Events on 3 October 41
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Roman Emperor Theodosius I concludes a peace treaty with the Goths and settles them in the Balkans in exchange for military service.
Year 1283
Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, is the first nobleman to be executed by hanging, drawing and quartering.
Year 1683
The Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang reaches Taiwan (under the Kingdom of Tungning) to receive the formal surrender of Zheng Keshuang and Liu Guoxuan after the Battle of Penghu.
Year 1739
The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-39.
Year 1789
George Washington makes the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the US
Year 1849
American author Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore under mysterious circumstances; it is the last time he is seen in public before his death.
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