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

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 May - 03.  

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

1442  On May - 03 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 May - 03.  

1598  On May - 03 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  On May - 03 sasbout Vosmeer, RC theologist/apostole vicar, dies at 66  

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  On May - 03 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1750  On May - 03 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 this day in history.  

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

1779  On May - 03 death of john Winthrop, American astronomer (b. 1714)  

1783  Pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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

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

1841  Cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance/Navy/Colonies, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

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 May - 03.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1535  Alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer was born on May - 03.