Page 2: Historical Events In March - 04

1681  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1742  Johann Heinrich Egli, composer on March - 04.   

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

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

1754  On March - 04 benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer)   

1757  On March - 04 ignaz Malzat, composer   

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

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 this day in history.   

1774  1st sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel) on March - 04.   

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

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  First Congress of the United States held in New York on this day in history.   

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

1789  Pavel P Gagarin, Russ monarch on March - 04.   

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  On this day in history vermont becomes the 14th state of the Union.   

1791  On March - 04 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 this day in history.   

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

1793  French troops conquer Geertruidenberg Neth on March - 04.   

1793  Isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

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  On March - 04 catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews   

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

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

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1188  Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) was born on March - 04.   

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 March - 04.   

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

0251  Death of Pope Lucius I on this day in history.   

0480  On March - 04 death of saint Landry, bishop of Sées   

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

1193  On March - 04 death of saladin, Kurdish sultan (b. 1137)   

1238  Death of Joan of England, Queen Consort of Scotland, wife of Alexander II (b. 1210) on March - 04.   

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