Births on August 3

Joseph Paxton

Born on August 3, 1803

Joseph Paxton, English gardener and architect, designed The Crystal Palace (d. 1865)

Sir Joseph Paxton (3 August 1803 – 8 June 1865) was an English gardener, architect, engineer and Member of Parliament, best known for designing the Crystal Palace and for cultivating the Cavendish banana, the most consumed banana in the Western world.

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Joseph Paxton
The Crystal Palace

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Events on 1803

18 May

Treaty of Amiens
Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France.
23 Sep

Battle of Assaye
Second Anglo-Maratha War: Battle of Assaye between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India.
20 Oct

Louisiana Purchase
The United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.

Births on August 3

Joseph Paxton

Born on August 3, 1803

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Events on 1803

Treaty of Amiens

Battle of Assaye

Louisiana Purchase