Page 2: Historical Events In August - 03

1779  Henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist, dies at 27 on this day in history.   

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

1784  Giovanni Battista Martini, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1797  On August - 03 emperor Francis I permits Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non Jews   

1797  Jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1800  Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63 on August - 03.   

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

1801  On August - 03 joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

1802  On this day in history henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies   

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

1811  Sebastiaan C Nederburgh, Dutch dir-gen of East Indies Co, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1816  On August - 03 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  On this day in history hM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect (New Stock exchange Antwerp)   

1820  On this day in history luther Orlando Emerson, composer   

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

1823  On August - 03 jacob A Uitenhage de Mist, Dutch politician/colonial dir, dies at 74   

1824  William Burnham Woods, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1825  On August - 03 ambrogio Minoja, composer, dies at 72   

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

1832  On August - 03 ivan Zajc, composer   

1833  On August - 03 hMS Beagle reaches river mouth of Rio Negro   

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  Jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina on August - 03.   

1850  Paul A Daum, Dutch writer/founder/editor (Batavian Newspaper) on August - 03.   

1851  Isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader on August - 03.   

1852  First intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths on this day in history.   

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

1854  Fernand de La Tombelle, composer on August - 03.   

1855  On this day in history rotterdam-Gouda railway opens   

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

1860  On August - 03 american Canoe Association founded at Lake George NY   

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1509  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on August - 03.   

1645  On August - 03 birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

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

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1801  On August - 03 birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

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  P'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China on this day in history.   

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

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  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 this day in history.   

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on this day in history.