Historical Events In December - 03
Monday, 14 July 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 On December - 03 lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67
1154 On this day in history anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies
1265 Odofredus, Italian jurist on this day in history.
1347 Pope Clemens VI declares Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo as heretics on this day in history.
1368 On this day in history charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422)
1463 Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on this day in history.
1469 On December - 03 piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53
1483 Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist on this day in history.
1491 On December - 03 thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies
1533 On December - 03 vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54
1557 On December - 03 1st Covenant of Scottish protestants form
1576 On this day in history marsilio Casentini, composer
1586 On this day in history sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia
1621 Galileo perfects the telescope on this day in history.
1621 Galileo invents telescope on December - 03.
1639 On December - 03 1st annulment by court decree passes
1660 On December - 03 jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70
1668 On this day in history casimir Schweizelsperg, composer
1676 On December - 03 battle at Lund: Sweden beats Denen
1676 Daniel Stalpaert, Amsterdams master builder, buried on December - 03.
1678 Edmund Halley receives MA from Queen's College, Oxford on this day in history.
1684 Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) on December - 03.
1685 Charles II bars Jews from settling in Stockholm Sweden on this day in history.
1694 On December - 03 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 Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer on December - 03.
1752 On December - 03 georg-Friederich Fuchs, composer
1753 On this day in history samuel Crompton, English inventor (mule-jenny spinning machine)
1755 Gilbert Stuart, US, portrait painter (painted Washington) on this day in history.
1758 Josef Gelinek, composer on this day in history.
1775 First official US flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred) on December - 03.