Famous Deaths In December - 03

0450  Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies on December - 03.  

1137  Lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1154  On this day in history anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies  

1265  On December - 03 death of odofredus, Italian jurist  

1463  Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on this day in history.  

1469  On this day in history piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53  

1491  On December - 03 thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies  

1533  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54 on December - 03.  

1552  Death of St Francis Xavier, Jesuit missionary to the East (b. 1506) on December - 03.  

1610  Death of Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general (b. 1548) on December - 03.  

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1660  On this day in history jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70  

1676  On this day in history death of daniel Stalpaert, Amsterdams master builder, buried  

1706  Death of Emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, German countess and hymn writer (b. 1637) on December - 03.  

1765  Death of Lord John Philip Sackville, British cricketer (b. 1713) on this day in history.  

1789  Claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies on December - 03.  

1807  Clara Reeve, English author (old English baron), dies on this day in history.  

1815  On December - 03 death of john Carroll (priest), first Roman Catholic archbishop in the U.S. (b. 1735)  

1823  Joseph Pouteau, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1839  On December - 03 frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71  

1845  On this day in history death of gregor MacGregor, Scottish con-man (b. 1786)  

1857  Christian D Rauch, German sculptor, dies at 80 on December - 03.  

1866  Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer, dies at 65 on December - 03.  

1876  Hermann Goetz, composer, dies at 35 on December - 03.  

1882  Death of Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1811) on December - 03.  

1888  Death of Carl Zeiss, German lens maker (b. 1816) on this day in history.  

1889  On this day in history baltasar Saldoni, composer, dies at 82  

1890  On December - 03 bill Midwinter, cricketer (8 Tests for Australia, 4 for England), dies  

1892  On this day in history william Bonaparte, grandson of Lucien, dies  

1893  On this day in history allan Wilson, British/Rhodesian major, dies in battle  

1894  HM Jozef Schadde, Flem architect (Antwerp Stock exchange), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1902  On this day in history death of robert Lawson, New Zealand architect (b. 1833)  

1910  On December - 03 mary Baker Eddy, founder (Christian Science (Monitor)), dies  

1912  Death of Prudente José de Morais Barros, President of Brazil (b. 1841) on December - 03.  

1919  On this day in history pierre A Renoir, French painter/sculptor, dies at 78  

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1368  On December - 03 birth of charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422)  

1483  On December - 03 birth of nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist  

1560  On December - 03 birth of jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627)  

1576  On this day in history birth of marsilio Casentini, composer  

1668  On December - 03 birth of casimir Schweizelsperg, composer  

1684  Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) was born on this day in history.  

1729  Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango) was born on December - 03.  

1750  On this day in history birth of johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer