373 Historic Events for August 3
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| 1770 |
Birth |
Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)
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| 1778 |
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Teatro alla Scala opens in Milan
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| 1779 |
Death |
Henry Kobell, Dutch painter/cartoonist, dies at 27
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| 1780 |
Death |
Etienne B de Condillac, French philosopher (sensualism), dies at 64
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| 1784 |
Death |
Giovanni Battista Martini, composer, dies at 78
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| 1797 |
Death |
Jeffrey Amherst, English gov-gen of America, dies at 80
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| 1797 |
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Emperor Francis I permits Jews who served in military in "Countries of Bohemian Crown" to marry non Jews
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| 1800 |
Death |
Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, composer, dies at 63
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| 1801 |
Birth |
Joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)
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| 1802 |
Death |
Henry DFL, prince of Prussia/general/diplomat, dies
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| 1811 |
Death |
Sebastiaan C Nederburgh, Dutch dir-gen of East Indies Co, dies at 49
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| 1811 |
Birth |
Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator)
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| 1816 |
Birth |
John Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897
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| 1817 |
Birth |
Albrecht FR, arch duke of Austria (Battle at Custozza)
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| 1818 |
Birth |
HM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect (New Stock exchange Antwerp)
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| 1820 |
Birth |
William Miller, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1909
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| 1820 |
Birth |
Luther Orlando Emerson, composer
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| 1823 |
Birth |
Thomas Francis Meagher, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867
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| 1823 |
Death |
Jacob A Uitenhage de Mist, Dutch politician/colonial dir, dies at 74
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| 1824 |
Birth |
William Burnham Woods, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
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| 1825 |
Death |
Ambrogio Minoja, composer, dies at 72
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| 1829 |
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Gioacchino Rossini's "William Tell," premieres in Paris
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| 1832 |
Birth |
Ivan Zajc, composer
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| 1833 |
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HMS Beagle reaches river mouth of Rio Negro
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| 1833 |
Birth |
Auguste Schmidt, German teacher/feminist
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