Famous Birthdays In August - 03

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

1645  On August - 03 birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

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

1748  On August - 03 birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

1770  On this day in history birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1817  Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza) was born on August - 03.   

1818  HM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect (New Stock exchange Antwerp) was born on August - 03.   

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

1820  William Miller, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1909 was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1832  Ivan Zajc, composer was born on this day in history.   

1833  Auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist was born on August - 03.   

1847  Jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina was born on August - 03.   

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

1850  Reginald Heber Roe, 2nd Headmaster of Brisbane Grammar School (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.   

1851  On August - 03 birth of isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader   

1854  On this day in history birth of fernand de La Tombelle, composer   

1855  On August - 03 birth of joe Hunter, Former Australian cricketer (d. 1891)   

1856  On this day in history birth of alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919)   

1860  On this day in history birth of w. K. Dickson, Scottish inventor (d. 1935)   

1867  Stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37) was born on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history birth of vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928)   

1872  On this day in history birth of haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57)   

1873  Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39) was born on August - 03.   

1874  Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra) was born on this day in history.   

1878  Constantino Gaito, composer was born on this day in history.   

1882  Charles O'Neill, composer was born on August - 03.   

1882  Segundo Luis Moreno Andrade, composer was born on August - 03.   

1884  Louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz) was born on this day in history.   

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0808  P'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China on August - 03.   

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  On August - 03 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  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.