Famous Deaths In March - 03

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

1191  On this day in history saladin [Salah ad-Din]) Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52   

1239  On this day in history death of vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1187)   

1459  On this day in history ausias March, Catalan poet, dies   

1554  Johann Friedrich, the Generous, Elector of Saxony (1532-47) and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (the Schmalkaldic League), dies at 50 on March - 03.   

1580  On this day in history jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies   

1635  On this day in history philips de l'Espinoy, historian/mayor of Ghent, dies   

1703  On March - 03 robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London   

1706  Johann Pachelbel, organist/composer (Sterbens-Gedancken), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1707  Aurangzeb, Emperor of India (1658-1707), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1717  On this day in history pierre Allix, French/British theologist/vicar, dies at about 75   

1744  Death of Jean Barbeyrac, French jurist on March - 03.   

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  Johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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 March - 03 heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies   

1850  Death of Oliver Cowdery, American religious leader (b. 1806) on this day in history.   

1858  Jozsef Bajza, Hungarian author/poet/critic, dies at 54 on March - 03.   

1864  On this day in history ulric Dahlgren, Union colonel, dies in battle at 21   

1889  Edward Sydney Smith, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1894  Death of Ned Williamson, American baseball player (b. 1857) on March - 03.   

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

1902  On this day in history isaac D France van de Putte, Dutch premier (1866), dies at 79   

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

1921  On this day in history petrus Cuypers, architect (Amsterdam museum), dies at 93   

1926  Cyril Metodej Hrazdira, composer, dies at 58 on March - 03.   

1927  Death of Mikhail Artsybashev, Russian writer (b. 1878) on March - 03.   

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  Norman Houstoun O'Neill, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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1455  On this day in history birth of king John II of Portugal (d. 1495)   

1500  Reginald Pole, English Cardinal/"heretic" was born on March - 03.   

1520  Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575) was born on March - 03.   

1583  On this day in history birth of edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher   

1589  On this day in history birth of gisbertus Voetius, [Gijsbert Voet], Dutch reformed theologist   

1606  Edmund Waller, England, poet (Penshust) was born on this day in history.   

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

1678  Madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747) was born on this day in history.