Historical Events In June - 03

0350  On this day in history roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators.  

0545  Chlotilde, wife of French king Clovis/saint, dies at about 70 on this day in history.  

1083  Henry IV of Germany storms Rome, capturing St Peter's Cathedral on this day in history.  

1098  On June - 03 christian Crusaders seize Antioch, Turkey  

1098  On this day in history crusaders take Antioch, considered the first Christian city and now located in Turkey.  

1098  On this day in history after 5-month siege in 1st Crusade, the Crusaders seize Antioch Turkey  

1107  On June - 03 kilidj Arslan I, Seldjoeken-sultan, dies in battle  

1140  On June - 03 french scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy.  

1326  On this day in history treaty of Novgorod delineates borders between Russia and Norway in Finnmark.  

1357  Peace of Aat on June - 03.  

1395  Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria on this day in history.  

1509  On June - 03 henry VIII married wife No 1, Catherine of Aragon  

1539  On June - 03 hernando De Soto claims Florida for Spain  

1540  Hernando de Soto crosses Appalachian Mountain, 1st European to do so on June - 03.  

1594  Michel Renichon, priest, executed on this day in history.  

1610  Jacob Neefs, Flemish engraver/publisher, baptised on this day in history.  

1620  On June - 03 construction of the oldest stone church in French North America, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, begins at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.  

1621  The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherlands, better known as New York on June - 03.  

1621  Dutch West India Company receives charter for "New Netherlands" (NY) on this day in history.  

1657  Manuel de Egues, composer on June - 03.  

1658  On this day in history pope Alexander VII appoints François de Laval vicar apostolic in New France.  

1660  Johannes Schenck, composer on this day in history.  

1661  Gottfried Scheidt, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

1665  Duke of York defeats Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestoft on this day in history.  

1679  Jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried on June - 03.  

1685  On June - 03 cornelis Hop, Amsterdam regent/diplomat  

1688  On June - 03 maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Luik, dies at 66  

1726  James Hutton, Edinburgh Scotland, geologist on June - 03.  

1732  On June - 03 pieter Vuyst, Dutch gov-gen of Ceylon, executed  

1738  On this day in history johann Christoph Oley, composer  

1746  James Hook, composer on June - 03.  

1748  Amsterdam establishes municipal postal service on June - 03.  

1750  Frederic Thieme, composer on June - 03.  

1752  Moscow houses & churchs destroyed by fire on June - 03.  

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1540  On this day in history birth of charles I of Austria (d. 1590)  

1610  On June - 03 birth of jacob Neefs, Flemish engraver/publisher, baptised  

1657  On this day in history birth of manuel de Egues, composer  

1659  On this day in history birth of david Gregory, Scottish astronomer (d. 1708)  

1660  Johannes Schenck, composer was born on this day in history.  

1685  Cornelis Hop, Amsterdam regent/diplomat was born on this day in history.  

1723  Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born naturalist (d. 1788) was born on June - 03.  

1726  On June - 03 birth of james Hutton, Edinburgh Scotland, geologist  

0545  On June - 03 chlotilde, wife of French king Clovis/saint, dies at about 70  

1107  On June - 03 kilidj Arslan I, Seldjoeken-sultan, dies in battle  

1395  Death of Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria on this day in history.  

1397  Death of William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (b. 1328) on this day in history.  

1411  Death of Duke Leopold IV of Austria (b. 1371) on June - 03.  

1548  On June - 03 death of juan de Zumárraga, Spanish Catholic bishop of Mexico (b. 1468)  

1594  On this day in history death of michel Renichon, priest, executed  

1615  Death of Sanada Yukimura, Japanese samurai (b. 1567) on June - 03.