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This day in history: 3 November

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407 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 3 November.
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2020: The 2020 United States presidential election takes place between Democratic Joe Biden and Republican incumbent President Donald Trump. On November 7, Biden was declared the winner.

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day: Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Greek Orthodox Church)

Christian feast day: Alpaïs of Cudot

Christian feast day: Blessed Manuel Lozano Garrido

Christian feast day: Blessed Rupert Mayer

Christian feast day: Elias I of Antioch (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Christian feast day: Ermengol (Hermengaudius)

Christian feast day: Gaudiosus of Tarazona

Christian feast day: Gwenhael

Christian feast day: Hubertus

Christian feast day: Libertine

Christian feast day: Malachy O' More

Christian feast day: Martin de Porres

Events

2020The 2020 United States presidential election takes place between Democratic Joe Biden and Republican incumbent President Donald Trump. On November 7, Biden was declared the winner.

2014One World Trade Center officially opens in New York City, replacing the Twin Towers after they were destroyed during the September 11 attacks.

1997The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and East Africa.

1996Abdullah Çatlı, the leader of the Turkish ultranationalist organization Grey Wolves, dies in the Susurluk car crash, leading to the resignation of Interior Minister Mehmet Ağar (a leader of the True Path Party).

1994Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches on STS-66.

1992Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeats Republican President George H. W. Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot in the 1992 United States presidential election.

1988Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries attempt to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the rebellion within 24 hours.

1986Iran–Contra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa 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.

1986The Compact of Free Association becomes law, granting the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands independence from the United States.

1982The Salang Tunnel fire in Afghanistan kills 150–2000 people.

1980A Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crashes at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Venezuela, killing four.

1979Greensboro 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 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.

1978Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

1976Carrie, an American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma, is premiered in 17 theaters in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore area.

1975Four Bangladeshi politicians are killed in the Dhaka Central Jail.

1973Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury. On March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet.

1969Vietnam War: U.S. 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.

1967Vietnam War: The Battle of Dak To begins.

1964Lyndon B. Johnson is elected to a full term as U.S. president, winning 61% of the vote and 44 states, while Washington D.C. residents are able to vote in a presidential election for the first time, casting the majority of their votes for Ly

1961U Thant is unanimously appointed as the 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations, becoming the first non-European individual to occupy the post.

1960The land that would become the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is established by an Act of Congress after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials wishing to turn

1957Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.

1956Hungarian Revolution: A new Hungarian government is formed, in which many members of banned non-Communist parties participate. János Kádár and Ferenc Münnich form a counter-government in Moscow as Soviet troops prepare for the final assaul

1956Suez Crisis: The Khan Yunis killings by the Israel Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza result in the deaths of 275 Palestinians.

1950Air India Flight 245 crashes into Mont Blanc while on approach to Geneva Airport, killing all 48 people on board.

1949Chinese Civil War: The Battle of Dengbu Island occurs.

1946The Constitution of Japan is adopted through Emperor's assent.

1944World War II: Two supreme commanders of the Slovak National Uprising, Generals Ján Golian and Rudolf Viest, are captured, tortured and later executed by German forces.

1943World War II: Five hundred aircraft of the U.S. 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshaven harbor in Germany.

1942World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal campaign and ends on November 12.

1936Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected as President of the United States.

1935George II of Greece regains his throne through a popular, though possibly fixed, plebiscite.

1932Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.

1930Getúlio Vargas becomes Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24.

1929The Gwangju Student Independence Movement occurred.

1920Russian Civil War: The Russian Army retreats to Crimea, after a successful offensive by the Red Army and Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine.

1918The German Revolution of 1918–19 begins when 40,000 sailors take over the port in Kiel.

1911Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.

1908William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.

1903With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.

Born on this day

2005Fina Strazza, American actress

2005Lara Raj, American singer

2001Hailey Baptiste, American tennis player

2001Jake LaRavia, American basketball player

1998Maddison Elliott, Australian paralympic swimmer

1997Izuchuckwu Anthony, Nigerian footballer

1997Lázaro Martínez, Cuban athlete

1997Sarthak Golui, Indian footballer

1997Takumi Kitamura, Japanese actor

1995Matt Bushman, American football player

1993Kenny Golladay, American football player

1993Lee Min-hyuk, South Korean singer and MC

1993Martina Trevisan, Italian tennis player

1992Joe Clarke, English slalom canoeist

1992Valeria Solovyeva, Russian tennis player

1991Damisha Croney, Barbadian netball player

1990Ellyse Perry, Australian footballer and cricketer

1989Andrade El Idolo, Mexican wrestler

1989Joyce Jonathan, French singer-songwriter and guitarist

1989Paula DeAnda, American singer-songwriter and actress

1988Diante Garrett, American basketball player

1988Jessie Loutit, Canadian rower

1987Courtney Barnett, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1987Felix Schütz, German ice hockey player

1987Kyle Seager, American baseball player

1987Ty Lawson, American basketball player

1986Davon Jefferson, American basketball player

1986Heo Young-saeng, South Korean singer

1986Paul Derbyshire, Italian rugby player

1986Piet Velthuizen, Dutch footballer

1985Philipp Tschauner, German footballer

1985Tyler Hansbrough, American basketball player

1984Christian Bakkerud, Danish race car driver (died 2011)

1984LaMarr Woodley, American football player

1984Ryo Nishikido, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor

1983Tamba Hali, American football player

1982Alexander Svitov, Russian ice hockey player

1982Egemen Korkmaz, Turkish footballer

1982Janel McCarville, American professional basketball player

1982Jay Harrison, Canadian ice hockey player

Died on this day

2025Dick Cheney, American businessman and politician, 46th Vice President of the United States (born 1941)

2025Kim Yong-nam, North Korean politician (born 1928)

2024Quincy Jones, American producer (born 1933)

2018Sondra Locke, American actress and director (born 1944)

2016Kay Starr, American singer (born 1922)

2015Ahmed Chalabi, Iraqi businessman and politician (born 1944)

2014Gordon Tullock, American economist and academic (born 1922)

2014Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Indian actor (born 1950)

2013Gerard Cieślik, Polish footballer and manager (born 1927)

2012Tommy Godwin, American-English cyclist and coach (born 1920)

2011Peeter Kreitzberg, Estonian lawyer and politician (born 1948)

2010Jerry Bock, American composer (born 1928)

2010Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician and diplomat, 30th Prime Minister of Russia (born 1938)

2009Francisco Ayala, Spanish sociologist, author, and critic (born 1906)

2008Jean Fournet, French conductor (born 1913)

2007Aleksandr Dedyushko, Belarusian-Russian actor (born 1962)

2006Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorean footballer (born 1937)

2006Paul Mauriat, French pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1925)

2004Sergejs Žoltoks, Latvian ice hockey player (born 1972)

2003Rasul Gamzatov, Russian poet and educator (born 1923)

2002Jonathan Harris, American actor (born 1914)

2002Lonnie Donegan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1931)

2001Ernst Gombrich, Austrian-English historian and author (born 1909)

1999Ian Bannen, Scottish actor (born 1928)

1998Bob Kane, American author and illustrator, co-created Batman (born 1915)

1997Ronald Barnes, American carillon player and composer (born 1927)

1996Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (born 1921)

1995Gordon S. Fahrni, Canadian physician (born 1887)

1994Valter Palm, Estonian-American boxer (born 1905)

1993Léon Theremin, Russian physicist and engineer, invented the Theremin (born 1895)

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“Confine yourself to the present.”

Marcus Aurelius

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