Famous Personalities Born In August - 03
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1509 Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on August - 03.
1645 On this day in history birth of august Kuhnel, composer
1692 On this day in history birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)
1748 Carl Ludwig Junker, composer was born on August - 03.
1770 Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840) was born on this day in history.
1801 On August - 03 birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)
1808 On this day in history birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)
1811 Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on August - 03.
1816 On this day in history birth of john Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897
1817 Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza) was born on this day in history.
1818 On this day in history birth of hM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect (New Stock exchange Antwerp)
1820 Luther Orlando Emerson, composer was born on this day in history.
1820 William Miller, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1909 was born on August - 03.
1823 Thomas Francis Meagher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 was born on August - 03.
1824 William Burnham Woods, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1832 Ivan Zajc, composer was born on August - 03.
1833 On August - 03 birth of auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist
1847 On this day in history birth of jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina
1850 Paul A Daum, Dutch writer/founder/editor (Batavian Newspaper) was born on this day in history.
1850 On August - 03 birth of reginald Heber Roe, 2nd Headmaster of Brisbane Grammar School (d. 1926)
1851 Isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader was born on this day in history.
1854 On this day in history birth of fernand de La Tombelle, composer
1855 On August - 03 birth of joe Hunter, Former Australian cricketer (d. 1891)
1856 Alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1919) was born on August - 03.
1860 On August - 03 birth of w. K. Dickson, Scottish inventor (d. 1935)
1867 On this day in history birth of stanley Baldwin, (C) British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37)
1871 On this day in history birth of vernon Louis Parrington, author (Romantic Revolution, Pulitzer 1928)
1872 Haakon VII, Charlottenlund Denmark, King of Norway (1905-57) was born on this day in history.
1873 Albert MLA de Bassompierre, Belgian ambassador to Tokyo (1921-39) was born on this day in history.
1874 Eugene Baie, Belgian author (Sub rosa et sub umbra) was born on this day in history.
1878 Constantino Gaito, composer was born on this day in history.
1882 On this day in history birth of charles O'Neill, composer
1882 Segundo Luis Moreno Andrade, composer was born on August - 03.
1884 Louis Gruenberg, near Brest Litovsk Poland, composer (Daniel Jazz) was born on this day in history.