On This Day in History for August 3
Events in History
- 8 Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus
- 435 Deposed Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, exiled by Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt
- 881 Battle at Saucourt: French King Louis III beats the Vikings
- 1108 Louis VI "The Fat" King of France, crowned at the cathedral in Orléans after his half brother prevents him reaching Reims
- 1312 Power of Luik Patriarch murders over 200
- 1492 Christopher Columbus with Juan de la Cosa second-in-command sets sail on his first voyage with three ships, Santa María, Pinta and Niña from Palos de la Frontera, Spain for the "Indies"
- 1527 First known letter sent from North America by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland
- 1529 "Peace of the Ladies" (Treaty of Cambrai) made between Holy Roman Empire and the French, negotiated by Louise of Savoy and Margaret of Austria
- More Events in History
Elisha Otis
Alfred Deakin
Stanley Baldwin
Rupert Brooke
John T. ScopesWeddings in History
- 1824 Inventor Charles Goodyear (23) weds Clarissa Beecher
- 2000 British PM Gordon Brown (49) weds Sarah Jane Macaulay (36) in North Queensferry, Fife
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Richard Arkwright
Joseph Conrad
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Aleksandr SolzhenitsynAugust in History
Wild Bill, The Wild West, and Wild Exaggeration
Wild Bill Hickok is a legend of the Wild West, a gunfighting sheriff who shot dead numerous men as he fought for law and order. But is it all a bit exaggerated?
August 2, 1876
Santa María
Christopher Columbus aboard his flagship the Santa María in 1492
August 3, 1492
Russian Antarctic Expedition
The Bellingshausen expedition's two sloops-of-war, Mirny and Vostok
August 4, 1821
The Strange, Mysterious Story of the Balloon Expedition to the North Pole
The discovery of Swedish engineer S. A. Andrée's tragic, long-lost polar expedition in 1930 led to more questions than answers.
August 5, 1930