Famous Deaths In May - 03

1010  On May - 03 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  On May - 03 death of peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)   

1270  On May - 03 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 May - 03.   

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

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

1598  On May - 03 death of anna Guarini, Italian singer (b. 1563)   

1606  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history death of claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French courtier (b. 1607)   

1703  Eglon van de Down, still-life painter, dies on May - 03.   

1704  On this day in history heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Austrian violist/composer, dies at 59   

1707  On May - 03 michiel de Swaen, South Netherlands physician/poet, dies at 53   

1724  Death of John Leverett the Younger, American President of Harvard (b. 1662) on this day in history.   

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

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

1752  On this day in history 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 May - 03.   

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

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

1779  Death of John Winthrop, American astronomer (b. 1714) on May - 03.   

1783  Pieter Valck(x), South Netherlands sculptor, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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  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  On May - 03 adolfo Fumagalli, composer, dies at 27   

1861  On May - 03 anthony Philip Heinrich, composer, dies at 80   

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0612  On this day in history 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  Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495) was born on May - 03.   

1446  On May - 03 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  Niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince) was born on this day in history.   

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

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