On This Day in History for April 3
Events in History
- 419 [Etalius] ends his reign as Catholic Pope
- 1043 Edward the Confessor crowned King of England
- 1077 The first Parliament of Friuli is created
- 1312 2nd council of Vienna, Knights Templars suppressed
- 1367 Battle of Navarrete [Nájera], La Rioja, Castile: alliance of King Peter of Castile and the English defeats Count Henry of Castile
- 1559 Spain & France sign 2nd Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambrésis
- 1582 Francis of Valois, Duke of Anjou honored as Duke of Gelre, Earl of Zutphen
- 1645 English Long Parliament passes the Self-Denying Ordinance, limiting regional armies, significant step toward New Model Army
- More Events in History
Henry IV of England
Washington Irving
Charles Wilkes
Boss Tweed
J. B. M. Hertzog
Helmut KohlWeddings in History
- 1920 Novelist and short story writer F. Scott Fitzgerald (23) weds novelist Zelda Sayre (19) at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York
- 2010 "Love and Theft" country trio Eric Gunderson weds Emily Hagar (24) at sunset on the front porch of the historic Hazel Path mansion in Hendersonville, Tennessee
- 2014 Who's the Boss actor Danny Pintauro (38) weds partner Wil Tabares in Dana Point, California
More Weddings in History
Jesse James
Graham GreeneApril in History
Flash! Bang! It's the Human Cannonball!
An excited crowd looked up in astonishment and wonder when, in 1877, the first human cannonball flew above their heads.
April 2, 1877
The Computer That Came By Truck
It didn't have the sleek lines that Steve Jobs would admire and it needed to be carried on a truck, but the computer age had finally arrived in rural England.
April 3, 1957
Battle of Navarrete
The Battle of Navarrete, fought near Nájera, with John of Gaunt, the Black Prince, and Pedro the Cruel allied (to the left of the image) against Henry II of Castile and the French
April 3, 1367
Martin Luther King Shot Dead
Martin Luther King Jr, the celebrated (‘I have a dream’) civil rights campaigner, was shot dead on this day as he stood on a motel balcony in Memphis Tennessee.
April 4, 1968