June 3

Today in History
• 0350 - Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor
• 1083 - Henry IV of Germany storms Rome, capturing St Peter's Cathedral
• 1098 - After 5-month siege in 1st Crusade, the Crusaders seize Antioch Turkey
• 1539 - Hernando De Soto claims Florida for Spain
• 1540 - Hernando de Soto crosses the Appalachian Mountains, 1st European to do so
• 1620 - Construction of the oldest stone church in French North America begins
• 1748 - Amsterdam establishes municipal postal service
• 1781 - Jack Jouett rides to warn Thomas Jefferson of British attack


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Chimborazo Day Appreciation
• H.M. Queens Birthday
• Insect Repellent Awareness Day
• International Tabletop Day
• Poson Full Moon Poya
• Repeat Day
• Uganda Martyrs Day
• World Bicycle Day

Birthdays
• 1540 - Charles II Archduke of Austria, born in Vienna, Austria
• 1685 - Cornelis Hop, Mayor of Amsterdam and diplomat
• 1726 - James Hutton, Scottish geologist and father of modern geology
• 1761 - Henry Shrapnel, English Army officer and inventor (created the shrapnel shell)
• 1782 - Charles Waterton, English naturalist and pioneering conservationist
• 1804 - Richard Cobden, English founder of the Anti-Corn-Law League
• 1808 - Jefferson Davis, born in Kentucky, President of Confederate States of America
• 1829 - Charles Brooke, 2nd White Rajah of Sarawak (1868-1917)