Page 2: Historical Events In August - 03

1779  Henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist, dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1780  On this day in history etienne B de Condillac, French philosopher (sensualism), dies at 64   

1784  On this day in history giovanni Battista Martini, composer, dies at 78   

1797  On August - 03 emperor Francis I permits Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non Jews   

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   

1801  On this day in history the birth of Joseph Paxton, English architect   

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

1802  On August - 03 henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies   

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

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

1816  On this day in history john Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897   

1817  On August - 03 albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza)   

1818  On August - 03 hM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect (New Stock exchange Antwerp)   

1820  Luther Orlando Emerson, composer on this day in history.   

1823  Thomas Francis Meagher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 on this day in history.   

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

1824  William Burnham Woods, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on August - 03.   

1825  Ambrogio Minoja, composer, dies at 72 on August - 03.   

1829  Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1832  On August - 03 ivan Zajc, composer   

1833  On August - 03 hMS Beagle reaches river mouth of Rio Negro   

1833  Auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist on August - 03.   

1833  On August - 03 stoffel Muller, Dutch sect leader, dies   

1835  On this day in history wenzel Muller, composer, dies at 67   

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

1850  Paul A Daum, Dutch writer/founder/editor (Batavian Newspaper) on August - 03.   

1851  Isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader on this day in history.   

1852  On August - 03 first intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths   

1852  On this day in history 1st intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths   

1854  Fernand de La Tombelle, composer on August - 03.   

1855  On August - 03 rotterdam-Gouda railway opens   

1858  Source of the Nile river, Lake Victoria, discovered on this day in history.   

1860  American Canoe Association founded at Lake George NY 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 August - 03 birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)   

1801  On this day in history birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

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)   

0808  P'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China on August - 03.   

1387  On this day in history olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies   

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on August - 03.   

1527  On August - 03 death of scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal   

1530  On August - 03 philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on this day in history.   

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on August - 03.   

1621  On August - 03 death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)