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Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.
Year 881
Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.
Year 908
Battle of Eisenach: An invading Hungarian force defeats an East Frankish army under Duke Burchard of Thuringia.
Year 1031
Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey.
Year 1527
The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.
Year 1645
Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 12
Birthdays on 3 August 212
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Imperia Cognati
b. 1486 – d. 1512
Imperia Cognati, Italian courtesan (d. 1512)
Maria of Jülich-Berg
b. 1491 – d. 1543
Maria of Jülich-Berg, German noblewoman (d. 1543)
Étienne Dolet
b. 1509 – d. 1546
Étienne Dolet, French scholar and translator (b. 1509)
Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
b. 1622 – d. 1698
Wolfgang Julius, Count of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, German field marshal (d. 1698)
John Henley (clergyman)
b. 1692 – d. 1759
John Henley, English minister and poet (d. 1759)
Naungdawgyi
b. 1734 – d. 1763
Naungdawgyi, Burmese king (d. 1763)
Aaron Chorin
b. 1766 – d. 1844
Aaron Chorin, Hungarian rabbi and author (d. 1844)
Frederick William III of Prussia
b. 1770 – d. 1840
Frederick William III of Prussia (d. 1840)
Joseph Paxton
b. 1803 – d. 1865
Joseph Paxton, English gardener and architect, designed The Crystal Palace (d. 1865)
Hamilton Fish
b. 1808 – d. 1893
Hamilton Fish, American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of State (b. 1808)
Elisha Otis
b. 1811 – d. 1861
Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (d. 1861)
Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen
b. 1817 – d. 1895
Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (d. 1895)
Deaths on 3 August 101
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Burchard, Duke of Thuringia
d. 908
Burchard, Duke of Thuringia
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Egino, Duke of Thuringia
d. 908
Egino, Duke of Thuringia
Rudolf I (bishop of Würzburg)
d. 908
Rudolf I, bishop of Würzburg
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Empress Dowager Cao (Li Cunxu's mother)
d. 925
Cao, Chinese empress dowager
Thietmar, Margrave of Meissen
d. 979
Thietmar, Margrave of Meissen
At-Ta'i
d. 1003
At-Ta'i, the Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad
Bartholomew de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh
d. 1355
Bartholomew de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh
James II of Scotland
d. 1460 (b. 1430)
James II of Scotland (b. 1430)
Scaramuccia Trivulzio
d. 1527
Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal
Francesco Ferruccio
d. 1530 (b. 1489)
Francesco Ferruccio, Florentine captain (b. 1489)
Antonio da Sangallo the Younger
d. 1546 (b. 1484)
Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect, designed the Apostolic Palace (b. 1484)
Étienne Dolet
d. 1546 (b. 1509)
Étienne Dolet, French scholar and translator (b. 1509)