Page 2: Historical Events In August - 03

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

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on August - 03.   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on August - 03.   

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

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

0808  On this day in history p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China   

1387  On this day in history olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies   

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on this day in history.   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on August - 03.   

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.   

1546  On this day in history death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on August - 03.   

1621  On this day in history death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)