Births on November 3

Alfred Perot

Born on November 3, 1863

Alfred Perot, French physicist and academic (d. 1925)

Jean-Baptiste Alfred Perot (French: [pəʁo]; 3 November 1863 – 28 November 1925) was a French physicist.

Together with his colleague Charles Fabry he developed the Fabry–Pérot interferometer in 1899.The French Academy of Sciences awarded him the Janssen Medal for 1912. The Royal Society awarded Fabry and Perot the Rumford medal in 1918.

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20 Jun

West Virginia
American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state.
3 Jul

Battle of Gettysburg
American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett's Charge.
4 Jul

Battle of Gettysburg
American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia withdraws from the battlefield after losing the Battle of Gettysburg, signalling an end to the Southern invasion of the North.
9 Sep

Union Army
American Civil War: The Union Army enters Chattanooga, Tennessee.
3 Oct

Abraham Lincoln
The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by United States President Abraham Lincoln as are Thursdays, November 30, 1865 and November 29, 1866.

Births on November 3

Alfred Perot

Born on November 3, 1863

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