On This Day: 3 November

3 November in Indian history

• 1988Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries attempt to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the rebellion within 24 hours.India
• 1950Air India Flight 245 crashes into Mont Blanc while on approach to Geneva Airport, killing all 48 people on board.India

3 November in world history

• 2020The 2020 United States presidential election takes place between Democratic Joe Biden and Republican incumbent President Donald Trump. On November 7, Biden was declared the winner.
• 2014One World Trade Center officially opens in New York City, replacing the Twin Towers after they were destroyed during the September 11 attacks.
• 1996Abdullah Çatlı, a leader of the ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves, was killed in a car crash near Susurluk, Turkey, sparking a scandal that exposed the depth of the state's complicity in organized crime.
• 1992Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeats Republican President George H. W. Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot in the 1992 United States presidential election.
• 1986Iran–Contra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been secretly selling weapons to Iran in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
• 1976Carrie, an American supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma, is premiered in 17 theaters in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore area.
• 1973Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury. On March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet.
• 1957Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.
• 1956Suez Crisis: During an invasion of the Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers shot and killed hundreds of Palestinian refugees and local inhabitants in Khan Yunis.
• 1948The Chicago Daily Tribune published the erroneous headline "Dewey Defeats Truman" in its early morning edition shortly after incumbent U.S. president Harry S. Truman officially upset the heavily favored governor of New York Thomas Dewey in the presi
• 1943The Holocaust: The largest massacre of Jews by German forces began at Majdanek concentration camp.
• 1942World War II: U.S. Marines and U.S. Army forces began an attempt to encircle and destroy a regiment of Imperial Japanese Army troops on Guadalcanal.
• 1920Russian Civil War: The Russian Army retreats to Crimea, after a successful offensive by the Red Army and Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine.
• 1881Indigenous Mapuche began an uprising against the occupation of Araucanía by Chile.
• 1812French invasion of Russia: As Napoleon's Grande Armée began its retreat, its rear guard was defeated at the Battle of Vyazma.
• 1534The Parliament of England passed the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Church of England, supplanting the pope and the Catholic Church.

Born on 3 November

• 1953Claire van Kampen, English director and composer (died 2025)
• 1936Takao Saito, Japanese author and illustrator, created Golgo 13 (died 2021)
• 1933Amartya Sen, Indian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureateIndia
• 1884Joseph William Martin Jr., American publisher and politician, 49th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1968)
• 1878Bangalore Nagarathnamma, Indian Carnatic singer and activist (died 1952)India
• 1618Aurangzeb, Mughal emperor of India (died 1707)India

Died on 3 November

• 2014Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Indian actor (born 1950)India
• 2010Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician and diplomat, 30th Prime Minister of Russia (born 1938)
• 1997Ronald Barnes, American carillon player and composer (born 1927)
• 1456Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, father of King Henry VII of England (born 1431)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 3 November in history?

2020: The 2020 United States presidential election takes place between Democratic Joe Biden and Republican incumbent President Donald Trump. On November 7, Biden was declared the winner. 2014: One World Trade Center officially opens in New York City, replacing the Twin Towers after they were destroyed during the September 11 attacks. 1996: Abdullah Çatlı, a leader of the ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves, was killed in a car crash near Susurluk, Turkey, sparking a scandal that exposed the depth of the state's complicity in organized crime. 1992: Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeats Republican President George H. W. Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot in the 1992 United States presidential election.

What happened on 3 November in Indian history?

1988: Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries attempt to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the rebellion within 24 hours. 1950: Air India Flight 245 crashes into Mont Blanc while on approach to Geneva Airport, killing all 48 people on board.

Which famous people were born on 3 November?

Claire van Kampen, English director and composer (died 2025) (1953); Takao Saito, Japanese author and illustrator, created Golgo 13 (died 2021) (1936); Amartya Sen, Indian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (1933); Joseph William Martin Jr., American publisher and politician, 49th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1968) (1884).

Which day is observed on 3 November?

Culture Day (Japan); Flag Day (United Arab Emirates); Independence Day / Separation Day, celebrates the separation and independence of Panama from Colombia in 1903.; Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Dominica from the United Kingdom in 1978.; Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Federated States of Micronesia from the United States in 1986..