Historical Events In July - 03

0323  On this day in history battle at Adrianopolis: Flavius Julius Crispus' beats emperor Licinius  

0324  On this day in history battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.  

0683  St Leo II ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

0683  Leo II, Pope (681-83), dies on July - 03.  

0987  On this day in history hugo Capet crowned king of France  

1090  Battle at Hagenoorde: German emperor beats earl Egbert II on July - 03.  

1090  Egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1187  Crusaders enter Tiberias on July - 03.  

1250  Louis IX of France is captured by Baibars' Mamluk army at the Battle of Fariskur while he is in Egypt conducting the Seventh Crusade; he later has to ransom himself on this day in history.  

1423  On July - 03 louis XI, King of France (1461-83)  

1428  Treaty of Delft-between Jacoba of Bayern & Philip the Good on July - 03.  

1468  On July - 03 duke Charles the Stout marries Princess Margaretha of York  

1567  On this day in history samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)  

1570  On July - 03 antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67  

1608  City of Québec founded by Samuel de Champlain on July - 03.  

1608  On this day in history quebec, Canada founded by Samuel Champlain  

1608  Samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec on this day in history.  

1630  Emperor Ferdinand II opens German Parliament on this day in history.  

1642  Maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69 on July - 03.  

1661  Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II on July - 03.  

1683  Edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint) on July - 03.  

1687  On this day in history arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch)  

1720  On July - 03 sweden & Denmark sign peace treaty  

1728  On July - 03 robert Adam, architect/designer (Adelphi Terrace, London)  

1731  On July - 03 samuel Huntington, (Gov-Ct), Continental Congress pres  

1738  John Singleton Copley, Mass, finest colonial American artist on July - 03.  

1754  On this day in history george Washington surrenders to French, Ft Necessity (7 Years' War)  

1767  Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret on this day in history.  

1775  On July - 03 washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass  

1778  British forces massacre 360 men, women & children in Wyoming, Pa on July - 03.  

1778  Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies on this day in history.  

1793  On July - 03 john Claire, England, poet  

1794  On July - 03 eberhard F Walcker, German organ builder (Paulskirche Frankfurt)  

1796  On this day in history nikoli A Poveloi, Russian writer/publisher (Sotsjinenija) [NS]  

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1423  Louis XI, King of France (1461-83) was born on this day in history.  

1442  On July - 03 birth of emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500)  

1530  Claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601) was born on July - 03.  

1567  On July - 03 birth of samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)  

1676  On this day in history birth of leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1747)  

1683  Edward Young, English poet (Revenge, Complaint) was born on July - 03.  

1685  Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.  

1687  On this day in history birth of arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch)  

0683  On July - 03 leo II, Pope (681-83), dies  

1090  Egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1570  Death of Antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67 on this day in history.  

1642  On July - 03 maria de' Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69  

1672  On July - 03 death of francis Willughby, English biologist (b. 1635)  

1704  Death of Sophia Alekseyevna, regent of Russia (b. 1657) on July - 03.  

1749  On this day in history death of william Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)  

1778  On July - 03 jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies