[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History Oct 3

[Steve Rourke]

Births:

Deaths:
42 BC - Gaius Cassius Longinus
1226 - Saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181)
1283 - David ap Gruffydd, Welsh prince of Gwynedd (executed)
1369 - Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318)
1568 - Elizabeth of Valois, wife of Philip II of Spain (b. 1545)
1596 - Florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541)

Other Events:
2333 BC - Establishment of the Kingdom of Korea (in the name of Joseon).
42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight
an indecisive battle with Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius.
1283 - Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, becomes the first
person executed by drawing and quartering.
1574 - The Siege of Leiden is lifted by the Watergeuzen.