On this day in History - Nov. 03

0039 - Lucan was born (d. 0065). Roman poet
0361 - Constantius II dies (b. 0317). Roman Emperor
1148 - St. Malachy dies.
1220 - D. Urraca dies . Queen of Portugal
1254 - John III Ducas Vatatzes dies (b. 1193). Byzantine Emperor
1324 - Petronilla de Meath burned as a witch, the first such burning in Ireland.
1394 - Charles VI expels the Jews from Paris & the Royal Domain of France.
1428 - Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury dies, mortally wounded in battle (b. 1388). English military leader
1487 - Melin de Saint-Gelais was born (d. 1558). French poet
1492 - Treaty of Etaples.
1493 - Christopher Columbus first sighted the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.
1500 - Benvenuto Cellini was born (d. 1571). Italian artist.
1517 - The Emperor Maximillian bans "self-igniting" handguns. The ban is cheerfully ignored.
1529 - Parliament opens in England.
1560 - Annibale Carracci was born (d. 1609). Italian painter
1580 - Jeronimo Zurita y Castro dies (b. 1512). Spanish historian.
1587 - Samuel Scheidt was born (d. 1654). German composer
1591 - É eleito o Papa Inocêncio IX
1591 - Founding of city of Guanare, Venezuela.
1600 - Richard Hooker dies (b. 1554). English theologian.
1604 - Osman II was born (d. 1622). Ottoman Sultan
1618 - Aurangzeb was born (d. 1707). Mughal emperor.
1633 - Bernardino Ramazzini was born (d. 1714). Italian physician
1639 - Death of St. Martin de Torres.
1643 - John Bainbridge dies (b. 1582). English astronomer.
1643 - Paul Guldin dies (b. 1577). Swiss astronomer and mathematician
1711 - John Ernest Grabe dies (b. 1666). German-born Anglican theologian.
1718 - John Montague was born (d. 1792). Earl of Sandwich
1755 - The colony of Massachusetts offers a bounty of 20 pounds for the scalps of Native American boys and girls under the age of 12.
1762 - Tratado de Fontainebleau entre España y Francia, por el que Luisiana pasa a poder español.
1783 - John Austin, a highwayman, is the last to be publicly hanged at London's Tyburn gallows.
1783 - The Continental Army is disbanded.
1787 - Robert Lowth dies (b. 1710). British bishop and grammarian
1793 - French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges was guillotined.
1793 - Stephen F. Austin was born (d. 1836). American pioneer
1794 - William Cullen Bryant was born (d. 1878). American poet and journalist
1801 - Karl Baedeker was born (d. 1859). German author and publisher
1801 - Vincenzo Bellini was born (d. 1835). Italian composer
1816 - Jubal Early was born (d. 1894). American Confederate general
1816 - Calvin Fairbank was born (d. 1898). American abolitionist minister
1817 - The Bank of Montreal, Canada's oldest chartered bank, opens in Montreal, Quebec.
1820 - Independencia de Ecuador.
1821 - Independência da Nicarágua
1836 - Em Portugal, Belenzada — golpe de estado contra-revolucionário em Lisboa.
1838 - The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.
1839 - Começo da Primeira Guerra do Ópio, entre a China e a Grã-Bretanha, após o afundamento de alguns juncos chineses por fragatas britânicas.
1844 - Debut of Giuseppe Verdi's I due Foscari, at Teatro Argentina, Rome.
1848 - A greatly revised constitution, drafted by Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, severely limiting the powers of the Dutch monarchy, and strengthening the powers of the parliament and the ministers, is proclaimed. This constitution is still in effect today.
1852 - Meiji Emperor dies (b. 1912). Japanese emperor
1856 - Marcelino Menéndez Pelayo dies. Spanish poet, historian and literary critic
1863 - Morre José Estêvão, orador parlamentar português.
1864 - Gonçalves Dias dies (b. 1823). Brazilian poet
1867 - Marquesa de Santos dies (b. 1797). Mistress of Pedro I of Brazil
1868 - U.S. presidential election: Republican Ulysses S. Grant is elected to the first of his two terms in a victory over Democrat Horatio Seymour.
1877 - Carlos Ibáñez del Campo was born. President of Chile
1874 - Lucy Maud Montgomery was born (d. 1942). Canadian novelist
1876 - Stephen Peter was born (d. 1940). Roman Catholic prelate
1883 - American Old West: Self-described "Black Bart the Po-8" gets away with his last stagecoach robbery, but leaves an incriminating clue that eventually leads to his capture.
1887 - É fundada a Associação Académica de Coimbra, a mais antiga associação de estudantes de Portugal
1887 - Samuil Marshak was born (d. 1964).Russian poet.
1890 - Ulrich Ochsenbein dies (b. 1811). Swiss Federal Councillor
1891 - Louis Lucien Bonaparte dies (b. 1813).French politician and linguist
1893 - Edward Adelbert Doisy was born (d. 1986). American biochemist.
1895 - Grand Duchess Olga Nicolaievna Romanova was born (d. 1918)
1896 - U.S. presidential election: Republican William McKinley is elected over Democrat William Jennings Bryan.
1898 - Colombia: Asume la presidencia Manuel Antonio San Clemente.
1901 - André Malraux was born (d. 1976). French writer
1901 - King Léopold III of Belgium was born (d. 1983)
1903 - Walker Evans was born (d. 10 Apr 1975). American photographer.
1903 - With the encouragement of the United States, Panama proclaims itself independent from Colombia. US President Theodore Roosevelt wanted the United States to build the Panama Canal but were blocked by Colombia.
1903 - Independência do Panamá.
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1908 - Bronko Nagurski was born (d. 1990). American football player
1908 - U.S. presidential election: Republican William Howard Taft defeats William Jennings Bryan, Democratic candidate in his third and final nomination.
1909 - James Reston was born (d. 1995). American journalist
1910 - Richard was born (d. 1984). British actor
1911 - Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.
1911 - Rosa Alarco Larrabure was born in Lima (d. 1980). Peruvian musician, composer and musicologist. Human right activist.
1912 - México: Empieza la revolución contra Madero en Chihuahua.
1912 - Alfredo Stroessner was born. President of Uruguay
1913 - The USA introduces an income tax.
1914 - António Dacosta was born. Portuguese painter.
1918 - Bob Feller was born. Baseball player
1918 - Russell B. Long was born (d. 2003). U.S. Senator from Louisiana
1918 - Manuel Antunes was born (d. 1985). Portuguese teacher and essayst
1918 - Aleksandr Mikhailovich Lyapunov dies (b. 1587). Russian scientist
1918 - World War I: Austria-Hungary enters an armistice with the Allies.
1918 - Poland declares its independence from Russia.

1919 - Jesús Blasco was born (d. 1995). Spanish comic book author
1920 - Oodgeroo Noonuccal, was born (d. 1993).Australian writer
1921 - Charles Bronson was born (d. 2003). American actor
1923 - Lady Louise Mountbatten marries Gustav, Crown Prince of Sweden
1926 - Osamu Tezuka was born (d. 1989). Japanese manga writer and illustrator
1926 - Annie Oakley dies (b. 1860). American sharp-shooter
1927 - A Turquia adopta o alfabeto romano, abolindo o uso do árabe.
1929 - Olav Aukrust dies (b. 1883). Norwegian poet
1930 - Brian Robinson was born. British cyclist
1930 - Getúlio Dornelles Vargas became Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24.
1931 - Mónica Vitti was born. Italian actress.
1932 - Albert Reynolds was born. Irish politician and prime minister
1932 - Dia do Direito de Voto para Mulheres no Brasil, conquistado no ano de 1932.
1933 - Jeremy Brett was born (d. 1995). English actor.
1933 - Michael Dukakis was born. American politician
1933 - Amartya Sen was born. Indian economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1933 - Ken Berry was born. American comedy television actor.
1933 - Emile Roux dies (b. 1853). French scientist
1934 - John Barry was born. English composer
1935 - Betinho was born (d. 1997). Brazilian sociologist and human right activist
1935 - George II of Greece regains his throne.
1936 - U.S. presidential election, 1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected to a second term in a landslide victory over Alf Landon.
1936 - Roy Emerson was born. Australian tennis champion
1938 - Martin Dunwoody was born. British mathematician
1939 - Adi Da was born. Controversial modern spiritual teacher
1940 - Manuel Azaña Díaz dies. President of Spain
1942 - World War II: Second Battle of El Alamein ends - German forces under Erwin Rommel are forced to retreat during the night.
1942 - World War II: North Africa - Montgomery's forces break through Rommel's front line at El Alamein.
1945 - Gerd Müller was born. German football player.
1946 - Tom Savini was born. American actor, film maker, and makeup artist
1948 - Lulu was born. British actress and singer
1949 - Larry Holmes was born. American boxer
1951 - Robert Prosser was born. American musician, songwriter
1952 - Roseanne Barr was born. American actress and comedienne
1953 - Kate Capshaw was born. American actress
1953 - Dennis Miller was born. American comedian
1954 - Adam Ant was born. English singer
1954 - Brigitte Lin was born. Actress
1954 - Henri Matisse dies (b. 1869). French artist
1954 - The first in the Godzilla series of films is released in Japan.
1955 - The musical film Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts.
1955 - Phil Simms was born. American football player
1956 - Kevin Murphy was born. American actor, author, and puppeteer
1956 - Manuel Patarroyo was born. Colombian physician and immunologist.
1956 - The Wizard of Oz is shown on television for the first time, with a viewing audience estimated at 45 million people.
1956 - Israeli troops are said to be in control of the Sinai.
1957 - The assassination of King Hussein of Jordan is called for on government controlled Egyptian radio.
1957 - Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter space: a dog named Laika.
1957 - Nascimento de Dolph Lundgren (Hans Lundgren), em Estocolmo-Suécia, no ano de 1957;
1957 - Dolph Lundgren was born. Swedish actor
1957 - Wilhelm Reich dies (b. 1897). Austrian psychotherapist
1958 Cuba: Andres Rivero Agüero es elegido presidente.
1959 - Hal Hartley was born. American film director
1960 - Karch Kiraly was born. American volleyball player
1960 - Felix Mounie, the Cameroon opposition leader is assassinated in Geneva.
1961 - David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (son of Britain's late Princess Margaret)
1962 - Marilyn, British musician
1963 - Ian Wright, English footballer.
1964 - John Henry Barbee dies (b. 1905). Guitarist and singer
1964 - U.S. presidential election, 1964: Incumbent US President Lyndon B. Johnson defeats Republican challenger Barry Goldwater, Sr with over 60 percent of the popular vote.
1964 - Estados Unidos: Lyndon B. Johnson is elected president after the assassination of John Kennedy.
1964 - Bolivia: René Barrientos Ortuño asume el poder tras ser derrocado por un golpe militar Víctor Paz Estenssoro.
1966 - Guatemala: Se implanta el estado de sitio en todo el territorio.
1967 - Steven Wilson, Porcupine Tree lead.
1967 - Vietnam War: Battle of Dak To begins - Around Dak To (located about 280 miles (450 km) north of Saigon near the Cambodian border), heavy casualties are suffered on both sides, with the Americans narrowly winning the battle on November 22.
1968 - Adolf Abel dies. German architect.
1969 - Luciana Gimenez, apresentadora de televisão brasileira
1969 - Vietnam War: US 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.
1970 - Salvador Allende is inaugurated as president of Chile.
1970 - Dawn Marie Psaltis, American professional wrestler
1971 - The UNIX Programmer's Manual is published.
1972 - Chile: El presidente Salvador Allende forma un Gobierno cívico-militar.
1972 - A ONU reconheceu, por 99 votos a favor, 23 abstenções e 5 votos contra, dos E.U.A., Grã-Bretanha, França, República da África do Sul e Portugal, a legitimidade da luta armada contra Portugal em África.
1973 - Mick Thomson, American guitarist (Slipknot)
1973 - Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury, on March 29, 1974 becoming the first space probe to reach that planet.
1974 - Tariq Abdul-Wahad, French basketball player
1975 - An independent audit of Mattel, one of the United States's largest toy manufacturers, reveals that company officials fabricated press releases and financial information to "maintain the appearance of continued corporate growth."
1975 - O Major General Khaled Mosharraf conduz um golpe militar em Bangladesh
1975 - The television breakfast show Good Morning America premieres with co-anchors David Hartman and Nancy Dussault.
1977 - Aria Giovanni was born. American model and adult film actress
1978 - Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
1978 The sitcom Diff'rent Strokes premieres on NBC.
1978 - Independência da Dominica.
1979 - In Greensboro, North Carolina, United States, 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.
1979 - Joseph Daniel Lewis was born. American writer/director
1979 - Pablo Cesar Aimar was born. Argentine football player.
1981 - Jackie Gayda was born. American professional wrestler
1982 - Evgeni Plushenko was born. Russian figure skater
1982 - A gasoline tanker explodes in the Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan, killing 2,000+ people.
1985 - Christopher Kinsella was born. Irish Military Hero.
1986 - Jasmine Trias was born. American singer
1986 - Iran-Contra Affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been selling weapons to Iran in secret in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
1986 - Joaquim Chissano is chosen to succeed Samora Machel (who was killed in a plane crash in South Africa, Oct 19) as President of Mozambique.
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.
1990 - Mary Martin dies (b. 1913). American actress.
1990 - People's Republic of Mozambique becomes the Republic of Mozambique after a unanimous vote by the People's Assembly.
1991 - Fifteen people are killed in the Barrios Altos massacre in Lima, Peru.
1992 - U.S. presidential election: Democratic challenger Bill Clinton defeats incumbent Republican George H.W. Bush and independent candidate Ross Perot.
1993 - Leon Theremin dies (b. 1895). Russian inventor
1994 - Red Hat Linux 1.0 is released.
1995 - At Arlington National Cemetery, U.S. President Bill Clinton dedicates a memorial to the victims of the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing.
1995 - Fernando Nogueira é eleito líder parlamentar do PSD.
1995 - Gordon S. Fahrni dies (b. 1887). Physician and president of the Canadian Medical Association
1996 - Jean-Bédel Bokassa dies (b. 1921).President of the Central African Republic
1998 - Bob Kane dies (b. 1915). Batman creator
1998 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is elected Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota.
1998 - É lançado o álbum The Masterplan, da banda britânica Oasis
1999 - El juez español Baltasar Garzón procesa a 98 militares argentinos por las desapariciones ocurridas durante la dictadura de Pinochet.
1999 - Ian Banne dies (b. 1928). Scottish actor
2001 - Ernst Gombrich dies (b. 1909). Austrian art historian
2002 - Lonnie Donegan dies (b. 1931). Scottish musician
2002 - Jonathan Harris dies (b. 1914). American actor.
2003 - Rasul Gamzatov dies (b. 1923). Russian poet.
2004 - Sergei Zholtok dies (b. 1972). Latvian hockey player.
2005 - 2005 MTV European Music Awards in Lisbon, Portugal
Independence Day in Panama (1903) Dominica (1978) and Federated States of Micronesia (1986)
Japan - Culture Day (post 1946). Emperors Birthday (pre 1946)