Historical Events In December - 03
Sunday, 02 November 2025
0450 On this day in history petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies 

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 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 Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on this day in history. 

1469 On this day in history 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 Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54 on this day in history. 

1557 On this day in history 1st Covenant of Scottish protestants form 

1576 Marsilio Casentini, composer on this day in history. 

1586 On December - 03 sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia 

1621 Galileo perfects the telescope on this day in history. 

1621 Galileo invents telescope on this day in history. 

1639 1st annulment by court decree passes on December - 03. 

1660 Jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 on December - 03. 

1668 Casimir Schweizelsperg, composer on this day in history. 

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 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 December - 03. 

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

1699 On this day in history baron Jacob Hop appointed treasurer-general of the Hague 

1729 Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango) on this day in history. 

1750 On December - 03 johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer 

1752 Georg-Friederich Fuchs, composer on this day in history. 

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

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