Page 2: Historical Events In February - 03

1740  On this day in history guillaume Lasceux, composer   

1743  Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants on February - 03.   

1748  On this day in history henri Madin, composer, dies at 49   

1752  On this day in history dutch States-General forbid export of windmills   

1755  On February - 03 florido Tomeoni, composer   

1763  Caroline von Wolzogen, [von Lengefeld], German author on this day in history.   

1781  On February - 03 dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by the British   

1781  Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by British on this day in history.   

1783  On February - 03 spain recognizes the independent country calling itself the United States of America.   

1783  Spain recognizes US independence on February - 03.   

1784  On February - 03 john Fane graaf van Westmorland, English (opera)composer/diplomat   

1803  Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/lawyer/literary, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1805  On February - 03 otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia   

1807  On this day in history a British military force, under Brig-Gen. Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the city of Montevideo, then part of the Spanish Empire now capital of Uruguay.   

1807  Joseph Eggleston Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1891 on this day in history.   

1809  On February - 03 territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin)   

1809  On February - 03 the birth of Felix Mendelssohn, German composer   

1809  Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos) on February - 03.   

1811  On this day in history horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man")   

1814  On February - 03 johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75   

1815  World's first commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland on February - 03.   

1815  On this day in history world's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland   

1817  Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer on this day in history.   

1820  Elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland) on this day in history.   

1821  On February - 03 elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician   

1823  On February - 03 spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station)   

1824  George Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) on February - 03.   

1825  Dutch North Sea coast floods on February - 03.   

1826  Walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist on this day in history.   

1830  The sovereignty of Greece was confirmed in a London Protocol on this day in history.   

1830  Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902) on this day in history.   

1831  On February - 03 cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910   

1832  On this day in history george Crabbe, English vicar/poet (Borough), dies at 77   

1833  Thomas T H Jorissen, Dutch historian on February - 03.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

1338  On this day in history birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)   

1368  On February - 03 birth of charles VI, King of France (1380-1422)   

1525  On February - 03 birth of giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer   

1648  On this day in history birth of louis Bouteiller, composer   

1655  On February - 03 birth of francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized   

1677  Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

1690  On February - 03 birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)   

1721  On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)   

0474  On February - 03 leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies   

0619  On February - 03 death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury   

0699  On February - 03 death of saint Werburgh   

0865  Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies on February - 03.   

1014  Death of King Sweyn I of Denmark on this day in history.   

1116  On this day in history death of king Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070)   

1399  John of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1428  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386) on this day in history.