Page 2: Historical Events In December - 03

1775  1st official US flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred) on this day in history.   

1789  Claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies on December - 03.   

1795  Rowland Hill, introduced 1st adhesive postage stamp (1840) on this day in history.   

1797  Francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore on this day in history.   

1800  On December - 03 france Preseren, Slovenian poet (Krst pri Savici)   

1806  On December - 03 henry Alexander Wise, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876   

1807  On December - 03 clara Reeve, English author (old English baron), dies   

1809  On this day in history thomas Alfred Davies, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1899   

1818  Illinois Enters the Union as the 21st state of the USA on this day in history.   

1818  Illinois becomes 21st state USA (Admission day) on this day in history.   

1822  Charles Adam Heckman, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1896 on December - 03.   

1823  On December - 03 joseph Pouteau, composer, dies at 84   

1826  Edmond van der Straeten, Belgian lawyer/musicologist on this day in history.   

1828  Andrew Jackson elected 7th president of US on this day in history.   

1829  On this day in history green Berry Raum, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1909   

1833  Oberlin College in OH, first truly coeducational college opens on December - 03.   

1833  Oberlin College in Oh, 1st truly coeducational college opens on December - 03.   

1834  On December - 03 first US dental society organized (New York)   

1834  1st US dental society organized (NY) on this day in history.   

1835  First US mutual fire insurance company issues first policy (RI) on December - 03.   

1835  On this day in history 1st US mutual fire insurance company issues 1st policy (RI)   

1838  Cleveland Abbe, US, meteorologist (Father of Weather Bureau) on this day in history.   

1839  On December - 03 frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71   

1842  Ellen Henrietta Richards, US, chemist (Amer Home Eco Assn-1st Pres) on December - 03.   

1844  On this day in history rC Society Apostole of Prayer forms   

1847  On this day in history frederick Douglass publishes first issue of his newspaper " North Star"   

1847  On this day in history frederick Douglass publishes 1st issue of his newspaper "North Star"   

1854  Eureka Stockade: In what is claimed by many to be the birth of Australian democracy, more than 20 goldminers at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences on this day in history.   

1855  The Great Western Railway "branch" between Hamilton and Toronto is opened to traffic on December - 03.   

1857  The birth of Joseph Conrad, british novelist on December - 03.   

1857  Joseph Conrad, Poland, novelist (Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness) on this day in history.   

1857  Christian D Rauch, German sculptor, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1862  On December - 03 jules Renkin, Belgian jurist/minister/premier (1931-32)   

1863  Longstreet abandons his siege at Knoxville, TN on this day in history.   

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1368  Charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422) was born on December - 03.   

1483  On this day in history birth of nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist   

1560  Jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627) was born on this day in history.   

1576  On December - 03 birth of marsilio Casentini, composer   

1668  Casimir Schweizelsperg, composer was born on December - 03.   

1684  On this day in history birth of ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature)   

1729  On December - 03 birth of padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango)   

1750  On this day in history birth of johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer   

0450  On this day in history petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies   

1137  On December - 03 lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67   

1154  Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies on this day in history.   

1265  Death of Odofredus, Italian jurist on December - 03.   

1463  Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on this day in history.   

1469  Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53 on December - 03.   

1491  On this day in history thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies   

1533  On this day in history vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54