On January 3, history records 47 notable events, 203 famous births and 115 deaths, spanning the years 1521 to 1868.
Events on this day include: Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. (1521); By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage. (1653).
Notable people born on January 3 include Lü Bu (169), Emperor Tsuchimikado (1196), Gian Girolamo Albani (1509).
Notable figures who died on this day include Pope Anterus (236), Emperor Yuan of Jin (323), Pope Benjamin I of Alexandria (661).
Events on 3 January 47
See all →Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.
By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage.
Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.
The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, is published.
American General George Washington defeats British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
Austria, the United Kingdom, and France form a secret defensive alliance against Prussia and Russia.
Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico.
Meiji Restoration in Japan: The Tokugawa shogunate is abolished; agents of Satsuma and Chōshū seize power.
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Birthdays on 3 January 203
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Deaths on 3 January 115
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