Page 2: Historical Events In February - 03

1740  Guillaume Lasceux, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1752  Dutch States-General forbid export of windmills on February - 03.   

1755  On this day in history florido Tomeoni, composer   

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

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

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

1809  On this day in history felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Hamburg Germ, composer (Great Scherzos)   

1811  Horace Greeley, editor ("Go west, young man") on February - 03.   

1814  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1821  On this day in history elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician   

1823  Spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station) on February - 03.   

1824  On this day in history george Thomas "Tige" Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1825  Dutch North Sea coast floods on February - 03.   

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

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 February - 03.   

1832  On this day in history 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  Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, composer was born on February - 03.   

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

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

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

1690  Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755) was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 03.   

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 February - 03.   

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

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.