Famous Birthdays In August - 03

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 August - 03.  

1748  On August - 03 birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer  

1770  On this day in history 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  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.  

1811  On this day in history birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)  

1816  John Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897 was born on this day in history.  

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

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1818  On this day in history birth of hM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect (New Stock exchange Antwerp)  

1820  On August - 03 birth of luther Orlando Emerson, composer  

1820  William Miller, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1909 was born on August - 03.  

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

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

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

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

1847  Jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina was born on August - 03.  

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  On this day in history birth of isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader  

1854  Fernand de La Tombelle, composer was born on August - 03.  

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  On this day in history birth of w. K. Dickson, Scottish inventor (d. 1935)  

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  Haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57) was born on August - 03.  

1873  On August - 03 birth of albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39)  

1874  On August - 03 birth of eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra)  

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

1882  Charles O'Neill, composer was born on August - 03.  

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  P'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China on August - 03.  

1387  On this day in history olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies  

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on August - 03.  

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

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.  

1546  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)