Historical Events In October - 03
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
0695 "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered on October - 03.
1143 Cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II on October - 03.
1247 Willem II of Holland elected Roman Catholic German emperor on October - 03.
1264 Comet said to predict the death of Pope Urban IV is last seen on this day in history.
1264 On this day in history comet said to predict death of Pope Urban IV is last seen
1283 On October - 03 dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, becomes the first person executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered.
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 October - 03.
1568 Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23 on this day in history.
1569 Battle of Montcontour: Duke of Anjou beats Huguenots on October - 03.
1573 On this day in history entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist
1574 On October - 03 fleet under admiral Boisot seize Spanish
1605 On October - 03 chinese uprising on Philippines, Tondo/Quiapo massacre
1605 On this day in history li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor
1631 On this day in history sebastian Anton Scherer, composer
1646 Virgilio Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.
1647 Johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer on this day in history.
1653 On this day in history mark Zuesius Boxhorn, historian, dies at 41
1656 Myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.
1657 On this day in history french troops occupy Mardyke
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 Fidel Molitor, composer, dies at 58 on October - 03.
1691 English & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland on October - 03.
1703 On this day in history pieter van Wooden, Amersfoorts rebel leader, beheaded
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 On October - 03 antoine Dauvergne, composer
1720 On October - 03 johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem)
1728 Charles G Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy/transvestite on October - 03.
1733 On this day in history francois Krafft, composer
1735 France & Emperor Karel VI sign peace accord on this day in history.
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 Georg Matthias Monn, composer, dies at 33 on October - 03.