Council of York
200 senior thegns choose Morcar to become their new leader
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October 3 in History
This permanent archive page contains 132 World History Database records for October 3, spanning 1065 to 2024. Recorded topics include Council of York; Declaration of War; Northumbrian Revolt.
Total: 132Events: 122Deaths: 5Battles: 5Countries: 20
Events on October 3
Council of York
Northumbrian leaders reject Tostig and choose Morcar to replace him as earl.
Declaration of War
The standard of revolt is raised in Yorkshire. Morcar is declared the new Earl. A coalition of Yorkshire, Northumbria & Mercia against Tostig
Northumbrian Revolt
Northumbrian rebels move against Tostig's officials and declare that they will no longer accept his rule.
Capture of London
David of Wales is surrendered by his own men, then condemned & executed
Execution
David I surrenders his own men, then is condemned & executed
Treaty of Berwick
Agrees terms for the release of David II for ransom
Abdication
Edward IV is deposed
Declaration of Peace
A "Treaty of Universal & Perpetual Peace" is signed by England, France & the Papacy
Oath to Treaty
Publicly swears to observe the Treaty of London during ceremonies at St Pauls Cathedral.
Peace Oration
Delivers a public Latin oration praising peace during the St Pauls celebration of the treaty.
Peace Oration
Delivers an oration praising peace during the public ceremonies celebrating the Treaty of London.
St Pauls Ceremony
Celebrates high mass as Henry VIII and the French ambassadors publicly swear to uphold the newly concluded peace.
Treaty of Universal & Perpetual Peace
A "Treaty of Universal & Perpetual Peace" is signed by England, France & the Papacy
Reballion of Rebels in Wexford
Requests Wexford to surrender but Sinnott refuses & waits for reinforcements
Rule of Ireland
The Treaty of Limerick ends the Williamite war in Ireland between the Jacobites and the supporters of William of Orange
Siege of Limerick
Concludes the siege of Limerick
Treaty of Limerick
The Treaty of Limerick ends the Williamite war in Ireland between the Jacobites and the supporters of William of Orange
Succession
Charles II signs his final will naming Philip of Anjou, grandson of Louis XIV, as heir to the Spanish monarchy.
Will
Charles II signs a final will naming Philip of Anjou as heir to the Spanish monarchy.
Chief Minister
Appointed Chief Minister of Prussia
Dictatorship
Is named supreme dictator and centralises political authority.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
United States Senate approves ratification of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo with amendments
Invasion of Austria
The Hungarians cross the Austrian border
General in Chief
Lincoln assigns Ulysses S Grant to command the armies of the United States
Cession of Venetia
Franz Joseph accepts the cession of Venetia through France under the Treaty of Vienna.
Treaty of Vienna
The Treaty of Vienna transfers Venetia from Austria through France to Italy.
Treaty of Vienna
Victor Emmanuel's kingdom receives Venetia following the peace settlement with Austria.
Prime Minister of Spain
Appointed Prime Minister of Spain
Succession
Habibullah Khan succeeds his father without a major succession war.
Anthracite Coal Strike
Roosevelt convenes miners and operators to resolve the prolonged anthracite coal strike.
Election
Dissolves Parliament, the election war-cry is "The Peers versus the People"
October Parliament Dissolution
Dissolves Parliament during the campaign against the House of Lords.
Parliament
Dissolves Parliament, the election war-cry is "The Peers versus the People"
Federal Income Tax
The federal government begins collecting income tax under the newly ratified Sixteenth Amendment.
Legislation
The Underwood Tariff Act reduces duties where US goods control the market. The Underwood Tariff Act reduces duties on commodities
Underwood Tariff
The Underwood Tariff reduces import duties and introduces a federal income-tax schedule.
War Revenue Act
The War Revenue Act raises income, corporate and excess-profits taxes to fund mobilisation.
Armistice Negotiations
Appointed Chancellor of Germany in October 1918 in order to negotiate an armistice with the allies in the last days of the war
Beaurevoir Line Assault Supported
Haig continues pressure beyond the Hindenburg Line as British forces attack the Beaurevoir defences.
Chancellor
Appointed Chancellor of Germany
Chancellor
Appoints a Government that for the first time included representatives of the Social Democrats, Friedrich Ebert and Philipp Scheidemann. Appointed Chancellor of Germany in October 1918 in order to negotiate an armistice with the allies in the last days of the war
Damascus Command Meeting
Meets Emir Feisal in Damascus after the city's capture.
Foreign Secretary of Germany
Appointed Foreign Minister
Government
Forms a new Government
Meeting with Feisal in Damascus
Meets Feisal in Damascus
Peace
Germany requests an armistice
Peace
Germany requests an armistice
Britain & Russia resume diplomatic relations
Britain & Russia resume diplomatic relations
Britain & Russia resume diplomatic relations
Britain & Russia resume diplomatic relations
Constitution of Iraq
The monarchy achieves full independence & heads the constitution of Iraq
Independence of Iraq
The monarchy achieves full independence & heads the constitution of Iraq. Britains mandate over Iraq comes to an end. As a condition for independence from British control, Iraq has to allow an RAF presence, give Britain land and resources, and coordinate foreign policy for 25 years
Arrest of Rudolf Dertil
Arrested & imprisoned for 5 years for attempting to assassinate Chancellor Dollfuss
Plot
Dertil attemps to assassinate Chancellor Dollfuss as he leaves the Parliament building
Plot
Dertil attemps to assassinate Chancellor Dollfuss as he leaves the Parliament building
Abyssinia Crisis
Launches the invasion of Ethiopia despite League obligations.
Invasion of Abyssinia
Begins Italian operations against Ethiopia.
Invasion of Abyssinia
Appeals to the League after Italy invades Ethiopia.
Invasion of Ethiopia
Italy invades Ethiopia without declaring war
Invasion of Ethiopia
Italy invades Ethiopia without declaring war
Defence of Munich in Commons
Defends the Munich settlement in the House of Commons as an orderly alternative to immediate war while insisting that rearmament continue.
Election
Holds cross party meeting of those opposed to Munich & what to do in an election
Munich Agreement
The Commons debate on the Munich Agreement begins
Munich Agreement Response
Calls the Munich settlement a humiliation and argues that Czechoslovakia has been forced to yield to threats of force.
Munich Debate
Takes part in the first Commons debate after Munich as a Conservative critic of Chamberlain's foreign policy.
Treaty of Munich
Attlee criticized the government's policy and the sacrifice of Czechoslovakia during the Commons debate.
Treaty of Munich
Chamberlain opened the Commons debate by defending the agreement as an alternative to immediate war.
Treaty of Munich
The Commons debate on the Munich Agreement begins
Treaty of Munich
Calls for a group to oppose Chamberlain but finds few supporters
Treaty of Munich
Holds cross party meeting of those opposed to Munich & what to do in an election
Treaty of Munich
Hitler toured newly occupied Sudeten territory and received orchestrated public welcomes.
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Churchill appoints Ernest Bevin as Minister of Labour
Command of Ravenna
Dupont assumes command of the Ravenna Division while it is deployed on the Don.
V2 Rocket
1st successful test launching of of thew V2, liquid fuelled rocket
V2 Rocket
1st successful test launching of of thew V2, liquid fuelled rocket
Siege of Metz
Closes in on Metz
Marriage in the Shadows
Directs Ehe im Schatten, an early post-war DEFA film.
Cao Bang Evacuation
French forces evacuate Cao Bang during the Border Campaign
Nuclear Power
Britain explodes its first atomic bomb off Australia and becomes the third member of the nuclear club
Operation Hurricane
Great Britain conducts Operation Hurricane, becoming the third state to test a nuclear weapon.
Russia demands Kennan be recalled for comments about icy cold western diplomats
Russia demands Kennan be recalled for comments about "icy cold" western diplomats
Socialist Party Information Request
Oswald wrote to the Socialist Party of America on October 3, 1956, describing himself as a Marxist and requesting information about its youth league.
Brighton Conference
Rejects unilateral nuclear disarmament at Labour conference.
Naked Conference Chamber
Warns against going naked into the conference chamber.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy signed legislation authorizing measures to prevent Cuban aggression and Soviet military expansion in the hemisphere.
Orbit
Wally Schirra flies six orbits in the Mercury spacecraft Sigma 7
Dallas Bus Arrival
Oswald arrives in Dallas at about 2:20 p.m. after returning from Mexico by bus.
Greyhound Bus 1265
Oswald boards Greyhound bus 1265 from Laredo to Dallas at about 3 a.m.
International Bridge Return
Oswald crosses the International Bridge into Texas at about 1:35 a.m. on October 3.
Post-Mexico Unemployment Claim
After reaching Dallas, Oswald visits the employment commission and files another unemployment compensation claim.
Return From Mexico
Oswald returned to the Dallas area after failing to obtain the Cuban and Soviet visas he had sought in Mexico City.
Return Route via San Antonio
Oswald's Greyhound journey to Dallas passes through San Antonio and substantially follows the Interstate 35 corridor.
YMCA Registration
Oswald spends the night at the YMCA and registers as a serviceman to avoid paying the membership fee.
Immigration and Nationality Act
Signs the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 at Liberty Island, ending the national origins quota system.
Immigration and Nationality Act
The Act replaces national-origin quotas with family and employment-based immigration priorities.
Guthrie Memorial Concert
Woody Guthrie died on October 3, 1967, and Dylan makes his first live appearance in twenty months at a Guthrie memorial concert held at Carnegie Hall on January 20, 1968
Marriage
Marries Norma Johnson
South Vietnamese Election
Wins re-election after opposition candidates withdraw or are excluded
ABM Treaty Enters into Force
The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty enters into force after ratification by the Soviet Union and United States.
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Council of Minister's for the GDR
Head of State
Appointed Head of State for the GDR
The Who by Numbers Album
Release The Who by Numbers.
Election
Helmut Schmidts coalition Government is returned with a reduced majority
In Vitro Fertilization
Subhas Mukhopadhyay and his team achieve the birth of India's first child conceived through in vitro fertilization.
Genesis
Sings on the self-titled Genesis album, including Mama and That's All.
Prime Minister of Tunisia
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali became prime minister of Tunisia.
Strike
The strike collapses after military repression. 5000 are killed during the opening months of the regime
German Unification and Community Law
The former East Germany entered the European Community framework through German reunification during Delors's Commission presidency.
Emergency Rule during October Crisis
Declares emergency measures in Moscow as armed clashes escalate between the presidency and parliamentary opponents.
Ostankino Crisis Response
Orders security forces to defend key government and broadcasting facilities during armed attacks in Moscow.
Health of Lance Armstrong
Has an orchiectomy to remove the diseased testicle, asked in an interview what Armstrongs chances are, Dr. Reeves, the surgeon, says "Almost none. We told Lance initially 20 to 50% chance, mainly to give him hope. But with the kind of cancer he had, with the x-rays, the blood tests, almost no hope."
Network Rail
Network Rail assumes ownership and management of the national rail infrastructure.
GALEX and Spitzer Multiwavelength Andromeda View
A combined ultraviolet and infrared view separates hot young stellar populations from cool dusty star-forming regions across M31.
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
Signs the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act authorizing the Troubled Asset Relief Program
Wachovia Takeover
Wells Fargo announces an agreement to acquire Wachovia without direct federal assistance.
Commonwealth Games
New Delhi opens the Commonwealth Games after extensive preparations and controversy over costs and administration.
Nobel Prize for LIGO
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves from sources including merging black holes.
Nobel Prize for LIGO
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for decisive contributions to LIGO and gravitational-wave astronomy, inaugurated by the detection of a binary black hole merger.
Nobel Prize for LIGO
Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for decisive contributions to LIGO and the observation of gravitational waves, first detected from a binary black hole merger.
Kepler-1625b Exomoon Evidence
Teachey uses Hubble data with Kepler observations to report evidence for a possible large moon orbiting exoplanet Kepler-1625b.
Never Look Away
Directs Never Look Away.
Chagos Islands Political Agreement
Starmer's Government announces an agreement concerning sovereignty and the Diego Garcia base.
Deaths on October 3
Death of Gustav Stressman
Death of Gustav Stressman
Death of Stresemann
Dies in Berlin on 3 October 1929.
Death of Robert Allen Zimmerman
Woody Guthrie died on October 3, 1967, and Dylan makes his first live appearance in twenty months at a Guthrie memorial concert held at Carnegie Hall on January 20, 1968
Death of Ronald William George Barker
Death of Ronald William George Barker
Death of Denis Winston Healey
Denis Healey dies.
Battles on October 3
Battle of Montcountour
Commands a Huguenot Army & escapes after the Catholic victory
Battle of Ochakov
His ship is sunk & he & his crew are taken prisoner by the Turks
Battle of Antwerp
The Belgians plan to evacuate Antwerp, Churchill visits it & rallies its defence
Battle of Blanc Mont
Begins a succesful assault on Blanc Mont on the heights of the Meuse
Battle of Aachen
Joins up with Hodges First Army