Page 2: Historical Events In March - 04

1681  King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Penn on this day in history.   

1699  On this day in history jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany   

1719  On this day in history aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter   

1741  English fleet under Admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena on this day in history.   

1742  On this day in history johann Heinrich Egli, composer   

1745  Charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814) on this day in history.   

1747  Casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general on March - 04.   

1754  On this day in history benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer)   

1757  Ignaz Malzat, composer on this day in history.   

1765  On March - 04 charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized)   

1766  On March - 04 emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon)   

1773  Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer on this day in history.   

1774  On this day in history first sighting of Orion nebula   

1774  1st sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel) on this day in history.   

1776  The American War of Independence: The Americans capture "Dorchester Heights" dominating the port of Boston, Massachusetts on this day in history.   

1782  Johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson) on this day in history.   

1789  First Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 representatives) on March - 04.   

1789  On this day in history first Congress of the United States held in New York   

1789  1st Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps) on this day in history.   

1789  Pavel P Gagarin, Russ monarch on this day in history.   

1790  France is divided into 83 départements, which cut across the former provinces in an attempt to dislodge regional loyalties based on noble ownership of land on March - 04.   

1791  On March - 04 president Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session   

1791  Vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union on this day in history.   

1791  On March - 04 1st Jewish member of US Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office   

1792  On March - 04 oranges introduced to Hawaii   

1793  On March - 04 french troops conquer Geertruidenberg Netherlands   

1793  President Washington's 2nd inauguration, shortest speech (133 words) on March - 04.   

1793  French troops conquer Geertruidenberg Neth on this day in history.   

1793  Isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 44 on March - 04.   

1794  Henri D count de Larochejacquelin, Fr Royalist Army leader, dies at 21 on March - 04.   

1797  On March - 04 john Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of US   

1798  On this day in history catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews   

1798  John Joseph Abercrombie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1877 on March - 04.   

1801  On March - 04 the first President inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson)   

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1188  On March - 04 birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)   

1394  On March - 04 birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery   

1492  On March - 04 birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

1610  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

1651  John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on March - 04.   

1665  On March - 04 birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)   

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on March - 04.   

1702  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on March - 04.   

0480  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on this day in history.   

1172  On this day in history stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

1193  Death of Saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137) on this day in history.   

1238  Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on this day in history.   

1303  Death of Daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261) on March - 04.   

1484  Kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25 on March - 04.   

1496  On March - 04 death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)