Page 2: Historical Events In August - 03

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

1780  On August - 03 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 August - 03.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1802  On August - 03 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 August - 03.   

1816  John Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897 on August - 03.   

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 August - 03 thomas Francis Meagher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867   

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

1824  On August - 03 william Burnham Woods, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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

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

1832  On this day in history ivan Zajc, composer   

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

1833  Auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist on this day in history.   

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

1835  On this day in history wenzel Muller, composer, dies at 67   

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 August - 03.   

1852  On this day in history 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  Fernand de La Tombelle, composer on August - 03.   

1855  On August - 03 rotterdam-Gouda railway opens   

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

1860  American Canoe Association founded at Lake George NY on this day in history.   

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1509  On this day in history birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

1645  On August - 03 birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on August - 03.   

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

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on this day in history.   

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

1808  On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

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  On August - 03 olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies   

1460  On August - 03 death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)   

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

1530  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander   

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