Historical Events In August - 03

1779  On this day in history henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist, dies at 27  

1780  Etienne B de Condillac, French philosopher (sensualism), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1784  On this day in history giovanni Battista Martini, composer, dies at 78  

1797  On this day in history emperor Francis I permits Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non Jews  

1797  On August - 03 jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America, dies at 80  

1800  On this day in history carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63  

1801  On this day in history the birth of Joseph Paxton, English architect  

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) on this day in history.  

1802  Henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies on this day in history.  

1811  On this day in history elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)  

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1811  Sebastiaan C Nederburgh, Dutch dir-gen of East Indies Co, dies at 49 on August - 03.  

1816  On this day in history john Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897  

1817  On this day in history albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza)  

1818  HM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect (New Stock exchange Antwerp) on August - 03.  

1820  Luther Orlando Emerson, composer on August - 03.  

1823  Thomas Francis Meagher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 on August - 03.  

1823  On this day in history jacob A Uitenhage de Mist, Dutch politician/colonial dir, dies at 74  

1824  William Burnham Woods, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on August - 03.  

1825  Ambrogio Minoja, composer, dies at 72 on August - 03.  

1829  Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell," premieres in Paris on August - 03.  

1832  On August - 03 ivan Zajc, composer  

1833  HMS Beagle reaches river mouth of Rio Negro on this day in history.  

1833  On August - 03 auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist  

1833  Stoffel Muller, Dutch sect leader, dies on this day in history.  

1835  On August - 03 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 this day in history isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader  

1852  On August - 03 first intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths  

1852  On this day in history 1st intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths  

1854  On this day in history fernand de La Tombelle, composer  

1855  On August - 03 rotterdam-Gouda railway opens  

1858  Source of the Nile river, Lake Victoria, discovered on this day in history.  

1860  American Canoe Association founded at Lake George NY on August - 03.  

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1509  On August - 03 birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)  

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on August - 03.  

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.  

1748  On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer  

1770  On August - 03 birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)  

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on this day in history.  

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on August - 03.  

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on this day in history.  

0808  On August - 03 p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China  

1387  Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies on August - 03.  

1460  On this day in history death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)  

1527  On this day in history death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal  

1530  On August - 03 philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies  

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on this day in history.  

1604  On August - 03 death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander  

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on August - 03.