This day in History - April 3

417 Historic Events for April 3
33 Death Christ, crucified (according to astronomer Humphreys and Waddington)
419 Event [Etalius] ends his reign as Catholic Pope
628 Death Chosroes II, emperor of Persia (579..628), murdered by his son
1043 Event Edward the Confessor crowned king of England
1245 Birth Philips III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85)
1287 Death Honorius IV, [Giacomo Savelli], Italian Pope (1285-87), dies
1312 Event 2nd council of Vienna
1367 Birth Henry IV, Bolingbroke Lincolnshire, King of England (1399-1413)
1376 Event Battle of Navarrete (Najera), English beat France
1438 Birth John III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland
1485 Birth Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet
1512 Death Richard Pafraet, Dutch printer, dies
1525 Death Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api), dies at 49
1559 Event Spain and France signs 2nd Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambr‚sis
1569 Birth Giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer
1581 Death Huibert Duifhuis, Roman Catholic pastor (Rotterdam/Utrecht), dies
1582 Event French van Valois honored as duke of Gelre/earl of Zutphen
1593 Birth George Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs)
1603 Birth William Smith, composer
1617 Birth Antimo Liberati, composer
1627 Birth Johann Caspar Kerll, composer
1645 Event English parliament accept Self-Denying Ordinance
1649 Birth Joseph-Fran‡ois Salomon, composer
1657 Event English Lord Protector Cromwell refuses crown
1679 Event Edmund Halley meets Johannes Hevelius in Danzig