Page 3: Historical Events In April - 03

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

1849  Juliusz Slowacki, Pol poet (Father of the Plague-Patient), dies at 39 on April - 03.   

1850  Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 75 on April - 03.   

1856  Gunpowder in church explodes killing 4,000 in Rhodos on this day in history.   

1858  Matthew Ricketts, 1st Black man elected to Neb State Legislature on April - 03.   

1858  Sigismund Ritter von Neukomm, Austrian composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1859  Reginald De Koven, composer on April - 03.   

1860  In the United States, the Pony Express mail delivery system starts its service on this day in history.   

1860  On April - 03 pony Express began between St Joseph MO & Sacramento CA   

1860  On April - 03 pony Express began between St Joseph Mo & Sacramento Calif   

1860  Frederik W van Eeden, Dutch utopian writer (Walden) on April - 03.   

1862  On April - 03 james Clark Ross, Arctic explorer, dies   

1864  Skirmish at Okolona AR on April - 03.   

1864  On April - 03 skirmish at Okolona, Arkansas   

1865  On this day in history battle at Namozine Church VA (Appomattox Campaign)   

1865  Union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond VA & Petersburg VA on this day in history.   

1865  On April - 03 battle at Namozine Church, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign)   

1866  James B Hertzog, South African general/premier (1914-39) on April - 03.   

1868  An Hawaiian surfs on highest wave ever, he rides a 50' tidal wave on April - 03.   

1868  Franz Adolf Berwald, Swedish composer, dies at 71 on April - 03.   

1871  On April - 03 jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (El Florilegio)   

1872  On this day in history j C Watson discovers asteroid #119 Althaea   

1874  Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer on this day in history.   

1876  On April - 03 henriette Davidis, writer, dies   

1881  Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53) on this day in history.   

1882  On this day in history wood block alarm invented, when alarm rang, it dropped 20 wood blocks   

1882  On April - 03 simon Elzinga, Dutch educator   

1882  On April - 03 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 this day in history.   

1884  On April - 03 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  Harry St John Philby, [sheik Abdullah], British explorer on this day in history.   

1886  On April - 03 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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1151  On this day in history birth of igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. 1202)   

1245  On this day in history 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  John III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland was born on this day in history.   

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  Giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer was born on April - 03.   

1593  On this day in history birth of george Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs)   

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  On this day in history death of william III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 915)   

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

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

1512  Richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies on this day in history.   

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