Famous Personalities Born In August - 03
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1509 Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.
1645 On this day in history birth of august Kuhnel, composer
1692 John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.
1748 Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on August - 03.
1770 Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on August - 03.
1801 Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on August - 03.
1808 On August - 03 birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)
1811 Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on August - 03.
1816 John Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897 was born on this day in history.
1817 On this day in history birth of albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza)
1818 On August - 03 birth of hM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect (New Stock exchange Antwerp)
1820 Luther Orlando Emerson, composer was born on this day in history.
1820 William Miller, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1909 was born on this day in history.
1823 On this day in history birth of thomas Francis Meagher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867
1824 William Burnham Woods, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on August - 03.
1832 On this day in history birth of ivan Zajc, composer
1833 Auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist was born on August - 03.
1847 Jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina was born on this day in history.
1850 Paul A Daum, Dutch writer/founder/editor (Batavian Newspaper) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1854 On August - 03 birth of fernand de La Tombelle, composer
1855 Joe Hunter, Former Australian cricketer (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.
1856 Alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919) was born on August - 03.
1860 W. K. Dickson, Scottish inventor (d. 1935) was born on August - 03.
1867 Stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37) was born on this day in history.
1871 Vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928) was born on August - 03.
1872 Haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57) was born on August - 03.
1873 On this day in history birth of albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39)
1874 Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra) was born on August - 03.
1878 Constantino Gaito, composer was born on this day in history.
1882 Charles O'Neill, composer was born on this day in history.
1882 Segundo Luis Moreno Andrade, composer was born on August - 03.
1884 On August - 03 birth of louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz)