Famous Deaths In March - 03

0561  Pelagius I, Italian Pope (547-51, 556-61), dies on March - 03.   

1191  On March - 03 saladin [Salah ad-Din]) Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52   

1239  Death of Vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1187) on March - 03.   

1459  On March - 03 ausias March, Catalan poet, dies   

1554  On this day in history johann Friedrich, the Generous, Elector of Saxony (1532-47) and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (the Schmalkaldic League), dies at 50   

1580  Jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies on March - 03.   

1635  Philips de l'Espinoy, historian/mayor of Ghent, dies on this day in history.   

1703  Robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London on March - 03.   

1706  On this day in history johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52   

1707  On March - 03 aurangzeb, Emperor of India (1658-1707), dies at 88   

1717  Pierre Allix, French/British theologist/vicar, dies at about 75 on March - 03.   

1744  On this day in history death of jean Barbeyrac, French jurist   

1765  On this day in history death of william Stukeley, English archaeologist (b. 1687)   

1766  Gregor Joseph Werner, composer, dies at 73 on March - 03.   

1768  On this day in history nicola Antonio Porpora, composer, dies at 81   

1792  On March - 03 robert Adam, Scottish architect (Syon House, Middlesex), dies at 63   

1800  On this day in history johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer, dies at 64   

1822  On this day in history franz Adam Veichtner, composer, dies at 81   

1824  On this day in history giovanni Battista Viotti, Italian violist/composer, dies at 70   

1848  On this day in history heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies   

1850  Death of Oliver Cowdery, American religious leader (b. 1806) on March - 03.   

1858  On this day in history jozsef Bajza, Hungarian author/poet/critic, dies at 54   

1864  On March - 03 ulric Dahlgren, Union colonel, dies in battle at 21   

1889  On March - 03 edward Sydney Smith, composer, dies at 49   

1894  On this day in history death of ned Williamson, American baseball player (b. 1857)   

1899  On this day in history death of william P. Sprague, American politician from Ohio (b. 1827)   

1902  Isaac D France van de Putte, Dutch premier (1866), dies at 79 on March - 03.   

1920  Death of Theodor Philipsen, Danish painter (b. 1840) on this day in history.   

1921  On March - 03 petrus Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam museum), dies at 93   

1926  On March - 03 cyril Metodej Hrazdira, composer, dies at 58   

1927  On March - 03 death of mikhail Artsybashev, Russian writer (b. 1878)   

1928  Jan [Jean] T Toorop, Dutch graphic artist (3 Brides), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1932  Eugene Francis Charles D'albert, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history norman Houstoun O'Neill, composer, dies at 58   

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1455  King John II of Portugal (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

1500  On March - 03 birth of reginald Pole, English Cardinal/"heretic"   

1520  Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On March - 03 birth of edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher   

1589  Gisbertus Voetius, [Gijsbert Voet], Dutch reformed theologist was born on this day in history.   

1606  On this day in history birth of edmund Waller, England, poet (Penshust)   

1652  Thomas Otway, England, playwright/poet (Venice Preserved) was born on March - 03.   

1678  On this day in history birth of madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747)