Page 2: Historical Events In March - 04

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

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

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

1741  On March - 04 english fleet under Admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena   

1742  On this day in history johann Heinrich Egli, composer   

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

1747  On March - 04 casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general   

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

1757  On March - 04 ignaz Malzat, composer   

1765  Charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized) on this day in history.   

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

1773  On this day in history pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer   

1774  On March - 04 first sighting of Orion nebula   

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

1776  On March - 04 the American War of Independence: The Americans capture "Dorchester Heights" dominating the port of Boston, Massachusetts.   

1782  Johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson) on March - 04.   

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

1789  First Congress of the United States held in New York on March - 04.   

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 March - 04 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  President Washington calls the US Senate into its first special session on this day in history.   

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

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

1792  On this day in history oranges introduced to Hawaii   

1793  French troops conquer Geertruidenberg Netherlands on March - 04.   

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  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  John Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of US on March - 04.   

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

1798  John Joseph Abercrombie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1877 on this day in history.   

1801  The first President inaugurated in Washington DC (Thomas Jefferson) on March - 04.   

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

1678  Antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons) was born on this day in history.   

1702  On this day in history birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)   

0251  On this day in history death of pope Lucius I   

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

1172  Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies on March - 04.   

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 March - 04.   

1303  On March - 04 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  On March - 04 death of sigismund of Austria (b. 1427)