March 3 in history
1284 – The Statute of Rhuddlan incorporates the Principality of Wales into England. 1575 – Indian Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Bengali army at the Battle of Tukaroi. 1585 – The Olympic Theatre,...
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1455 – King John II of Portugal (d. 1495) 1520 – Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575) 1583 – Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English diplomat, poet, and philosopher...
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51 – Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title princeps iuventutis (head of the youth). 306 – Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. 852 – Croatian Duke Trpimir I issues a statute, a...
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1188 – Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) 1394 – Henry the Navigator (d. 1460) 1484 – George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, follower of Martin Luther (d. 1543) 1492 –...
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363 – Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90,000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a campaign which would bring about his own death. 1046 – Naser Khosrow begins the seven-year...
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1133 – Henry II of England, King of England (d. 1189) 1324 – King David II of Scotland (d. 1371) 1326 – Louis I of Hungary (d. 1382) 1512 – Gerardus Mercator, Flemish cartographer (d. 1594) 1563 –...
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12 BC – The Roman Emperor Augustus is named Pontifex Maximus, incorporating the position into that of the Emperor 1454 – Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of the Prussian Confederation pledge allegiance...
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1340 – John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (d. 1399) 1405 – King John II of Castile (d. 1454) 1459 – Jacob Fugger, German banker (d. 1525) 1475 – Michelangelo, Italian artist and sculptor (d. 1564)...
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161 – Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by his adoptive sons Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus. 238 – Roman subjects in Africa revolt against Maximinus Thrax and elect Gordian I as emperor....
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189 – Publius Septimius Geta, Roman Emperor (d. 211) 1481 – Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter (d. 1537) 1556 – Guillaume du Vair, French writer (d. 1621) 1663 – Tomaso Antonio Vitali,...
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1010 – Ferdowsi completes his Shahnameh. 1126 – Following the death of his mother Urraca, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of Castile and Leon. 1576 – Spanish explorer Diego Garcia de Palacio first...
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1286 – John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341) 1293 – Beatrice of Castile, queen of Portugal (d. 1359) 1495 – John of God, Portuguese-born friar and saint (d. 1550) 1514 – Amago Haruhisa, Japanese...
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141 BC – Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne over the Han Dynasty of China. 632 – The Last Sermon (Khutbah, Khutbatul Wada') of Prophet Muhammad. 1009 – First known...
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1213 – Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (d. 1271) 1285 – Emperor Go-Nijo of Japan (d. 1318) 1454 – Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer and cartographer (d. 1512) 1564 – David Fabricius,...
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241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands – The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end. 298 – Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North...
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1415 – Vasili II of Russia (d. 1462) 1452 – Ferdinand II of Aragon (d. 1516) 1503 – Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1564) 1536 – Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, English politician (d. 1572)...
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