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 this day in history death of matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105)   

1160  Death of Peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100) on this day in history.   

1270  Death of King Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206) on this day in history.   

1294  Jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies on this day in history.   

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

1442  On this day in history engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies   

1481  On May - 03 death of mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432)   

1567  On May - 03 leonhard Paminger, composer, dies at 72   

1598  On this day in history death of anna Guarini, Italian singer (b. 1563)   

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

1614  On May - 03 sasbout Vosmeer, RC theologist/apostole vicar, dies at 66   

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

1654  Francois van Kinschot, treasurer-gen/chancellor of Brabant, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1679  Death of James Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613) on this day in history.   

1693  On May - 03 death of claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French courtier (b. 1607)   

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  On this day in history death of john Leverett the Younger, American President of Harvard (b. 1662)   

1737  Abraham Patras, gov-gen of East-Indies (1735-37), dies at 65 on May - 03.   

1750  Death of John Willison, Scottish minister and writer (b. 1680) on this day in history.   

1752  On this day in history death of samuel Ogle, British provincial Governor of Maryland (b. c. 1692)   

1758  On May - 03 benedict XIV, [Prospero L Lambertini], Pope (1740-58), dies at 83   

1763  Death of George Psalmanazar, British impostor (b. 1679) on this day in history.   

1764  Francesco Algarotti, Italian earl/encyclopedist, dies at 53 on May - 03.   

1779  On May - 03 death of john Winthrop, American astronomer (b. 1714)   

1783  Pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49 on May - 03.   

1792  Carlo Zuccari, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

1841  Cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance/Navy/Colonies, dies at 74 on May - 03.   

1854  On May - 03 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 this day in history.   

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0612  On May - 03 birth of constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641)   

1415  On this day in history birth of cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495)   

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

1446  On May - 03 birth of margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie   

1446  Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.   

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

1514  Bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal was born on this day in history.   

1535  On this day in history birth of alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer