Historical Events In October - 03
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
0695 On this day in history "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered
1143 On this day in history cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II
1247 On this day in history willem II of Holland elected Roman Catholic German emperor
1264 Comet said to predict the death of Pope Urban IV is last seen on October - 03.
1264 Comet said to predict death of Pope Urban IV is last seen on this day in history.
1283 Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, becomes the first person executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered on this day in history.
1283 On this day in history dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies
1430 On this day in history jews are expelled from Eger Bohemia
1564 Christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned on this day in history.
1568 Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23 on this day in history.
1569 On October - 03 battle of Montcontour: Duke of Anjou beats Huguenots
1573 Entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist on this day in history.
1574 Fleet under admiral Boisot seize Spanish on October - 03.
1605 On this day in history chinese uprising on Philippines, Tondo/Quiapo massacre
1605 Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor on this day in history.
1631 Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer on October - 03.
1646 On this day in history virgilio Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 49
1647 On this day in history johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer
1653 On October - 03 mark Zuesius Boxhorn, historian, dies at 41
1656 Myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.
1657 French troops occupy Mardyke on this day in history.
1683 The Qing Dynasty naval commander Shi Lang reaches Taiwan (under the Kingdom of Tungning) to receive the formal surrender of Zheng Keshuang and Liu Guoxuan after the Battle of Penghu on October - 03.
1685 On October - 03 fidel Molitor, composer, dies at 58
1691 English & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland on October - 03.
1703 Pieter van Wooden, Amersfoorts rebel leader, beheaded on October - 03.
1712 On October - 03 warrant issued for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor, Highland Freebooter, by the Lord Advocate at the instigation of the Duke of Montrose.
1712 The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor on this day in history.
1713 Antoine Dauvergne, composer on October - 03.
1720 Johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem) on this day in history.
1728 Charles G Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy/transvestite on this day in history.
1733 Francois Krafft, composer on October - 03.
1735 France & Emperor Karel VI sign peace accord on October - 03.
1739 On this day in history the Treaty of Nissa is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-1739.
1750 On this day in history georg Matthias Monn, composer, dies at 33