Historical Events In December - 03
Saturday, 13 December 2025
0450 On December - 03 petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies 

0741 St Zachary begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Gregory III on December - 03. 

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 December - 03. 

1347 Pope Clemens VI declares Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo as heretics on this day in history. 

1368 Charles VI, [the Well-Beloved], king of France (1380-1422) on December - 03. 

1463 On December - 03 louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies 

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

1483 On this day in history nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist 

1491 Thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies on December - 03. 

1533 Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54 on this day in history. 

1557 On this day in history 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 December - 03. 

1621 Galileo perfects the telescope on December - 03. 

1621 Galileo invents telescope on this day in history. 

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

1660 On this day in history jacques Sarazin, French sculptor/painter, dies at about 70 

1668 On December - 03 casimir Schweizelsperg, composer 

1676 Battle at Lund: Sweden beats Denen on December - 03. 

1676 On this day in history daniel Stalpaert, Amsterdams master builder, buried 

1678 On December - 03 edmund Halley receives MA from Queen's College, Oxford 

1684 On this day in history ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) 

1685 Charles II bars Jews from settling in Stockholm Sweden on this day in history. 

1694 On December - 03 english parliamentary election set for every 3 years 

1699 Baron Jacob Hop appointed treasurer-general of the Hague on December - 03. 

1729 Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango) on December - 03. 

1750 Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer on this day in history. 

1752 Georg-Friederich Fuchs, composer on this day in history. 

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

1755 Gilbert Stuart, US, portrait painter (painted Washington) on December - 03. 

1758 On this day in history josef Gelinek, composer 

1775 First official US flag raising (aboard naval vessel Alfred) on this day in history. 

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