November 3

Events
Up to 1900
1333 - Flooding of the River Arno causes damage to the city of Florence, Italy.
1493 - Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Dominica.
1592 - The city of San Luis Potosi in present-day Mexico is founded.
1783 - The American Continental Army is dissolved.
1793 - French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges is guillotined.
1812 - Napoleon's armies are defeated at the Battle of Vyazma.
1817 - The Bank of Montreal, Canada's oldest chartered bank, opens in Montreal, Quebec.
1838 - The Times of India, the world's best-selling broadsheet English language newspaper, is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Finance.
1848 - A revised Dutch constitution is announced, drafted by Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, it makes the powers of parliament stronger, while strongly restricting the powers of the monarchy.
1867 - Giuseppe Garibaldi and his followers are defeated in the Battle of Mentana.
1868 - Ulysses S. Grant is elected President of the United States.
1883 - American Old West: Self-described Black Bart the Poet gets away with his last stagecoach robbery, but leaves a clue that will eventually lead to his capture.
1893 - The freight ship Cabo Machichaco explodes in the harbour of Santander, northern Spain. Some of its load included dynamite, and the resulting fire kills 590 people.
1896 - William McKinley is elected President of the United States.
1901 2000
1903 - Panama becomes independent, separating from Colombia.
1908 - William Taft is elected President of the United States.
1911 - Chevrolet enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.
1918 - Austria-Hungary enters an armistice with the Allies, dissolving the Habsburg-ruled Empire.
1918 - Poland declares independence from Russia.
1918 - The German Revolution of 1918-1919 begins when 40,000 sailors take over the port city of Kiel.
1930 - Getulio Vargas becomes Head of the Provisional Government of Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24.
1932 - Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.
1935 - George II of Greece regains his throne.
1936 - Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected for a second term as President of the United States.
1943 - World War II: 500 aircraft of the US 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshaven Harbor in Germany.
1946 - Constitution of Japan is officially created.
1954 - The first Godzilla movie is shown in Japan for the first time.
1956 - The Khan Yunis killings are committed by Israel's Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza, resulting in the deaths of 215 male Arabs.
1957 - The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2, with Laika, the world's first space dog, on board. Laika does not survive the mission.
1964 - Washington, DC residents are able to vote in a Presidential Election for the first time.
1964 - Lyndon B. Johnson is elected to continue as President of the United States.
1966 - A series of tropical storms over the Bay of Bengal kill over 1,000 people.
1973 - Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 probe towards the planet Mercury.
1975 - Four Bangladeshi politicians loyal to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman are murdered in Dhaka Central Jail.
1978 - Dominica receives independence from the United Kingdom.
1979 - Greensboro massacre: Five Communist Party members are shot dead and seven are injured by a group of Klansmen and Neo-Nazis during a "Death to the Klan" rally in Greensboro, North Carolina.
1982 - The Salang tunnel fire in Afghanistan kills 2,000 people.
1986 - The Federated States of Micronesia become independent from the United States.
1986 - Iran-Contra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shirga reports that the United States has been secretly selling weapons to Iran in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
1988 - Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries attempt to overthrow the government of the Maldives.
1991 - Ayrton Senna wins the Formula One world championship for the third time.
1992 - Bill Clinton is elected President of the United States, defeating George H. W. Bush.
1997 - The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to human rights abuses and assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and East Africa.
From 2001
2003 - Michael Howard becomes leader of the British Conservative Party.
2007 - Pervez Musharraf declares emergency rule in Pakistan, and suspends the constitution.
2012 - The 2012 New York Marathon is cancelled late on, due to the clean-up after Hurricane Sandy.
2016 - Two boats carrying refugees sink in the Mediterranean Sea, killing over 200 people.
2016 - A train crash near Karachi, Pakistan, kills at least 20 people.
Births
Up to 1900
39 - Lucan, Roman poet (d. 65)
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)
1656 - Georg Reutter, Austrian organist and composer (d. 1738)
1689 - Jan Josef Ignac Brentner, Czech composer (d. 1742)
1718 - John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, British diplomat and statesman (d. 1792)
1749 - Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician (d. 1819)
1757 - Robert Smith, 6th United States Secretary of State (d. 1842)
1777 - Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (d. 1848)
1793 - Stephen F. Austin, American founder of the Republic of Texas (d. 1836)
1799 - William Sprague III, American politician (d. 1856)
1801 - Vincenzo Bellini, Italian composer (d. 1835)
1801 - Karl Baedeker, German writer and publisher (d. 1859)
1816 - Jubal Early, American Confederate general (d. 1894)
1845 - Edward Douglass White, 9th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1921)
1852 - Emperor Meiji of Japan (d. 1912)
1856 - Marcelino Menendez, Spanish historian (d. 1912)
1877 - Carlos Ibanez del Campo, President of Chile (d. 1960)
1879 - Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Icelandic-Canadian explorer (d. 1962)
1884 - Joseph W. Martin, Jr., American politician (d. 1968)
1887 - Samuil Marshak, Russian writer (d. 1964)
1893 - Edward Albert Doisy, American biochemist (d. 1986)
1894 - Sofoklis Venizelos, Greek politician (d. 1964)
1895 - Grand Duchess Olga Nicolaievna Romanova of Russia (d. 1918)
1896 - Gustaf Tenggren, Swedish illustrator (d. 1970)
1899 - Gleb Wataghin, Ukrainian-Italian physicist and academic (d. 1986)
1900 - Adolf Dassler, German sporting goods executive (Adidas) (d. 1978)
1901 1950
1901 - King Leopold III of Belgium, King of Belgium (d. 1983)
1901 - Andre Malraux, French writer (d. 1976)
1903 - Walker Evans, American photographer (d. 1975)
1908 - Giovanni Leone, 6th President of Italy (d. 2001)
1910 - Richard Hurndall, English actor (d. 1984)
1910 - Karel Zeman, Czech director, animator, production designer and screenwriter (d. 1989)
1912 - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (d. 2006)
1918 - Bob Feller, American baseball player (d. 2010)
1918 - Raimon Panikkar, Spanish theologian (d. 2010)
1920 - Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Australian writer (d. 1993)
1921 - Charles Bronson, American actor (d. 2003)
1922 - Luis Villoro, Spanish-Mexican philosopher, diplomat and writer (d. 2014)
1924 - Erzsebet Gulyas-Koteles, Hungarian gymnast (d. 2019)
1926 - Valdas Adamkus, former President of Lithuania
1926 - Maurice Couture, Canadian bishop
1927 - Harrison McCain, Canadian businessman (d. 2004)
1927 - Peggy McCay, American actress (d. 2018)
1927 - Odvar Nordli, Prime Minister of Norway (d. 2018)
1928 - Osamu Tezuka, Japanese animator and producer (d. 1989)
1930 - Lois Smith, American actress
1930 - Bill Dana, American pilot and astronaut (d. 2014)
1930 - Phil Crane, American politician (d. 2014)
1931 - Yon Hyong-muk, North Korean politician (d. 2005)
1931 - Monica Vitti, Italian actress
1932 - Albert Reynolds, Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland (d. 2014)
1933 - John Barry, British movie score composer (d. 2011)
1933 - Ken Berry, American actor (d. 2018)
1933 - Michael Dukakis, 65th and 67th Governor of Massachusetts
1933 - C. K. Jaffer Sharief, Indian politician (d. 2018)
1933 - Amartya Sen, Indian economist
1933 - Jeremy Brett, English actor (d. 1995)
1933 - Mildred McDaniel, American athlete
1934 - Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker, English poet and politician
1935 - Abune Paulos, Ethiopian church leader (d. 2012)
1935 - Gero Bisanz, German football coach (d. 2014)
1936 - Roy Emerson, Australian tennis player
1937 - Lynn Woolsey, American politician
1938 - Akira Kobayashi, Japanese singer
1938 - Jean Rollin, French movie producer (d. 2010)
1942 - Martin Cruz Smith, American writer
1943 - Bert Jansch, Scottish folk musician, singer and songwriter (d. 2011)
1945 - Gerd Muller, German footballer
1945 - Nick Simper, British musician
1946 - Richard Karl, German mountaineer, photographer and author (d. 1982)
1946 - Tom Savini,American actor, stuntman, director and make-up artist
1947 - Mazie Hirono, Japanese-American lawyer and politician
1948 - Lulu, Scottish actress and singer
1948 - Helmuth Koinigg, Austrian racing driver (d. 1974)
1949 - Larry Holmes, American boxer
1949 - Anna Wintour, English-American fashion magazine editor
1950 - James E. Rothman, American biochemist
1951 1975
1952 - Roseanne Barr, American actress and comedienne
1952 - Jim Cummings, American voice actor
1953 - Dennis Miller, American comedian
1953 - Kathy Kinney, American actress
1953 - Kate Capshaw, American actress
1954 - Adam Ant, British singer
1956 - Kevin Murphy, American actor, puppeteer, producer and screenwriter
1956 - Cathy Jamieson, Scottish politician
1956 - Bob Welch, American baseball player (d. 2014)
1957 - Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor
1958 - Tony McNulty, British politician
1959 - Hal Hartley, American film producer, director, screenwriter and composer
1960 - Karch Kiraly, American volleyball player
1960 - William Monahan, American screenwriter and author
1961 - Dave Hahn, Japanese-American mountaineer and journalist
1961 - David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley, British businessman
1962 - Antti Rinne, Finnish politician, Prime Minister of Finland
1962 - Jacqui Smith, British politician
1963 - Ian Wright, English footballer
1964 - Paprika Steen, Danish actress and film director
1965 - Gert Heerkes, Dutch footballer and manager
1970 - Andrzej Juskowiak, Polish footballer
1971 - Unai Emery, Spanish footballer and manager
1971 - Dylan Moran, Irish comedian
1971 - Dwight Yorke, footballer from Trinidad and Tobago
1971 - Alison Williamson, English archer
1972 - Ugo Ehiogu, English footballer (d. 2017)
1973 - Mick Thomson, American musician (Slipknot)
1973 - Ben Fogle, British television personality, writer and broadcaster
1974 - Tariq Abdul-Wahad, French basketball player and coach
1974 - Benedict Akwuegbu, Nigerian footballer
From 1976
1976 - Tom Brosseau, American singer-songwriter
1976 - Guillermo Franco, Mexican footballer
1979 - Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer
1981 - Rodrigo Millar, Chilean footballer
1981 - Jermaine Jones, German-American soccer player
1982 - Evgeni Plushenko, Russian figure skater
1985 - Tyler Hansbrough, American basketball player
1986 - Piet Velthuizen, Dutch footballer
1986 - Paul Derbyshire, Italian rugby player
1986 - Beth Kingston, English actress
1986 - Heo Young-saeng, South Korean singer and entertainer
1987 - Gemma Ward, Australian model
1987 - Colin Kaepernick, American football player
1988 - Stephanie Inglis, Scottish judoka
1988 - Angus McLaren, Australian actor
1989 - Paula DeAnda, American singer-songwriter and actress
1989 - Joyce Jonathan, French singer, composer and actress
1990 - Joe Clarke, English slalom canoeist
1991 - Lauren Gray, Scottish curler
1992 - Stevie May, Scottish footballer
1995 - Kendall Jenner, American model
1998 - Maddison Elliott, Australian swimmer
Deaths
Up to 1900
361 - Constantinus II, Roman Emperor (b. 317)
753 - Pirminius, German saint (b. 700)
1254 - John III Doukas Vatatzes, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1193)
1584 - Charles Borromeo, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1538)
1600 - Richard Hooker, English theologian (b. 1554)
1639 - Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (b. 1579)
1643 - John Bainbridge, English astronomer (b. 1582)
1643 - Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (b. 1577)
1793 - Olympe de Gouges, French feminist and revolutionary (b. 1748)
1794 - Francois-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal (b. 1715)
1858 - Harriet Taylor Mill, English feminist philosopher (b. 1807)
1890 - Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss Federal Councillor (b. 1811)
1891 - Louis Lucien Bonaparte, English-Italian philologist and politician (b. 1813)
1901 2000
1914 - Georg Trakl, Austrian poet (b. 1887)
1917 - Leon Bloy, French novelist and essayist (b. 1846)
1918 - Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician and physicist (b. 1857)
1926 - Annie Oakley, American sharp-shooter (b. 1860)
1929 - Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet (b. 1883)
1933 - Pierre Paul Emile Roux, French physician, immunologist and bacteriologist (b. 1853)
1940 - Manuel Azana, Prime Minister of the Second Spanish Republic (b. 1880)
1949 - Solomon R. Guggenheim, American art collector and philanthropist (b. 1861)
1954 - Henri Matisse, French painter (b. 1869)
1957 - Laika, Soviet-Russian space dog (b. 1954)
1970 - King Peter II of Yugoslavia (b. 1923)
1973 - Marc Allegret, French director and screenwriter (b. 1900)
1975 - Syed Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi politician (b. 1925)
1975 - A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman, Bangladeshi politician (b. 1919)
1975 - Tajuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi politician (b. 1925)
1975 - Syed Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi politician (b. 1925)
1975 - Muhammad Mansur Ali, Bangladeshi politician (b. 1919)
1981 - Eraldo Monzeglio, Italian footballer (b. 1906)
1983 - Alfredo Antonini, American conductor and composer (b. 1901)
1990 - Mary Martin, American actress (b. 1913)
1993 - Leon Theremin, Russian inventor (b. 1895)
1996 - Jean-Bedel Bokassa, Central African dictator (b. 1921)
1998 - Bob Kane, American cartoonist (b. 1915).
1999 - Ian Bannen, Scottish actor (b. 1928)
From 2001
2004 - Sergei Zholtok, Latvian ice hockey player (b. 1972)
2006 - Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorean footballer (b. 1937)
2006 - Paul Mauriat, French pianist, composer and conductor (b. 1925)
2008 - Jean Fournet, French conductor (b. 1913)
2009 - Francisco Ayala, Spanish writer (b. 1906)
2010 - Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician (b. 1938)
2012 - Kailashpati Mishra, Indian politician, 18th Governor of Gujarat (b. 1923)
2013 - Nick Cardy, American illustrator (b. 1920)
2014 - Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Indian actor (b. 1950)
2014 - Tinus Linee, South African rugby player (b. 1969)
2014 - Mariam Fakhr Eddine, Egyptian actress (b. 1933)
2014 - Augusto Martelli, Italian composer (b. 1940)
2014 - Nina Timofeeva, Russian ballet dancer (b. 1935)
2014 - Gordon Tullock, American economist (b. 1922)
2015 - Ahmed Chalabi, Iraqi politician (b. 1944)
2015 - Howard Coble, American politician (b. 1931)
2015 - Adriana Campos, Colombian actress (b. 1979)
2015 - Tom Graveney, English cricketer (b. 1927)
2016 - Yawar Hayat Khan, Pakistani producer and director (b. 1933)
2016 - Kay Starr, American singer (b. 1922)
2017 - Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh (b. 1926)
2017 - Renzo Calegari, Italian cartoonist (b. 1933)
2018 - Mari Hulman George, American motorsport executive (b. 1934)
2018 - John Large, English engineer (b. 1943)
2018 - Sondra Locke, American actress (b. 1944)
2019 - Gert Boyle, German-American businesswoman (b. 1924)
2019 - Ian Cross, New Zealand author and journalist (b. 1925)
2019 - Yvette Lundy, French resistance activist (b. 1916)
2019 - Taku Mayumura, Japanese science fiction novelist (b. 1934)
Observances
Independence Day (Panama, Dominica, Federated States of Micronesia)
Day of Culture (Japan, after birthday of Emperor Meiji)
Independence Day at Cuenca (Ecuador)
Victory Day (Maldives)
November 03