Historical Events In December - 03
Thursday, 01 January 2026
0450 Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies on December - 03. 

0741 St Zachary begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Gregory III on this day in history. 

1137 On this day in history lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67 

1154 Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies on December - 03. 

1265 On December - 03 odofredus, Italian jurist 

1347 On this day in history pope Clemens VI declares Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo as heretics 

1368 Charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422) on December - 03. 

1463 On December - 03 louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies 

1469 Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53 on this day in history. 

1483 On December - 03 nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist 

1491 Thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies on this day in history. 

1533 On December - 03 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 December - 03 marsilio Casentini, composer 

1586 Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia on December - 03. 

1621 Galileo perfects the telescope on this day in history. 

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 this day in history. 

1668 Casimir Schweizelsperg, composer on this day in history. 

1676 Battle at Lund: Sweden beats Denen on this day in history. 

1676 On this day in history daniel Stalpaert, Amsterdams master builder, buried 

1678 On December - 03 edmund Halley receives MA from Queen's College, Oxford 

1684 Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) on December - 03. 

1685 On this day in history charles II bars Jews from settling in Stockholm Sweden 

1694 English parliamentary election set for every 3 years on December - 03. 

1699 On December - 03 baron Jacob Hop appointed treasurer-general of the Hague 

1729 Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango) on December - 03. 

1750 Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer on this day in history. 

1752 Georg-Friederich Fuchs, composer on December - 03. 

1753 On December - 03 samuel Crompton, English inventor (mule-jenny spinning machine) 

1755 Gilbert Stuart, US, portrait painter (painted Washington) on December - 03. 

1758 On December - 03 josef Gelinek, composer 

1775 First official US flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred) on December - 03. 

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