Famous Deaths In December - 03

0450  On this day in history petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies   

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  Death of St Francis Xavier, Jesuit missionary to the East (b. 1506) on this day in history.   

1610  On December - 03 death of honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general (b. 1548)   

1660  Jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 on this day in history.   

1676  Death of Daniel Stalpaert, Amsterdams master builder, buried on December - 03.   

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

1765  Death of Lord John Philip Sackville, British cricketer (b. 1713) on this day in history.   

1789  Claude-Joseph Vernet, French seascape painter, dies on December - 03.   

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

1815  On December - 03 death of john Carroll (priest), first Roman Catholic archbishop in the U.S. (b. 1735)   

1823  Joseph Pouteau, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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

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

1857  On this day in history christian D Rauch, German sculptor, dies at 80   

1866  On December - 03 johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer, dies at 65   

1876  Hermann Goetz, composer, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

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

1888  On December - 03 death of carl Zeiss, German lens maker (b. 1816)   

1889  On December - 03 baltasar Saldoni, composer, dies at 82   

1890  Bill Midwinter, cricketer (8 Tests for Australia, 4 for England), dies on December - 03.   

1892  William Bonaparte, grandson of Lucien, dies on December - 03.   

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

1894  On December - 03 hM Jozef Schadde, Flem architect (Antwerp Stock exchange), dies at 76   

1902  Death of Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect (b. 1833) on December - 03.   

1910  Mary Baker Eddy, founder (Christian Science (Monitor)), dies on this day in history.   

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

1919  On this day in history pierre A Renoir, French painter/sculptor, dies at 78   

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1368  On this day in history birth of charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422)   

1483  On this day in history birth of nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist   

1560  Jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627) was born on this day in history.   

1576  Marsilio Casentini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1668  On this day in history birth of casimir Schweizelsperg, composer   

1684  Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) was born on this day in history.   

1729  Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango) was born on December - 03.   

1750  Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer was born on December - 03.