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  On this day in history st Leo II ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

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

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

1090  On this day in history battle at Hagenoorde: German emperor beats earl Egbert II  

1090  On this day in history egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle  

1187  On this day in history crusaders enter Tiberias  

1250  On July - 03 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.  

1423  On this day in history louis XI, King of France (1461-83)  

1428  On July - 03 treaty of Delft-between Jacoba of Bayern & Philip the Good  

1468  On this day in history duke Charles the Stout marries Princess Margaretha of York  

1567  Samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain) on July - 03.  

1570  Antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67 on July - 03.  

1608  On July - 03 city of Québec founded by Samuel de Champlain  

1608  Quebec, Canada founded by Samuel Champlain on this day in history.  

1608  On July - 03 samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec  

1630  On July - 03 emperor Ferdinand II opens German Parliament  

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 this day in history.  

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

1720  On this day in history sweden & Denmark sign peace treaty  

1728  Robert Adam, architect/designer (Adelphi Terrace, London) on this day in history.  

1731  Samuel Huntington, (Gov-Ct), Continental Congress pres on this day in history.  

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

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

1778  On this day in history british forces massacre 360 men, women & children in Wyoming, Pa  

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

1793  John Claire, England, poet on this day in history.  

1794  On this day in history eberhard F Walcker, German organ builder (Paulskirche Frankfurt)  

1796  Nikoli A Poveloi, Russian writer/publisher (Sotsjinenija) [NS] on July - 03.  

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1423  On this day in history birth of louis XI, King of France (1461-83)  

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

1530  Claude Fauchet, French historian (d. 1601) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, British cavalry officer (d. 1768)  

1687  Arnold Hoogvliet, Dutch poet (Abraham the Patriarch) was born on July - 03.  

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

1090  Egbert II van Brunswick, Fries count, dies in battle on July - 03.  

1570  Death of Antonio Paleario, Italian humanist, executed by inquisition at 67 on July - 03.  

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  Death of William Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675) on July - 03.  

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