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 this day in history.  

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  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on this day in history.  

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

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

1667  On August - 03 death of francesco Borromini, Swiss sculptor and architect (b. 1599)  

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

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

1720  On August - 03 death of anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (b. 1641)  

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

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

1773  On this day in history death of stanisław Konarski, Polish writer (b. 1700)  

1779  On this day in history henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist, dies at 27  

1780  On August - 03 etienne B de Condillac, French philosopher (sensualism), dies at 64  

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

1792  On August - 03 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 this day in history.  

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  Jacob A Uitenhage de Mist, Dutch politician/colonial dir, dies at 74 on August - 03.  

1825  On this day in history ambrogio Minoja, composer, dies at 72  

1833  On August - 03 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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1509  Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.  

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

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.  

1748  On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer  

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

1801  On August - 03 birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)  

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

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on this day in history.