Historical Events In December - 03
Tuesday, 14 October 2025
0450 Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies on December - 03.
0741 On December - 03 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 this day in history.
1154 Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies on this day in history.
1265 Odofredus, Italian jurist on this day in history.
1347 On December - 03 pope Clemens VI declares Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo as heretics
1368 Charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422) on this day in history.
1463 On December - 03 louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies
1469 Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53 on December - 03.
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 On December - 03 1st Covenant of Scottish protestants form
1576 Marsilio Casentini, composer on this day in history.
1586 Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia on this day in history.
1621 On this day in history galileo perfects the telescope
1621 On this day in history galileo invents telescope
1639 On this day in history 1st annulment by court decree passes
1660 Jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 on this day in history.
1668 On this day in history casimir Schweizelsperg, composer
1676 Battle at Lund: Sweden beats Denen on this day in history.
1676 On December - 03 daniel Stalpaert, Amsterdams master builder, buried
1678 On December - 03 edmund Halley receives MA from Queen's College, Oxford
1684 Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) on December - 03.
1685 On December - 03 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 December - 03.
1729 On this day in history padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango)
1750 On December - 03 johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer
1752 On December - 03 georg-Friederich Fuchs, composer
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 this day in history.