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 August - 03.  

1784  On August - 03 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 this day in history jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America, dies at 80  

1800  On August - 03 carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63  

1801  On August - 03 the birth of Joseph Paxton, English architect  

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

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

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

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1811  On August - 03 sebastiaan C Nederburgh, Dutch dir-gen of East Indies Co, dies at 49  

1816  John Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897 on this day in history.  

1817  On August - 03 albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza)  

1818  On August - 03 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 this day in history.  

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

1825  On this day in history 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 this day in history hMS Beagle reaches river mouth of Rio Negro  

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

1833  On this day in history 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 August - 03.  

1850  On this day in history paul A Daum, Dutch writer/founder/editor (Batavian Newspaper)  

1851  On August - 03 isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader  

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 this day in history.  

1855  On August - 03 rotterdam-Gouda railway opens  

1858  On this day in history 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  Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on August - 03.  

1645  On August - 03 birth of august Kuhnel, composer  

1692  On this day in history birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)  

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

1770  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1811  On August - 03 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  On August - 03 death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)  

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

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 August - 03.  

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on this day in history.  

1621  On August - 03 death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)