Famous Deaths In May - 03

1010  On this day in history 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  Death of Peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100) on this day in history.  

1270  On this day in history death of king Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206)  

1294  On this day in history jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies  

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

1442  Engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies on this day in history.  

1481  On May - 03 death of mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432)  

1567  Leonhard Paminger, composer, dies at 72 on May - 03.  

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

1606  On May - 03 death of henry Garnet, English Jesuit (executed) (b. 1555)  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1764  On May - 03 francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedist, dies at 53  

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

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 this day in history.  

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  On May - 03 adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27  

1861  On this day in history anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80  

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

1415  On May - 03 birth of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495)  

1428  On May - 03 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.