Famous Deaths In May - 03

1010  On this day in history ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69  

1152  Death of Matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105) on May - 03.  

1160  On this day in history death of peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)  

1270  Death of King Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206) on this day in history.  

1294  Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies on this day in history.  

1410  Alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies on May - 03.  

1442  Engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies on May - 03.  

1481  On this day in history death of mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432)  

1567  On this day in history leonhard Paminger, composer, dies at 72  

1598  Death of Anna Guarini, Italian singer (b. 1563) on May - 03.  

1606  On May - 03 death of henry Garnet, English Jesuit (executed) (b. 1555)  

1614  Sasbout Vosmeer, RC theologist/apostole vicar, dies at 66 on May - 03.  

1622  Death of Pedro Páez, Spanish Jesuit missionary (b. 1564) on this day in history.  

1654  Francois van Kinschot, treasurer-gen/chancellor of Brabant, dies at 77 on May - 03.  

1679  Death of James Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613) on May - 03.  

1693  On this day in history death of claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French courtier (b. 1607)  

1703  On May - 03 eglon van de Down, still-life painter, dies  

1704  On May - 03 heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59  

1707  On this day in history michiel de Swaen, South Netherlands physician/poet, dies at 53  

1724  On this day in history death of john Leverett the Younger, American President of Harvard (b. 1662)  

1737  Abraham Patras, gov-gen of East-Indies (1735-37), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1750  Death of John Willison, Scottish minister and writer (b. 1680) on this day in history.  

1752  On May - 03 death of samuel Ogle, British provincial Governor of Maryland (b. c. 1692)  

1758  On this day in history benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Pope (1740-58), dies at 83  

1763  On May - 03 death of george Psalmanazar, British impostor (b. 1679)  

1764  On this day in history francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedist, dies at 53  

1779  On this day in history death of john Winthrop, American astronomer (b. 1714)  

1783  On May - 03 pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49  

1792  On this day in history carlo Zuccari, composer, dies at 87  

1839  Ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67 on May - 03.  

1841  On May - 03 cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance/Navy/Colonies, dies at 74  

1854  William Beale, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1856  Adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.  

1861  On May - 03 anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80  

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0612  Constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641) was born on this day in history.  

1415  On this day in history birth of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495)  

1428  Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495) was born on May - 03.  

1446  On May - 03 birth of margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie  

1446  On May - 03 birth of margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503)  

1469  Niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince) was born on May - 03.  

1514  Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal was born on May - 03.  

1535  On this day in history birth of alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer