Day 2 Day History

Apr 03 1367

Henry IV of England King of England and Lord of Ireland (1399-1413) born in Bolingbroke Castle Lincolnshire England (d. 1413)

Apr 03 1438

John III van Egmont Viceroy of Holland born in Hattem Netherlands (d. 1516)

Apr 03 1151

Igor Svyatoslavich Ukrainian prince (d. 1202)

Apr 03 1245

Philips III King of France (1270-85) born in Poissy France (d. 1285)

Apr 03 1485

Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius] South Netherland poet

Apr 03 1529

Michael Neander German mathematician and astronomer born in Joachimsthal Bohemia (d. 1581)

Apr 03 1569

Giovanni Battista Massarengo Italian composer born in Parma Italy

Apr 03 1593

George Herbert English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs) born in Montgomery Wales (d. 1633)

Apr 03 1603

William Smith British composer born in Durham (d. 1645)

Apr 03 1617

Antimo Liberati Italian composer born in Foligno Italy (d. 1692)

Apr 03 1649

Joseph Franois Salomon French composer born in Toulon France (d. 1732)

Apr 03 1682

Johann Valentin Rathgeber German benedictine and composer born in Oberelsbach Germany (d. 1750)

Apr 03 1683

Mark Catesby English naturalist (Natural History of Carolina Florida and the Bahama Islands) (d. 1749)

Apr 03 1693

George Edwards English naturalist and ornithologist (father of British ornithology) born in Stratford Essex England (d. 1773)

Apr 03 1715

John Hanson Continental Congressman 1st US President under Articles of Confederation born in Maryland (d.1783)

Apr 03 1715

William Watson English physician and scientist born in London (d. 1787)

Apr 03 1720

Elia van Vilnius [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman] Latvian rabbi born in Sialiec Polish-Lithuanian (d. 1797)

Apr 03 1727

Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt Flemish painter and engraver born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1801)

Apr 03 1751

Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne French composer born in Eymet France (d. 1796)

Apr 03 1757

Ferenc Verseghy Hungarian poet and composer born in Szolnok Hungary (d. 1822)

Apr 03 1764

John Abernethy English surgeon born in London England (d. 1831)

Apr 03 1769

Christian Gnther von Bernstorff Danish-Prussian statesman and diplomat born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1835)

Apr 03 1770

Theodoros Kolokotronis Greek general and leader of the Greek War of Independence (1821-29) born in Ramvouni Messenia Ottoman Empire (d. 1843)

Apr 03 1806

Ivan Kireyevsky Russian literary critic and philosopher born in Moscow (d. 1856)

Apr 03 1812

Louisa Maria Queen of Belgium (1832-50) Wife of Leopold I) born in Chteau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye France (d. 1850)

Apr 03 1814

Lorenzo Snow 5th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS or Mormon Church) born in Mantua Ohio (d. 1901)

Apr 03 1821

T. Pelham Dale Anglican clergyman prosecuted for Ritualist practices in the 1870s born in Greenwich (d. 1892)

Apr 03 1822

Edward Everett Hale American clergyman and author (Man without a Country) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1909)

Apr 03 1825

Adolf Rzepko Polish composer born in Prague (d. 1892)

Apr 03 1837

John Burroughs American writer and nature enthusiast (Burroughs Medal namesake) born in Delaware County New York (d. 1921)

Apr 03 1838

Leon Michel Gambetta French attorney and 37th Prime Minister of France (1881-82) born in Cahors Kingdom of France (d. 1882)

Apr 03 1842

Ulric Dahlgren American Colonel (Union Army) born in Bucks County Pennsylvania (d. 1864)

Apr 03 1858

Matthew Ricketts 1st African American man elected to Neb State Legislature born in Henry County Kentucky (d. 1917)

Apr 03 1312 2nd council of Vienna Knights Templars supressed

Apr 03 1559 Spain & France sign 2nd Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambrsis

Apr 03 1582 French van Valois honored as Duke of Gelre Earl of Zutphen

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