Famous Deaths In May - 03

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

1152  Death of Matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105) on this day in history.   

1160  On May - 03 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 May - 03.   

1410  On this day in history alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies   

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

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

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)   

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 May - 03.   

1622  On May - 03 death of pedro Páez, Spanish Jesuit missionary (b. 1564)   

1654  On this day in history francois van Kinschot, treasurer-gen/chancellor of Brabant, dies at 77   

1679  On May - 03 death of james Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613)   

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

1707  On May - 03 michiel de Swaen, South Netherlands physician/poet, dies at 53   

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  Death of John Willison, Scottish minister and writer (b. 1680) on May - 03.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1854  On May - 03 william Beale, composer, dies at 70   

1856  Adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27 on May - 03.   

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

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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 this day in history.   

1428  Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

1446  Margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie was born on May - 03.   

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

1469  On May - 03 birth of niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince)   

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

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