On This Day in History for January 3
Events in History
- 236 Reign of St Anterus as Catholic Pope ends with his death after only 40 days
- 269 St Felix I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 936 Duke Alberik II of Spoleto appoints his son Pope Leo VII
- 1338 Jacob of Arteveld elected mayor of Ghent
- 1407 Bloody battles between Hoeksen & Kabeljauwen in Dordrecht
- 1431 Joan of Arc handed over to Bishop Pierre Cauchon
- 1496 Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine
- 1521 Martin Luther is excommunicated by Pope Leo X from the Roman Catholic Church for failing to recant parts of his Ninety-five Theses which started the Protestant Reformation
- More Events in History
Cicero
Lucretia Mott
Clement Attlee
Ngô Đình Diệm
Greta ThunbergWeddings in History
- 1783 Future US Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Marshall (27) weds Mary Willis Ambler (16) at his cousin's home in Hanover County, Virginia, until her death in 1831
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
Grenville M. Dodge
William Joyce
Jack Ruby
Joy Adamson
Edward W. BrookeJanuary in History
Master Potter Wedgwood Wows the World
An illness put an end to Josiah Wedgwood’s short career operating a potter’s wheel. But it diverted him into design and the creation of world-renowned pottery.
January 3, 1795
Martin Luther Excommunicated
The 1521 papal bull of Pope Leo X announcing the excommunication of Martin Luther
January 3, 1521
Rise and Fall of the Vanderbilt Empire
When he died on this day Cornelius Vanderbilt allegedly possessed more money than the U.S. Treasury. Much of it was squandered in lavish spending by descendants
January 4, 1877
Topsy the Elephant is Electrocuted
Topsy the elephant is electrocuted to death at Luna Park in New York
January 4, 1903