Mayan King Bird Jaguar IV: Reign & Achievements (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · May 3, 2023 · 7m

A Daily Dose of History (03 May 2023)

Today's historical events:

Mayan king Bird Jaguar IV of Yaxchilan in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, assumes the throne.

The largest of three earthquakes strikes the island of Rhodes and causes an estimated 30,000 casualties.

Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries, adopting the baptismal name of João I.

Treaty of Loudun ends a French civil war.

A total solar eclipse is visible across northern Europe and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within four minutes accuracy.

The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern…