Page 2: Historical Events In March - 04

1681  King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Penn on March - 04.   

1699  On March - 04 jews are expelled from Lubeck Germany   

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

1741  On this day in history english fleet under Admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena   

1742  On March - 04 johann Heinrich Egli, composer   

1745  Charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814) on March - 04.   

1747  Casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general on this day in history.   

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

1757  Ignaz Malzat, composer on March - 04.   

1765  On this day in history charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized)   

1766  Emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon) on March - 04.   

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

1774  First sighting of Orion nebula on this day in history.   

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 March - 04.   

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

1789  On this day in history first Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 representatives)   

1789  On March - 04 first Congress of the United States held in New York   

1789  1st Congress declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps) on March - 04.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1792  Oranges introduced to Hawaii on March - 04.   

1793  On March - 04 french troops conquer Geertruidenberg Netherlands   

1793  On March - 04 president Washington's 2nd inauguration, shortest speech (133 words)   

1793  On March - 04 french troops conquer Geertruidenberg Neth   

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

1794  On March - 04 henri D count de Larochejacquelin, Fr Royalist Army leader, dies at 21   

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

1798  Catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history john Joseph Abercrombie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1877   

1801  The first President inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson) on this day in history.   

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

1394  Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery was born on this day in history.   

1492  Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on this day in history.   

1610  William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on March - 04.   

1651  On March - 04 birth of john Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700)   

1665  On this day in history birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)   

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 March - 04 death of pope Lucius I   

0480  Death of Saint Landry, bishop of Sées on March - 04.   

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

1193  Death of Saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137) on March - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

1484  On March - 04 kazimierz, the Saint, Polish ruler/saint, dies at 25   

1496  On this day in history death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)