Historical Events In January - 03

1752  East Indies invasion "Geldermalsen" leaves at Malakka: 92 killed on January - 03.   

1757  Johann Abraham Sixt, composer on January - 03.   

1759  Marquis & Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed on January - 03.   

1761  On January - 03 willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73   

1763  Joseph Fesch, French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator on this day in history.   

1777  General George Washington's troops emerge victorious against the British in the Battle of Princeton on January - 03.   

1777  Washington defeats British at Battle of Princeton, NJ on this day in history.   

1777  On this day in history louis Poinsot, French instrument worker   

1780  On this day in history danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," first sung   

1780  On January - 03 danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," 1st sung   

1786  On this day in history johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer   

1789  Carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher on January - 03.   

1793  On this day in history lucretia Coffin Mott, US, teacher/minister/abolitionist/feminist   

1795  Josiah Wedgwood, British, ceramic craftsman/woodworker, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1802  Feliks Ostrowski, composer on January - 03.   

1803  On January - 03 douglas William Jerrold, London, author/playwright/wit (Punch Mag)   

1810  Antoine T d'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jul 24] on this day in history.   

1819  On January - 03 thomas Hill Watts, Atty Gen (Confederacy), died in 1892   

1823  Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico on January - 03.   

1823  On January - 03 jaak-Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer   

1825  On January - 03 scottish factory owner Robert Owen buys 30,000 acres in Indiana as site for New Harmony utopian community   

1829  On January - 03 john G R Acquoy, theologist/church historian   

1829  Robert Archibald Smith, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history alexander Ewing, composer   

1831  First US building &loan association organized, Frankford PA on January - 03.   

1831  1st US building & loan association organized, Frankford, Penn on January - 03.   

1833  Britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history the government of Mexico imprisons Stephen F. Austin in Mexico City.   

1835  On this day in history larkin Goldsmith Mead, sculptor   

1836  On January - 03 friedrich Witt, composer, dies at 65   

1840  The first deep sea sounding is recorded on this day in history.   

1840  On January - 03 1st deep sea sounding   

1840  Father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii on January - 03.   

1841  On this day in history wilhelmus Kist, writer/director of Dutch (Official) Gazette, dies at 82   

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1196  On this day in history birth of emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231)   

1624  William Tucker, 1st Black child born in America was born on January - 03.   

1680  Johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker was born on January - 03.   

1698  On January - 03 birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)   

1710  On January - 03 birth of richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796)   

1719  Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773) was born on January - 03.   

1722  Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752) was born on January - 03.   

1730  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician was born on January - 03.   

0235  Death of Pope St Anterus (b. unknown) on this day in history.   

1098  On January - 03 death of walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown)   

1322  On January - 03 philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies   

1437  On this day in history death of catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401)   

1501  On January - 03 ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59   

1543  On this day in history juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of Calif, dies   

1552  On this day in history henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64   

1560  On January - 03 peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56