Famous Deaths In August - 03

0808  On this day in history p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China  

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

1460  On this day in history death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)  

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on this day in history.  

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

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on August - 03.  

1604  On August - 03 death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander  

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on this day in history.  

1667  Death of Francesco Borromini, Swiss sculptor and architect (b. 1599) on August - 03.  

1712  Death of Joshua Barnes, English scholar (b. 1654) on this day in history.  

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1716  Sebastian Duron, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1720  Death of Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (b. 1641) on August - 03.  

1721  On this day in history death of grinling Gibbons, Dutch-born woodcarver (b. 1648)  

1761  On August - 03 death of johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691)  

1773  Death of Stanisław 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 August - 03 giovanni Battista Martini, composer, dies at 78  

1792  On August - 03 death of richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor (b. 1732)  

1797  On August - 03 jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America, dies at 80  

1800  Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63 on August - 03.  

1802  On this day in history henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies  

1805  On August - 03 death of christopher Anstey, English writer (b. 1724)  

1811  Sebastiaan C Nederburgh, Dutch dir-gen of East Indies Co, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1823  Jacob A Uitenhage de Mist, Dutch politician/colonial dir, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

1833  Stoffel Muller, Dutch sect leader, dies on this day in history.  

1835  On August - 03 wenzel Muller, composer, dies at 67  

1839  Death of Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763) on August - 03.  

1857  On August - 03 death of eugène Sue, French novelist (b. 1804)  

1867  Death of Philipp August Böckh, German scholar and antiquarian (b. 1785) on August - 03.  

1877  On this day in history karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75  

1879  Death of Joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793) on this day in history.  

1886  On August - 03 per August Olander, composer, dies at 62  

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

1645  On August - 03 birth of august Kuhnel, composer  

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on August - 03.  

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 August - 03 birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)  

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

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on August - 03.