📅 Today in HistoryAugust 3

Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna.

Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.

Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.

Battle of Eisenach: An invading Hungarian force defeats an East Frankish army under Duke Burchard of Thuringia.

Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey.

Frederick of Lorraine elected as Pope Stephen IX.

The Siege of Algeciras commences during the Spanish Reconquista.

Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.

The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.

Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.