Famous Deaths In May - 03

1010  On May - 03 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  On May - 03 death of king Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206)  

1294  Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies on May - 03.  

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

1442  On this day in history engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies  

1481  Death of Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432) on this day in history.  

1567  On May - 03 leonhard Paminger, composer, dies at 72  

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

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1606  On this day in history death of henry Garnet, English Jesuit (executed) (b. 1555)  

1614  On this day in history sasbout Vosmeer, RC theologist/apostole vicar, dies at 66  

1622  On this day in history death of pedro Páez, Spanish Jesuit missionary (b. 1564)  

1654  Francois van Kinschot, treasurer-gen/chancellor of Brabant, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

1693  Death of Claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French courtier (b. 1607) on this day in history.  

1703  Eglon van de Down, still-life painter, dies on May - 03.  

1704  Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1707  Michiel de Swaen, South Netherlands physician/poet, dies at 53 on May - 03.  

1724  On May - 03 death of john Leverett the Younger, American President of Harvard (b. 1662)  

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

1750  On this day in history death of john Willison, Scottish minister and writer (b. 1680)  

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

1758  Benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Pope (1740-58), dies at 83 on May - 03.  

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

1764  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedist, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

1783  Pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49 on May - 03.  

1792  Carlo Zuccari, composer, dies at 87 on May - 03.  

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

1841  Cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance/Navy/Colonies, dies at 74 on May - 03.  

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  Anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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0612  On May - 03 birth of constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641)  

1415  Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495) was born on May - 03.  

1428  On this day in history birth of pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495)  

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

1446  Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503) was born on May - 03.  

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

1514  On May - 03 birth of bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal  

1535  Alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer was born on this day in history.