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1803 deaths

  • Thomas HighsThomas Highs was born in Leigh, Lancashire during the year 1718. He lived most of his life within this same town. His initial trade involved making reeds for…
  • Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of BridgewaterFrancis Egerton was born on the 21st of May 1736 at a time when his family expected him to be merely another son. He was the youngest child of Scroop…
  • Toussaint LouvertureFrançois-Dominique Toussaint Louverture was born on the 20th of May 1743 into slavery at the Bréda plantation in Haut-du-Cap, Saint-Domingue.
  • Franz Xaver SüssmayrFranz Xaver Süssmayr entered the world in 1766 within the quiet town of Schwanenstadt. His father, Franz Karl Süssmayr, provided his first music lessons…
  • Gottfried van SwietenGottfried van Swieten was born on the 29th of October 1733 in Leiden. He grew up in the Dutch Republic until he was eleven years old.