A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on November 3 throughout history.
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The second Muslim caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab, is injured in an assassination attempt in Medina by Lu'lu, an enslaved Persian captive. The caliph dies four days later.
English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy, making Henry VIII and all subsequent monarchs the Head of the Church of England
The Pilgrims, also known as the Pilgrim Fathers, were the English settlers who travelled to North America on the ship Mayflower and established the Plymouth Colony at what now is Plymouth,...
The Long Parliament was an English Parliament which nominally lasted from 1640 until 1660, making it the longest-lasting Parliament in English and British history.
International Radiotelegraph Conference in Berlin selects the "SOS" (· · · – – – · · ·) distress signal as the worldwide standard for help
Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2 with space dog Laika aboard, a mostly Siberian Husky, the first animal to orbit the earth; she dies in flight
Richard Nixon's tenure as the 37th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1969, and ended when he resigned on August 9, 1974, in the face of almost certain...
"Tokyo Story", Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu, starring Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama and Setsuko Hara, is released
"I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton.
Ayrton Senna wins the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide, the shortest F1 race ever run (14 laps) due to wet conditions; Senna secures his 3rd World Drivers' Championship by 24 points over Nigel Mansell
American aspiring songwriter Sonny Bono (19) weds American Donna Rankin; divorce in 1962
American jazz saxophonist Stan Getz (29) weds second wife, Swedish student Monica Silfverskiold (22) in Las Vegas, Nevada; separate in 1981, divorce in 1988
Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (26) weds Russian cosmonaut Andriyan Nikolayev (34) at the Moscow Wedding Palace; divorce in 1982
Ferdinand of Austria and Bohemia chosen as king of Hungary
First sitting of the Reformation Parliament in London
England & France sign military & economic treaties
Treaty of Vilnius: Russia & Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant [NS]
Kara Mustafa succeeds Ahmed Kiprulu as Turkish grand vizier
In the Battle of Torgau on 3 November 1760, King Frederick the Great's Prussian army fought an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Leopold Josef Graf Daun.
The Treaty of Paris, also known as the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763 by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, following Great Britain and...
Battle at Wabash: Indians assault general St Clair, 637 soldiers killed
French troops conquer Maastricht
US troops under General Coffee annihilate the Red Stick Creek Indian village at Tallasseehatchee, Alabama
The Bank of Montreal (French: Banque de Montréal, pronounced [bɑ̃k də mɔ̃ʁeal]), abbreviated as BMO (pronounced BEE-moh), is a Canadian multinational investment bank and financial services...
Cuenca, officially Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, is an Ecuadorian city, head of the canton of the same name and capital of the province of Azuay, as well as its largest and most populated city.
The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English-language daily broadsheet newspaper, is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce
The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Chinese Qing dynasty between 1839 and 1842.
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (14 January 1798 – 4 June 1872) was a Dutch liberal statesman, one of the most important Dutch politicians of the 19th century.
A British fleet bombards Canton
North Carolina ( KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States.
Battle until the 5th November between gunboats at Bayou Teche, a waterway in Louisiana
Battle of Grand Coteau in Southwestern Louisiana in the American Civil War
John Willis Menard from Louisiana is elected the first black US Congressman (opposition to his election means he never sits in Congress)
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
James Theodore Holly, elected bishop of Haiti
American Old West: Self-described "Black Bart the poet" gets away with his last stagecoach robbery, but leaves an incriminating clue that eventually leads to his capture
Tacoma vigilantes drive out Chinese, burn their homes & businesses
Friars of Tilburg arrives on Curacao
Concertgebouw Orchestra debuts in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, under the baton of founding conductor Willem Kes
Chaplain Ariëns founds first Roman Catholic Workers group
J H Hunter patents portable weighing scales
First US automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (NYC)
The secession of Panama from Colombia was formalized on 3 November 1903, with the establishment of the Republic of Panama and the abolition of the Colombia-Costa Rica border.
First modern elastic brassiere is patented by New York socialite Caresse Crosby
1st class US mail now costs 3 cents per ounce
The Austro-Hungarian Navy or Imperial and Royal War Navy (German: kaiserliche und königliche Kriegsmarine, in short k.u.k.
Greek parliament bans Prince Andreas for life
Legendary baseball figure Ty Cobb resigns as Detroit Tigers manager; replaced by George Moriarty, first man to hold MLB's 4 principal jobs: player, umpire, scout and manager
22.3 cm rainfall at Somerset, Vermont (state record)
Alka-Seltzer is first sold after Dr. Miles Medical Company patented the trademark for the effervescent tablet
George II returns to Greece after 12 years and regains monarchy
The hour record is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle from a stationary start. Cyclists attempt this record alone on the track without other competitors present.
Clare Booth's "Margin for Error" premieres in NYC
The Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October – 11 November 1942) was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein.
The Battle of the Scheldt in World War II was a series of military operations to open up the Scheldt river between Antwerp and the North Sea for shipping, so that Antwerp's port could be used to...
Dmitri Shostakovich's 9th Symphony premieres in 25th season opening concert of the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, under Yevgeny Mravinsky
Kleggie Hermsen and Bones McKinney each score 17 points as Washington Capitols beat Philadelphia Warriors, 77-70 at Washington Coliseum to win first of 15 straight games to start season; best start in NBA history
Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965) was an American baseball player, manager, sports executive, and team owner.
Egypt protests German retribution payments to Israel
Ishirō Honda's giant monster movie "Godzilla" goes into wide release in Japan; film makes a big splash, spawns three dozen related titles and sequels
The Suez Crisis, also known as the second Arab–Israeli war, the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel, was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956.
USSR performs nuclear test
The Constitution of Ivory Coast was approved by referendum on October 30, 2016, and officially adopted on November 8, 2016. Ivory Coast has had three constitutions.
SF Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scores 72 points in 127-115 defeat to LA Lakers at LA Memorial Sports Arena; then 4th-highest point total in NBA history; remains 6th highest game total
Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia and commonly known as simply Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.
The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of...
David Pearson is declared NASCAR Grand National champion as Cale Yarborough wins season ending Peach State 200 at Jefferson, Georgia; Pearson finishes 126 points ahead of Bobby Isaac to secure his 2nd title
English Lotus driver Graham Hill wins his 2nd Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by taking out the Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez; wins title by 12 points from Scotsman Jackie Stewart
Congo president Mobutu visits Belgium
Future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson wins his second NL Cy Young Award (23-7 record, 274 strikeouts and 3.12 ERA)
Play Misty for Me is a 1971 American neo noir psychological thriller film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, his directorial debut. Jessica Walter and Donna Mills co-star.
Atlantic Records releases "Abandoned Luncheonette", the second studio album by the American pop rock duo Daryl Hall & John Oates
Dominica gains independence from UK & adopts constitution
Five people mortally wounded during anti-Ku Klux Klan demonstration in NC
After acquiring MLB's Oakland A's for $12.7m, Walter Haas Jr. appoints himself CEO; leads team to 4 AL West Divisional titles and 1989 World Series Championship
San Diego guard Randy Smith plays his 845th consecutive game in Clippers' 130-111 loss in Philadelphia; passes Johnny “Red” Kerr's NBA record; goes on to play in 906 straight games
Nashville Network begins on cable TV
The 1984 anti-Sikh riots, also known as the 1984 Sikh massacre, were a series of organised pogroms against Sikhs in India following the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards.
Bill Elliott wins Atlanta Journal 500 at Atlanta Raceway to become first driver to win 11 super-speedway races in 1 season; also first driver to win $2m in prize money in a single season
The Compacts of Free Association (COFA) are international agreements establishing and governing the relationships of free association between the United States and the three Pacific Island sovereign...
New York Rangers' center Marcel Dionne becomes just the 2nd NHL player to register 1,700 career points, scoring a goal in 5-3 loss at Calgary
Oakland A's first baseman Mark McGwire wins American League Rookie of the Year with 49 home runs, 118 RBI; second to win AL award unanimously; first Carlton Fisk 1972
Geraldo Michael Rivera is an American journalist, attorney, author, and political commentator who worked at the Fox News Channel from 2001 to 2023.
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea.
Lou Piniella is named manager of the Cincinnati Reds, replacing Pete Rose who is banned for life for gambling on MLB games
Atlanta Hawks' center Moses Malone sets an NBA record for free throws made in a career by hitting 7-of-9 in a 121-120 win over Indiana Pacers at the Omni; passes Oscar Robinson's record (7,694)
Defenseman Ken Daneyko sets New Jersey Devils 'Ironman' record by playing 322nd consecutive NHL game in 2-3 loss at LA Kings
The Nanny is an American television sitcom. It originally aired on CBS from November 3, 1993, to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish fashionista from Flushing, Queens, who...
Dutch & British astronomers find spiral nebula Dwingeloo 1
The 1995–96 Boston Celtics season was the 50th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association.
San Francisco 49ers receiver Jerry Rice grabs 3 passes for 45 yards and a TD to become 1st player in NFL history to reach 1,000 career receptions in 24-17 win over New Orleans Saints; finishes career with 1,549
Spalding Gray's one-man show "It's a Slippery Slope" opens for a limited-run of 17 performances at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, NYC
American horse racing legend Bill Shoemaker retires from thoroughbred training with a 90 winners from 713 start record; rode record 8,833 winners as a jockey, before becoming a trainer in 1990
"400 Degreez" 3rd studio album by Juvenile is released (Billboard no. 1 year end Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 1999)
LA Lakers debut at the Staples Center with a 103-88 win against the Vancouver Grizzlies; Magic Johnson and Chick Hearn co-host a ceremony unveiling the Lakers' retired jerseys and championship banners in the new building
Arkansas beats Mississippi, 58-56 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford in 7 overtime periods; the longest game in NCAA football history
With no sign the lockout of its players will end in the near future, the National Hockey League cancels 2005 All-Star Game scheduled for February in Atlanta
Navy beats Notre Dame 46-44 in triple overtime, ending the Fighting Irish's NCAA Football-record winning streak against the Midshipmen at 43 games; last Navy win over Notre Dame, 35-14 in 1963
This is a broad timeline of the course of major events of the Syrian civil war. It only includes major territorial changes and attacks and does not include every event. The uprising against Syrian...
6 people are killed after an overcrowded ferry sinks in Pattaya, Thailand
Bobby Orr's autobiography "Orr: My Story" debuts at the #8 position on The New York Times best seller list for nonfiction
Nick Foles connects with Riley Cooper 3 times to become 7th passer in NFL history with 7 TD tosses in a game during Philadelphia Eagles’ 49-20 win over the Raiders at Oakland; Foles completes 22 of 28 for 406 yards
New York's 104-storey One World Trade Center officially opens 13 years after the September 11 attacks
Activision Blizzard, Inc. is an American video game holding company based in Santa Monica, California.
Jason Mraz makes his Broadway debut, joining the ongoing production of the musical "Waitress" as the male lead
Truck loses control hitting 31 cars and killing at least 15 people near a tollbooth in Lanzhou, China
British Mercedes driver and defending champion Lewis Hamilton finishes second in the US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas to clinch his 6th F1 Drivers World Championship
Olivia Newton-John's black leather outfit from the film "Grease" sells for $405,700 at auction in Beverly Hills, California
Twilight Payment (foaled 6 May 2013) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2020 Melbourne Cup.
Four-year old Cleo Smith is found by police in Carnarvon, Western Australia, 18 days after she disappeared from a family tent
A Swiss gruyère by Vorderfultigen and Gourmino wins best cheese at the World Cheese Awards in Newport, Wales [1]
Lahore's air quality index exceeds 1000 due to crop burning in India, forcing Pakistan's second-largest city to close schools for a week [1]
Jonathan Stuart Bailey is an English actor known for his dramatic, comedic, and musical roles on stage and screen.
Stephen F. Austin, American empresario, known for american empresario, was born on 1793-11-03. Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American-born empresario, i.e.
Amartya Sen, Indian economist and nobel laureate, known for indian economist and nobel laureate, was born on 1934-11-03. Amartya Kumar Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher.
Anna Wintour, American american media executive, known for british and american media executive, was born on 1950-11-03.
David Ho is born
Petteri Orpo is born
Roseanne Barr, American actress, comedian, writer, and producer, known for american actress, comedian, writer, and producer, was born on 1953-11-03.
Sam Houser, English video game producer, known for english video game producer, was born on 1972-11-03. Samuel Houser is an English video game producer.
Kendall Jenner, American model and media personality, known for american model and media personality, was born on 1996-11-03.
Bronko Nagurski, American athlete, known for canadian-american football player and professional wrestler, was born on 1908-11-03.
Bob Feller, American athlete, known for american baseball pitcher, was born on 1918-11-03.
Ken Holtzman, American athlete, known for american baseball pitcher, was born on 1945-11-03.
Roy Emerson, Australian athlete, known for australian tennis player, was born on 1937-11-03. Roy Stanley Emerson is an Australian former tennis player.
Larry Holmes, American athlete, known for american boxer, was born on 1950-11-03. Larry Holmes is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 2002 and was world heavyweight…
Colin Kaepernick, American athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1988-11-03.
Blanche Bingley, English tennis player, known for english tennis player, was born on 1863-11-03. Blanche Bingley Hillyard was an English tennis player.
William George Barker is born
Alfredo Stroessner is born
Michael Dukakis, American politician and lawyer, known for american politician and lawyer, was born on 1934-11-03.
Gabe Newell, American businessman, known for american businessman, was born on 1963-11-03. Gabe Logan Newell, also known by his nickname GabeN, is an American video game developer and businessman.
Domitila de Castro, Brazilian noblewoman, known for brazilian noblewoman, died on 1867-11-03.
Émile Roux, French physician, known for french physician, died on 1933-11-03. Pierre Paul Émile Roux FRS was a French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist.
The second Muslim caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab, is injured in an assassination attempt in Medina by Lu'lu, an enslaved Persian captive. The caliph dies four days later.
Ferdinand of Austria and Bohemia chosen as king of Hungary
First sitting of the Reformation Parliament in London
English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy, making Henry VIII and all subsequent monarchs the Head of the Church of England
The Pilgrims, also known as the Pilgrim Fathers, were the English settlers who travelled to North America on the ship Mayflower and established the Plymouth Colony at what now is Plymouth,...
The Long Parliament was an English Parliament which nominally lasted from 1640 until 1660, making it the longest-lasting Parliament in English and British history.
England & France sign military & economic treaties
Treaty of Vilnius: Russia & Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant [NS]
Kara Mustafa succeeds Ahmed Kiprulu as Turkish grand vizier
In the Battle of Torgau on 3 November 1760, King Frederick the Great's Prussian army fought an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Leopold Josef Graf Daun.
The Treaty of Paris, also known as the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763 by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, following Great Britain and...
Battle at Wabash: Indians assault general St Clair, 637 soldiers killed
Stephen F. Austin, American empresario, known for american empresario, was born on 1793-11-03. Stephen Fuller Austin (November 3, 1793 – December 27, 1836) was an American-born empresario, i.e.
French troops conquer Maastricht
US troops under General Coffee annihilate the Red Stick Creek Indian village at Tallasseehatchee, Alabama
The Bank of Montreal (French: Banque de Montréal, pronounced [bɑ̃k də mɔ̃ʁeal]), abbreviated as BMO (pronounced BEE-moh), is a Canadian multinational investment bank and financial services...
Cuenca, officially Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, is an Ecuadorian city, head of the canton of the same name and capital of the province of Azuay, as well as its largest and most populated city.
The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English-language daily broadsheet newspaper, is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce
The First Opium War, also known as the Anglo-Chinese War, was a series of military engagements fought between the British Empire and the Chinese Qing dynasty between 1839 and 1842.
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (14 January 1798 – 4 June 1872) was a Dutch liberal statesman, one of the most important Dutch politicians of the 19th century.
A British fleet bombards Canton
North Carolina ( KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States.
Battle until the 5th November between gunboats at Bayou Teche, a waterway in Louisiana
Battle of Grand Coteau in Southwestern Louisiana in the American Civil War
Blanche Bingley, English tennis player, known for english tennis player, was born on 1863-11-03. Blanche Bingley Hillyard was an English tennis player.
Domitila de Castro, Brazilian noblewoman, known for brazilian noblewoman, died on 1867-11-03.
John Willis Menard from Louisiana is elected the first black US Congressman (opposition to his election means he never sits in Congress)
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
James Theodore Holly, elected bishop of Haiti
American Old West: Self-described "Black Bart the poet" gets away with his last stagecoach robbery, but leaves an incriminating clue that eventually leads to his capture
Tacoma vigilantes drive out Chinese, burn their homes & businesses
Friars of Tilburg arrives on Curacao
Concertgebouw Orchestra debuts in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, under the baton of founding conductor Willem Kes
Chaplain Ariëns founds first Roman Catholic Workers group
William George Barker is born
J H Hunter patents portable weighing scales
First US automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (NYC)
The secession of Panama from Colombia was formalized on 3 November 1903, with the establishment of the Republic of Panama and the abolition of the Colombia-Costa Rica border.
International Radiotelegraph Conference in Berlin selects the "SOS" (· · · – – – · · ·) distress signal as the worldwide standard for help
Bronko Nagurski, American athlete, known for canadian-american football player and professional wrestler, was born on 1908-11-03.
Alfredo Stroessner is born
First modern elastic brassiere is patented by New York socialite Caresse Crosby
1st class US mail now costs 3 cents per ounce
The Austro-Hungarian Navy or Imperial and Royal War Navy (German: kaiserliche und königliche Kriegsmarine, in short k.u.k.
Bob Feller, American athlete, known for american baseball pitcher, was born on 1918-11-03.
Greek parliament bans Prince Andreas for life
Legendary baseball figure Ty Cobb resigns as Detroit Tigers manager; replaced by George Moriarty, first man to hold MLB's 4 principal jobs: player, umpire, scout and manager
22.3 cm rainfall at Somerset, Vermont (state record)
Alka-Seltzer is first sold after Dr. Miles Medical Company patented the trademark for the effervescent tablet
Émile Roux, French physician, known for french physician, died on 1933-11-03. Pierre Paul Émile Roux FRS was a French physician, bacteriologist and immunologist.
Amartya Sen, Indian economist and nobel laureate, known for indian economist and nobel laureate, was born on 1934-11-03. Amartya Kumar Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher.
Michael Dukakis, American politician and lawyer, known for american politician and lawyer, was born on 1934-11-03.
George II returns to Greece after 12 years and regains monarchy
The hour record is the record for the longest distance cycled in one hour on a bicycle from a stationary start. Cyclists attempt this record alone on the track without other competitors present.
Roy Emerson, Australian athlete, known for australian tennis player, was born on 1937-11-03. Roy Stanley Emerson is an Australian former tennis player.
Clare Booth's "Margin for Error" premieres in NYC
The Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October – 11 November 1942) was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein.
The Battle of the Scheldt in World War II was a series of military operations to open up the Scheldt river between Antwerp and the North Sea for shipping, so that Antwerp's port could be used to...
Dmitri Shostakovich's 9th Symphony premieres in 25th season opening concert of the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, under Yevgeny Mravinsky
Ken Holtzman, American athlete, known for american baseball pitcher, was born on 1945-11-03.
Kleggie Hermsen and Bones McKinney each score 17 points as Washington Capitols beat Philadelphia Warriors, 77-70 at Washington Coliseum to win first of 15 straight games to start season; best start in NBA history
Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965) was an American baseball player, manager, sports executive, and team owner.
Anna Wintour, American american media executive, known for british and american media executive, was born on 1950-11-03.
Larry Holmes, American athlete, known for american boxer, was born on 1950-11-03. Larry Holmes is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 2002 and was world heavyweight…
Egypt protests German retribution payments to Israel
"Tokyo Story", Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu, starring Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama and Setsuko Hara, is released
David Ho is born
Roseanne Barr, American actress, comedian, writer, and producer, known for american actress, comedian, writer, and producer, was born on 1953-11-03.
American aspiring songwriter Sonny Bono (19) weds American Donna Rankin; divorce in 1962
Ishirō Honda's giant monster movie "Godzilla" goes into wide release in Japan; film makes a big splash, spawns three dozen related titles and sequels
American jazz saxophonist Stan Getz (29) weds second wife, Swedish student Monica Silfverskiold (22) in Las Vegas, Nevada; separate in 1981, divorce in 1988
The Suez Crisis, also known as the second Arab–Israeli war, the Tripartite Aggression in the Arab world and the Sinai War in Israel, was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956.
Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2 with space dog Laika aboard, a mostly Siberian Husky, the first animal to orbit the earth; she dies in flight
USSR performs nuclear test
The Constitution of Ivory Coast was approved by referendum on October 30, 2016, and officially adopted on November 8, 2016. Ivory Coast has had three constitutions.
SF Warriors center Wilt Chamberlain scores 72 points in 127-115 defeat to LA Lakers at LA Memorial Sports Arena; then 4th-highest point total in NBA history; remains 6th highest game total
Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (26) weds Russian cosmonaut Andriyan Nikolayev (34) at the Moscow Wedding Palace; divorce in 1982
Gabe Newell, American businessman, known for american businessman, was born on 1963-11-03. Gabe Logan Newell, also known by his nickname GabeN, is an American video game developer and businessman.
Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia and commonly known as simply Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.
The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of...
David Pearson is declared NASCAR Grand National champion as Cale Yarborough wins season ending Peach State 200 at Jefferson, Georgia; Pearson finishes 126 points ahead of Bobby Isaac to secure his 2nd title
English Lotus driver Graham Hill wins his 2nd Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by taking out the Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez; wins title by 12 points from Scotsman Jackie Stewart
Congo president Mobutu visits Belgium
Richard Nixon's tenure as the 37th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1969, and ended when he resigned on August 9, 1974, in the face of almost certain...
Future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson wins his second NL Cy Young Award (23-7 record, 274 strikeouts and 3.12 ERA)
Petteri Orpo is born
Play Misty for Me is a 1971 American neo noir psychological thriller film directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, his directorial debut. Jessica Walter and Donna Mills co-star.
Sam Houser, English video game producer, known for english video game producer, was born on 1972-11-03. Samuel Houser is an English video game producer.
Atlantic Records releases "Abandoned Luncheonette", the second studio album by the American pop rock duo Daryl Hall & John Oates
Dominica gains independence from UK & adopts constitution
Five people mortally wounded during anti-Ku Klux Klan demonstration in NC
After acquiring MLB's Oakland A's for $12.7m, Walter Haas Jr. appoints himself CEO; leads team to 4 AL West Divisional titles and 1989 World Series Championship
San Diego guard Randy Smith plays his 845th consecutive game in Clippers' 130-111 loss in Philadelphia; passes Johnny “Red” Kerr's NBA record; goes on to play in 906 straight games
Nashville Network begins on cable TV
The 1984 anti-Sikh riots, also known as the 1984 Sikh massacre, were a series of organised pogroms against Sikhs in India following the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards.
Bill Elliott wins Atlanta Journal 500 at Atlanta Raceway to become first driver to win 11 super-speedway races in 1 season; also first driver to win $2m in prize money in a single season
The Compacts of Free Association (COFA) are international agreements establishing and governing the relationships of free association between the United States and the three Pacific Island sovereign...
New York Rangers' center Marcel Dionne becomes just the 2nd NHL player to register 1,700 career points, scoring a goal in 5-3 loss at Calgary
Oakland A's first baseman Mark McGwire wins American League Rookie of the Year with 49 home runs, 118 RBI; second to win AL award unanimously; first Carlton Fisk 1972
Geraldo Michael Rivera is an American journalist, attorney, author, and political commentator who worked at the Fox News Channel from 2001 to 2023.
Colin Kaepernick, American athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1988-11-03.
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea.
Lou Piniella is named manager of the Cincinnati Reds, replacing Pete Rose who is banned for life for gambling on MLB games
Atlanta Hawks' center Moses Malone sets an NBA record for free throws made in a career by hitting 7-of-9 in a 121-120 win over Indiana Pacers at the Omni; passes Oscar Robinson's record (7,694)
Ayrton Senna wins the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide, the shortest F1 race ever run (14 laps) due to wet conditions; Senna secures his 3rd World Drivers' Championship by 24 points over Nigel Mansell
"I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton.
Defenseman Ken Daneyko sets New Jersey Devils 'Ironman' record by playing 322nd consecutive NHL game in 2-3 loss at LA Kings
The Nanny is an American television sitcom. It originally aired on CBS from November 3, 1993, to June 23, 1999, starring Fran Drescher as Fran Fine, a Jewish fashionista from Flushing, Queens, who...
Dutch & British astronomers find spiral nebula Dwingeloo 1
The 1995–96 Boston Celtics season was the 50th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association.
San Francisco 49ers receiver Jerry Rice grabs 3 passes for 45 yards and a TD to become 1st player in NFL history to reach 1,000 career receptions in 24-17 win over New Orleans Saints; finishes career with 1,549
Spalding Gray's one-man show "It's a Slippery Slope" opens for a limited-run of 17 performances at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, NYC
Kendall Jenner, American model and media personality, known for american model and media personality, was born on 1996-11-03.
American horse racing legend Bill Shoemaker retires from thoroughbred training with a 90 winners from 713 start record; rode record 8,833 winners as a jockey, before becoming a trainer in 1990
"400 Degreez" 3rd studio album by Juvenile is released (Billboard no. 1 year end Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 1999)
LA Lakers debut at the Staples Center with a 103-88 win against the Vancouver Grizzlies; Magic Johnson and Chick Hearn co-host a ceremony unveiling the Lakers' retired jerseys and championship banners in the new building
Arkansas beats Mississippi, 58-56 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford in 7 overtime periods; the longest game in NCAA football history
With no sign the lockout of its players will end in the near future, the National Hockey League cancels 2005 All-Star Game scheduled for February in Atlanta
Navy beats Notre Dame 46-44 in triple overtime, ending the Fighting Irish's NCAA Football-record winning streak against the Midshipmen at 43 games; last Navy win over Notre Dame, 35-14 in 1963
This is a broad timeline of the course of major events of the Syrian civil war. It only includes major territorial changes and attacks and does not include every event. The uprising against Syrian...
6 people are killed after an overcrowded ferry sinks in Pattaya, Thailand
Bobby Orr's autobiography "Orr: My Story" debuts at the #8 position on The New York Times best seller list for nonfiction
Nick Foles connects with Riley Cooper 3 times to become 7th passer in NFL history with 7 TD tosses in a game during Philadelphia Eagles’ 49-20 win over the Raiders at Oakland; Foles completes 22 of 28 for 406 yards
New York's 104-storey One World Trade Center officially opens 13 years after the September 11 attacks
Activision Blizzard, Inc. is an American video game holding company based in Santa Monica, California.
Jason Mraz makes his Broadway debut, joining the ongoing production of the musical "Waitress" as the male lead
Truck loses control hitting 31 cars and killing at least 15 people near a tollbooth in Lanzhou, China
British Mercedes driver and defending champion Lewis Hamilton finishes second in the US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas to clinch his 6th F1 Drivers World Championship
Olivia Newton-John's black leather outfit from the film "Grease" sells for $405,700 at auction in Beverly Hills, California
Twilight Payment (foaled 6 May 2013) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2020 Melbourne Cup.
Four-year old Cleo Smith is found by police in Carnarvon, Western Australia, 18 days after she disappeared from a family tent
A Swiss gruyère by Vorderfultigen and Gourmino wins best cheese at the World Cheese Awards in Newport, Wales [1]
Lahore's air quality index exceeds 1000 due to crop burning in India, forcing Pakistan's second-largest city to close schools for a week [1]
Jonathan Stuart Bailey is an English actor known for his dramatic, comedic, and musical roles on stage and screen.