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

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

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on August - 03.  

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

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on August - 03.  

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

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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  On August - 03 death of grinling Gibbons, Dutch-born woodcarver (b. 1648)  

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 this day in history.  

1792  On this day in history 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  On August - 03 carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63  

1802  Henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies on this day in history.  

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

1811  On August - 03 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  Ambrogio Minoja, composer, dies at 72 on August - 03.  

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

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

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

1857  Death of Eugène Sue, French novelist (b. 1804) on August - 03.  

1867  On August - 03 death of philipp August Böckh, German scholar and antiquarian (b. 1785)  

1877  Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 on August - 03.  

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

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  August Kuhnel, composer was born on August - 03.  

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

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

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on this day in history.  

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on this day in history.  

1808  On August - 03 birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)  

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