Famous Deaths In August - 03

0808  On August - 03 p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China  

1387  Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies on this day in history.  

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on August - 03.  

1527  On this day in history death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal  

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on August - 03.  

1546  On August - 03 death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)  

1604  On this day in history death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander  

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on this day in history.  

1667  Death of Francesco Borromini, Swiss sculptor and architect (b. 1599) on August - 03.  

1712  Death of Joshua Barnes, English scholar (b. 1654) on this day in history.  

1716  Sebastian Duron, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1720  On this day in history death of anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (b. 1641)  

1721  Death of Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-born woodcarver (b. 1648) on this day in history.  

1761  On this day in history death of johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691)  

1773  Death of StanisÅ‚aw Konarski, Polish writer (b. 1700) on August - 03.  

1779  On August - 03 henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist, dies at 27  

1780  On this day in history etienne B de Condillac, French philosopher (sensualism), dies at 64  

1784  Giovanni Battista Martini, composer, dies at 78 on August - 03.  

1792  On this day in history death of richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor (b. 1732)  

1797  Jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1800  On this day in history carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63  

1802  On this day in history henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies  

1805  On August - 03 death of christopher Anstey, English writer (b. 1724)  

1811  Sebastiaan C Nederburgh, Dutch dir-gen of East Indies Co, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1823  On this day in history jacob A Uitenhage de Mist, Dutch politician/colonial dir, dies at 74  

1825  Ambrogio Minoja, composer, dies at 72 on August - 03.  

1833  On August - 03 stoffel Muller, Dutch sect leader, dies  

1835  On August - 03 wenzel Muller, composer, dies at 67  

1839  Death of Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763) on August - 03.  

1857  Death of Eugène Sue, French novelist (b. 1804) on this day in history.  

1867  On August - 03 death of philipp August Böckh, German scholar and antiquarian (b. 1785)  

1877  Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 on August - 03.  

1879  On this day in history death of joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793)  

1886  Per August Olander, composer, dies at 62 on August - 03.  

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1509  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on August - 03.  

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on August - 03.  

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.  

1748  On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer  

1770  On this day in history birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)  

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on August - 03.  

1808  On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)  

1811  On this day in history birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)