Famous Personalities Born In August - 03
Tuesday, 30 December 2025
1509 Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on August - 03. 

1645 On this day in history birth of august Kuhnel, composer 

1692 On August - 03 birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) 

1748 Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on August - 03. 

1770 On August - 03 birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) 

1801 On this day in history 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 On August - 03 birth of john Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897 

1817 On August - 03 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 August - 03. 

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

1823 On August - 03 birth of thomas Francis Meagher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 

1824 William Burnham Woods, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history. 

1832 Ivan Zajc, composer was born on this day in history. 

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

1847 On this day in history birth of jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina 

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

1850 Reginald Heber Roe, 2nd Headmaster of Brisbane Grammar School (d. 1926) was born on this day in history. 

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

1854 On August - 03 birth of fernand de La Tombelle, composer 

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

1856 On this day in history birth of alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919) 

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 August - 03. 

1871 Vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928) was born on this day in history. 

1872 On this day in history birth of haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57) 

1873 On this day in history birth of albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39) 

1874 On this day in history birth of eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra) 

1878 Constantino Gaito, composer was born on August - 03. 

1882 On this day in history birth of charles O'Neill, composer 

1882 Segundo Luis Moreno Andrade, composer was born on this day in history. 

1884 Louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz) was born on August - 03. 

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