Page 3: Historical Events In April - 03
Monday, 20 January 2025
1848 On this day in history thomas Douglas becomes 1st SF public teacher
1849 On April - 03 juliusz Slowacki, Pol poet (Father of the Plague-Patient), dies at 39
1850 Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 75 on April - 03.
1856 On April - 03 gunpowder in church explodes killing 4,000 in Rhodos
1858 On April - 03 matthew Ricketts, 1st Black man elected to Neb State Legislature
1858 Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer, dies at 79 on April - 03.
1859 On April - 03 reginald De Koven, composer
1860 In the United States, the Pony Express mail delivery system starts its service on April - 03.
1860 On April - 03 pony Express began between St Joseph MO & Sacramento CA
1860 Pony Express began between St Joseph Mo & Sacramento Calif on April - 03.
1860 On April - 03 frederik W van Eeden, Dutch utopian writer (Walden)
1862 On April - 03 james Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies
1864 Skirmish at Okolona AR on April - 03.
1864 On this day in history skirmish at Okolona, Arkansas
1865 On April - 03 battle at Namozine Church VA (Appomattox Campaign)
1865 On this day in history union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond VA & Petersburg VA
1865 Battle at Namozine Church, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign) on this day in history.
1866 On April - 03 james B Hertzog, South African general/premier (1914-39)
1868 An Hawaiian surfs on highest wave ever, he rides a 50' tidal wave on April - 03.
1868 On this day in history franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71
1871 Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (El Florilegio) on April - 03.
1872 J C Watson discovers asteroid #119 Althaea on this day in history.
1874 On this day in history eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer
1876 Henriette Davidis, writer, dies on this day in history.
1881 Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53) on April - 03.
1882 Wood block alarm invented, when alarm rang, it dropped 20 wood blocks on this day in history.
1882 Simon Elzinga, Dutch educator on April - 03.
1882 On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Kucken, composer, dies at 71
1883 State Premier Thomas McIlwraith claims British New Guinea as a Queensland possession; the claim was later disallowed by Britain on April - 03.
1884 On this day in history jackie Matthews, cricketer (Aust leg-spinner, two hat-tricks 1912)
1884 On April - 03 carel JCH van Nispen tot Sevenaer, Dutch Cath politician, dies at 59
1885 On April - 03 harry St John Philby, [sheik Abdullah], British explorer
1886 On this day in history j Palisa discovers asteroids #256 Walpurga and #274 Philagoria
1888 Neville Cardus, cricketer (doyen of cricket writers) on this day in history.
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