Page 2: Historical Events In August - 03

1779  Henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist, dies at 27 on August - 03.   

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   

1797  Emperor Francis I permits Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non Jews on this day in history.   

1797  On this day in history jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America, dies at 80   

1800  On August - 03 carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63   

1801  The birth of Joseph Paxton, English architect on this day in history.   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) on this day in history.   

1802  Henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies on this day in history.   

1811  On August - 03 elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)   

1811  On this day in history sebastiaan C Nederburgh, Dutch dir-gen of East Indies Co, dies at 49   

1816  On this day in history john Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897   

1817  Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza) on this day in history.   

1818  On August - 03 hM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect (New Stock exchange Antwerp)   

1820  Luther Orlando Emerson, composer on this day in history.   

1823  Thomas Francis Meagher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 on this day in history.   

1823  Jacob A Uitenhage de Mist, Dutch politician/colonial dir, dies at 74 on August - 03.   

1824  On August - 03 william Burnham Woods, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

1825  On this day in history ambrogio Minoja, composer, dies at 72   

1829  Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell," premieres in Paris on August - 03.   

1832  On August - 03 ivan Zajc, composer   

1833  On this day in history hMS Beagle reaches river mouth of Rio Negro   

1833  On this day in history auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist   

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

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

1847  On this day in history jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina   

1850  Paul A Daum, Dutch writer/founder/editor (Batavian Newspaper) on August - 03.   

1851  On August - 03 isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader   

1852  First intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths on August - 03.   

1852  On this day in history 1st intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths   

1854  On this day in history fernand de La Tombelle, composer   

1855  On August - 03 rotterdam-Gouda railway opens   

1858  Source of the Nile river, Lake Victoria, discovered on August - 03.   

1860  On this day in history american Canoe Association founded at Lake George NY   

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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  On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

1770  Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on August - 03.   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on this day in history.   

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on August - 03.   

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on this day in history.   

0808  On this day in history p'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China   

1387  Olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies on this day in history.   

1460  On this day in history death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on August - 03.   

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.   

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on this day in history.   

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on this day in history.   

1621  Death of Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556) on August - 03.