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2013 Event - At a University of Leicester media conference, it is announced that during a 2012 archeological dig in Leicester, the skeleton they unearthed is confirmed to be the remains of King Richard III of England

2012 Event - The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act is signed into law by Philippine President Benigno Aquino III

2010 Event - The 15th President of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino III, is sworn in, as is the 15th Vice President of the Philippines, Jejomar Binay

2010 Event - Egypt announces the discovery of a granite head from a statue of Tutankhamun's grandfather, Amenhotep III, buried at a temple in Luxor

2005 Event - Revenge of the Sith (Star Wars III) is released

1997 Event - Davis Love III wins golf's Buick challenge, shooting a 267

1997 Event - 79th PGA Championship: Davis Love III shoots a 269 at Winged Foot GC

1997 Event - Minuteman III launches

1995 Event - Beth Daniels/Davis Love III wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic

1994 Death - William A Henry III, critic (Time Mag), dies of heart attack at 44

1993 Event - Alan Bennett's "Madness of George III," premieres in London

1992 Birthday - Earvin Johnson III, son of NBA foward Magic Johnson

1992 Event - Orthodox patriarch Shenouda III visits Netherlands

1991 Death - Ronnie Brody, British actor (Superman III, Whats Up Nurse), dies at 72

1991 Death - John Heinz III, Senator-R-Pennsylvania 1977 - 1991, dies in a plane crash at age 52

1990 Event - "Godfather III" premieres

1989 Event - August A Busch III becomes CEO of St. Louis Cardinals

1987 Death - Jaco Pastorius, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine, dies at 35

1985 Event - Edwin Meese III becomes U.S. Attorney General

1985 Event - U.S. Senate confirms Edwin Meese III as attorney general

1985 Event - Egyptian President Mubarak reappoints Coptic pope Shenuda III

1984 Event - Europe and 64 developing countries sign Lome III treaty

1983 Death - Ralph [David] Richardson, English actor (Richard III), dies at 80

1983 Death - Leopold III, king of Belgium (1934-51), dies

1981 Event - Radio Shack 3rd release of Model III TRSDOS 1.3

1981 Event - Radio Shack re-releases Model III TRSDOS 1.3 with 2 fixes

1981 Event - Radio Shack releases Model III TRSDOS 1.3

1981 Event - President Reagan shot and wounded by John W Hinckley III

1978 Death - John D Rockefeller III, U.S. billionaire/philanthropist, dies at 71

1977 Death - Makarios III, Michail Mouskos, archbishop/president (Cyprus), dies at 63

1977 Event - Henry L. Marsh III elected mayor of Richmond

1975 Event - Judge Sirica orders release of Watergate's John W Dean III, Herbert W Kalmbach and Jeb Stuart Magruder from prison

1974 Event - Bard's presentation of "Richard III" opens at Lincoln Center New York City

1973 Event - Paul Getty III kidnapped

1973 Event - George Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS for $12 million

1972 Birthday - Eminem, born in Detroit, Michigan, born Marshall Bruce Mathers III, rapper, actor, record producer, best-selling solo album, 'The Marshall Mathers LP'

1970 Birthday - William Martin III, born in Charleston, South Carolina, finn yachter, Olympics-23rd-1996

1969 Birthday - Richard Fletcher Pride III, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, PGA golfer, 1994 Fed Exp

1969 Event - Superbowl III: New York Jets beat Baltimore Colts, 16-7 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Joe Namath, New York Jets, quarterback

1968 Event - Madison Square Garden III closes MSG IV opens (New York City)

1967 Death - Carl W de Vries, Dutch (Great-granddad King William III), dies at 84

1967 Event - U.S. Surveyor III lands on Moon

1964 Birthday - Davis Milton Love III, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1987 MCI Heritage

1963 Event - 83rd U.S. Mens Tennis: R H Osuna beats Frank Froehling III (75 64 62)

1963 Event - King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, becomes Emperor of Ethiopia

1958 Event - U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik III

1958 Event - U.S. Army launched America's third successful satellite, "Explorer III"

1957 Death - Aga Khan III, leader of ismailieten (Indian transition), dies

1956 Birthday - Maria Esmeralda, Belgian princess/daughter of Leopold III/Lilian Baels

1956 Event - U.S. actress Grace Kelly marries Monaco's Prince Rainier III

1956 Event - Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco (civil ceremony)

1954 Birthday - John Iles, dolby supervisor, Elephant Man, Richard III

1953 Event - Jack Dunn III, owner of Baltimore Orioles in International League, turns name over to newly relocated St. Louis Browns

1953 Birthday - Ruby Wax, born in Evanston, Illinois, born Ruby Wachs, comedian, films include, 'Shock Treatment', 'Omen III: The Final Conflict', host of show, 'Don't Miss Wax'

1952 Birthday - Jeff Fahey, actor, Darkman III, Crossover, Serpent's Lair

1952 Birthday - Mr T, Lawrence Tero, Chicago, actor, A-Team, Rocky III, T and T

1952 Birthday - Annette O'Toole, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Cat People, Superman III

1951 Birthday - Jaco Pastorius, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine

1951 Event - King Leopold III, of Belgium, abdicates

1951 Birthday - Maria Christina, Belgian princess/daughter of Leopold III

1950 Birthday - Bill Sudderth III, trumpeteer, Atlantic Star-Touch 4 Leaf Clover

1950 Event - Prince Rainier III becomes ruler of Monaco

1950 Event - Belgium votes (58%) for return of King Leopold III

1949 Event - Prince Rainier III coronation as 30th ruling Prince of Monaco

1949 Birthday - Primous, III Fountain, composer

1949 Birthday - William Randolph Hearst III, publisher/editor

1949 Event - Prince Rainier III becomes leader of Monaco

1948 Birthday - Vonda N[eel] McIntyre, U.S., sci-fi author, Star Trek II, III, IV

1947 Death - Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy (1900-46)/Ethiopia, dies at 78

1946 Birthday - Loudon Wainwright III, vocalist, April Fool's Day Morn

1946 Event - Umberto II succeeds Victor Emmanuel III as king of Italy

1946 Event - King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicates, replaced by Umberto

1943 Event - 7 Belgian ministers in London sentence King Leopold III

1943 Death - Boris III, of Saksen-Coburg, King of Bulgaria (1918-43), dies

1943 Event - Bulgarian czar Boris III visits Adolf Hitler

1943 Event - Crematory III at Birkenau is finished

1942 Birthday - Alexander EHAML, prince of the Belgians/son of Leopold III

1942 Birthday - Kurtwood Smith, born in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, actor, Rambo III, Robocop

1941 Birthday - Matt Snell, NFL running back, New York Jets, Super Bowl III

1940 Event - Belgian King Leopold III visits Adolf Hitler

1940 Birthday - Connie Mack III, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Florida 1983 - 1989, Senator-R-Florida 1989 - 2001

1940 Event - Belgium surrenders to Germany, King Leopold III gives himself up

1939 Birthday - Clarence Williams III, New York City, actor, Mod Squad, 52 Pick Up, Purple Rain

1939 Birthday - Henry Lawrence Garett III, born in Miami, Florida, Sect of Navy, 1989 - 1992

1938 Event - Belgian king Leopold III visits Netherlands

1938 Birthday - John Heinz III, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Senator-R-Pennsylvania 1977 - 1991

1938 Birthday - John Dean III, former White House counsel, Watergate figure

1937 Event - Dutch government recognizes Italian king Emanuel III as emperor of Abyssinia

1937 Birthday - August Busch III, CEO, Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis Cardinals

1935 Birthday - Hodding Carter III, press secretary, Jimmy Carter

1934 Event - Coronation of King Leopold III of Belgium

1933 Birthday - William Wrigley III, chewing gum mogul, Wrigleys

1932 Death - Frederik Augustus III, King of Saxon (1904-18), dies at 66

1931 Birthday - Edwin Meese III, prude, U.S. attorney General, 1985-88

1930 Birthday - Adlai Stevenson III, D-Sen-Ill

1930 Birthday - James Baker III, Houston, Secretary of Treasury, 1985 - 1988, Secretary of State, 1989 - 1992

1929 Birthday - Andrian Grigoryevich Nikolayev, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Vostok III, Soyuz 9

1923 Event - Bulgarian premier Stamboeliski and King Boris III overthrown

1923 Birthday - Clint Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, 1949-

1922 Event - GB Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh III/IV," premieres in New York City

1917 Birthday - William Marshall III, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Blacula, Honky

1916 Birthday - Lilian Baels, English 2nd wife of Belgian king Leopold III

1916 Event - 36th U.S. Mens Tennis: R N Williams III beats Johnston (46 64 06 62 64)

1914 Event - 34th U.S. Mens Tennis: R Norris W III beats M E McLoughlin (63 86 10-8)

1913 Event - Ludwig III crowned king of Bavaria

1913 Birthday - Makarios III, Michail Moeskos, archbishop/president Cyprus

1912 Event - King Vittorio Emanuel III of Rome injured during assassination attempt

1905 Event - Orville/Wilbur Wright's "Flyer III" flight 38.5 km in 38.3"

1901 Birthday - Leopold III, Filip von Saksen-Coburg, King of Belgians, 1934-51

1895 Event - Defender (U.S.) beats Valkyrie III (England) in 10th America's Cup

1894 Death - Aleksandr III A Romanov, czar of Russia (1881-94), dies at 49

1894 Birthday - Boris III, czar of Bulgaria, 1918-43

1893 Birthday - Cedric Hardwicke, Stourbridge England, actor, Peter Pan, Richard III

1890 Event - Willem III, Dutch king, buried

1890 Death - Willem III, Dutch king, buried

1890 Death - Willem III, King of Netherland (1849-1890), dies at 73

1889 Birthday - Lord Tennyson III, cricketer, England batsman and captain

1888 Death - Frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies

1883 Event - Czar Alexander III crowned in Moscow

1882 Event - May Laws-Czar Alexander III bans Jews from living in rural Romania

1876 Event - King Willem III opens North Sea Canal (Amsterdam-IJmuiden)

1870 Event - Napoleon III surrenders to Prussian armies

1870 Event - Napoleon III captured at Sedan

1870 Event - Emperor Napoleon III appoints Empress Eugenie as Regent of France

1869 Birthday - Victor Emmanuel III, king of Italy, 1900-46, Ethiopia

1867 Event - Queen Victoria and Napoleon III turn down plans for a channel tunnel

1865 Birthday - Jose Asuncion Silva, Colombia, poet, Nocturno III

1865 Birthday - Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxon, 1904-18

1858 Event - Gathering of Plombieres - Napoleon III meets Cavour

1858 Event - French Emperor Napoleon III escapes attempt on his life by Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executed

1853 Event - Dutch King William III disbands 2nd Chamber

1853 Event - Protestant church questions king Willem III RC bishops

1853 Event - Emperor Napoleon III marries Eugenie Maria de Montijo y de Guzman

1853 Event - Napoleon III marries Eugenie de Montijo

1849 Event - 1st performance by U.S. actor Edwin Booth (Richard III)

1849 Event - Willem Alexander PFL crowned king Willem III in Amsterdam

1845 Birthday - Alexander III A Romanov, Russian tsar, 1881-94

1845 Birthday - Alexander III, St. Petersburg, Russian tsar, 1881-94, 3/10 NS

1845 Birthday - Louis III, last king of Bavaria, 1913-18

1843 Birthday - Willem F Mauritius HK, prince of Orange/son of king Willem III

1840 Death - Frederik Willem III, King of Prussia (1797-1840), dies at 69

1831 Birthday - Frederik III NK of Hohenzollern, German Kaiser/king of Prussia

1824 Death - Ferdinand III JJ-B, archduke of Austria/ruler of Toscane, dies at 55

1820 Death - George III, king of Great Britain (1760-1820), dies at 81

1818 Birthday - Sophia Frederika Mathilde, queen of Netherlands/wife of William III

1817 Birthday - Willem III, last male King of Netherlands, 1849-90

1810 Death - Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III, dies at 34

1808 Death - Selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey (1789-1808), dies

1808 Birthday - Louis-Napoleon, Napoleon III, emperor of France, 1852-71

1800 Event - King George III survives a 2nd assassination attempt

1792 Death - Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds

1792 Event - Murder attempt on King Gustavus III by count Ankarstrom at opera

1788 Death - Carlos III, King of Naples/Spain (1759-88), dies at 72

1786 Death - Pedro III, King of Portugal, dies

1783 Event - English king George III fires government of Portland

1777 Death - Maximilian III Jozef, elector of Bayern (1745-77), dies at 50

1776 Birthday - Luise, queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III

1775 Event - King George III proclaims colonies to be in open rebellion

1775 Event - Maryland issues currency depicting George III trampling Magna Carta

1775 Death - Jemeljan Pugatshov, Russian kosak leader/"czar Peter III", dies

1774 Death - Mustapha III, sultan of Turkey (1957-74), dies at 56

1773 Death - Charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia/Duke of Savoy (CE III), dies at 71

1772 Event - Gustav III seizes effective control of Swedish government and restores full power of monarchy, which had been subordinate to parliament since 1720

1770 Birthday - Frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia, 1797-1840

1769 Birthday - Ferdinand III, archduke of Austria/ruler of Toscane

1766 Death - James III Edward, Old Pretender, king of Great Britain and Ireland, dies at 77

1765 Death - Duke of Cumberland, English politician/uncle of George III, dies

1763 Event - George III of Great Britain issues Proclamation of 1763, closing lands in North America north and west of Alleghenies to white settlement

1763 Death - August III, king of Poland, dies at 66

1762 Death - Peter III Fjodorovitsj, Emperor of Russia (1762), dies at 34

1762 Death - Peter III Feodorovich, tsar of Russia (1761-62), murdered at 34

1762 Event - Russian Czar Peter III divorces his wife Catharina II

1761 Birthday - Selam III, poet/composer/sultan of Turkey, 1789-1808

1760 Event - George III ascends British throne

1759 Event - Carlos III becomes king of Spain

1757 Death - Osman III, sultan of Turkey (1754-57), dies

1750 Event - 1st American Shakespearean production-"altered" Richard III, New York City

1746 Birthday - Gustav III, king during Swedish Enlightenment, 1771-92

1738 Birthday - George III, English King during American Revolution, 1760-1820

1738 Birthday - George III, king of Great Britain, 1760-1820

1734 Event - Spanish army under Don Carlos (III) draws into Naples

1730 Event - Turkish coup under Mahmud I; Sultan Ahmed III flees

1728 Birthday - Peter III, Kiel Germany, Russian tsar, 1762, husband of Catherine

1728 Birthday - Peter III Feodorovich, German/Russian czar of Russia, 1761-62

1727 Birthday - Maximilian III Jozef, Elector of Bayern, 1745-77

1723 Death - Cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence (1670-1723), dies at 81

1720 Birthday - Frederick Philipse III, New York City, land owner, Bronx, Westchester and Putnam

1718 Birthday - Nikita I Panin, Russian earl/diplomat, plot against Peter III

1717 Birthday - Mustapha III, Sultan of Turkey, 1757-74

1716 Event - Scottish pretender to the throne James III Edward returns to France

1716 Birthday - Carlos III, king of Naples/Spain, 1759-88, Pompei/Jesuits

1715 Event - English pretender to the throne James III lands at Peterhead

1708 Event - English pretender to the throne James III flees to Dunkerk

1708 Event - English pretender to the throne James III lands at Firth of Forth

1702 Death - Willem III Henry, Dutch William, king of England/Scot, dies at 51

1702 Event - England Queen Anne ascends throne upon death of King William III

1702 Death - William III, Dutch King of England (1689-1702), dies at 51

1699 Birthday - Osman III, sultan, Turkey

1697 Event - English king Willem III travels through northern Europe

1696 Birthday - August III, king of Poland/monarch Frederik August II of Saksen

1696 Event - State of Drenthe accredits Willem III as mayor

1696 Death - Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland (1674-96), dies at 72

1696 Event - English king Willem III departs Netherlands

1695 Event - King Willem III escapes South Netherlands, back to England

1695 Event - French garrison of castle Names surrenders for Willem III

1695 Event - Dutch/English army under king Willem III occupies Names

1695 Event - French garrison of surrenders to Willem III

1695 Event - English king Willem III departs to Netherlands

1692 Event - French defeat William III of England at Steinkirk (Enghein)

1692 Event - MacDonald clan murdered on orders of King William III

1691 Death - Johan Georg III, monarch of Saxon (1680-91), dies at 44

1691 Event - Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II

1691 Event - English king Willem III travels to The Hague

1690 Event - King Willem III escapes back to England

1690 Event - Battle of Boyne-King William III defeats catholic king James II

1690 Event - Battle of Drogheda Boyne (Willem III (Netherlands-England) beat Jacobus II (Ire)

1690 Event - Army of England's Protestant King William III defeats Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of Boyne in Ireland

1690 Event - King Willem III's army lands at Carrickfergus Ireland

1690 Event - English king Willem III departs to Ireland

1689 Event - English King Willem III declares war on France

1689 Event - William III and Mary Stuart proclaimed king and queen of England

1689 Event - William III and Mary II crowned as joint rulers of Britain

1689 Event - Scotland dismisses Willem III and Mary Stuart as king and queen

1689 Event - Dutch prince William III proclaimed king of England

1689 Event - English parliament places Mary Stuart/Prince Willem III on the throne

1689 Event - Prince Willem III calls English parliament together

1688 Event - Prince Willem III's troops pull into London

1688 Event - General strategist John Churchill joins with Willem III

1688 Event - General strategist John Churchill meets Willem III

1688 Event - Prince Willem III's army lands at Torbay England

1688 Event - Prince Willem III's invasion fleet sails to England

1688 Event - Prince Willem III accept invitation of English crown to occupy

1688 Event - Whig-Lords questions prince Willem III van Orange on Protestantism

1688 Birthday - James III Edward, Old Pretender, recognized as King of Britain by Pope

1685 Death - David Teniers III, Flemish painter, dies at 46

1682 Death - Theodorus III, czar of Russia (1676-82), dies

1677 Event - Prince Willem III Henry marries English princess Mary Stuart

1677 Event - Battle at Montcassel, French troops beat Prince William III

1675 Event - Prince William III installed as governor of Overijssel

1675 Event - Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Gelderland

1674 Event - Prince Willem III occupies Grave

1674 Event - 1st Battle of at Seneffe (Louis II Conde vs Willem III)

1673 Birthday - Ahmed III, 23rd sultan, Turkey, 1703-30

1673 Event - Prince Willem III/Raimundo earl Montecuccoli conquer Bonn

1673 Event - Dutch troops under Willem III occupy Bonn

1673 Event - Prince Willem III occupies Naarden

1672 Event - Willem III's troops reconquer Naarden on France

1672 Event - Prince Willem III inaugurated as viceroy of Holland/Zealand

1670 Death - Frederik III, King of Denmark/Norway (1648-70), dies at 60

1668 Event - Dutch Prince William III dances in premiere of "Ballet of Peace"

1666 Death - Anna of Austria, queen of France/daughter of Philip III, dies at 64

1660 Event - Denmark king Frederik III makes coup

1657 Death - Ferdinand III, King of Hungarian/Bohemia/German Emperor, dies at 48

1654 Event - Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Overijssel

1654 Death - Ferdinand, son of RC emperor Ferdinand III, dies

1651 Death - Jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies

1651 Birthday - John Baron Somers, Whig, William III's chief minister, 1696-1700

1650 Birthday - Willem III Henry, Dutch William, king of England, 1689 - 1702

1648 Event - Emperor Ferdinand III defeats Maximilian I of Bavaria

1647 Birthday - Johan Georg III, elect of Saxon, 1680-91

1645 Event - Battle at Jankov Bohemia: Sweden beats RC emperor Ferdinand III

1642 Event - 2nd battle at Breitenfeld Saksen: Sweden beat Ferdinand III

1642 Birthday - Cosimo III de' Medici, monarch of Florence, 1670-1723

1641 Event - Emperor Ferdinand III makes appointments with Sweden and France

1638 Birthday - David Teniers III, Flemish painter, carpet cartons

1637 Event - Ferdinand III succeeds Ferdinand II as Holy Roman Emperor

1636 Event - Battle at Wittstock, Brandenburg: Sweden beat Ferdinand III

1634 Event - Battle at Nordlingen: King Ferdinand III and Spain beat Sweden and German protestants

1632 Death - Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden, dies at 65

1624 Birthday - Jan III Sobieski, King of Poland, 1674-96

1621 Death - Felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42

1620 Event - Battle at Jassy: Turks beat king Sigismund III of Poland

1610 Event - Polish king Sigismund III, Forges Dimitri #2 and Romanov family sign covenant against czar Vasili Shushki

1609 Birthday - Frederick III, King of Denmark and Norway, 1648-70, ; absolutist

1608 Death - Joachim III Frederik, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 61

1608 Birthday - Ferdinand III, King of Hungary/Bohemia/German Emperor, 1637 - 1657

1603 Death - Mehmed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603), dies at 37

1601 Birthday - Anna van Oostenrijk, queen of France/daughter of Philip III

1595 Death - Philip III van Croij, prince of Chimay/general, dies at 69

1595 Death - Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95), dies

1591 Death - Edmond Auger, French jesuit (under Henri III), dies at about 60

1589 Death - Henry III, king of Poland/France (1573-89), assassinated at 37

1589 Event - Murder attempt by monk Jacques Clement on French King Hendrik III

1589 Death - Jacques Clement, French monk (Henri III), dies

1588 Event - French king Henri III accept demands of Catholic League

1588 Event - King Henri III flees Paris

1587 Event - Sigismund III becomes king of Poland

1586 Birthday - Jan III van Foreest, lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn

1585 Event - King Henri III and Duke De Guise signs Treaty of Nemours: French Huguenots loose all freedoms

1578 Birthday - Philip III, King of Spain and Portugal, 1598 - 1621

1574 Event - Henry III follows brother Charles IX as king of France

1566 Birthday - Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden

1566 Birthday - Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey, 1595-1603

1559 Death - Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59), dies

1557 Death - Joao III, King of Portugal (1521-57), dies at 54

1555 Death - Julius III, Giovanni M del Monte, Pope (1550-55), dies at 67

1554 Event - England reconciles with Pope Julius III

1553 Birthday - Henri IV the Bourbon, king of Navarra, Henri III, France

1553 Death - Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies

1553 Event - Pope Julius III orders confiscation and burning of Jewish Talmud

1551 Birthday - Henry III, duke of Anjou/king of Poland/France, 1573 - 1589

1551 Event - Pope Julius III excommunicates Duke Ottario Farnese of Parma

1550 Event - Pope Julius III proclaims new seat on Council of Trente

1550 Event - Giovanni Maria del Monte elected Pope Julius III

1549 Death - Paul III, Alessandro Farnese, Italian Pope (1534-49), dies at 81

1549 Death - Pope Paul III, Italian Clergyman

1549 Event - Pope Paul III signs Council of Bologna

1547 Death - Pierlugi Faraese, Italian son of Pope Paul III, murdered

1546 Birthday - Murad III, sultan of Turkey, 1574-95

1546 Birthday - Joachim III Frederick, elector, Brandenburg

1545 Event - Pope Paul III opens council of Trente

1545 Event - Pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese, duke of Parma

1544 Event - Pope Paul III opens council of Trente

1544 Event - German emperor Charles V recognizes king Christian III of Denmark

1542 Event - Pope Paul III begins inquisition against Protestants (Sactum Officium)

1540 Event - Pope Paul III recognizes Society of Jesus/Order of the Jesuits

1538 Event - Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII

1538 Event - Danish king Christian III enters Schmalkaldische Union

1537 Birthday - Johan III, king of Sweden, 1569-92

1537 Event - King Christian III publishes "Ordinance on the Danish Church"

1537 Event - Pope Paul III routes Cardinal Pole to England

1536 Event - Danish/Norw king Christian III leads reform in Catholic possessions

1536 Event - Pope Paul III installs Portugese inquisition

1536 Event - Francois Rabelais absolved of apostasy by Pope Paul III

1534 Event - Alessandro Farnese elected as Pope Paul III

1533 Death - Vasili III, great prince of Moscow (1505-33), dies at 54

1526 Birthday - Philip III van Croij, duke of Aarschot/earl of Porcien

1525 Death - Frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62

1524 Event - Earl Henry III of Nassau weds Mencia de Medoza, 16-years old marquess

1523 Event - Danish king Christian III arrives in Veere

1516 Death - John III van Egmont, Manke John, viceroy of Holland, dies at 78

1515 Birthday - Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts

1513 Event - King Henry III and Emperor Maximilian conquer Doornik

1513 Event - Battle at Eguinegatte/Guinegate: Maximilian and Henry III beat France

1505 Death - Ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies

1504 Death - Stefanus III Bogdanowitsj, ruler of Moldavia (1457-1504), dies

1503 Death - Pius III, Francesco Todeschini, Pope (9/22-10/18/1503), dies

1503 Birthday - Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway, 1534-59

1502 Birthday - Joao III, King of Portugal, 1521-57

1500 Death - Albrecht III van Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon, dies at 57

1493 Death - Frederick III of Innsbruck, German Emperor (1440-1493), dies at 77

1488 Death - James III, king of Scotland, dies in battle

1487 Birthday - Julius III, Counter-Reformation pope, 1550-55

1486 Birthday - Charles III, Duke of Savoy

1486 Death - Albrecht III Achilles, elector of Brandenburg, dies at 71

1485 Event - Battle at Bosworth Fields: Henry Tudor beats king Richard III

1485 Event - Battle of Bosworth Field - Henry VII's forces defeat Richard III

1485 Death - Richard III, king of England (1483-85), killed in battle at 32

1483 Event - England's King Richard III crowned

1483 Event - Duke of Gloucester appoints himself English king Richard III

1483 Event - Richard III usurps English throne

1479 Event - Jews are expelled from Schlettstadt Alsace by Emperor Frederick III

1479 Birthday - Vasili III, great prince of Moscow 1505-33 amd son of Ivan III

1477 Event - Maximilian I, son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, weds Mary of

1476 Event - Emperor Frederik III of Habsburg and duke Charles the Stout arrange marriage of their children

1468 Birthday - Paul III, last Renaissance pope, 1534-49

1468 Birthday - Pope Paul III, Italian Clergyman

1463 Birthday - Frederick III, the Wise, elector of Saxony, 1486-25, protector Luther

1458 Death - Callistus III, Alfonso the Borja, Pope (1455-58), dies at 79

1455 Event - Alfonso de Borgia elected as Pope Callistus III

1453 Event - Emperor Frederik III becomes archduke of Austria

1452 Birthday - King Richard III, of England, 1483-85

1452 Event - Frederick III of Hapsburg crowned Roman German Emperor

1452 Event - Pope Nicolaas I crowns Frederik III RC-German emperor

1448 Death - Christopher III, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies

1444 Death - Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary, dies in battle at 20

1443 Birthday - Albrecht III of Saxon-Meisen, duke of Saxon

1440 Birthday - Ivan III, the Great, Russian czar, 1462-1505, conquered Lithuania

1438 Birthday - John III van Egmont, Manke John, viceroy of Holland

1424 Birthday - Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary

1423 Death - Frederik III of Blankenheim, bishop of Straatsburg/Utrecht, dies

1418 Death - Jan III Chalon, prince of Orange/Governor of Burgundy, dies

1415 Birthday - Frederick III, Innsbruck Austria, German Emperor, 1440-1493

1414 Birthday - Albrecht III Achilles, elector of Brandenburg

1406 Death - Robert III, King of Scotland (1390-1406), dies

1394 Death - Jan III, mister of Polanen, dies

1386 Event - Battle at Sempach: Swiss beat duke Leopold III of Austria

1378 Birthday - Callistus III, Alfonso the Borja, Pope, 1455 - 1458

1377 Event - Richard II succeeds Edward III as king of England

1377 Death - Edward III, king of England (1327-77), dies

1371 Death - Reinald III, the Fat Duke, duke of Gelre (1343-61), dies at 38

1370 Death - Kazimierz III, the Great, king of Poland (1333-70), dies at 61

1366 Event - King Frederick III of Siciliy forbids decorations on synagogues

1355 Death - Jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies

1347 Event - Engagement of Count Louis of Male to Margaretha to daughter of Jan III

1341 Death - Andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies

1340 Death - Jan III van Diest, bishop of Utrecht (1322-40), dies

1340 Event - English king Edward III proclaimed king of France

1337 Death - Willem III the Good, earl of Holland/Zealand, dies at about 49

1336 Event - English King Edward III endswool export to Flanders

1336 Death - Louis III, last Earl of Loon, dies

1331 Death - Stefanus VIII Uros III Decanski, king of Serbia (1322-31), dies

1330 Death - Michael III, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies in battle

1330 Death - Frederick (III), the Handsome, duke of Austrian/German anti-king, dies

1328 Event - King Edward III of England marries Philippa of Henegouwen

1327 Event - King Edward III accedes to British throne

1322 Death - Robrecht III, of Bethune, Count of Flanders, dies

1309 Birthday - Kazimierz III de Great, King of Poland, 1333-70

1307 Death - Rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies

1306 Death - Vaclav III, last Premysliden-king of Bohemia (1305-06), murdered

1304 Event - Willem III becomes earl of Holland

1301 Death - Andreas III Arpad, king of Hungary (1290-1301), dies at 50

1291 Death - Alfonso III, King of Aragon (1285-91), dies

1285 Death - Pedro III, king of Aragon, dies

1285 Death - Philippe III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85), dies

1282 Event - Pope Martinus IV excommunicates king Pedro III of Aragonorth

1282 Event - King Pedro III of Aragonorth annexes Sicily

1280 Death - Nicholas III, Giovanni Gaetano Orsini, Italian Pope (1277-80), dies

1279 Death - Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies

1277 Event - Giovanni Gaetano Orsini elected as Pope Nicolas III

1271 Death - Henry III, king of England (1216-71, Provisions of Oxford), dies

1267 Event - Battle at Marienholz: Henry III, Otto II van Gelre beat Keuls archbishop Engelbert III

1264 Event - Battle at Lewes: Simon van Leicester beats English king Henry III

1259 Event - Treaty of Paris: English king Henry III and French king Louis IX

1259 Death - Ezzeline III da Romano, gentleman of Verona/"cruel monster", dies

1254 Death - Johannes III Doukas Vatatzes, Byzantine Emperor (1222-54)/saint, dies

1253 Event - Jews are expelled from Vienne France by order of Pope Innocent III

1252 Death - Ferdinand III the holy, King of Castilie/Leon, dies

1250 Event - Pope Innoncent III refuses Jews of Cordova Spain to build a synagogue

1245 Birthday - Philips III, the Stout, King of France, 1270 - 1285

1236 Event - English king Henry III marries Eleonora of Provence

1227 Death - Honorius III, Cencio Savelli, Pope (1216-27), dies

1217 Event - French prince Louis and English king Henry III sign peace treaty

1216 Event - Pope Honorius III delegates degree "Religiosam vitam eligentibus"

1216 Death - Innocent III, Lotario di Segni, Italian Pope (1198-1216), dies

1216 Death - Innocent III, pope, dies at 54

1215 Event - Pope Innocent III closes 4th council of Lateranen

1215 Event - Pope Innocent III declares Magna Carta invalid

1210 Event - Pope Innocent III excommunicates Roman Catholic Emperor Otto IV

1210 Event - Pope Innocent III excommunicates German emperor Otto IV

1207 Birthday - Henry III, king of England, 1216-72

1205 Event - Pope Innocent III states Jews are doomed to perpetual servitude and subjugation due to crucifixion of Jesus

1205 Event - Pope Innocent III fires Adolf I as archbishop of Cologne

1205 Death - Ladislaus III Arpad, King of Hungary (1204-05), dies at 5 or 6

1203 Event - Venetianen conquer Constantinople, emperor Alexius III flees

1202 Death - Mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies

1198 Event - Lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III

1198 Death - Coelestinus III, Giacinto Bobo, pope (1191-98), dies

1195 Event - Alexius III Angelus drives out brother Isaak II as Byzantine emperor

1191 Event - 85-year old Giacinto Bobo becomes Pope Coelestinus III

1191 Death - Clement III, Paolo Scolari, Pope (1187-91, 3rd crusades), dies

1190 Death - Godfried III, duke of Brabant (Grimbergse war), dies

1190 Death - Floris III, Count of Holland, dies

1187 Death - Urbanus III, Umberto Crivelli, Italian Pope (1185-87), dies

1185 Event - Umberto Crivelli replaces Lucius III as Pope Urban III

1185 Death - Lucius III, Ubaldo Allucingoli, Italian Pope (1181-85), dies

1181 Event - Ubaldo Allucingoli replaces Alexander III as Pope Lucius III

1181 Death - Alexander III, Orlando Bandinelli, Italian Pope (1159-81), dies

1179 Event - Lando Sittino proclaimed (anti-)pope Innocent III

1178 Event - Anti-Pope Callistus III gives pope title to Alexander III

1177 Event - Peace Treaty of Venice: Emperor Frederik I and Pope Alexander III

1173 Event - Pope Alexander III canonizes Thomas Becket Absp of Canterbury

1172 Death - Stephan III, King of Hungary (1162-72), dies

1168 Death - Paschal III, Guido di Crema, Italian anti-Pope, dies

1165 Event - Pope Alexander III returns from exile to Rome

1164 Event - Raynald of Dassel names Guido di Crema as anti-pope Paschalis III

1162 Death - Boudouin III, son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora, dies

1158 Death - Sancho III, King of Castilie, dies

1153 Death - Eugene III, Bernardo, Italian Pope (1145-53), dies

1153 Event - Treaty of Konstanz between Frederik I "Barbarossa" and Pope Eugene III

1152 Death - Konrad III, Roman-German King (1138-1152), dies at about 58

1147 Event - Battle at Doryleum: Arabs beat Koenraad III's crusaders

1145 Event - Bernardo elected Pope Eugene III

1138 Death - Boleslaw III Kryzwousty, scheefmond, duke of Poland, dies

1137 Death - Lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67

1137 Death - Lotharius III, of Supplinburg, Roman-Germany emperor (1133-37), dies at 67

1134 Death - Robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies

1133 Event - Rome-Innocentius II crowns Lotharius III Roman-German emperor

1125 Event - Duke Lotharius of Supplinburg crowned as German king Lotharius III

1103 Death - Magnus III Berbein, Blootbeen, King of Norway (1093-1103), dies

1100 Death - Clement III, Wibert van Ravenna, 1st anti-pope (1084-1100), dies

1093 Death - Margaret, widow of Scottish king Malcolm III, dies

1093 Death - Malcolm III MacDuncan, king of Scotland, dies in battle

1087 Death - Victor III, Dauferio/Desiderius, Italian Pope (1086-87), dies

1086 Event - Abbott Dauferio/Desiderius becomes Pope Victor III

1080 Event - Wibbert of Ravenna chosen as anti-pope Clemens III

1077 Death - Agnes of Poitou, German empress/wife of emperor Henry III, dies

1076 Death - Godfried III, with the Hump, duke of Netherlands-Lutherian, murdered

1071 Event - Battle of Cassel-Robert I the Frisian defeats Arnulf III/I

1071 Death - Arnulf III, earl of Flanders/Hainault (Arnulf I), dies in battle

1070 Event - Arnulf III the Hapless becomes earl of Flanders

1066 Death - Harald III Hardrada, king of Norway (1047-66), dies in battle at 51

1066 Event - Battle at Fulford: Norway king Harald III Hardrada beats British militia

1056 Death - Henry III, RC German King (1039-56), dies

1054 Event - Emperor Henry III crowns his son Henry IV king

1048 Event - Parliament of Worms: Emperor Henry III names his cousin count Bruno van Egisheim/Dagsburg as Pope Leo IX

1046 Event - Pope Clemens VI crowns Henry III RC-German emperor

1046 Event - Synod of Sutri: German king Henry III removes Popes Gregory VI,

1046 Event - Benedictus IX and Silvester III and names Bishop Siutger, Pope Clemens II

1046 Event - King Henry III gives money to Utrecht Deventer diocese

1045 Event - Giovanni di Sabina elected Pope Sylvester III

1040 Event - King Henry III gives Utrecht the Groninger currency

1039 Death - Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies

1034 Death - Romanus III Argyrus, Byzantine emperor (1028-34), assasinated by wife

1032 Event - Koenraad II succeeds Rudolf III as king of Bourgundy

1032 Death - Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies

1028 Event - German emperor Conrad II the Sailor crowns his son Henry III, king

1017 Birthday - Henry III, Roman Catholic German emperor, 1046 - 1056

1002 Death - Otto III, German king/emperor 983/996-1002, dies at 21

1000 Event - Odo of Lagery elected as Pope Urban II, replacing Victor III

996 Event - Pope Gregory V crowns Otto III Roman Catholic German emperor of Elzas

996 Event - Pope Gregory V crowns his cousin Otto III German emperor

962 Death - Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies

942 Event - Alberic nominates Pope Marinus II (Martinus III)

939 Death - Aethelstan III, king of England, dies

929 Death - Charles III, the Plain, King of France (893-929), dies

928 Death - Louis III, the Blind Proveneaals king of Lombardije/Germany, dies at 48

911 Death - Ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies

911 Death - Sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies

910 Death - Alfonso III de Great, king of Asturias, dies

905 Event - Holy Roman Catholic emperor Louis III captured

888 Death - Charles III, the Fat One, King of Franconia/Roman emperor, dies

887 Event - Parliament in Tribur: King Charles III resigns

884 Event - St. Adrian III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

882 Death - Louis III, King of France (879-82), dies at 19

882 Death - Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies

881 Event - Battle at Saucourt: French King Louis III beats the Vikings

879 Birthday - Charles III, The Simple, king of France, 893-923

879 Event - Louis III, crowned King of France

858 Event - Nicolaas I succeeds Benedict III as pope

858 Event - Benedict III ends his reign as Catholic Pope

858 Death - Benedict III, Italian Pope (855-58), dies

855 Event - Benedict III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

816 Event - Pope Stephen IV, V, elected to succeed Leo III

816 Death - Leo III, Italian Pope (795-816), dies

800 Event - Pope Leo III crowns Charles the Great (Charlemagne), Roman emperor

799 Event - Pope Leo III, aided by Charles the Great, returns to Rome

795 Event - St. Leo III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

795 Event - Leo III succeeds pope Adrianus I

783 Death - Bertha "with the great feet", wife of French king Pippin III, dies

772 Event - Stephen III ends his reign as Catholic Pope

772 Death - Stefanus III/IV, pope (768-72), dies

768 Death - Pippin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53

768 Event - Stephen III [IV] begins his reign as Catholic Pope

757 Death - Stephen II, III/Orsini, Pope (752-57), dies

754 Event - Pope Stephen II, III, makes Pippin de Korte, King of France

754 Event - Pact of Quierzy: between Pope Stephen II, III, and Pippin the Korte

741 Event - St. Zachary begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Gregory III

741 Event - St. Gregory III ends his reign as Catholic Pope

741 Death - Gregory III, Syrian Pope, dies

741 Death - Leo III de Isaurier, Byzantine Emperor (717-41), dies

731 Event - St. Gregory III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

711 Death - Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27

676 Event - Deusdedit III ends his reign as Catholic Pope

672 Event - Deusdedit III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

656 Death - Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25

607 Event - Boniface III ends his reign as Catholic Pope

607 Death - Boniface III, Italian Pope (607), dies

607 Event - Boniface III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

574 Event - John III ends his reign as Catholic Pope

574 Death - John III, Italian Pope (561-74), dies

561 Event - John III begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Pelagius I

492 Event - St. Felix III ends his reign as Catholic Pope

483 Event - St. Felix III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

450 Death - Galla Placidia, daughter of Byzant emperor Constantius III, dies at 58

440 Event - St. Sixtus III ends his reign as Catholic Pope

440 Death - Sixtus III, Italian Pope (432-40), dies

432 Event - St. Sixtus III begins his reign as Catholic Pope

421 Death - Flavius Constantine III, emperor of Westromeinse, dies at about 51

421 Event - Flavius Constantine becomes emperor Constantine III of West Roman emp

419 Birthday - Valentinian III, Roman emperor, 425-55

323 Death - Alexander III the Great, king of Macedonia/conqueror, dies at 32













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