Famous Deaths In August - 03

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

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on August - 03.   

1667  On this day in history death of francesco Borromini, Swiss sculptor and architect (b. 1599)   

1712  On this day in history death of joshua Barnes, English scholar (b. 1654)   

1716  On this day in history sebastian Duron, composer, dies at 56   

1720  On this day in history death of anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (b. 1641)   

1721  Death of Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-born woodcarver (b. 1648) on this day in history.   

1761  On August - 03 death of johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691)   

1773  Death of StanisÅ‚aw Konarski, Polish writer (b. 1700) on this day in history.   

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   

1792  Death of Richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor (b. 1732) on this day in history.   

1797  Jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America, dies at 80 on August - 03.   

1800  On this day in history carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63   

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

1805  On this day in history death of christopher Anstey, English writer (b. 1724)   

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

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

1825  Ambrogio Minoja, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history stoffel Muller, Dutch sect leader, dies   

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

1839  On this day in history death of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763)   

1857  On August - 03 death of eugène Sue, French novelist (b. 1804)   

1867  Death of Philipp August Böckh, German scholar and antiquarian (b. 1785) on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75   

1879  On this day in history death of joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793)   

1886  Per August Olander, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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1509  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.   

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1692  On August - 03 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  On August - 03 birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

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

1811  On this day in history birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)