Historical Events In December - 03
Thursday, 21 November 2024
0450 Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies on this day in history.
0741 St Zachary begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Gregory III on this day in history.
1137 Lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67 on this day in history.
1154 Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies on December - 03.
1265 Odofredus, Italian jurist on December - 03.
1347 On this day in history pope Clemens VI declares Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo as heretics
1368 On December - 03 charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422)
1463 On December - 03 louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies
1469 Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53 on December - 03.
1483 Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist on this day in history.
1491 On this day in history thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies
1533 On this day in history vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54
1557 1st Covenant of Scottish protestants form on this day in history.
1576 Marsilio Casentini, composer on this day in history.
1586 On December - 03 sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia
1621 On December - 03 galileo perfects the telescope
1621 On December - 03 galileo invents telescope
1639 1st annulment by court decree passes on December - 03.
1660 Jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 on December - 03.
1668 On December - 03 casimir Schweizelsperg, composer
1676 On this day in history battle at Lund: Sweden beats Denen
1676 On December - 03 daniel Stalpaert, Amsterdams master builder, buried
1678 Edmund Halley receives MA from Queen's College, Oxford on December - 03.
1684 Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) on this day in history.
1685 Charles II bars Jews from settling in Stockholm Sweden on December - 03.
1694 English parliamentary election set for every 3 years on this day in history.
1699 Baron Jacob Hop appointed treasurer-general of the Hague on December - 03.
1729 On this day in history padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango)
1750 Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer on this day in history.
1752 On December - 03 georg-Friederich Fuchs, composer
1753 Samuel Crompton, English inventor (mule-jenny spinning machine) on December - 03.
1755 Gilbert Stuart, US, portrait painter (painted Washington) on this day in history.
1758 On this day in history josef Gelinek, composer
1775 On December - 03 first official US flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred)