On This Day in History for July 3
Events in History
- 324 Battle of Adrianople: Roman Emperor Constantine I defeats his co-emperor Licinius, who flees to Byzantium
- 987 Hugh Capet (Hugh the Great) crowned King of the Franks
- 987 Hugh Capet, elected by the nobility and crowned as King of France
- 1090 Battle at Hagenoorde: German emperor beats earl Egbert II
- 1187 Battle of Horns of Hattin: Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, destroys Jerusalem's crusader army
- 1250 Louis IX of France is captured by Baibars' Mamluk army at the Battle of Fariskur while he is in Egypt conducting the Seventh Crusade; he later has to ransom himself
- 1428 Treaty of Delft between Jacoba of Bavaria & Philip the Good of Burgundy
- 1608 Samuel de Champlain founds city of Quebec
- More Events in History
Louis XI
Samuel de Champlain
Richard Bedford Bennett
Franz Kafka
Jean-Claude Duvalier
Julian AssangeWeddings in History
- 1468 Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold marries third wife English Princess Margaret of York
- 1951 Author Maya Angelou (23) weds Thomas J. Angelos
- 1960 Vernon Presley (father of Elvis) weds Dee Alliot
Divorces in History
- 1929 American Playwright Eugene O'Neill divorces second wife novelist Agnes Boulton after 11 years of marriage
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Hetty Green
Hipólito YrigoyenJuly in History
Final Hours of Ernest Hemingway
Why did Ernest Hemingway, with everything to live for, kill himself on this day? The one thing he did not write is a suicide note but scientists have some answers.
July 2, 1961
Churchill’s Deadly Attack On His Ally
French battleships could have fallen into German hands in 1940. There seemed to be only one thing to do. And on this day Winston Churchill did it . . .
July 3, 1940
Battle of Fariskur
Louis IX being taken prisoner by Baibars' Mamluk army
July 3, 1250
Yippee! It's Independence Day for the U.S.
The United States declared itself independent of Britain on this day. Ever since, celebrations marking the event have taken place every year across the country.
July 4, 1776