Historical Events In October - 03
Thursday, 18 September 2025
0695 On this day in history "Black Ewald", helper of Willibrord, murdered
1143 On October - 03 cardinal Guido elected Pope Coelestinus II
1247 Willem II of Holland elected Roman Catholic German emperor on this day in history.
1264 On October - 03 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 On October - 03 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 October - 03.
1430 On this day in history jews are expelled from Eger Bohemia
1564 On October - 03 christophorus Fabritius, [Christoffel Smit], calvinist vicar, burned
1568 On October - 03 elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23
1569 Battle of Montcontour: Duke of Anjou beats Huguenots on this day in history.
1573 On this day in history entonius Walaeus, Dutch calvinist theologist
1574 Fleet under admiral Boisot seize Spanish on October - 03.
1605 On this day in history chinese uprising on Philippines, Tondo/Quiapo massacre
1605 On this day in history li Tzu-ch'eng, Chinese revolutionary, dethroned last Ming emperor
1631 Sebastian Anton Scherer, composer on this day in history.
1646 On this day in history 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 On October - 03 fidel Molitor, composer, dies at 58
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 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 Georg Matthias Monn, composer, dies at 33 on this day in history.