sails from France for Canada; he will die at the battle of the Plains of Abraham on April - 03.   

1757  On April - 03 ferenc Verseghy, composer   

1764  Austrian arch duke Jozef crowned himself Roman Catholic king on this day in history.   

1764  John Abernethy, London, surgeon on April - 03.   

1769  On this day in history gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (in blood), dies at 71   

1776  On this day in history washington receives honorary Ll.D. degree from Harvard College   

1783  Sweden and US sign a treaty of Amity and Commerce on this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history the birth of Washington Irving, American author   

1783  On April - 03 sweden & US sign a treaty of Amity & Commerce   

1783  On April - 03 washington Irving, US writer (Legend of Sleepy Hollow)   

1790  On this day in history revenue Marine Service (US Coast Guard), created   

1797  On April - 03 cAPT Thomas Truxtun issued first known American signal book using numerary system   

1797  Nonnosus Madlseder, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history charles D Wilkes, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1877   

1811  On this day in history pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, Flemish (court)painter, dies at 83   

1812  On April - 03 louisa Maria, Queen of the Belgians (1832-50/wife of Leopold I)   

1822  On April - 03 edward Everett Hale, US, clergyman/author (Man without a Country)   

1822  On April - 03 friedrich Bertuch, writer, dies   

1823  William Macy "Boss" Tweed, corrupt political boss (NYC) on April - 03.   

1825  On April - 03 adolf Rzepko, composer   

1826  On April - 03 financial panic hits New Brunswick as word spreads that banks in London had failed and the timber trade had collapsed; so-called Black Monday.   

1826  On April - 03 reginald Heber, bishop & hymn writer, dies   

1834  The generals in the Greek War of Independence stand trial for treason on April - 03.   

1837  On April - 03 john Burroughs, writer/nature enthusiast (Burroughs Medal namesake)   

1838  Leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82) on April - 03.   

1838  On April - 03 francesco Antommarchi, Napoleon's physician on St Helena, dies at 57   

1842  On this day in history ulric Dahlgren, Col (Union volunteers), died in 1864   

1848  On this day in history thomas Douglas becomes 1st San Francisco public teacher   

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1151  On April - 03 birth of igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. 1202)   

1245  Philips III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85) was born on this day in history.   

1367  On this day in history birth of henry IV, Bolingbroke Lincolnshire, King of England (1399-1413)   

1438  On this day in history birth of john III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland   

1485  On April - 03 birth of lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet   

1529  Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581) was born on April - 03.   

1569  On April - 03 birth of giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer   

1593  George Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs) was born on April - 03.   

0033  Death of Christ, crucified (according to astronomer Humphreys & Waddington) on April - 03.   

0628  On April - 03 death of chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son   

0963  Death of William III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 915) on this day in history.   

1287  Honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies on this day in history.   

1350  On this day in history death of eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295)   

1512  On April - 03 richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies   

1525  On this day in history giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api), dies at 49   

1581  On this day in history huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies