Historical Events for 3rd June 2023

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1140 - French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy
1896 - British naval officer David Beatty is seconded to the Egyptian government and appointed second in command of the river flotilla
1907 - Centro Escolar University is established by Librada Avelino and Carmen de Luna in Manila, Philippines
1925 - Baseball player Eddie Collins becomes the 6th to get 3,000 hits
1925 - Goodyear airship "Pilgrim" is the first to have an enclosed cabin
1944 - Nazis pull out of Rome
1944 - Generals Giraud and de Gaulle reach agreement on constitution
1963 - A Northwest Airlines DC-7 crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, killing 101
1967 - French Championships Women's Tennis: Local favourite Françoise Dürr beats Lesley Turner of Australia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
2021 - Devon Conway becomes 7th batsman in cricket history to score a double century in his Test debut; run out for 200 for New Zealand in 1st Test against England at Lord's

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