Historical Events In October - 03
Sunday, 31 August 2025
0695 "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered on this day in history.
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 Comet said to predict the death of Pope Urban IV is last seen on this day in history.
1264 On this day in history comet said to predict death of Pope Urban IV is last seen
1283 On this day in history dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, becomes the first person executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered.
1283 Dafydd ap Gruffyd, last monarch of Gwynnedd (North-Wales), dies on this day in history.
1430 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history sebastian Anton Scherer, composer
1646 Virgilio Mazzocchi, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.
1647 Johannes Voet, Dutch lawyer on October - 03.
1653 Mark Zuesius Boxhorn, historian, dies at 41 on October - 03.
1656 On this day in history myles Standish, Plymouth Colony leader, dies (birth date unknown)
1657 French troops occupy Mardyke on this day in history.
1683 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1691 English & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland on this day in history.
1703 On this day in history pieter van Wooden, Amersfoorts rebel leader, beheaded
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 October - 03.
1712 On this day in history 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 On October - 03 charles G Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont, French spy/transvestite
1733 On October - 03 francois Krafft, composer
1735 France & Emperor Karel VI sign peace accord on October - 03.
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 On October - 03 georg Matthias Monn, composer, dies at 33