Events on 3 November 51
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Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia, on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor.
Year 644
Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim caliph, is assassinated by a Persian slave in Medina.
Year 1333
The River Arno flooding causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani.
Year 1534
English Parliament passes the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Anglican Church, supplanting the pope and the Roman Catholic Church.
Year 1789
The first District Court established by the Constitution opens in New York City.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 6
Birthdays on 3 November 231
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Benvenuto Cellini
b. 1500 – d. 1571
Benvenuto Cellini, Italian sculptor and painter (d. 1571)
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Achilles Gasser
b. 1505 – d. 1577
Achilles Gasser, German physician and astrologer (d. 1577)
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Tilemann Heshusius
b. 1527 – d. 1588
Tilemann Heshusius, Gnesio-Lutheran theologian (d. 1588)
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Annibale Carracci
b. 1560 – d. 1609
Annibale Carracci, Italian painter and illustrator (d. 1609)
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Samuel Scheidt
b. 1587 – d. 1654
Samuel Scheidt, German organist, composer, and educator (d. 1654)
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Osman II
b. 1604 – d. 1622
Osman II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1622)
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Aurangzeb
b. 1618 – d. 1707
Aurangzeb, Mughal emperor (d. 1707)
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Georg Reutter
b. 1656 – d. 1738
Georg Reutter, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1738)
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Hui-bin Jang
b. 1659 – d. 1701
Hui-bin Jang, Royal consort (d. 1701)
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Jan Josef Ignác Brentner
b. 1689 – d. 1742
Jan Josef Ignác Brentner, Czech composer (d. 1742)
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Daniel Rutherford
b. 1749 – d. 1819
Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician (b. 1749)
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Robert Smith (Cabinet member)
b. 1757 – d. 1842
Robert Smith, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Secretary of State (d. 1842)
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Constantius II
d. 361 (b. 317)
Constantius II, Roman emperor (b. 317)
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Umar
d. 644 (b. 584)
Umar, caliph (b. 584)
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Saint Pirmin
d. 753 (b. 700)
Saint Pirmin, Spanish-German monk and saint (b. 700)
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Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester
d. 1219
Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester, English baron and rebel
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Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal
d. 1220 (b. 1186)
Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal, spouse of King Afonso II of Portugal (b. 1186)
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John III Doukas Vatatzes
d. 1254 (b. 1193)
John III Doukas Vatatzes, Byzantine emperor (b. 1193)
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Petronilla de Meath
d. 1324
Petronilla de Meath, Irish suspected witch
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Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre
d. 1373 (b. 1343)
Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (b. 1343)
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Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury
d. 1428 (b. 1388)
Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury, English general and politician (b. 1388)
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond
d. 1456 (b. 1431)
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, father of King Henry VII of England (b. 1431)
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Jerónimo Zurita y Castro
d. 1580 (b. 1512)
Jerónimo Zurita y Castro, Spanish historian and author (b. 1512)
Charles Borromeo
d. 1584 (b. 1538)
Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and saint (b. 1538)