On This Day in History for November 3
Events in History
- 361 Roman Emperor Constantius II dies at Mopsucrene on route to put down his general and cousin Julian, whose troops had proclaimed him Augustus
- 644 Umar ibn al-Khattab, second Muslim caliph, is killed in Medina by Lu'lu, an enslaved Persian captive
- 1394 Jews are expelled from France by Charles VI
- 1493 Christopher Columbus 'discovers' the island of Dominica, which was originally inhabited by the Kalinago
- 1527 Ferdinand of Austria and Bohemia chosen as king of Hungary
- 1529 1st sitting of the Reformation Parliament in London
- 1534 English parliament passes the Act of Supremacy making Henry VIII and all subsequent monarchs the Head of the Church of England
- 1579 Francis Drake arrives at Ternate in the East Indies and makes a trade treaty with the Sultan of Ternate, buys a cargo of cloves [1]
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Stephen F. Austin
William George Barker
André Malraux
Alfredo Stroessner
Amartya Sen
Anna WintourWeddings in History
- 1963 Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (26) weds cosmonaut Andriyan Nikolayev (34) at the Moscow Wedding Palace
- 2012 Professional bull rider Luke Snyder (30) weds Jennifer Manna (34) at Big Cedar Lodge outside of Branson, Missouri
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Olympe de Gouges
Annie Oakley
Alfred Wegener
Henri Matisse
Harlow Curtice
Jean-Bédel BokassaNovember in History
Space Dog Laika Launched to her Death
Laika, a stray dog picked up on the streets of Moscow, was launched into space on this day – and to her death. Furious worldwide protests ensued, bewildering some.
November 3, 1957
Strange Meeting for War Poet Owen's Brother
Soldier-poet Wilfred Owen was killed on this day in history – a death that his brother would sense in an extraordinary and inexplicable experience.
November 4, 1918
Iran Hostage Crisis
Iranian students storm the walls of the US Embassy in Tehran
November 4, 1979
400 Years of Celebration After Plotters Fail to Kill a King
Seething after years of persecution over their religion, a group of 13 English Catholics decided on this day in history to take action. Extreme action.
November 5, 1605