388 Historic Events for May 3
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| 1764 |
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Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedist, dies at 53
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| 1764 |
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Elisabeth PMH, princess of France/son of king Louis XVI
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| 1765 |
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1st US medical college opens in Philadelphia
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| 1773 |
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Giuseppe Acerbi, Italian traveller/nature investigator/diplomat
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| 1774 |
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Heinrich A Fouqu‚, Prussian general (7 year war), dies at 76
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| 1783 |
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Pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49
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| 1792 |
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Carlo Zuccari, composer, dies at 87
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| 1802 |
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Washington DC incorporates as a city
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| 1808 |
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Goya's "Executions of 3rd of May"
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| 1810 |
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Lord Byron swims Hellespont
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| 1815 |
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Hermanus W Witteveen, Dutch theologist
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| 1815 |
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Battle at Tolentino: Austria beats king Joachim of Naples
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| 1816 |
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Montgomery Cunningham Meigs, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union Army), died in 1892
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| 1819 |
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Nicola De Giosa, composer
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| 1822 |
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Society for Propagation of Faith starts (Lyon, France)
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| 1826 |
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Charles XV Louis E, King of Sweden/Norway (1859-72)/poet
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| 1830 |
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1st regular steam train passenger service starts
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| 1839 |
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Ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67
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| 1841 |
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Cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance/Navy/Colonies, dies at 74
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| 1844 |
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Edouard A Drumont, French anti-semitic journalist
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| 1844 |
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Richard D'Oyly Carte, England, opera impresario (Ivanhoe)
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| 1845 |
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Fire kills 1,600 in popular theater in Canton China
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| 1845 |
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1st black lawyer (Macon B Allen) admitted to bar (Mass)
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| 1846 |
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Mexican army surrounds fort in Texas
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| 1849 |
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Jacob Riis, Denmark, reporter (NY Tribune, NY Evening Sun)
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