On July 3, history records 39 notable events, 190 famous births and 85 deaths, spanning the years 324 to 1819.
Events on this day include: Battle of Adrianople: Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. (324); Hugh Capet is crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France until the French Revolution in 1792. (987).
Notable people born on July 3 include Valentinian I (321), Louis XI of France (1423), Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado (1442).
Notable figures who died on this day include Anatolius of Constantinople (458), Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (710), Dong Chang (warlord) (896).
Events on 3 July 39
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Hugh Capet is crowned King of France, the first of the Capetian dynasty that would rule France until the French Revolution in 1792.
Year 1754
French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.
Year 1767
Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret.
Year 1767
Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded and the first edition is published.
Year 1775
American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Year 1778
American Revolutionary War: Iroquois allied to Britain kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.
Year 1819
The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens.
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Birthdays on 3 July 190
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Deaths on 3 July 85
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