Historical Events In October - 03
Wednesday, 22 January 2025
0695 "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered on October - 03.
1143 Cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II on October - 03.
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 Comet said to predict death of Pope Urban IV is last seen on October - 03.
1283 On October - 03 dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, becomes the first person executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered.
1283 Dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies on October - 03.
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 October - 03 battle of Montcontour: Duke of Anjou beats Huguenots
1573 On October - 03 entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist
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 this day in history.
1631 On this day in history sebastian Anton Scherer, composer
1646 Virgilio Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.
1647 On this day in history johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer
1653 On this day in history mark Zuesius Boxhorn, historian, dies at 41
1656 On this day in history myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown)
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 October - 03 fidel Molitor, composer, dies at 58
1691 On this day in history english & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland
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 this day in history.
1712 The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor on this day in history.
1713 On this day in history antoine Dauvergne, composer
1720 Johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem) on October - 03.
1728 Charles G Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy/transvestite on this day in history.
1733 Francois Krafft, composer on this day in history.
1735 France & Emperor Karel VI sign peace accord on October - 03.
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 On this day in history georg Matthias Monn, composer, dies at 33