Famous Birthdays In August - 03

1509  On this day in history birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

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

1692  On this day in history birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on this day in history.   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on August - 03.   

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

1808  On August - 03 birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

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

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

1817  On August - 03 birth of albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza)   

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

1820  On this day in history birth of luther Orlando Emerson, composer   

1820  On this day in history birth of william Miller, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1909   

1823  On this day in history birth of thomas Francis Meagher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867   

1824  On this day in history birth of william Burnham Woods, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1832  On this day in history birth of ivan Zajc, composer   

1833  On this day in history birth of auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist   

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

1850  On August - 03 birth of paul A Daum, Dutch writer/founder/editor (Batavian Newspaper)   

1850  On this day in history birth of reginald Heber Roe, 2nd Headmaster of Brisbane Grammar School (d. 1926)   

1851  Isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader was born on August - 03.   

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

1855  Joe Hunter, Former Australian cricketer (d. 1891) was born on August - 03.   

1856  On August - 03 birth of alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919)   

1860  W. K. Dickson, Scottish inventor (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.   

1867  Stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37) was born on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history birth of vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928)   

1872  On August - 03 birth of haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57)   

1873  Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39) was born on this day in history.   

1874  Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra) was born on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history birth of constantino Gaito, composer   

1882  Charles O'Neill, composer was born on this day in history.   

1882  On August - 03 birth of segundo Luis Moreno Andrade, composer   

1884  On this day in history birth of louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz)   

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0808  On this day in history p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China   

1387  On this day in history 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  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on August - 03.   

1604  On August - 03 death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander   

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