Page 2: Historical Events In February - 03

1740  On February - 03 guillaume Lasceux, composer   

1743  On February - 03 philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants   

1748  On February - 03 henri Madin, composer, dies at 49   

1752  Dutch States-General forbid export of windmills on this day in history.   

1755  On this day in history florido Tomeoni, composer   

1763  On this day in history caroline von Wolzogen, [von Lengefeld], German author   

1781  On this day in history dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by the British   

1781  Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by British on February - 03.   

1783  Spain recognizes the independent country calling itself the United States of America on this day in history.   

1783  On February - 03 spain recognizes US independence   

1784  John Fane graaf van Westmorland, English (opera)composer/diplomat on February - 03.   

1803  On this day in history pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/lawyer/literary, dies at 79   

1805  Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia on this day in history.   

1807  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 on this day in history.   

1807  On this day in history joseph Eggleston Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1891   

1809  Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin) on this day in history.   

1809  The birth of Felix Mendelssohn, German composer on this day in history.   

1809  On February - 03 felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos)   

1811  Horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man") on this day in history.   

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  World's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer   

1820  On February - 03 elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland)   

1821  Elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station)   

1824  George Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history dutch North Sea coast floods   

1826  Walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist on February - 03.   

1830  On February - 03 the sovereignty of Greece was confirmed in a London Protocol.   

1830  On this day in history robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902)   

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

1832  George Crabbe, English vicar/poet (Borough), dies at 77 on February - 03.   

1833  Thomas T H Jorissen, Dutch historian on this day in history.   

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1338  Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378) was born on February - 03.   

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

1525  On this day in history birth of giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer   

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on February - 03.   

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  Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755) was born on this day in history.   

1721  Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Saint Werburgh on this day in history.   

0865  On February - 03 ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies   

1014  On February - 03 death of king Sweyn I of Denmark   

1116  On February - 03 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 February - 03.