Page 2: Historical Events In August - 03
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
1779 Henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist, dies at 27 on August - 03.
1780 On this day in history etienne B de Condillac, French philosopher (sensualism), dies at 64
1784 Giovanni Battista Martini, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
1797 Emperor Francis I permits Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non Jews on this day in history.
1797 On this day in history jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America, dies at 80
1800 Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63 on August - 03.
1801 The birth of Joseph Paxton, English architect on August - 03.
1801 On this day in history joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)
1802 Henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies on August - 03.
1811 Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) on August - 03.
1811 On August - 03 sebastiaan C Nederburgh, Dutch dir-gen of East Indies Co, dies at 49
1816 On August - 03 john Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897
1817 On August - 03 albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza)
1818 On this day in history hM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect (New Stock exchange Antwerp)
1820 On August - 03 luther Orlando Emerson, composer
1823 On this day in history thomas Francis Meagher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867
1823 Jacob A Uitenhage de Mist, Dutch politician/colonial dir, dies at 74 on August - 03.
1824 William Burnham Woods, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.
1825 On this day in history ambrogio Minoja, composer, dies at 72
1829 Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell," premieres in Paris on this day in history.
1832 Ivan Zajc, composer on August - 03.
1833 HMS Beagle reaches river mouth of Rio Negro on this day in history.
1833 Auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist on August - 03.
1833 On August - 03 stoffel Muller, Dutch sect leader, dies
1835 On this day in history wenzel Muller, composer, dies at 67
1847 On this day in history jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina
1850 Paul A Daum, Dutch writer/founder/editor (Batavian Newspaper) on this day in history.
1851 On August - 03 isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader
1852 First intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths on this day in history.
1852 1st intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths on August - 03.
1854 Fernand de La Tombelle, composer on August - 03.
1855 Rotterdam-Gouda railway opens on August - 03.
1858 Source of the Nile river, Lake Victoria, discovered on August - 03.
1860 American Canoe Association founded at Lake George NY on this day in history.
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