Famous Deaths In May - 03

1010  Ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69 on May - 03.  

1152  On this day in history death of matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105)  

1160  Death of Peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100) on May - 03.  

1270  Death of King Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206) on May - 03.  

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

1410  On May - 03 alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies  

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

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

1567  Leonhard Paminger, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1598  On this day in history death of anna Guarini, Italian singer (b. 1563)  

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1606  Death of Henry Garnet, English Jesuit (executed) (b. 1555) on this day in history.  

1614  Sasbout Vosmeer, RC theologist/apostole vicar, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1622  On May - 03 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  On this day in history death of claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French courtier (b. 1607)  

1703  On this day in history eglon van de Down, still-life painter, dies  

1704  Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59 on May - 03.  

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

1724  Death of John Leverett the Younger, American President of Harvard (b. 1662) on May - 03.  

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

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

1752  Death of Samuel Ogle, British provincial Governor of Maryland (b. c. 1692) on May - 03.  

1758  On May - 03 benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Pope (1740-58), dies at 83  

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

1764  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedist, dies at 53 on May - 03.  

1779  Death of John Winthrop, American astronomer (b. 1714) on May - 03.  

1783  On this day in history pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49  

1792  Carlo Zuccari, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

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

1841  On this day in history cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance/Navy/Colonies, dies at 74  

1854  On this day in history william Beale, composer, dies at 70  

1856  On this day in history adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27  

1861  On this day in history 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  Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.  

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

1446  Margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie was born on this day in history.  

1446  On this day in history birth of margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503)  

1469  On this day in history birth of niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince)  

1514  Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal was born on this day in history.  

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