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  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 this day in history jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America, dies at 80   

1800  Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) on August - 03.   

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

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

1817  Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza) on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history hM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect (New Stock exchange Antwerp)   

1820  Luther Orlando Emerson, composer on this day in history.   

1823  On August - 03 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  On August - 03 william Burnham Woods, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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  On this day in history ivan Zajc, composer   

1833  On this day in history hMS Beagle reaches river mouth of Rio Negro   

1833  On this day in history auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist   

1833  On August - 03 stoffel Muller, Dutch sect leader, dies   

1835  Wenzel Muller, composer, dies at 67 on August - 03.   

1847  Jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina on this day in history.   

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

1851  Isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader on this day in history.   

1852  First intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths on August - 03.   

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

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

1855  Rotterdam-Gouda railway opens on August - 03.   

1858  On August - 03 source of the Nile river, Lake Victoria, discovered   

1860  On this day in history 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  August Kuhnel, composer was born on August - 03.   

1692  On August - 03 birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

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  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 August - 03 birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)   

0808  On August - 03 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 August - 03.   

1527  On August - 03 death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal   

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

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 this day in history.