November 3 in History

Historical Events on November 3

1493 Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.

1793 French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges is guillotined.

1812 Napoleon's armies are defeated at the Battle of Vyazma.

1883 American Old West: Self-described "Black Bart the poet" gets away with his last stagecoach robbery, but leaves a clue that eventually leads to his capture.

1918 Austria-Hungary enters into the Armistice of Villa Giusti with the Allies, and the Habsburg-ruled empire dissolves.

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

1964 Lyndon B. Johnson is elected to a full term, 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 their votes for Lyndon Johnson.

1967 Vietnam War: The Battle of Dak To begins.

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.

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Famous Birthdays on November 3

1618 Aurangzeb

1801 Vincenzo Bellini

1953 Dennis Miller

1990 Ellyse Perry

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Famous Deaths on November 3

1954 Henri Matisse

1956 Jean Metzinger

1957 Wilhelm Reich

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