Page 2: Historical Events In August - 03

1779  On August - 03 henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist, dies at 27   

1780  Etienne B de Condillac, French philosopher (sensualism), dies at 64 on August - 03.   

1784  Giovanni Battista Martini, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history emperor Francis I permits Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non Jews   

1797  On August - 03 jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America, dies at 80   

1800  Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63 on August - 03.   

1801  On August - 03 the birth of Joseph Paxton, English architect   

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

1802  Henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)   

1811  On this day in history sebastiaan C Nederburgh, Dutch dir-gen of East Indies Co, dies at 49   

1816  On August - 03 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 August - 03.   

1823  On August - 03 thomas Francis Meagher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867   

1823  Jacob A Uitenhage de Mist, Dutch politician/colonial dir, dies at 74 on August - 03.   

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

1825  On August - 03 ambrogio Minoja, composer, dies at 72   

1829  Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell," premieres in Paris on August - 03.   

1832  Ivan Zajc, composer on August - 03.   

1833  On this day in history hMS Beagle reaches river mouth of Rio Negro   

1833  On this day in history auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist   

1833  Stoffel Muller, Dutch sect leader, dies on August - 03.   

1835  On August - 03 wenzel Muller, composer, dies at 67   

1847  On August - 03 jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina   

1850  On August - 03 paul A Daum, Dutch writer/founder/editor (Batavian Newspaper)   

1851  On August - 03 isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader   

1852  First intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths on this day in history.   

1852  On August - 03 1st intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths   

1854  Fernand de La Tombelle, composer on this day in history.   

1855  Rotterdam-Gouda railway opens on August - 03.   

1858  Source of the Nile river, Lake Victoria, discovered on August - 03.   

1860  On August - 03 american Canoe Association founded at Lake George NY   

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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  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

1748  Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on August - 03.   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on August - 03.   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on this day in history.   

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on August - 03.   

1811  On this day in history birth of elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)   

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

1387  Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies on August - 03.   

1460  On this day in history death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on this day in history.   

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.   

1546  On this day in history death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  On this day in history death of bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander   

1621  On this day in history death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)