Famous Personalities Born In August - 03
Thursday, 11 December 2025
1509 Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on this day in history. 

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

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

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 this day in history. 

1808 Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on August - 03. 

1811 On August - 03 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 Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza) was born on August - 03. 

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

1820 Luther Orlando Emerson, composer was born on August - 03. 

1820 On August - 03 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 Auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist was born on this day in history. 

1847 Jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina was born on this day in history. 

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

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 Alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919) was born on this day in history. 

1860 W. K. Dickson, Scottish inventor (d. 1935) was born on August - 03. 

1867 On August - 03 birth of stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37) 

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 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 On August - 03 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 this day in history. 

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