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

1294  Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies on this day in history.  

1410  On May - 03 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 May - 03.  

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

1598  Death of Anna Guarini, Italian singer (b. 1563) on this day in history.  

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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  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 this day in history.  

1679  Death of James Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613) on this day in history.  

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

1703  On May - 03 eglon van de Down, still-life painter, dies  

1704  On this day in history heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59  

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

1724  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history death of george Psalmanazar, British impostor (b. 1679)  

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

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

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

1854  William Beale, composer, dies at 70 on May - 03.  

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

1861  Anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80 on May - 03.  

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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 this day in history.  

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 May - 03.  

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

1514  On this day in history birth of bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal  

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