Historical Events In August - 03

1779  Henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist, dies at 27 on August - 03.   

1780  Etienne B de Condillac, French philosopher (sensualism), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1784  On August - 03 giovanni Battista Martini, composer, dies at 78   

1797  Emperor Francis I permits Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non Jews on August - 03.   

1797  On this day in history jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America, dies at 80   

1800  Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history the birth of Joseph Paxton, English architect   

1801  On August - 03 joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

1802  Henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies on this day in history.   

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) on this day in history.   

1811  On August - 03 sebastiaan C Nederburgh, Dutch dir-gen of East Indies Co, dies at 49   

1816  John Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897 on August - 03.   

1817  Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza) on this day in history.   

1818  HM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect (New Stock exchange Antwerp) on this day in history.   

1820  On August - 03 luther Orlando Emerson, composer   

1823  Thomas Francis Meagher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 on August - 03.   

1823  On August - 03 jacob A Uitenhage de Mist, Dutch politician/colonial dir, dies at 74   

1824  On August - 03 william Burnham Woods, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1825  Ambrogio Minoja, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1829  Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell," premieres in Paris on August - 03.   

1832  On this day in history ivan Zajc, composer   

1833  On August - 03 hMS Beagle reaches river mouth of Rio Negro   

1833  Auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist on this day in history.   

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

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

1847  On August - 03 jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina   

1850  Paul A Daum, Dutch writer/founder/editor (Batavian Newspaper) on this day in history.   

1851  On this day in history isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader   

1852  On August - 03 first intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths   

1852  1st intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths on August - 03.   

1854  Fernand de La Tombelle, composer on this day in history.   

1855  On August - 03 rotterdam-Gouda railway opens   

1858  On this day in history source of the Nile river, Lake Victoria, discovered   

1860  On August - 03 american Canoe Association founded at Lake George NY   

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1509  On August - 03 birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

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 August - 03 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 August - 03 birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)   

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

1387  On August - 03 olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies   

1460  On this day in history death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)   

1527  On August - 03 death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal   

1530  On this day in history philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies   

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

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on August - 03.   

1621  On August - 03 death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)