Famous Deaths In December - 03

0450  Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies on this day in history.   

1137  Lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1154  On December - 03 anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies   

1265  On this day in history death of odofredus, Italian jurist   

1463  On this day in history louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies   

1469  Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53 on this day in history.   

1491  Thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies on this day in history.   

1533  On December - 03 vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54   

1552  On December - 03 death of st Francis Xavier, Jesuit missionary to the East (b. 1506)   

1610  Death of Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general (b. 1548) on December - 03.   

1660  On December - 03 jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70   

1676  On December - 03 death of daniel Stalpaert, Amsterdams master builder, buried   

1706  Death of Emilie Juliane of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, German countess and hymn writer (b. 1637) on this day in history.   

1765  On this day in history death of lord John Philip Sackville, British cricketer (b. 1713)   

1789  On December - 03 claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies   

1807  Clara Reeve, English author (old English baron), dies on December - 03.   

1815  On this day in history death of john Carroll (priest), first Roman Catholic archbishop in the U.S. (b. 1735)   

1823  On December - 03 joseph Pouteau, composer, dies at 84   

1839  Frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1845  On December - 03 death of gregor MacGregor, Scottish con-man (b. 1786)   

1857  On December - 03 christian D Rauch, German sculptor, dies at 80   

1866  Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1876  On December - 03 hermann Goetz, composer, dies at 35   

1882  Death of Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1811) on this day in history.   

1888  Death of Carl Zeiss, German lens maker (b. 1816) on December - 03.   

1889  On this day in history baltasar Saldoni, composer, dies at 82   

1890  On this day in history bill Midwinter, cricketer (8 Tests for Australia, 4 for England), dies   

1892  On December - 03 william Bonaparte, grandson of Lucien, dies   

1893  On December - 03 allan Wilson, British/Rhodesian major, dies in battle   

1894  On this day in history hM Jozef Schadde, Flem architect (Antwerp Stock exchange), dies at 76   

1902  On December - 03 death of robert Lawson, New Zealand architect (b. 1833)   

1910  Mary Baker Eddy, founder (Christian Science (Monitor)), dies on December - 03.   

1912  Death of Prudente José de Morais Barros, President of Brazil (b. 1841) on this day in history.   

1919  On December - 03 pierre A Renoir, French painter/sculptor, dies at 78   

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1368  Charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422) was born on this day in history.   

1483  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist was born on December - 03.   

1560  On December - 03 birth of jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627)   

1576  On December - 03 birth of marsilio Casentini, composer   

1668  Casimir Schweizelsperg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1684  Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) was born on December - 03.   

1729  Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango) was born on this day in history.   

1750  On December - 03 birth of johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer