Famous Deaths In March - 03

0561  Pelagius I, Italian Pope (547-51, 556-61), dies on this day in history.  

1191  Saladin [Salah ad-Din]) Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1239  On March - 03 death of vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1187)  

1459  On March - 03 ausias March, Catalan poet, dies  

1554  Johann Friedrich, the Generous, Elector of Saxony (1532-47) and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (the Schmalkaldic League), dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1580  Jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies on this day in history.  

1635  On this day in history philips de l'Espinoy, historian/mayor of Ghent, dies  

1703  On March - 03 robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London  

1706  On March - 03 johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52  

1707  Aurangzeb, Emperor of India (1658-1707), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

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1717  On this day in history pierre Allix, French/British theologist/vicar, dies at about 75  

1744  On March - 03 death of jean Barbeyrac, French jurist  

1765  On March - 03 death of william Stukeley, English archaeologist (b. 1687)  

1766  On March - 03 gregor Joseph Werner, composer, dies at 73  

1768  On this day in history nicola Antonio Porpora, composer, dies at 81  

1792  On this day in history robert Adam, Scottish architect (Syon House, Middlesex), dies at 63  

1800  On this day in history johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer, dies at 64  

1822  On this day in history franz Adam Veichtner, composer, dies at 81  

1824  Giovanni Battista Viotti, Italian violist/composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1848  On March - 03 heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies  

1850  Death of Oliver Cowdery, American religious leader (b. 1806) on this day in history.  

1858  On March - 03 jozsef Bajza, Hungarian author/poet/critic, dies at 54  

1864  On March - 03 ulric Dahlgren, Union colonel, dies in battle at 21  

1889  On this day in history edward Sydney Smith, composer, dies at 49  

1894  Death of Ned Williamson, American baseball player (b. 1857) on this day in history.  

1899  Death of William P. Sprague, American politician from Ohio (b. 1827) on March - 03.  

1902  On March - 03 isaac D France van de Putte, Dutch premier (1866), dies at 79  

1920  Death of Theodor Philipsen, Danish painter (b. 1840) on this day in history.  

1921  On March - 03 petrus Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam museum), dies at 93  

1926  On this day in history cyril Metodej Hrazdira, composer, dies at 58  

1927  On March - 03 death of mikhail Artsybashev, Russian writer (b. 1878)  

1928  On this day in history jan [Jean] T Toorop, Dutch graphic artist (3 Brides), dies at 69  

1932  Eugene Francis Charles D'albert, composer, dies at 67 on March - 03.  

1934  Norman Houstoun O'Neill, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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1455  King John II of Portugal (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.  

1500  On this day in history birth of reginald Pole, English Cardinal/"heretic"  

1520  On this day in history birth of matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575)  

1583  On this day in history birth of edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher  

1589  Gisbertus Voetius, [Gijsbert Voet], Dutch reformed theologist was born on this day in history.  

1606  Edmund Waller, England, poet (Penshust) was born on this day in history.  

1652  Thomas Otway, England, playwright/poet (Venice Preserved) was born on March - 03.  

1678  On March - 03 birth of madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747)