Page 2: Historical Events In January - 03

1752  On January - 03 east Indies invasion "Geldermalsen" leaves at Malakka: 92 killed   

1757  Johann Abraham Sixt, composer on this day in history.   

1759  On January - 03 marquis & Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed   

1761  Willem de Fesch, Dutch violinist/composer (Joseph), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1763  On January - 03 joseph Fesch, French cardinal/war commission/earl/senator   

1777  On this day in history general George Washington's troops emerge victorious against the British in the Battle of Princeton.   

1777  Washington defeats British at Battle of Princeton, NJ on January - 03.   

1777  Louis Poinsot, French instrument worker on this day in history.   

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

1780  Danish national anthem "Kong Kristian...," 1st sung on this day in history.   

1786  On January - 03 johann Christian Friedrich Schneider, composer   

1789  On January - 03 carl G Carus, German physician/psychologist/philosopher   

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  On January - 03 feliks Ostrowski, composer   

1803  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1823  Jaak-Nikolaas Lemmens, Flemish composer on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history scottish factory owner Robert Owen buys 30,000 acres in Indiana as site for New Harmony utopian community   

1829  On this day in history john G R Acquoy, theologist/church historian   

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

1830  On January - 03 alexander Ewing, composer   

1831  On January - 03 first US building &loan association organized, Frankford PA   

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

1833  On this day in history britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic   

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

1835  Larkin Goldsmith Mead, sculptor on January - 03.   

1836  Friedrich Witt, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1840  On this day in history the first deep sea sounding is recorded   

1840  1st deep sea sounding on January - 03.   

1840  On January - 03 father Joseph Damien de Veuster, Belgium, helped lepers in Hawaii   

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

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1196  Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1231) was born on January - 03.   

1624  On this day in history birth of william Tucker, 1st Black child born in America   

1680  On January - 03 birth of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker   

1698  On this day in history birth of pietro Metastasio, Italian poet (d. 1782)   

1710  On this day in history birth of richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796)   

1719  On January - 03 birth of francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)   

1722  On this day in history birth of fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752)   

1730  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician was born on this day in history.   

0235  On this day in history death of pope St Anterus (b. unknown)   

1098  Death of Walkelin, first Norman bishop of Winchester (b. unknown) on this day in history.   

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

1437  Death of Catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V of England (b. 1401) on January - 03.   

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  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1560  On this day in history peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56