Historical Events In December - 03
Sunday, 17 October 2021
0450 Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies on December - 03.
0741 St Zachary begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Gregory III on this day in history.
1137 Lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67 on this day in history.
1154 Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies on December - 03.
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 Charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422) on December - 03.
1463 Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on December - 03.
1469 On December - 03 piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53
1483 On this day in history nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist
1491 Thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies on this day in history.
1533 On this day in history vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54
1557 1st Covenant of Scottish protestants form on this day in history.
1576 Marsilio Casentini, composer on December - 03.
1586 Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia on this day in history.
1621 On December - 03 galileo perfects the telescope
1621 Galileo invents telescope on December - 03.
1639 1st annulment by court decree passes on this day in history.
1660 Jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 on this day in history.
1668 Casimir Schweizelsperg, composer on this day in history.
1676 Battle at Lund: Sweden beats Denen on December - 03.
1676 Daniel Stalpaert, Amsterdams master builder, buried on this day in history.
1678 Edmund Halley receives MA from Queen's College, Oxford on December - 03.
1684 On December - 03 ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature)
1685 Charles II bars Jews from settling in Stockholm Sweden on December - 03.
1694 On December - 03 english parliamentary election set for every 3 years
1699 Baron Jacob Hop appointed treasurer-general of the Hague on this day in history.
1729 Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango) on December - 03.
1750 Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer on December - 03.
1752 Georg-Friederich Fuchs, composer on December - 03.
1753 Samuel Crompton, English inventor (mule-jenny spinning machine) on this day in history.
1755 Gilbert Stuart, US, portrait painter (painted Washington) on December - 03.
1758 On December - 03 josef Gelinek, composer
1775 On this day in history first official US flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred)