Famous Deaths In May - 03

1010  On May - 03 ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69   

1152  On this day in history death of matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105)   

1160  Death of Peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100) on May - 03.   

1270  Death of King Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206) on this day in history.   

1294  On May - 03 jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies   

1410  On this day in history alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies   

1442  Engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies on May - 03.   

1481  Death of Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432) on May - 03.   

1567  Leonhard Paminger, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1598  Death of Anna Guarini, Italian singer (b. 1563) on May - 03.   

1606  Death of Henry Garnet, English Jesuit (executed) (b. 1555) on this day in history.   

1614  Sasbout Vosmeer, RC theologist/apostole vicar, dies at 66 on May - 03.   

1622  On this day in history death of pedro Páez, Spanish Jesuit missionary (b. 1564)   

1654  Francois van Kinschot, treasurer-gen/chancellor of Brabant, dies at 77 on May - 03.   

1679  Death of James Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613) on this day in history.   

1693  On this day in history death of claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French courtier (b. 1607)   

1703  Eglon van de Down, still-life painter, dies on this day in history.   

1704  On May - 03 heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59   

1707  Michiel de Swaen, South Netherlands physician/poet, dies at 53 on May - 03.   

1724  Death of John Leverett the Younger, American President of Harvard (b. 1662) on May - 03.   

1737  On this day in history abraham Patras, gov-gen of East-Indies (1735-37), dies at 65   

1750  Death of John Willison, Scottish minister and writer (b. 1680) on this day in history.   

1752  Death of Samuel Ogle, British provincial Governor of Maryland (b. c. 1692) on May - 03.   

1758  On this day in history benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Pope (1740-58), dies at 83   

1763  Death of George Psalmanazar, British impostor (b. 1679) on May - 03.   

1764  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedist, dies at 53 on May - 03.   

1779  On May - 03 death of john Winthrop, American astronomer (b. 1714)   

1783  Pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history carlo Zuccari, composer, dies at 87   

1839  On this day in history ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67   

1841  On this day in history cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance/Navy/Colonies, dies at 74   

1854  On this day in history william Beale, composer, dies at 70   

1856  On May - 03 adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27   

1861  On May - 03 anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80   

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0612  On this day in history birth of constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641)   

1415  Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495) was born on May - 03.   

1428  Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

1446  On this day in history birth of margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie   

1446  Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503) was born on May - 03.   

1469  Niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince) was born on May - 03.   

1514  On May - 03 birth of bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal   

1535  On this day in history birth of alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer