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On This Day · The 307th day of the year

November 3

As calendar dates go, November 3 keeps a short memory — its record stays close to the present. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♏ZodiacScorpio ◈BirthstoneTopaz ❀Birth flowerChrysanthemum

Scorpio is the sign for November 3 — read more on the Scorpio page, or see November's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on November 3?

November 3 is the 307th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1812 and 1996. Famous people born on November 3 include Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Giovanni Leone and Annibale Carracci.

Released on November 3

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Devil Jam

2023

  • Game Warcraft Rumble
  • TV Only for Love

2022

  • Game The Entropy Centre
  • Game Ghost Song
  • Game The Chant

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1812

    Napoleon

  2. 1848

    Constitution of the Netherlands

  3. 1867

    Giuseppe Garibaldi

  4. 1903

    Panama

  5. 1942

    World War II

  6. 1956

    Suez Crisis

  7. 1969

    Richard Nixon

  8. 1978

    Dominica

  9. 1988

    Sri Lanka

  10. 1996

    Abdullah Çatlı

Famous birthday twins

Born on November 3

Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

b. 1877

Giovanni Leone

b. 1908

Annibale Carracci

b. 1560

Leopold III of Belgium

b. 1901

Mazie Hirono

b. 1947

Charles Bronson

b. 1921

Kate Capshaw

b. 1953

Deaths

  • 2025Dick Cheney
  • 2003Rasul Gamzatov
  • 2002Lonnie Donegan
  • 1954Henri Matisse
  • 1254John III Doukas Vatatzes
  • 361Constantius II

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Greek Orthodox Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Alpaïs of Cudot
  • —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

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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