Historical Events In October - 03
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
0695 On this day in history "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered
1143 On October - 03 cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II
1247 On this day in history willem II of Holland elected Roman Catholic German emperor
1264 On this day in history comet said to predict the death of Pope Urban IV is last seen
1264 On this day in history 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 October - 03.
1283 Dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies on this day in history.
1430 Jews are expelled from Eger Bohemia on October - 03.
1564 Christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned on this day in history.
1568 On October - 03 elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23
1569 Battle of Montcontour: Duke of Anjou beats Huguenots on October - 03.
1573 Entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist on this day in history.
1574 On this day in history fleet under admiral Boisot seize Spanish
1605 Chinese uprising on Philippines, Tondo/Quiapo massacre on this day in history.
1605 Li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor on this day in history.
1631 Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer on October - 03.
1646 On October - 03 virgilio Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 49
1647 On this day in history johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer
1653 On this day in history mark Zuesius Boxhorn, historian, dies at 41
1656 Myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.
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 On October - 03 fidel Molitor, composer, dies at 58
1691 English & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland on this day in history.
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 On October - 03 the Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.
1713 Antoine Dauvergne, composer on October - 03.
1720 On October - 03 johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem)
1728 Charles G Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy/transvestite on this day in history.
1733 Francois Krafft, composer on October - 03.
1735 On this day in history france & Emperor Karel VI sign peace accord
1739 On October - 03 the Treaty of Nissa is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-1739.
1750 Georg Matthias Monn, composer, dies at 33 on October - 03.