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A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History

Mayan King Bird Jaguar IV: Reign & Achievements (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

8 min • 3 maj 2023

A Daily Dose of History (03 May 2023)

Today's historical events:

  • Mayan king Bird Jaguar IV of Yaxchilan in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, assumes the throne.
  • The largest of three earthquakes strikes the island of Rhodes and causes an estimated 30,000 casualties.
  • Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries, adopting the baptismal name of João I.
  • Treaty of Loudun ends a French civil war.
  • A total solar eclipse is visible across northern Europe and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within four minutes accuracy.
  • The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
  • Washington, D.C. is incorporated as a city after Congress abolishes the Board of Commissioners, the District's founding government. The "City of Washington" is given a mayor-council form of government.
  • Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia.
  • Peninsular War: The Madrid rebels who rose up on May 2 are executed near Príncipe Pío hill.

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