Historical Events In December - 03

0450  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1154  Anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies on this day in history.  

1265  On December - 03 odofredus, Italian jurist  

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  On this day in history louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies  

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

1483  On December - 03 nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist  

1491  On December - 03 thomas Basin, French historian/bishop of Lisieux, dies  

1533  Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54 on December - 03.  

1557  1st Covenant of Scottish protestants form on this day in history.  

1576  On December - 03 marsilio Casentini, composer  

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

1621  Galileo perfects the telescope on this day in history.  

1621  Galileo invents telescope on December - 03.  

1639  1st annulment by court decree passes on December - 03.  

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

1668  Casimir Schweizelsperg, composer on this day in history.  

1676  On December - 03 battle at Lund: Sweden beats Denen  

1676  Daniel Stalpaert, Amsterdams master builder, buried on December - 03.  

1678  Edmund Halley receives MA from Queen's College, Oxford on December - 03.  

1684  Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature) on this day in history.  

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

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

1699  On this day in history baron Jacob Hop appointed treasurer-general of the Hague  

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

1750  On this day in history johann Franz Xaver Sterkel, composer  

1752  On this day in history georg-Friederich Fuchs, composer  

1753  On December - 03 samuel Crompton, English inventor (mule-jenny spinning machine)  

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)  

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

1483  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reformation theologist was born on December - 03.  

1560  On December - 03 birth of jan Gruter, Dutch critic (d. 1627)  

1576  Marsilio Casentini, composer was born on December - 03.  

1668  On this day in history birth of casimir Schweizelsperg, composer  

1684  On December - 03 birth of ludvig Baron Holberg, founder (Danish & Norwegian literature)  

1729  On December - 03 birth of padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango)  

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

0450  Petrus Chrysologus, 1st archbishop of Ravenna, dies on December - 03.  

1137  On this day in history lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Ger emperor (1133-37), dies at 67  

1154  On this day in history anastasius IV, Pope (1153-54), dies  

1265  On December - 03 death of odofredus, Italian jurist  

1463  On this day in history louis Chalon, prince of Orange, dies  

1469  Piero de' Medici, ruler of Florence, dies at about 53 on December - 03.  

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