Historical Events In August - 03

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

1780  On this day in history etienne B de Condillac, French philosopher (sensualism), dies at 64   

1784  Giovanni Battista Martini, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1797  Emperor Francis I permits Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non Jews on August - 03.   

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

1800  Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63 on August - 03.   

1801  The birth of Joseph Paxton, English architect on August - 03.   

1801  On this day in history joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

1802  On August - 03 henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies   

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) on August - 03.   

1811  Sebastiaan C Nederburgh, Dutch dir-gen of East Indies Co, dies at 49 on August - 03.   

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 August - 03.   

1818  HM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect (New Stock exchange Antwerp) on August - 03.   

1820  On August - 03 luther Orlando Emerson, composer   

1823  Thomas Francis Meagher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 on August - 03.   

1823  On August - 03 jacob A Uitenhage de Mist, Dutch politician/colonial dir, dies at 74   

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 this day in history.   

1832  Ivan Zajc, composer on this day in history.   

1833  HMS Beagle reaches river mouth of Rio Negro on this day in history.   

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

1833  On this day in history stoffel Muller, Dutch sect leader, dies   

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

1847  Jan de Louter, lawyer/tutor of Dutch Queen Wilhelmina on this day in history.   

1850  Paul A Daum, Dutch writer/founder/editor (Batavian Newspaper) on this day in history.   

1851  On this day in history isabella Caroline Somerset, temperance leader   

1852  First intercollegiate rowing race, Harvard beats Yale by 4 lengths on this day in history.   

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

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

1855  Rotterdam-Gouda railway opens on this day in history.   

1858  On this day in history source of the Nile river, Lake Victoria, discovered   

1860  American Canoe Association founded at Lake George NY on this day in history.   

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1509  On August - 03 birth of Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546)   

1645  On August - 03 birth of august Kuhnel, composer   

1692  On this day in history birth of john Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759)   

1748  On this day in history birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

1770  On August - 03 birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)   

1801  Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace) was born on August - 03.   

1808  On August - 03 birth of hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893)   

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

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

1387  On August - 03 olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies   

1460  On August - 03 death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on this day in history.   

1530  Philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies on August - 03.   

1546  On August - 03 death of antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484)   

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on August - 03.   

1621  On this day in history death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)