On April 3, history records 39 notable events, 241 famous births and 85 deaths, spanning the years 686 to 1885.
Events on this day include: Maya king Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' assumes the crown of Calakmul. (686); King Louis the Pious captures Barcelona from the Moors after a siege of several months. (801).
Notable people born on April 3 include Emperor Xingzong of Liao (1016), Igor Svyatoslavich (1151), Philip III of France (1245).
Notable figures who died on this day include William III of Aquitaine (963), Philip of Milly (1171), Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (1203).
Events on 3 April 39
See all →King Louis the Pious captures Barcelona from the Moors after a siege of several months.
The first successful United States Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins.
American Civil War: Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America.
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Birthdays on 3 April 241
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Deaths on 3 April 85
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