Historical Events In June - 03

0350  Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators on June - 03.  

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 June - 03 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 this day in history kilidj Arslan I, Seldjoeken-sultan, dies in battle  

1140  On this day in history french scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy.  

1326  On June - 03 treaty of Novgorod delineates borders between Russia and Norway in Finnmark.  

1357  Peace of Aat on this day in history.  

1395  On June - 03 ivan Shishman of Bulgaria  

1509  On this day in history henry VIII married wife No 1, Catherine of Aragon  

1539  On this day in history hernando De Soto claims Florida for Spain  

1540  Hernando de Soto crosses Appalachian Mountain, 1st European to do so on this day in history.  

1594  On June - 03 michel Renichon, priest, executed  

1610  On this day in history jacob Neefs, Flemish engraver/publisher, baptised  

1620  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1621  On this day in history dutch West India Company receives charter for "New Netherlands" (NY)  

1657  On this day in history manuel de Egues, composer  

1658  On June - 03 pope Alexander VII appoints François de Laval vicar apostolic in New France.  

1660  On this day in history johannes Schenck, composer  

1661  On this day in history gottfried Scheidt, composer, dies at 67  

1665  On this day in history duke of York defeats Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestoft  

1679  On this day in history jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried  

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  On this day in history james Hutton, Edinburgh Scotland, geologist  

1732  Pieter Vuyst, Dutch gov-gen of Ceylon, executed on June - 03.  

1738  On June - 03 johann Christoph Oley, composer  

1746  On this day in history james Hook, composer  

1748  Amsterdam establishes municipal postal service on this day in history.  

1750  On June - 03 frederic Thieme, composer  

1752  On this day in history moscow houses & churchs destroyed by fire  

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1540  Charles I of Austria (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.  

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

1657  Manuel de Egues, composer was born on this day in history.  

1659  David Gregory, Scottish astronomer (d. 1708) was born on this day in history.  

1660  Johannes Schenck, composer was born on June - 03.  

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

1723  On this day in history birth of giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born naturalist (d. 1788)  

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  Kilidj Arslan I, Seldjoeken-sultan, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1395  On June - 03 death of ivan Shishman of Bulgaria  

1397  On this day in history death of william Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, English military leader (b. 1328)  

1411  On this day in history death of duke Leopold IV of Austria (b. 1371)  

1548  On this day in history death of juan de Zumárraga, Spanish Catholic bishop of Mexico (b. 1468)  

1594  On June - 03 death of michel Renichon, priest, executed  

1615  Death of Sanada Yukimura, Japanese samurai (b. 1567) on this day in history.