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November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years ) in the Gregorian Calendar , with 58 days remaining.
Events
1493 - Christopher Columbus first sighted the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea .
1755 - The colony of Massachusetts offers a bounty of 20 pounds for the scalps of Native American boys and girls under the age of 12.
1783 - The Continental Army is disbanded.
1793 - French playwright , journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges was 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 wanted the United States to build the Panama Canal but were blocked by Colombia.
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 - World War I : Austria-Hungary enters an armistice with the Allies .
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 space: 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 - In Greensboro, North Carolina , United States , 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 - A gasoline tanker explodes in the Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan , killing 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 .
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 (d. 1707 )
1633 - Bernardino Ramazzini , Italian physician (d. 1714 )
1718 - John Montague , Earl of Sandwich (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 )
1895 - Grand Duchess Olga Nicolaievna Romanova (d. 1918 )
1901 - André Malraux , French writer (d. 1976 )
1901 - King Léopold III of Belgium (d. 1983 )
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 )
1930 - Brian Robinson , British cyclist
1933 - Jeremy Brett , English actor (d. 1995 )
1933 - Michael Dukakis , American politician
1933 - Amartya Sen , Indian economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1933 - Ken Berry , American comedy television actor
1934 - John Barry , English composer
1936 - Roy Emerson , Australian tennis champion
1938 - Martin Dunwoody , British mathematician
1946 - Tom Savini , American actor, film maker, and makeup artist
1948 - Lulu (singer) , British actress and singer
1949 - Larry Holmes , American boxer
1952 - Roseanne Barr , American actress and comedienne
1953 - Kate Capshaw , American actress
1953 - Dennis Miller , American comedian
1954 - Adam Ant , English singer
1954 - Brigitte Lin , Actress
1955 - Phil Simms , American football player
1956 - Kevin Murphy , American actor, author, and puppeteer
1960 - Karch Kiraly , American volleyball player
1961 - David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (son of Britain's late Princess Margaret )
1962 - Marilyn , British musician
1963 - Ian Wright , English footballer
1967 - Steven Wilson , Porcupine Tree lead.
1970 - Dawn Marie Psaltis , American professional wrestler
1973 - Mick Thomson , American guitarist (Slipknot )
1974 - Tariq Abdul-Wahad , French basketball player
1977 - Aria Giovanni , American model
1979 - Joseph Daniel Lewis, American writer/director
1981 - Jackie Gayda , American professional wrestler
1982 - Evgeni Plushenko , Russian figure skater
1985 - Christopher Kinsella, Irish Military Hero.
1986 - Jasmine Trias , American singer
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 )
1890 - Ulrich Ochsenbein , Swiss Federal Councillor (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 )
1954 - Henri Matisse , French artist (b. 1869 )
1957 - Wilhelm Reich , Austrian psychotherapist (b. 1897 )
1964 - John Henry Barbee , 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 )
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
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