Historical Events In August - 03

1779  Henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist, dies at 27 on August - 03.  

1780  On August - 03 etienne B de Condillac, French philosopher (sensualism), dies at 64  

1784  On this day in history giovanni Battista Martini, composer, dies at 78  

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

1801  The birth of Joseph Paxton, English architect on this day in history.  

1801  On this day in history joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)  

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

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 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  HM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect (New Stock exchange Antwerp) on August - 03.  

1820  On this day in history luther Orlando Emerson, composer  

1823  Thomas Francis Meagher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1833  Stoffel Muller, Dutch sect leader, dies on August - 03.  

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 this day in history.  

1851  On this day in history isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader  

1852  On August - 03 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  Rotterdam-Gouda railway opens on this day in history.  

1858  On this day in history source of the Nile river, Lake Victoria, discovered  

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

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

1645  On this day in history birth of august Kuhnel, composer  

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

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 this day in history.  

1801  On this day in history birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)  

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on August - 03.  

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

0808  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)  

1527  On August - 03 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 August - 03.  

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

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