Famous Deaths In August - 03

0808  On August - 03 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 August - 03.  

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

1527  On this day in history death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal  

1530  On August - 03 philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies  

1546  On August - 03 death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)  

1604  On this day in history death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander  

1621  On this day in history death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)  

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

1712  On this day in history 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  Death of Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (b. 1641) on August - 03.  

1721  Death of Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-born woodcarver (b. 1648) on August - 03.  

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

1773  On August - 03 death of stanisÅ‚aw Konarski, Polish writer (b. 1700)  

1779  Henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist, dies at 27 on August - 03.  

1780  On this day in history etienne B de Condillac, French philosopher (sensualism), dies at 64  

1784  Giovanni Battista Martini, composer, dies at 78 on August - 03.  

1792  Death of Richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor (b. 1732) on this day in history.  

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

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

1802  On August - 03 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  Ambrogio Minoja, composer, dies at 72 on August - 03.  

1833  On August - 03 stoffel Muller, Dutch sect leader, dies  

1835  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1879  Death of Joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793) on August - 03.  

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  August Kuhnel, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1770  On this day in history 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  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on August - 03.  

1811  On August - 03 birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)