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 August - 03.   

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

1527  On August - 03 death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal   

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

1546  On this day in history death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

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

1712  On August - 03 death of joshua Barnes, English scholar (b. 1654)   

1716  On August - 03 sebastian Duron, composer, dies at 56   

1720  On this day in history death of anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (b. 1641)   

1721  On August - 03 death of grinling Gibbons, Dutch-born woodcarver (b. 1648)   

1761  Death of Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691) on August - 03.   

1773  On this day in history 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 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  On August - 03 carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63   

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

1805  Death of Christopher Anstey, English writer (b. 1724) on this day in history.   

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

1823  On August - 03 jacob A Uitenhage de Mist, Dutch politician/colonial dir, dies at 74   

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  On August - 03 death of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763)   

1857  Death of Eugène Sue, French novelist (b. 1804) on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history death of philipp August Böckh, German scholar and antiquarian (b. 1785)   

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

1879  On August - 03 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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

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