Famous Deaths In August - 03

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

1387  On August - 03 olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies  

1460  On August - 03 death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)  

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

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  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on this day in history.  

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 August - 03 sebastian Duron, composer, dies at 56  

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

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

1779  On this day in history 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  Death of Richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor (b. 1732) on August - 03.  

1797  On this day in history 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 August - 03.  

1805  On this day in history death of christopher Anstey, English writer (b. 1724)  

1811  Sebastiaan C Nederburgh, Dutch dir-gen of East Indies Co, dies at 49 on August - 03.  

1823  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1857  On this day in history death of eugène Sue, French novelist (b. 1804)  

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

1877  Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1879  On August - 03 death of joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793)  

1886  On this day in history per August Olander, composer, dies at 62  

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1509  On this day in history birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)  

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on this day in history.  

1692  On this day in history birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)  

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on this day in history.  

1770  On August - 03 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  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.