Famous Deaths In August - 03

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

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

1460  Death of King James II of Scotland (b. 1430) on this day in history.   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on August - 03.   

1530  On this day in history philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on August - 03.   

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

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on August - 03.   

1667  On August - 03 death of francesco Borromini, Swiss sculptor and architect (b. 1599)   

1712  Death of Joshua Barnes, English scholar (b. 1654) on August - 03.   

1716  Sebastian Duron, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1720  Death of Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (b. 1641) on this day in history.   

1721  On August - 03 death of grinling Gibbons, Dutch-born woodcarver (b. 1648)   

1761  On August - 03 death of johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691)   

1773  On August - 03 death of stanisÅ‚aw Konarski, Polish writer (b. 1700)   

1779  Henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist, dies at 27 on August - 03.   

1780  On August - 03 etienne B de Condillac, French philosopher (sensualism), dies at 64   

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

1792  Death of Richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor (b. 1732) on August - 03.   

1797  On this day in history jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America, dies at 80   

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

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

1805  On this day in history death of christopher Anstey, English writer (b. 1724)   

1811  Sebastiaan C Nederburgh, Dutch dir-gen of East Indies Co, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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

1825  On this day in history ambrogio Minoja, composer, dies at 72   

1833  On this day in history stoffel Muller, Dutch sect leader, dies   

1835  Wenzel Muller, composer, dies at 67 on August - 03.   

1839  On this day in history death of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763)   

1857  Death of Eugène Sue, French novelist (b. 1804) on August - 03.   

1867  On this day in history death of philipp August Böckh, German scholar and antiquarian (b. 1785)   

1877  Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 on August - 03.   

1879  On this day in history death of joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793)   

1886  Per August Olander, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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1509  On this day in history birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on August - 03.   

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 03.   

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  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on this day in history.