Exile of Sweyn I Forkbeard
The English invite Ethelred to return from France after the death of Sweyn I
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February 3 in History
This permanent archive page contains 135 World History Database records for February 3, spanning 1014 to 2025. Recorded topics include Death of Sweyn I Forkbeard; Exile of Sweyn I Forkbeard; Succession.
Total: 135Events: 121Births: 3Deaths: 6Battles: 5Countries: 24
Events on February 3
Succession
The Danish army choose Canute as their leader after the death of Sweyn I
Conversion
Pope John XXII, under guidance from Gnesen Archbishop Borislav, offers Catholicism to Lithuania
Exile of Henry IV
Richard II extends Henry IVs banishment from 10 years to life
Exile of Richard II
Confiscates Bolingbrokes inheritance & extends his exile from 10 yrs to life
Capture of Goa
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca. After the battle Diu, Portugal rapidly captures key ports in the Indian Ocean like Goa, Ceylon, Malacca and Ormuz, crippling the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Gujarat Sultanate, greatly assisting the growth of the Portuguese Empire
Capture of Malacca
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca. After the battle Diu, Portugal rapidly captures key ports in the Indian Ocean like Goa, Ceylon, Malacca and Ormuz, crippling the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Gujarat Sultanate, greatly assisting the growth of the Portuguese Empire
Capture of Mombasa
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca
Capture of Ormuz
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca. After the battle Diu, Portugal rapidly captures key ports in the Indian Ocean like Goa, Ceylon, Malacca and Ormuz, crippling the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Gujarat Sultanate, greatly assisting the growth of the Portuguese Empire
Capture of Portugal
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca
Capture of Socotora
The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca
Capture of Sri Lanka
After the battle Diu, Portugal rapidly captures key ports in the Indian Ocean like Goa, Ceylon, Malacca and Ormuz, crippling the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Gujarat Sultanate, greatly assisting the growth of the Portuguese Empire
Execution
Execution of the Earl of Kildare & his 5 uncles for treason
Treason
Execution of the Earl of Kildare & his 5 uncles for treason
Reballion of Rebels in London Bridge
Marys supporters occupied London Bridge in force, and the rebels were unable to penetrate into the city
Wyatt Rebellion
Threatens to fire on Southwark from the Tower guns unless Wyatt withdraws.
Wyatt Rebellion
Threatens to fire Tower guns on Southwark if Wyatt remains.
Wyatt Rebellion
Her supporters hold London Bridge against Wyatt's army.
Wyatt Rebellion
Her supporters hold London Bridge against Wyatt's rebels.
Wyatt Rebellion
Prevents Wyatt's rebels from entering the City through Southwark.
Wyatt Rebellion
Crosses at Kingston after failing to enter London by Southwark.
Wyatt Rebellion
Finds London Bridge strongly defended against his rebel army.
Wyatt Rebellion
Reaches Southwark but cannot force entry across London Bridge.
Peerage
Created Viscount St Alban
Capture of Chester
Captures Chester from Lord Byron
Entry into London
Enters London with his army and becomes the decisive figure in the political settlement.
Interregnum
Monck entered London with his army and became decisive in resolving the political crisis.
Constitution of England
Dissolves the Scotish Estates & calls for elections
Election
Dissolves the Scotish Estates & calls for elections
Occupation of Papal States
Massena commanded troops detailed to occupy the Papal States during French intervention in central Italy.
Resignation of William Pitt the Younger
George III refuses to include Pitts Catholic emancipation in the Act of Union
Congress of Vienna
Arrives as the British Plenipotentiary
London Protocol
London Protocol recognizes Greece as an independent state
Coup
Urquiza overthrows Rosas at the Battle of Caseros
Constitution of USA
Congress creates the Electoral Count Act to avoid disputed national elections
Election
Congress creates the Electoral Count Act to avoid disputed national elections
Electoral Count Act
Congress creates the Electoral Count Act to avoid disputed national elections
Legislation
Congress creates the Electoral Count Act to avoid disputed national elections
Discovery Expedition
Among these, against his will, was the convalescent Shackleton, who Scott decided "ought not to risk further hardships in his present state of health".
Discovery Expedition
The party eventually reached the Discovery on 3 February 1903 after covering 960 miles (1,540 km) including relays, in 93 days travel at a daily average of just over 10 miles (16 km).
Discovery Expedition
The relief ship provided an opportunity for some of the party to return home.
Return from Antarctica
Returns from the southern journey weakened by illness and is later sent home on the relief ship Morning
Amundsen Base Reconnaissance
Pennell's shipboard party gathers direct information about the Norwegian expedition at the Bay of Whales.
Amundsen Expedition Encounter
Pennell's shipboard party meets members of the Norwegian expedition.
Fram Encounter at Bay of Whales
Campbell is aboard Terra Nova when the ship unexpectedly encounters Amundsen's Fram at the Bay of Whales.
Fram Found at Bay of Whales
Terra Nova reaches the Bay of Whales and finds Amundsen's Fram.
Declaration of War
The truce in the Balkans is renounced and the war resumed
Resumption of War
The Ottoman government resumes hostilities after the coup.
Arrest of Eamon de Valera
Michael Collins organises de Valeras escape from Lincoln Gaol
Bolshevik Party
Bolshevik forces, filling the vacuum left by the German withdrawal, take Kiev
Capture of Kiev
Bolshevik forces, filling the vacuum left by the German withdrawal, take Kiev
Indochinese Communist Party
Helps found the Indochinese Communist Party, later influential among Lao communists
Gosplan
Gosplan is subordinated to the Sovnarkom
Visit to London
Flandin and Laval visit London. Anglo-French memorandum for Germany over arms and League of Nations membership
Visit to London
Flandin and Laval visit London. A memo is issued to negotiate with Germany over arms and League of Nations membership
Coal Industry Efficiency
Speaks on proposals to reduce the number of coal-mining undertakings in the interests of efficiency.
Invasion of France
Hitler orders Manstein's invasion plans to be carried out
Invasion of France
Hitler orders Manstein's invasion plans to be carried out
Operation Fall Gelb
Hitler orders Manstein's invasion plans to be carried out
Operation Fall Gelb
Hitler orders Manstein's invasion plans to be carried out
Barbarossa Command Conference
Jodl joins Hitler and Keitel in a detailed conference on preparations for Operation Barbarossa.
Invasion of Russia
Outlines the General Staffs invasion plans to Hitler, the OKW & OKB
Invasion of Russia
"When Barbarossa commences, the world will hold its breath & make no comment". Orders Keitel to make it appear as if Germany is invading Britain rather than Russia
Invasion of Russia
Hitler orders Keitel to make it appear as if Germany is invading Britain
Operation Barbarossa
Outlines the General Staffs invasion plans to Hitler, the OKW & OKB
Operation Barbarossa
"When Barbarossa commences, the world will hold its breath & make no comment". The starting date for Barbarossa will be 15th May. The Red Army will have 155 Divisions against 116 German Divisions. Hitler reviews the plans for Barbarossa
Red Army
The Red Army will have 155 Divisions against 116 German Divisions
Capture of Dernia
The Allies evacuate Dernia & Rommel stops between Mechili & the coast
Independence of African colonies
In a speech to MPs in the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town, Mr Macmillan spoke of the "wind of change" blowing through the continent of Africa
Independence of Great Britain
In a speech to MPs in the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town, Mr Macmillan spoke of the "wind of change" blowing through the continent of Africa
Macmillan Speech Reception
Rejects external pressure to dismantle the apartheid system.
Speech
Macmillans "wind of change" speech became a historical landmark, the first sign that the British Government accepted that the days of Empire were over. In a speech to MPs in the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town, Mr Macmillan spoke of the "wind of change" blowing through the continent of Africa
Visit to Pretoria
Visits South Africa & says "a wind of change is blowing through the continent"
Wind of Change Response
Receives Harold Macmillan's Wind of Change speech before Parliament.
Cold War
In response to the Cuban alignment with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy extended measures by Executive Order, widening the scope of the trade restrictions
Cold War
In response to the Cuban alignment with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy extended measures by Executive Order, widening the scope of the trade restrictions
Economy of Cuba
In response to the Cuban alignment with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy extended measures by Executive Order, widening the scope of the trade restrictions
Sanctions
In response to the Cuban alignment with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy extended measures by Executive Order, widening the scope of the trade restrictions
Sanctions
In response to the Cuban alignment with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy extended measures by Executive Order, widening the scope of the trade restrictions
Trade Relations at Geneva
In response to the Cuban alignment with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy extended measures by Executive Order, widening the scope of the trade restrictions
Witness Hearings Begin
Under Warren's chairmanship, the commission began taking sworn witness testimony on February 3, 1964.
First Lunar Soft Landing
The achievement marks first lunar soft landing as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Luna 9 Landing
Leads design work for Luna 9, the first spacecraft to land softly on the Moon.
Buzzcocks
The Buzzcocks release "What Do I Get"
Britain renews its formal protest at Davidoff's unauthorised landing in South Georgia
Britain renews its formal protest at Davidoff's unauthorised landing in South Georgia
Britain renews its formal protest at Davidoff's unauthorised landing in South Georgia
Britain renews its formal protest at Davidoff's unauthorised landing in South Georgia
Invasion of South Georgia
Britain renews its formal protest at Davidoff's unauthorised landing in South Georgia
Invasion of South Georgia
Britain renews its formal protest at Davidoff's unauthorised landing in South Georgia
South Georgia Protest
Renews protest over Davidoff activity on South Georgia.
Meeting
Excited crowds of around 100,000 people greet the Pope as he arrives in the city from New Delhi where he spent the first two days of his tour of India.
Meeting
The Pope delivers a short sermon saying: "Nirmil Hriday is a place of hope, a house built on courage and faith, a home where love reigns, a home filled with love".
Meeting
The Pope meets Mother Teresa, head of the Missionaries of Charities order, in Calcutta & visits her refuge for the sick & dying.
Nirmil Hriday
The Pope delivers a short sermon saying: "Nirmil Hriday is a place of hope, a house built on courage and faith, a home where love reigns, a home filled with love"
Tour of India
Excited crowds of around 100,000 people greet the Pope as he arrives in the city from New Delhi where he spent the first two days of his tour of India
Coup
Leads the military coup that removes Alfredo Stroessner from power.
Coup
Is overthrown in a military coup led by General Andres Rodriguez.
Exile of Alfredo Stroessner
Is deposed and forced into exile in Brazil after the military coup.
President of Paraguay
Becomes president after the overthrow of Alfredo Stroessner.
USS Missouri Naval Gunfire
USS Missouri begins bombardment missions against Iraqi coastal positions and artillery.
International Court Aouzou Judgment
The International Court of Justice rules that the Aouzou Strip belongs to Chad.
Reform of Currency
Promises Britain will not back a proposed single EU currency before 1997
Reform of Currency
Promises Britain will not back a proposed single EU currency before 1997
Slight Return Number Two
Slight Return reaches number two on the UK singles chart and becomes The Bluetones' signature hit.
Sweet Catatonia Chart Entry
Catatonia enter the UK singles chart with Sweet Catatonia as the Welsh band's national profile begins to grow.
Earthling
Releases Earthling, incorporating drum and bass and electronic music into his late-1990s sound.
General Election
Nawaz Sharif's party wins a commanding parliamentary majority.
General Election - General Election
Nawaz Sharif's party wins a commanding parliamentary majority.
General Election Election Outcome
General election outcome recorded for Nawaz Sharif: Nawaz Sharif's party wins a commanding parliamentary majority.
General Election Government
Government context for this general election: Nawaz Sharif's party wins a commanding parliamentary majority.
Council Co-Chair Takes Office
Svetozar Mihajlovic becomes co-chairman of the Council of Ministers
Zinoviev Letter
Claims the Zinoviev letter was written by White Russians living in Latvia
Arrest of Hissene Habre
Habre is indicted
Scandal
Reveals he shares his bed with young boys during "Living with Michael Jackson"
Super Bowl XLII
Leads the New York Giants to a Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots
President of Greece
Parliament re-elects Karolos Papoulias for a second presidential term.
Royal Borough Status
Grants Greenwich royal borough status in the Diamond Jubilee year.
EU Renegotiation Progress Statement
Reports to the House of Commons on draft proposals emerging from the European Union renegotiation.
New START Extended Five Years
The United States and Russia agree to extend New START for five years through February 2026.
EU-Ukraine Summit in Kyiv
Hosts European Union leaders for a summit focused on accession reforms and wartime support.
Juno Second Close Io Flyby
Juno completes a second close Io encounter, extending measurements of volcanism and tidal heating.
Military Spending Drive
Oversees Russia's wartime defense spending increase.
Births on February 3
Birth of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil
Birth of Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil
Birth of Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto
Birth of Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto
Birth of David Russell Gordon Davies
Birth of David Russell Gordon Davies
Deaths on February 3
Death of Sweyn I Forkbeard
Death of Death-Sweyn I Forkbeard
Death of Richard II
Death of John of Gaunt, Richard confiscates his Lancaster Estate
Death of Richard II
John of Gaunt dies & Richard confiscates his Lancaster Estate
Death of John of Gaunt
When John of Gaunt dies his estates are declared forfeit to the crown, as Richard II had exiled Johns less diplomatic heir, Henry Bolingbroke, in 1398. Gaunt died of natural causes at Leicester Castle, with his wife Katherine by his side. Death of John of Gaunt, leaves his lands to the future Henry IV in exile
When John of Gaunt dies his estates are declared forfeit to the
When John of Gaunt dies his estates are declared forfeit to the crown, as Richard II had exiled Johns less diplomatic heir, Henry Bolingbroke, in 1398
Death of Henry VIII
Execution of the Earl of Kildare & his 5 uncles for treason
Battles on February 3
Battle of Diu
Marks the spillover of the Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe & the Middle East, into the Indian Ocean which was a dominant trading area
Battle of Diu
The Portuguese sea monopoly lasts until the advent of the British East India Company and the Battle of Swally in 1612
Battle of Caseros
With Rosass defeat and exile, the "Guerra Grande" finally comes to an end. Urquiza overthrows Rosas at the Battle of Caseros
Battle of Konigshugel
In the Battle of Konigshugel Austrian forces commanded by General Gondrecourt push the Danes back to the Dannevirke
Battle of Konigshugel
In the Battle of Konigshugel Austrian forces commanded by General Gondrecourt push the Danes back to the Dannevirke