Historical Events In December - 03
Wednesday, 29 January 2025
0450 Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies on December - 03.
0741 On December - 03 st Zachary begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Gregory III
1137 Lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67 on December - 03.
1154 Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies on December - 03.
1265 Odofredus, Italian jurist on December - 03.
1347 On December - 03 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 On December - 03 louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies
1469 On this day in history piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53
1483 On this day in history nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist
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 December - 03.
1557 1st Covenant of Scottish protestants form on December - 03.
1576 On this day in history marsilio Casentini, composer
1586 Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia on this day in history.
1621 Galileo perfects the telescope on this day in history.
1621 Galileo invents telescope on December - 03.
1639 1st annulment by court decree passes on December - 03.
1660 On this day in history jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70
1668 On December - 03 casimir Schweizelsperg, composer
1676 On this day in history battle at Lund: Sweden beats Denen
1676 Daniel Stalpaert, Amsterdams master builder, buried on this day in history.
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 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 On December - 03 baron Jacob Hop appointed treasurer-general of the Hague
1729 On this day in history padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango)
1750 On December - 03 johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer
1752 On December - 03 georg-Friederich Fuchs, composer
1753 Samuel Crompton, English inventor (mule-jenny spinning machine) on December - 03.
1755 Gilbert Stuart, US, portrait painter (painted Washington) on December - 03.
1758 Josef Gelinek, composer on this day in history.
1775 First official US flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred) on December - 03.