407 Historic Events for March 4
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| 1819 |
Birth |
Charles Oberthur, composer
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| 1825 |
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John Quincy Adams inaugrated as 6th president
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| 1826 |
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John Buford, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
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| 1826 |
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1st US RR chartered, Granite Railway in Quincy, Mass
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| 1828 |
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Elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, Brig General (Confederate Army)
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| 1829 |
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Unruly crowd mobs White House during Pres Jackson inaugural ball
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| 1829 |
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Andrew Jackson inaugurated as 7th president
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| 1830 |
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V Bellini's opera "I Capuleti e i Montecchi," premieres in Venice
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| 1831 |
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Georg Michael Telemann, composer, dies at 82
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| 1834 |
Birth |
Peter Nicolai von Wilm, composer
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| 1835 |
Birth |
Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italy, astronomer (discovered canals of Mars)
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| 1835 |
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HMS Beagle moves into Bay of Concepci¢n
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| 1837 |
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City of Chicago incorporates
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| 1837 |
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Martin Van Buren inaugrated as 8th president
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| 1837 |
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Weekly Advocate changes its name to the Colored American
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| 1838 |
Birth |
Paul Lacome, composer
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| 1839 |
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Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72
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| 1841 |
Birth |
Kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (And fremmed Fugl)
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| 1841 |
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Dion Boucicault's "London Assurance," premieres in London
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| 1841 |
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Longest inauguration speech (8,443 words), William Henry Harrison
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| 1844 |
Birth |
Josip Jurcic, Slovenian writer (10th Brother)
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| 1845 |
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James K Polk inaugrated at 11th president
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| 1848 |
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Sardinia-Piemonte gets new Constitution
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| 1849 |
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US had no president, Polks term ends on a Sunday, Taylor couldn't be sworn-in, Sen David Atchison (pres pro tem) term ended Mar 3rd
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| 1851 |
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Michael Henkel, composer, dies at 70
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