Famous Deaths In August - 03

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  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 this day in history death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander  

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on August - 03.  

1667  On this day in history death of francesco Borromini, Swiss sculptor and architect (b. 1599)  

1712  On August - 03 death of joshua Barnes, English scholar (b. 1654)  

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1716  On this day in history sebastian Duron, composer, dies at 56  

1720  On this day in history death of anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (b. 1641)  

1721  Death of Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-born woodcarver (b. 1648) on this day in history.  

1761  Death of Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691) on this day in history.  

1773  Death of StanisÅ‚aw Konarski, Polish writer (b. 1700) on August - 03.  

1779  On August - 03 henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist, dies at 27  

1780  Etienne B de Condillac, French philosopher (sensualism), dies at 64 on August - 03.  

1784  On this day in history giovanni Battista Martini, composer, dies at 78  

1792  On this day in history death of richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor (b. 1732)  

1797  Jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

1800  On August - 03 carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63  

1802  Henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies on August - 03.  

1805  Death of Christopher Anstey, English writer (b. 1724) on August - 03.  

1811  On this day in history sebastiaan C Nederburgh, Dutch dir-gen of East Indies Co, dies at 49  

1823  On August - 03 jacob A Uitenhage de Mist, Dutch politician/colonial dir, dies at 74  

1825  On August - 03 ambrogio Minoja, composer, dies at 72  

1833  On this day in history stoffel Muller, Dutch sect leader, dies  

1835  On this day in history wenzel Muller, composer, dies at 67  

1839  On this day in history death of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763)  

1857  Death of Eugène Sue, French novelist (b. 1804) on this day in history.  

1867  On this day in history death of philipp August Böckh, German scholar and antiquarian (b. 1785)  

1877  On August - 03 karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75  

1879  On this day in history death of joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793)  

1886  Per August Olander, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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1509  On August - 03 birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)  

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

1692  On August - 03 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  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on this day in history.