Page 2: Historical Events In March - 04

1681  On March - 04 king Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Penn   

1699  On March - 04 jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany   

1719  Aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter on March - 04.   

1741  English fleet under Admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena on March - 04.   

1742  Johann Heinrich Egli, composer on this day in history.   

1745  On this day in history charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814)   

1747  On this day in history casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general   

1754  Benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer) on this day in history.   

1757  On this day in history ignaz Malzat, composer   

1765  Charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized) on March - 04.   

1766  On this day in history emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon)   

1773  Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer on March - 04.   

1774  First sighting of Orion nebula on March - 04.   

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  On this day in history johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson)   

1789  First Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 representatives) on this day in history.   

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

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

1789  On this day in history pavel P Gagarin, Russ monarch   

1790  On this day in history 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.   

1791  On this day in history president Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session   

1791  On March - 04 vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union.   

1791  On this day in history 1st Jewish member of US Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office   

1792  Oranges introduced to Hawaii on March - 04.   

1793  French troops conquer Geertruidenberg Netherlands on March - 04.   

1793  President Washington's 2nd inauguration, shortest speech (133 words) on this day in history.   

1793  On March - 04 french troops conquer Geertruidenberg Neth   

1793  On this day in history isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 44   

1794  Henri D count de Larochejacquelin, Fr Royalist Army leader, dies at 21 on this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history john Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of US   

1798  On March - 04 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 this day in history 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 this day in history birth of francesco de Layolle, composer   

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

1651  On this day in history birth of john Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700)   

1665  Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on March - 04.   

1678  On this day in history birth of antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)   

1702  Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on March - 04.   

0251  On this day in history death of pope Lucius I   

0480  On this day in history death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

1172  On March - 04 stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies   

1193  On this day in history death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

1238  On March - 04 death of joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210)   

1303  On this day in history death of daniel of Moscow, Russian Saint, Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1261)   

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

1496  Death of Sigismund of Austria (b. 1427) on March - 04.