Historical Events In December - 03
Sunday, 09 February 2025
0450 Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies on December - 03.
0741 St Zachary begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Gregory III on December - 03.
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 this day in history.
1265 Odofredus, Italian jurist on December - 03.
1347 Pope Clemens VI declares Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo as heretics on December - 03.
1368 Charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422) on this day in history.
1463 Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on December - 03.
1469 On December - 03 piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53
1483 On December - 03 nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist
1491 On December - 03 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 On this day in history marsilio Casentini, composer
1586 On December - 03 sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia
1621 On this day in history galileo perfects the telescope
1621 On December - 03 galileo invents telescope
1639 On this day in history 1st annulment by court decree passes
1660 On December - 03 jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70
1668 Casimir Schweizelsperg, composer on December - 03.
1676 Battle at Lund: Sweden beats Denen on this day in history.
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 On December - 03 charles II bars Jews from settling in Stockholm Sweden
1694 On this day in history english parliamentary election set for every 3 years
1699 Baron Jacob Hop appointed treasurer-general of the Hague on this day in history.
1729 On December - 03 padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango)
1750 On this day in history johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer
1752 Georg-Friederich Fuchs, composer on December - 03.
1753 Samuel Crompton, English inventor (mule-jenny spinning machine) on this day in history.
1755 On December - 03 gilbert Stuart, US, portrait painter (painted Washington)
1758 On this day in history josef Gelinek, composer
1775 On this day in history first official US flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred)