Page 2: Historical Events In February - 03

1740  Guillaume Lasceux, composer on this day in history.   

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

1748  Henri Madin, composer, dies at 49 on February - 03.   

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

1755  Florido Tomeoni, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1783  Spain recognizes the independent country calling itself the United States of America on February - 03.   

1783  On February - 03 spain recognizes US independence   

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

1803  Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/lawyer/literary, dies at 79 on February - 03.   

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

1807  On February - 03 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 February - 03.   

1809  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1814  Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

1815  On February - 03 world's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland   

1817  On February - 03 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 February - 03.   

1823  Spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station) on this day in history.   

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 February - 03.   

1830  On this day in history the sovereignty of Greece was confirmed in a London Protocol.   

1830  On February - 03 robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902)   

1831  Cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910 on February - 03.   

1832  On February - 03 george Crabbe, English vicar/poet (Borough), dies at 77   

1833  On February - 03 thomas T H Jorissen, Dutch historian   

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1338  On February - 03 birth of jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. 1378)   

1368  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422) was born on February - 03.   

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

1648  On February - 03 birth of louis Bouteiller, composer   

1655  Francois Fagel, Dutch fieldmarshal, baptized was born on February - 03.   

1677  Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723) was born on February - 03.   

1690  On this day in history birth of richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)   

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

0474  Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies on February - 03.   

0619  On this day in history death of laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury   

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on February - 03.   

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

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

1116  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on February - 03.   

1399  On February - 03 john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58   

1428  Death of Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. 1386) on February - 03.