Famous Deaths In May - 03

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

1152  On May - 03 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  On this day in history death of king Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206)  

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  Death of Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432) on May - 03.  

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

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

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1606  Death of Henry Garnet, English Jesuit (executed) (b. 1555) on May - 03.  

1614  On May - 03 sasbout Vosmeer, RC theologist/apostole vicar, dies at 66  

1622  Death of Pedro Páez, Spanish Jesuit missionary (b. 1564) on May - 03.  

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

1679  On this day in history death of james Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613)  

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

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 May - 03.  

1707  Michiel de Swaen, South Netherlands physician/poet, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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  Benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Pope (1740-58), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1763  Death of George Psalmanazar, British impostor (b. 1679) on May - 03.  

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

1779  Death of John Winthrop, American astronomer (b. 1714) on this day in history.  

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

1792  On May - 03 carlo Zuccari, composer, dies at 87  

1839  On this day in history ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67  

1841  On May - 03 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  Adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27 on May - 03.  

1861  Anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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0612  On this day in history 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  Margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie was born on this day in history.  

1446  Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.  

1469  Niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince) was born on this day in history.  

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

1535  On May - 03 birth of alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer