Page 2: Historical Events In April - 03

1695  Melchior de Hondecoeter, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 58 on this day in history.   

1720  On April - 03 elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi   

1721  Robert Walpole becomes England's 1st Lord of the Treasury on April - 03.   

1721  On April - 03 robert Walpole elected as Britains first Prime Minister   

1727  On April - 03 philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver   

1751  On April - 03 jean-Baptiste Lamoyne, composer   

1756  Marquis de Montcalm sails from France for Canada; he will die at the battle of the Plains of Abraham on this day in history.   

1757  Ferenc Verseghy, composer on April - 03.   

1764  On this day in history austrian arch duke Jozef crowned himself Roman Catholic king   

1764  John Abernethy, London, surgeon on this day in history.   

1769  On April - 03 gerhard Tersteegen, German evangelist/poet (in blood), dies at 71   

1776  On April - 03 washington receives honorary Ll.D. degree from Harvard College   

1783  On this day in history sweden and US sign a treaty of Amity and Commerce   

1783  The birth of Washington Irving, American author on this day in history.   

1783  On this day in history sweden & US sign a treaty of Amity & Commerce   

1783  Washington Irving, US writer (Legend of Sleepy Hollow) on April - 03.   

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  On this day in history nonnosus Madlseder, composer, dies at 66   

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

1811  Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen, Flemish (court)painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1812  Louisa Maria, Queen of the Belgians (1832-50/wife of Leopold I) on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history edward Everett Hale, US, clergyman/author (Man without a Country)   

1822  Friedrich Bertuch, writer, dies on April - 03.   

1823  William Macy "Boss" Tweed, corrupt political boss (NYC) on this day in history.   

1825  Adolf Rzepko, composer on April - 03.   

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

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

1834  The generals in the Greek War of Independence stand trial for treason on this day in history.   

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

1838  On April - 03 leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82)   

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  Igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. 1202) was born on April - 03.   

1245  On April - 03 birth of philips III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85)   

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 this day in history birth of lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet   

1529  Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581) was born on this day in history.   

1569  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

0628  Death of Chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son on April - 03.   

0963  On April - 03 death of william III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 915)   

1287  On this day in history honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies   

1350  Death of Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295) on this day in history.   

1512  Richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies on April - 03.   

1525  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api), dies at 49 on April - 03.   

1581  Huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies on April - 03.