Historical Events In October - 03
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
0695 On October - 03 "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered
1143 On this day in history cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II
1247 On October - 03 willem II of Holland elected Roman Catholic German emperor
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 Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, becomes the first person executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered on this day in history.
1283 On this day in history dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies
1430 Jews are expelled from Eger Bohemia on this day in history.
1564 Christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned on this day in history.
1568 On this day in history elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23
1569 On this day in history battle of Montcontour: Duke of Anjou beats Huguenots
1573 Entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist on October - 03.
1574 On October - 03 fleet under admiral Boisot seize Spanish
1605 On this day in history chinese uprising on Philippines, Tondo/Quiapo massacre
1605 Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor on October - 03.
1631 On this day in history sebastian Anton Scherer, composer
1646 On this day in history virgilio Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 49
1647 On this day in history johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer
1653 Mark Zuesius Boxhorn, historian, dies at 41 on this day in history.
1656 Myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown) on October - 03.
1657 On October - 03 french troops occupy Mardyke
1683 On this day in history 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.
1685 On this day in history fidel Molitor, composer, dies at 58
1691 English & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland on this day in history.
1703 Pieter van Wooden, Amersfoorts rebel leader, beheaded on October - 03.
1712 Warrant issued for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor, Highland Freebooter, by the Lord Advocate at the instigation of the Duke of Montrose on October - 03.
1712 The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor on October - 03.
1713 On October - 03 antoine Dauvergne, composer
1720 On this day in history johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem)
1728 On October - 03 charles G Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy/transvestite
1733 Francois Krafft, composer on this day in history.
1735 France & Emperor Karel VI sign peace accord on this day in history.
1739 The Treaty of Nissa is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-1739 on October - 03.
1750 On this day in history georg Matthias Monn, composer, dies at 33