Famous Deaths In May - 03

1010  On this day in history ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69   

1152  On May - 03 death of matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105)   

1160  On this day in history death of peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)   

1270  On this day in history death of king Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206)   

1294  On May - 03 jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies   

1410  Alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies on May - 03.   

1442  Engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies on this day in history.   

1481  Death of Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432) on this day in history.   

1567  Leonhard Paminger, composer, dies at 72 on May - 03.   

1598  Death of Anna Guarini, Italian singer (b. 1563) on this day in history.   

1606  On May - 03 death of henry Garnet, English Jesuit (executed) (b. 1555)   

1614  On this day in history sasbout Vosmeer, RC theologist/apostole vicar, dies at 66   

1622  On May - 03 death of pedro Páez, Spanish Jesuit missionary (b. 1564)   

1654  On this day in history francois van Kinschot, treasurer-gen/chancellor of Brabant, dies at 77   

1679  Death of James Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613) on May - 03.   

1693  Death of Claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French courtier (b. 1607) on May - 03.   

1703  On May - 03 eglon van de Down, still-life painter, dies   

1704  Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59 on May - 03.   

1707  On this day in history michiel de Swaen, South Netherlands physician/poet, dies at 53   

1724  Death of John Leverett the Younger, American President of Harvard (b. 1662) on May - 03.   

1737  Abraham Patras, gov-gen of East-Indies (1735-37), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1750  On this day in history death of john Willison, Scottish minister and writer (b. 1680)   

1752  On May - 03 death of samuel Ogle, British provincial Governor of Maryland (b. c. 1692)   

1758  Benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Pope (1740-58), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1763  On this day in history death of george Psalmanazar, British impostor (b. 1679)   

1764  On May - 03 francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedist, dies at 53   

1779  On this day in history death of john Winthrop, American astronomer (b. 1714)   

1783  On this day in history pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49   

1792  On this day in history carlo Zuccari, composer, dies at 87   

1839  On this day in history ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67   

1841  On this day in history cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance/Navy/Colonies, dies at 74   

1854  On this day in history william Beale, composer, dies at 70   

1856  Adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1861  Anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80 on May - 03.   

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0612  Constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641) was born on May - 03.   

1415  Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

1428  On May - 03 birth of pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495)   

1446  On this day in history birth of margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie   

1446  On this day in history birth of margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503)   

1469  On this day in history birth of niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince)   

1514  On May - 03 birth of bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal   

1535  Alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer was born on this day in history.