This day in History - January 3

388 Historic Events for January 3
236 Event St Anterus ends his reign as Catholic Pope
269 Event St Felix I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
936 Event Duke Alberik II of Spoleto appoints his son Pope Leo VII
1322 Death Philip V, the Tall, King of France (1316-22), dies
1338 Event Jacob of Arteveld elected mayor of Ghent
1407 Event Bloody battles between Hoeksen and Kabeljauwen in Dordrecht
1431 Event Joan of Arc handed over to the bishop
1501 Death Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59
1521 Event Martin Luther excommunicated by Roman Catholic Church
1543 Death Juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of Calif, dies
1552 Death Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64
1560 Death Peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56
1570 Death Bartholomeus Latomus, [Steinmetz], Flemish archbishop of Trier, dies
1571 Death Joachim II Hector, elector (Brandenburg), dies at 65
1624 Birth William Tucker, 1st Black child born in America
1628 Death Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer, dies at 64
1638 Event Dutch Premier Van Joost speaks of "Hostage rights of Aemstel"
1638 Event Schouwburg Theater, the 1st in Amsterdam, opens
1641 Death Jeremiah Horrocks, English astronomical prodigy, dies at 22
1661 Death Maria I Stuart, Queen of England/husband of Willem II, dies at 29 [NS]
1667 Event Russia and Poland sign Truce of Androsovo
1667 Event Resistance of Androsovo in Russia-Poland
1670 Death George Monck, English general(-to the-sea), dies at 61
1680 Birth Johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker
1730 Birth Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician