Famous Personalities Born In August - 03
Saturday, 20 December 2025
1509 Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on this day in history. 

1645 On August - 03 birth of august Kuhnel, composer 

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

1748 Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on this day in history. 

1770 Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on this day in history. 

1801 Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on August - 03. 

1808 Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on this day in history. 

1811 On August - 03 birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) 

1816 John Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897 was born on this day in history. 

1817 On this day in history birth of albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza) 

1818 On this day in history birth of hM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect (New Stock exchange Antwerp) 

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 this day in history. 

1832 On this day in history birth of ivan Zajc, composer 

1833 On August - 03 birth of auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist 

1847 On this day in history birth of jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina 

1850 On this day in history birth of paul A Daum, Dutch writer/founder/editor (Batavian Newspaper) 

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 this day in history 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 W. K. Dickson, Scottish inventor (d. 1935) was born on August - 03. 

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

1871 On August - 03 birth of vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928) 

1872 Haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57) was born on this day in history. 

1873 On August - 03 birth of albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39) 

1874 On this day in history birth of eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra) 

1878 On August - 03 birth of constantino Gaito, composer 

1882 On this day in history birth of charles O'Neill, composer 

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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