1379
Duke Yann IV lands in Dinard
Brittany
John IV the Conqueror KG (in Breton Yann IV, in French Jean IV, and traditionally in English sources both John of Montfort and John V) (1339 – 1 November 1399), was Duke of …
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August 03
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1460
King James II killed by an exploding cannon at the siege of Roxburgh Castle.
Scotland
James II of Scotland (October 16, 1430 – August 03, 1460) was king of Scotland from 1437 to 1460. James was born in Holyrood Abbey. James was son of James I of Scotland and Joan …
1573
Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange, executed
Scotland
Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange (c. 1520 –3 August 1573) was a Scottish politician and soldier who fought for the Scottish Reformation but ended his career holding Edinburgh castle …
1823
Thomas Francis Meagher, born
Ireland
Thomas Francis Meagher (3 August 1823 – 1 July 1867) was an Irish nationalist and leader of the Young Irelanders in the Rebellion of 1848. After being convicted of sedition, he was …
1857
George F. FitzGerald, born
Ireland
Prof George Francis FitzGerald FRS FRSE (3 August 1851 – 22 February 1901) was an Irish academic and physicist who served as Erasmus Smith’s Professor of Natural and …
1916
Roger Casement, is hanged
England
Roger Casement, Irish patriot, is hanged by the English in Pentonville Prison, London. He was the last to be executed as a result of the Easter Rebellion Roger David Casement …