Historical Events In October - 03
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
0695 "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered on this day in history.
1143 Cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II on October - 03.
1247 Willem II of Holland elected Roman Catholic German emperor on October - 03.
1264 On October - 03 comet said to predict the death of Pope Urban IV is last seen
1264 On October - 03 comet said to predict death of Pope Urban IV is last seen
1283 Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, becomes the first person executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered on this day in history.
1283 On October - 03 dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies
1430 On October - 03 jews are expelled from Eger Bohemia
1564 On this day in history christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned
1568 On October - 03 elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23
1569 On this day in history battle of Montcontour: Duke of Anjou beats Huguenots
1573 On October - 03 entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist
1574 Fleet under admiral Boisot seize Spanish on this day in history.
1605 On this day in history chinese uprising on Philippines, Tondo/Quiapo massacre
1605 On October - 03 li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor
1631 Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer on October - 03.
1646 On October - 03 virgilio Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 49
1647 Johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer on October - 03.
1653 On this day in history mark Zuesius Boxhorn, historian, dies at 41
1656 Myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown) on October - 03.
1657 On October - 03 french troops occupy Mardyke
1683 On October - 03 the Qing Dynasty naval commander Shi Lang reaches Taiwan (under the Kingdom of Tungning) to receive the formal surrender of Zheng Keshuang and Liu Guoxuan after the Battle of Penghu.
1685 Fidel Molitor, composer, dies at 58 on October - 03.
1691 On this day in history english & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland
1703 Pieter van Wooden, Amersfoorts rebel leader, beheaded on October - 03.
1712 Warrant issued for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor, Highland Freebooter, by the Lord Advocate at the instigation of the Duke of Montrose on this day in history.
1712 The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor on this day in history.
1713 Antoine Dauvergne, composer on October - 03.
1720 Johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem) on October - 03.
1728 On October - 03 charles G Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy/transvestite
1733 On this day in history francois Krafft, composer
1735 France & Emperor Karel VI sign peace accord on October - 03.
1739 The Treaty of Nissa is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-1739 on this day in history.
1750 On October - 03 georg Matthias Monn, composer, dies at 33