Historical Events In February - 03

1740  Guillaume Lasceux, composer on February - 03.   

1743  Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants on this day in history.   

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

1752  On February - 03 dutch States-General forbid export of windmills   

1755  Florido Tomeoni, composer on February - 03.   

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

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

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

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 February - 03 pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/lawyer/literary, dies at 79   

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

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 February - 03.   

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

1809  On this day in history territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin)   

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

1809  Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos) on this day in history.   

1811  On February - 03 horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man")   

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

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

1815  World's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland on February - 03.   

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

1820  Elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland) on February - 03.   

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

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  Dutch North Sea coast floods on this day in history.   

1826  On February - 03 walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist   

1830  On February - 03 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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1648  On this day in history 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  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 February - 03.   

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 this day in history death of saint Werburgh   

0865  Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st (arch)bishop of Hamburg/saint, dies on this day in history.   

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 February - 03.