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  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 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  Spain recognizes US independence on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 February - 03.   

1809  Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin) on February - 03.   

1809  The birth of Felix Mendelssohn, German composer on February - 03.   

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 February - 03 world's first commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland   

1815  World's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland on this day in history.   

1817  On February - 03 emile Racine Gauthier Prudent, composer   

1820  On this day in history elisha Kent Kane, US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland)   

1821  Elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician on February - 03.   

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  On this day in history walter Bagehot, England, economist/sociologist   

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

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

1831  Cyrus Ballou Comstock, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1910 on this day in history.   

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

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

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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  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer was born on February - 03.   

1648  Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1677  On this day in history birth of jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. 1723)   

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 this day in history leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies   

0619  Death of Laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury on this day in history.   

0699  Death of Saint Werburgh on this day in history.   

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

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

1116  Death of King Coloman of Hungary (b. 1070) on this day in history.   

1399  On this day in history john of Ghent, duke of Lancaster/king of Castile & Leon, dies at 58   

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