On August 3, history records 42 notable events, 212 famous births and 101 deaths, spanning the years 435 to 1645.
Events on this day include: Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery... (435); Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied. (881).
Notable people born on August 3 include Imperia Cognati (1486), Maria of Jülich-Berg (1491), Étienne Dolet (1509).
Notable figures who died on this day include Burchard, Duke of Thuringia (908), Egino, Duke of Thuringia (908), Rudolf I (bishop of Würzburg) (908).
Events on 3 August 42
See all →Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.
Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.
Battle of Eisenach: An invading Hungarian force defeats an East Frankish army under Duke Burchard of Thuringia.
Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey.
The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.
Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Birthdays on 3 August 212
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Deaths on 3 August 101
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