Events on 3 April 39
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King Louis the Pious captures Barcelona from the Moors after a siege of several months.
Year 1860
The first successful United States Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins.
Year 1865
American Civil War: Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 80
Birthdays on 3 April 241
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Emperor Xingzong of Liao
b. 1016 – d. 1055
Xing Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 1016)
Igor Svyatoslavich
b. 1151 – d. 1202
Igor Svyatoslavich, Russian prince (d. 1202)
Philip III of France
b. 1245 – d. 1285
Philip III of France (b. 1245)
John III of Egmont
b. 1438 – d. 1516
John III of Egmont, Dutch noble (d. 1516)
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Michael Neander
b. 1529 – d. 1581
Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581)
Maria de' Medici (1540-1557)
b. 1540 – d. 1557
Maria de' Medici, Italian noble (d. 1557)
George Herbert
b. 1593 – d. 1633
George Herbert, English poet (d. 1633)
Alessandro Stradella
b. 1639 – d. 1682
Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (d. 1682)
Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
b. 1643 – d. 1690
Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1690)
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Valentin Rathgeber
b. 1682 – d. 1750
Valentin Rathgeber, German organist and composer (d. 1750)
George Edwards (naturalist)
b. 1693 – d. 1773
George Edwards, English biologist and ornithologist (b. 1693)
William Watson (scientist)
b. 1715 – d. 1787
William Watson, English physician, physicist, and botanist (b. 1715)
Deaths on 3 April 85
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William III of Aquitaine
d. 963 (b. 915)
William III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 915)
Philip of Milly
d. 1171
Philip of Milly, seventh Grand Master of the Knights Templar (b. c. 1120)
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany
d. 1203 (b. 1187)
Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (b. 1187)
Richard of Chichester
d. 1253
Saint Richard of Chichester
Pope Honorius IV
d. 1287 (b. 1210)
Pope Honorius IV (b. 1210)
Nizamuddin Auliya
d. 1325 (b. 1238)
Nizamuddin Auliya, Sufi saint (b. 1238)
Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy
d. 1350 (b. 1295)
Odo IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1295)
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Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire
d. 1538 (b. 1480)
Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire (b. 1480)
Antonio de Guevara
d. 1545 (b. 1481)
Antonio de Guevara, Spanish chronicler and moralist (b. 1481)
Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy
d. 1606 (b. 1563)
Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1563)
Shivaji
d. 1680 (b. 1630)
Shivaji, Indian emperor, founded the Maratha Empire (b. 1630)
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
d. 1682 (b. 1618)
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1618)