Events for August 03

August 3, 1460

King James II killed by an exploding cannon at the siege of Roxburgh Castle.

James II of Scotland (October 16, 1430 – August 03, 1460) was king of Scotland from 1437 to 1460.

August 3, 1823

Thomas Francis Meagher, born

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 first sentenced to death, but received transportation for life to Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) in Australia.

August 3, 1916

Roger Casement, is hanged

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

August 3, 1379

Duke Yann IV lands in Dinard

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 Brittany and Count of Montfort from 1345 until his death and 7th Earl of Richmond from 1372 until his death.