Events on 3 March 53
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Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
Year 724
Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her nephew Shōmu who becomes emperor of Japan.
Year 1776
American Revolutionary War: The first amphibious landing of the United States Marine Corps begins the Battle of Nassau.
Year 1779
American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army is routed at the Battle of Brier Creek near Savannah, Georgia.
Year 1799
The Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu ends with the surrender of the French garrison.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 8
Birthdays on 3 March 166
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John II of Portugal
b. 1455 – d. 1495
John II of Portugal (d. 1495)
Ascanio Sforza
b. 1455 – d. 1505
Ascanio Sforza, Catholic cardinal (d. 1505)
Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja
b. 1506 – d. 1555
Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja (d. 1555)
Matthias Flacius
b. 1520 – d. 1575
Matthias Flacius, Croatian theologian and reformer (b. 1520)
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury
b. 1583 – d. 1648
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English soldier and diplomat (b. 1583)
Gisbertus Voetius
b. 1589 – d. 1676
Gisbertus Voetius, Dutch minister, theologian, and academic (d. 1676)
Edmund Waller
b. 1606 – d. 1687
Edmund Waller, English poet and politician (d. 1687)
Thomas Otway
b. 1652 – d. 1685
Thomas Otway, English playwright and author (d. 1685)
Madeleine de Verchères
b. 1678 – d. 1747
Madeleine de Verchères, Canadian raid leader (b. 1678)
William Godwin
b. 1756 – d. 1836
William Godwin, English journalist and author (b. 1756)
Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
b. 1778 – d. 1841
Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1841)
William Macready
b. 1793 – d. 1873
William Macready, English actor and manager (b. 1793)
Deaths on 3 March 91
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Winwaloe
d. 532
Winwaloe, saint and founder of Landévennec Abbey (b. c. 460)
Bohemond I of Antioch
d. 1111 (b. 1058)
Bohemond I of Antioch (b. 1058)
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Hugh de Puiset
d. 1195
Hugh de Puiset, bishop of Durham (b. c. 1125)
Vladimir IV Rurikovich
d. 1239 (b. 1187)
Vladimir IV Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1187)
Antony Bek (bishop of Durham)
d. 1311
Antony Bek, bishop of Durham
Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle
d. 1323
Andrew Harclay, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English military leader
Ausiàs March
d. 1459 (b. 1397)
Ausiàs March, Catalan knight and poet (b. 1397)
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Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle
d. 1542
Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle, illegitimate son of King Edward IV of England
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
d. 1554 (b. 1503)
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1554)
Sebastiano Venier
d. 1578 (b. 1496)
Sebastiano Venier, Doge of Venice (b. 1496)
Michael Kantakouzenos Şeytanoğlu
d. 1578
Michael Kantakouzenos Şeytanoğlu, Ottoman Greek magnate
Henry XI of Legnica
d. 1588 (b. 1539)
Henry XI of Legnica, thrice Duke of Legnica (d. 1588)