Historical Events In December - 03
Friday, 28 November 2025
0450 On December - 03 petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies 

0741 On this day in history 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 Pope Clemens VI declares Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo as heretics on this day in history. 

1368 On December - 03 charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422) 

1463 Louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on December - 03. 

1469 Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53 on this day in history. 

1483 Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist on this day in history. 

1491 On this day in history thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies 

1533 On December - 03 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 this day in history. 

1586 Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia on December - 03. 

1621 On December - 03 galileo perfects the telescope 

1621 Galileo invents telescope on this day in history. 

1639 On December - 03 1st annulment by court decree passes 

1660 On December - 03 jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 

1668 On this day in history casimir Schweizelsperg, composer 

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 On this day in history charles II bars Jews from settling in Stockholm Sweden 

1694 English parliamentary election set for every 3 years on this day in history. 

1699 Baron Jacob Hop appointed treasurer-general of the Hague on this day in history. 

1729 On this day in history padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango) 

1750 Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer on December - 03. 

1752 Georg-Friederich Fuchs, composer on December - 03. 

1753 On this day in history samuel Crompton, English inventor (mule-jenny spinning machine) 

1755 Gilbert Stuart, US, portrait painter (painted Washington) on this day in history. 

1758 Josef Gelinek, composer on this day in history. 

1775 First official US flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred) on December - 03. 

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