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  On August - 03 death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)   

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

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

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

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

1712  Death of Joshua Barnes, English scholar (b. 1654) on this day in history.   

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

1720  Death of Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (b. 1641) on August - 03.   

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

1761  Death of Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. 1691) on August - 03.   

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

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

1792  On this day in history death of richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor (b. 1732)   

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

1800  On this day in history carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63   

1802  Henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies on August - 03.   

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 August - 03.   

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

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

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

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

1839  Death of Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763) on this day in history.   

1857  On this day in history death of eugène Sue, French novelist (b. 1804)   

1867  Death of Philipp August Böckh, German scholar and antiquarian (b. 1785) on this day in history.   

1877  On this day in history karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75   

1879  Death of Joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793) on this day in history.   

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 August - 03.   

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

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  On August - 03 birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on August - 03.