Events on 3 May 49
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Mayan king Bird Jaguar IV of Yaxchilan in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico assumes the throne.
Year 1481
The largest of three earthquakes strikes the island of Rhodes and causes an estimated 30,000 casualties.
Year 1491
Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries, adopting the baptismal name of João I.
Year 1715
A total solar eclipse was visible across northern Europe, and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within 4 minutes accuracy.
Year 1791
The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Year 1808
Peninsular War: The Madrid rebels who rose up on May 2 are executed near Príncipe Pío hill.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 5
Birthdays on 3 May 224
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K'an Joy Chitam I
b. 490 – d. 565
K'an Joy Chitam I, ruler of Palenque (d. 565)
Constantine III (Byzantine emperor)
b. 612 – d. 641
Constantine III, Byzantine emperor (d. 641)
Emilia Bicchieri
b. 1238 – d. 1314
Emilia Bicchieri, Italian saint (d. 1314)
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
b. 1415 – d. 1495
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (d. 1495)
Pedro González de Mendoza
b. 1428 – d. 1495
Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal (d. 1495)
Margaret of York
b. 1446 – d. 1503
Margaret of York (d. 1503)
Raffaele Riario
b. 1461 – d. 1521
Raffaele Riario, Italian cardinal (d. 1521)
Niccolò Machiavelli
b. 1469 – d. 1527
Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian historian and author (b. 1469)
Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg
b. 1479 – d. 1552
Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg (d. 1552)
Juana de la Cruz Vázquez Gutiérrez
b. 1481 – d. 1534
Juana de la Cruz Vazquez Gutierrez, Spanish Roman Catholic nun and venerable (b. 1481)
Stephan Praetorius
b. 1536 – d. 1603
Stephan Praetorius, German theologian (d. 1603)
Catherine of St. Augustine
b. 1632 – d. 1668
Catherine of St. Augustine, French-Canadian nun and saint (b. 1632)
Deaths on 3 May 103
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Princess Tōchi
d. 678
Tōchi, Japanese princess
Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil
d. 738
Uaxaclajuun Ub'aah K'awiil, Mayan ruler (ajaw)
Matilda of Boulogne
d. 1152 (b. 1105)
Matilda of Boulogne (b. 1105)
Béla IV of Hungary
d. 1270 (b. 1206)
Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206)
John I, Duke of Brabant
d. 1294 (b. 1252)
John I, Duke of Brabant (b. 1252)
Alexios II of Trebizond
d. 1330 (b. 1282)
Alexios II Megas Komnenos, Emperor of Trebizond (b. 1282)
Pope Alexander V
d. 1410
Pope Alexander V
Mehmed the Conqueror
d. 1481 (b. 1432)
Mehmed the Conqueror, Ottoman sultan (b. 1432)
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John Devereux, 8th Baron Ferrers of Chartley
d. 1501 (b. 1463)
John Devereux, 8th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, English Baron (b. 1463)
Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent
d. 1524 (b. 1481)
Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent, English peer (b. 1481)
Juana de la Cruz Vázquez Gutiérrez
d. 1534 (b. 1481)
Juana de la Cruz Vazquez Gutierrez, Spanish Roman Catholic nun and venerable (b. 1481)
Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
d. 1589 (b. 1528)
Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1589)