'''November_3''' is the 307th day of the year (308th in Leap_years) in the Gregorian_Calendar, with 58 days remaining.
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== Events ==
*1493 - Christopher_Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean_Sea.
* 1783 - John Austin, a Highwayman, is the last to be publicly hanged at London's Tyburn gallows.
*1783 - The Continental_Army is disbanded.
*1793 - French Playwright, Journalist and Feminist Olympe_de_Gouges is Guillotined.
*1817 - The Bank_of_Montreal, Canada's oldest chartered bank, opens in Montreal, Quebec.
*1838 - ''The_Times_of_India,'' the world's largest circulated English_language daily Broadsheet Newspaper is founded as ''The_Bombay_Times_and_Journal_of_Commerce''.
*1844 - Debut of Giuseppe_Verdi's ''I_due_Foscari'', at Teatro Argentina, Rome.
*1848 - A greatly revised Constitution, drafted by Johan_Rudolf_Thorbecke, severely limiting the powers of the Dutch monarchy, and strengthening the powers of the parliament and the ministers, is proclaimed. This constitution is still in effect today.
*1868 - U.S. presidential election: Republican Ulysses_S._Grant is elected to the first of his two terms in a victory over Democrat Horatio_Seymour.
*1883 - American_Old_West: Self-described "Black_Bart the Po-8" gets away with his last Stagecoach robbery, but leaves an incriminating clue that eventually leads to his capture.
*1896 - U.S. presidential election: Republican William_McKinley is elected over Democrat William_Jennings_Bryan.
*1903 - With the encouragement of the United_States, Panama proclaims itself independent from Colombia. US President Theodore_Roosevelt had wanted the United States to build the Panama_Canal, but was not willing to pay what Colombia asked.
*1908 - U.S. presidential election: Republican William_Howard_Taft defeats William_Jennings_Bryan, Democratic candidate in his third and final nomination.
*1911 - Chevrolet officially enters the Automobile market in competition with the Ford_Model_T.
*1913 - The USA introduces an Income_tax.
*1918 - Austria-Hungary enters an armistice with the World_War_I Allies, and the Habsburg-ruled empire dissolves.
*1918 - Poland declares its independence from Russia.
*1923 - Lady Louise_Mountbatten marries Gustav, Crown Prince of Sweden
*1930 - Getúlio_Dornelles_Vargas became Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October_24.
*1935 - George_II_of_Greece regains his throne.
*1936 - U.S._presidential_election,_1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected to a second term in a landslide victory over Alf_Landon.
*1942 - World_War_II: Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein ends - German forces under Erwin_Rommel are forced to retreat during the night.
*1954 - The first in the Godzilla series of films is released in Japan.
*1955 - The musical film ''Guys_and_Dolls'', starring Marlon_Brando and Frank_Sinatra, debuts.
*1956 - ''The Wizard of Oz'' is shown on Television for the first time, with a viewing audience estimated at 45 million people.
*1957 - Sputnik_program: The Soviet_Union launches ''Sputnik_2.'' On board is the first Animal to enter Orbit: a Dog named Laika.
*1964 - U.S._presidential_election,_1964: Incumbent US President Lyndon_B._Johnson defeats Republican challenger Barry_Goldwater,_Sr with over 60 percent of the Popular_vote.
*1967 - Vietnam_War: Battle_of_Dak_To begins - Around Dak_To (located about 280 miles (450 km) north of Saigon near the Cambodian border), heavy casualties are suffered on both sides, with the Americans narrowly winning the battle on November_22.
*1969 - Vietnam War: US President Richard_M._Nixon addresses the nation on Television and Radio, asking the "silent majority" to join him in solidarity on the Vietnam War effort and to support his policies.
*1970 - Salvador_Allende is inaugurated as president of Chile.
*1971 - The ''UNIX Programmer's Manual'' is published.
*1973 - Mariner_program: NASA launches the ''Mariner_10'' toward Mercury, on March_29, 1974 becoming the first Space_probe to reach that planet.
*1975 - An independent audit of Mattel, one of the United_States's largest Toy manufacturers, reveals that company officials fabricated Press_releases and financial information to "maintain the appearance of continued corporate growth."
*1975 - The television breakfast show ''Good_Morning_America'' premieres with co-anchors David_Hartman and Nancy_Dussault.
*1978 - Dominica gains its independence from the United_Kingdom.
*1978 The Sitcom ''Diff'rent_Strokes'' premieres on NBC.
*1979 - Greensboro_massacre: Five members of the Communist_Workers_Party are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of Klansmen and Neo-Nazis during a "Death to the Klan" rally.
*1982 - The Salang_tunnel_fire in Afghanistan kills up to 2,000+ people.
*1986 - Iran-Contra_Affair: The Lebanese magazine ''Ash-Shiraa'' reports that the United_States has been selling weapons to Iran in secret in order to secure the release of seven American Hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
*1988 - Sri_Lankan Tamil mercenaries try to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon_Abdul_Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the Coup attempt within 24 hours.
*1991 - Fifteen people are killed in the Barrios_Altos_massacre in Lima, Peru.
*1992 - U.S. presidential election: Democratic challenger Bill_Clinton defeats incumbent Republican George_H.W._Bush and independent candidate Ross_Perot.
*1994 - Red_Hat_Linux 1.0 is released.
*1995 - At Arlington_National_Cemetery, U.S. President Bill_Clinton dedicates a memorial to the victims of the Pan_Am_Flight_103 bombing.
*1998 - Former Professional_wrestler Jesse_Ventura is elected Governor of the U.S._state of Minnesota.
*2005 - Copernicus's remains are found.
== Births ==
*39 - Lucan, Roman poet (d. 65)
*1487 - Melin_de_Saint-Gelais, French poet (d. 1558)
*1500 - Benvenuto_Cellini, Italian artist (d. 1571)
*1560 - Annibale_Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1609)
*1587 - Samuel_Scheidt, German composer (d. 1654)
*1604 - Osman_II, Ottoman_Sultan (d. 1622)
*1618 - Aurangzeb, Mughal_Emperor of India (d. 1707)
*1633 - Bernardino_Ramazzini, Italian physician (d. 1714)
*1718 - John_Montagu,_4th_Earl_of_Sandwich, English statesman (d. 1792)
*1793 - Stephen_F._Austin, American pioneer (d. 1836)
*1794 - William_Cullen_Bryant, American poet and journalist (d. 1878)
*1801 - Karl_Baedeker, German author and publisher (d. 1859)
*1801 - Vincenzo_Bellini, Italian composer (d. 1835)
*1816 - Jubal Early, American Confederate general (d. 1894)
*1816 - Calvin_Fairbank, American abolitionist minister (d. 1898)
*1852 - Meiji_Emperor, Japanese emperor (d. 1912)
*1874 - Lucy_Maud_Montgomery, Canadian novelist (d. 1942)
*1876 - Stephen Peter Alencastre, Roman Catholic prelate (d. 1940)
*1887 - Samuil_Marshak, Russian poet (d. 1964)
*1893 - Edward_Adelbert_Doisy, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine (d. 1986)
*1895 - Grand Duchess Olga_Nicolaievna_Romanova (d. 1918)
*1901 - King Léopold_III_of_Belgium (d. 1983)
*1901 - André_Malraux, French writer (d. 1976)
*1903 - Walker_Evans, American photographer (d. 1975)
*1908 - Bronko_Nagurski, American football player (d. 1990)
*1909 - James_Reston, American journalist (d. 1995)
*1910 - Richard_Hurndall, British actor (d. 1984)
*1918 - Bob_Feller, baseball player
*1918 - Russell_B._Long, U.S. Senator from Louisiana (d. 2003)
*1919 - Jesús_Blasco, Spanish comic book author (d. 1995)
*1920 - Oodgeroo_Noonuccal, Australian writer (d. 1993)
*1921 - Charles_Bronson, American actor (d. 2003)
*1924 - Samuel_Ruiz_García, Mexican Roman Catholic bishop
*1930 - Brian_Robinson, British cyclist
*1933 - Ken_Berry, American actor
*1933 - Jeremy_Brett, English actor (d. 1995)
*1933 - Michael_Dukakis, American politician
*1933 - Amartya_Sen, Indian economist, Nobel Prize laureate
*1934 - John Barry, English composer
*1936 - Roy_Emerson, Australian tennis champion
*1938 - Martin_Dunwoody, British mathematician
*1946 - Tom_Savini, American actor, filmmaker, and makeup artist
*1948 - Lulu_(singer), British actress and singer
*1949 - Larry_Holmes, American boxer
*1952 - Roseanne_Barr, American actress and comedienne
*1953 - Dickie_Fiske, American Business Owner, Slow Pitch Softball Legend
*1953 - Kate_Capshaw, American actress
*1953 - Dennis_Miller, American comedian
*1954 - Adam_Ant, English singer
*1954 - Brigitte_Lin, Taiwanese actress
*1955 - Phil_Simms, American football player
*1956 - Kevin Murphy, American actor, author, and puppeteer
*1957 - Dolph_Lundgren, Swedish actor
*1960 - Karch_Kiraly, American volleyball player
*1962 - Marilyn, British musician
*1963 - Ian_Wright, English footballer
*1967 - Steven_Wilson, English singer Porcupine_Tree
*1970 - Dawn_Marie_Psaltis, American professional wrestler
*1973 - Nemone, Athlete and broadcaster
*1973 - Mick_Thomson, American guitarist (Slipknot)
*1974 - Tariq_Abdul-Wahad, French basketball player
*1976 - Ruben_Espinosa, Famous Philosopher, co-author of the spample theory
*1977 - Aria_Giovanni, American model
*1981 - Jackie_Gayda, American professional wrestler
*1982 - Evgeny_Plushenko, Russian figure skater
*1986 - Jasmine_Trias, American singer
*1987 - Gemma_Ward, Australian model
== Deaths ==
*361 - Constantius_II, Roman_Emperor (b. 317)
*1254 - John_III_Ducas_Vatatzes, Byzantine_Emperor (b. 1193)
*1428 - Thomas_Montacute,_4th_Earl_of_Salisbury, English military leader (mortally wounded in battle) (b. 1388)
*1580 - Jeronimo_Zurita_y_Castro, Spanish historian (b. 1512)
*1600 - Richard Hooker, English theologian (b. 1554)
*1643 - John_Bainbridge, English astronomer (b. 1582)
*1643 - Paul_Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (b. 1577)
*1711 - John_Ernest_Grabe, German-born Anglican theologian (b. 1666)
*1787 - Robert_Lowth, British bishop and grammarian (b. 1710)
*1793 - Olympe_de_Gouges, french feminist and revolutionary (b. 1748)
*1794 - François-Joachim_de_Pierre_de_Bernis, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1715)
*1890 - Ulrich_Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1811)
*1891 - Louis_Lucien_Bonaparte, French politician and linguist (b. 1813)
*1918 - Aleksandr_Mikhailovich_Lyapunov, Russian scientist (b. 1857)
*1926 - Annie_Oakley, American sharp-shooter (b. 1860)
*1929 - Olav_Aukrust, Norwegian poet (b. 1883)
*1933 - Emile_Roux, French scientist (b. 1853)
*1939 - Charles_Tournemire, French composer and organist (b. 1870)
*1954 - Henri_Matisse, French artist (b. 1869)
*1957 - Wilhelm_Reich, Austrian psychotherapist (b. 1897)
*1964 - John_Henry_Barbee, American guitarist and singer (b. 1905)
*1990 - Mary_Martin, American actress (b. 1913)
*1993 - Leon Theremin, Russian inventor (b. 1895)
*1995 - Gordon_S._Fahrni, physician and president of the Canadian Medical Association (b. 1887)
*1996 - Jean-Bédel_Bokassa, President_of_the_Central_African_Republic (b. 1921)
*1998 - Bob_Kane, Comic artist & Batman co creator (b. 1915)
*1999 - Ian_Bannen, Scottish actor (b. 1928)
*2001 - Ernst_Gombrich, Austrian art historian (b. 1909)
*2002 - Lonnie_Donegan, Scottish musician (b. 1931)
*2002 - Jonathan_Harris, American actor (b. 1914)
*2003 - Rasul_Gamzatov, Russian poet (b. 1923)
*2004 - Sergei_Zholtok, Latvian hockey player (b. 1972)
== Holidays and observances ==
* R.C. Saints - '''November 3rd''' is the Feast_day of the following Roman Catholic Saints:
**St._Acepsimas
**St._Cristiolus
**St._Domnus_of_Vienne
**St._Elerius
**St._Englatius
**St._Florus
**St._Germanus
**St._Guenhael
**St._Hermengaudis
**St. Hubert
**St. Malachy O' More
**St._Peter_Francis_Neron
**St._Papulus
**St._Pirmin
**St._Martin_de_Porres
**St._Quaratus
**St._Valentinian
**St._Valentine_&_Hilary
**St._Vulganius
**St. Winifred
* Also see November_3_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
* Independence_Day in Panama (1903, from Colombia), Dominica (1978, from Britain) and Federated_States_of_Micronesia (1986, from France)
* Japan - Culture Day (post 1946), Emperors Birthday (pre 1946)
* International Men's Day
== External links ==
* BBC: On This Day
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