Arrest of Stephen
Released in exchange for Gloucester, Matildas half brother & most valued ally
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On this date in world history
November 3 in History
This permanent archive page contains 237 World History Database records for November 3, spanning 361 to 2024. Recorded topics include Death of Constantius II; Arrest of Stephen; Death of Edmund Tudor.
Total: 237Events: 212Births: 6Deaths: 2Battles: 17Countries: 32
Events on November 3
Reballion of Rebels in Etaples
Under the Treaty of Etaples Charles VIII agrees to drop his support for Perkin Warbeck & other rebels
Renunciation of French Claims
At Etaples Henry abandons wider claims in France while preserving English possession of Calais.
Rule of Calais
Under the Treaty of Etaples Henry VII renounces his claims to France, excluding Calais
Treaty of Etaples
Under the Treaty of Etaples Charles VIII agrees to drop his support for Perkin Warbeck & other rebels. Henry VII renounces his claims to France, excluding Calais. Charles VII agrees to pay Henry VIII under the Treaty of Picquigny for Brittany campaig
Treaty of Etaples
Under the Treaty of Etaples Charles VIII agrees to pay Henry VII for the Brittany campaign. Henry VII & Charles VIII formally make peace
Treaty of Etaples
Henry VII agrees peace with Charles VIII at Etaples, ending the English expedition in France.
Treaty of Picquigny
Agrees to pay Henry VIII under the Treaty of Picquigny for the Brittany campaign
Treaty of Picquigny
Under the Treaty of Etaples Charles VIII agrees to pay Henry VII for the Brittany campaign. Agrees to pay Henry VIII under the Treaty of Picquigny for the Brittany campaign
Parliament
Opening of the Reformation Parliament. Opening of Henry VIIIs 5th Parliament
Reformation Parliament
The Reformation Parliament opens and becomes the legislative engine of Henry VIII's break with Rome.
Reformation, The
Opening of the Reformation Parliament
Act of Supremacy
Parliament recognises Henry VIII as Supreme Head on earth of the Church of England.
Act of Supremacy
The Act of Supremacy makes Henry VIII Supreme Head of the Church of England, changing the political meaning of Defender of the Faith.
Act of Supremacy
The Act of Supremacy recognises Henry VIII as Supreme Head on earth of the Church of England.
Church of England
The royal supremacy gives the English Crown jurisdiction over the national church.
Trial
Orders that Marys trial be moved to Westminster
Trial
Marys trial moves to Westmnster. Mary is refused permission to present her own case
Gunpowder Treason Plot
The leading conspirators meet & decide to go ahead with the plot
Gunpowder Treason Plot
The leading conspirators meet & decide to go ahead with the plot
Peerage
Created a Knight of the Bath
Accepts Speakership
Lenthall assumes the chair and begins presiding over the Long Parliament.
Commons Reform Programme Begins
Pym coordinates attacks on ministers, taxation and religious innovations.
Contact with Scottish Covenanters
Pym maintains discreet communication with Scottish opponents of royal religious policy.
Election as Speaker
The Commons elects Lenthall as Speaker at the opening of the Long Parliament.
Election for Cambridge
Cambridge electors return Cromwell to the Long Parliament.
Election for Colchester
Grimston is returned for Colchester and becomes a leading critic of Personal Rule.
Election for Kent
Culpeper enters the Long Parliament as a representative of Kent.
Election for Oxford University
Oxford University returns Selden to the Long Parliament.
Election for Westminster
Glynne is elected for Westminster and becomes active in legal proceedings.
Election to Long Parliament
Ashley-Cooper enters the Long Parliament as member for Downton.
Election to Long Parliament
Cromwell is returned as member for Cambridge in the Long Parliament.
Election to Long Parliament
Hampden is re-elected and helps coordinate parliamentary opposition.
Election to Long Parliament
Haselrig is elected for Leicestershire and joins the parliamentary opposition.
Election to Long Parliament
Hyde is elected for Saltash and supports early constitutional reforms.
Election to Long Parliament
Pym again represents Tavistock and assumes leadership of the Commons reform programme.
Election to Long Parliament
Strode returns to Parliament after imprisonment following the 1629 confrontation.
Election to Long Parliament
Vane enters the Long Parliament with access to sensitive government information.
Legal Limits on Royal Government
Selden argues that established law limits exercises of royal prerogative.
Long Parliament
Montagu enters the Long Parliament as a prominent critic of Personal Rule.
Long Parliament Begins
Culpeper serves during debates over taxation, religion and royal authority.
Long Parliament Begins
Glynne joins parliamentary efforts to investigate abuses committed during Personal Rule.
Long Parliament Begins
Haselrig enters the Long Parliament as a determined opponent of royal policies.
Long Parliament Begins
Hyde enters the Long Parliament and initially supports constitutional reform.
Long Parliament Called for War Debts
Charles seeks parliamentary funds for English troops and payments owed to the Scots.
Long Parliament Called for War Debts
Charles seeks parliamentary funds for English troops and payments owed to the Scots.
Long Parliament Chair
Lenthall begins presiding over a Commons determined to investigate Personal Rule.
Long Parliament Convenes
Charles opens the Parliament later known as the Long Parliament.
Long Parliament Convenes
Charles opens the Parliament later known as the Long Parliament.
Long Parliament Meets under Financial Pressure
Payments required by the Ripon treaty make parliamentary taxation unavoidable.
Long Parliament Meets under Financial Pressure
Payments required by the Ripon treaty make parliamentary taxation unavoidable.
Long Parliament Named
The Parliament beginning in November later becomes known for its exceptional duration.
Long Parliament Named
The Parliament beginning in November later becomes known for its exceptional duration.
Long Parliament Opens after Bishops War
The military and financial crisis forces Charles to recall Parliament.
Long Parliament Opens after Bishops War
The military and financial crisis forces Charles to recall Parliament.
Long Parliament Seeks Finance
Charles assembles Parliament because war and occupation have exhausted royal finances.
Long Parliament Seeks Finance
Charles assembles Parliament because war and occupation have exhausted royal finances.
Long Parliament Strategy
Pym seeks systematic remedies for abuses associated with the King’s Personal Rule.
Opening Speech to Long Parliament
Charles asks Parliament to finance the armies and relieve counties occupied by the Scots.
Opening Speech to Long Parliament
Charles asks Parliament to finance the armies and relieve counties occupied by the Scots.
Parliament after Bishops Wars
Charles calls the Long Parliament following defeat and settlement in the Bishops Wars.
Parliament after Bishops Wars
Charles calls the Long Parliament following defeat and settlement in the Bishops Wars.
Parliament Summoned after Ripon
Financial obligations under the Ripon settlement compel Charles to meet Parliament.
Parliament Summoned after Ripon
Financial obligations under the Ripon settlement compel Charles to meet Parliament.
Parliamentary Grievances Renewed
Members begin challenging taxation, religious policy and ministers associated with Personal Rule.
Parliamentary Grievances Renewed
Members begin challenging taxation, religious policy and ministers associated with Personal Rule.
Parliamentary Opposition
Montagu joins peers seeking ministerial accountability and regular parliamentary government.
Rule of Little Russia
Under the Treaty of Vilna Poland cedes Little Russia Russia to Russia
Rule of White
Under the Treaty of Vilna Poland cedes White Russia to Russia
Treaty of Nimieza
The war is terminated & a 3 yr truce is signed between Russia & Poland. An alliance is formed between Poland & Russia against Sweden
Treaty of Nimieza
The war is terminated & a 3 yr truce is signed between Russia & Poland
Treaty of Vilno
Russia makes peace with Poland to fight Sweden which has just invaded Poland. Poland cedes White & Little Russia to Russia
Invasion of England
Against the advice of Lord Murray, Charles begins the march into England
Capture of Saxony
Gains control of Saxony after the Battle of Torgau
Elected for Bristol
Burke is elected Member of Parliament for Bristol.
Comptroller
Appointed Comptroller General of Finances
Minister of State
Appointed Minister of State
President of the Council
Appointed Member of Council
Dismissal
Dismissed after failing to reform taxes & convening a hostile Assembly of Notables
Promulgation of August Decrees
Louis XVI issued letters patent giving legal effect to major August decrees that dismantled privileges and feudal institutions.
Execution of Olympe de Gouges
Olympe de Gouges was executed after conviction by the Revolutionary Tribunal for her political publications.
Meeting with Bonaparte
Fouche met Bonaparte shortly before Brumaire and positioned the police ministry to accommodate the coming change of government.
Meeting with Fouche
Napoleon met Joseph Fouche during preparations for the political operation that became the coup of Brumaire.
Alliance Frederick William III and third coalition
Prussia joins the third coalition against France by signing a secret Treaty at Potsdam
Demonstrations
The crowd is fired on & 20 people are killed. The Chartist leader is transported after a riot at Newport
Transportation
The Chartist leader is transported after a riot at Newport
Rigoletto
"Rigoletto" is 1st performed at Venices Teatro La Fenice
SS Great Eastern
The first attempt to launch SS Great Eastern sideways ends in failure and the death of a worker.
Sagrada Familia Project Assumed
Takes over the Sagrada Familia project and transforms the original neo-Gothic concept.
Fashoda Incident
The French Government orders its forces to withdraw during the Fashoda Incident
Fashoda Incident
The French Government orders its forces to withdraw during the Fashoda Incident
Withdrawal Negotiations at Fashoda
The French Government orders its forces to withdraw during the Fashoda Incident
Withdrawal Negotiations at Fashoda
The French Government orders its forces to withdraw during the Fashoda Incident
Capture of Ciudad Juarez
Captures Ciudad Juarez
Diplomatic Ultimatum at Washington
Gives President Huerta of Mexico an ultimatum to resign
Siege of Mexico City
Rebel leader Panch Villa announces plans to march on Mexico City & besiege Huerta
Siege of Mexico City
Panch Villa announces plans to march on Mexico City & besiege President Huerta
Withdrawal Negotiations at Mexico City
The USA demands the withdrawal of Huerta from Mexico
Emergency 612-Vessel Programme Launched
Fisher presides over an emergency building programme totalling 612 vessels for expanded wartime naval operations.
Fifty Seagoing Patrol Boats Programme
The emergency programme includes fifty seagoing patrol boats for expanded coastal and anti-submarine patrol work.
Fifty-Six Destroyers Programme
The emergency programme authorises fifty-six destroyers for fleet screening, patrol and offensive duties.
Five Fast Battlecruisers Programme
Fisher's emergency programme calls for five fast, shallow-draught battlecruisers intended for offensive operations.
Five Flotilla Leaders Programme
Fisher's building programme includes five flotilla leaders to improve command of destroyer forces.
Fourteen-Inch Turrets Secured for Monitors
Fisher and Churchill seize the opportunity to use four American-built twin fourteen-inch turrets in new shallow-draught monitors.
HMS D5 Lost after Yarmouth Raid
The submarine HMS D5 strikes a British mine while responding to the German raid on Yarmouth.
Kum Kale Outer Fort Bombarded
British and French warships bombard Ottoman positions on the Asian side of the Dardanelles entrance.
Ninety Small Barges Programme
The emergency construction programme provides for ninety smaller barges alongside the larger motor-barge fleet.
Sedd el Bahr Magazine Destroyed
The Allied bombardment detonates an Ottoman ammunition magazine at Sedd el Bahr.
Sixty-Four Submarines Programme
Fisher's emergency programme includes sixty-four submarines, reflecting his strong commitment to undersea warfare.
Submarine Construction Red Tape Waived
Fisher argues that normal paperwork and peacetime procedures must not delay urgent submarine production.
Thirty-Seven Monitors Programme
The emergency programme includes thirty-seven monitors for shallow-water and heavy coastal bombardment roles.
Thirty-Six Sloops Programme
Fisher's 612-vessel programme includes thirty-six sloops for patrol, escort and minesweeping-related duties.
Twenty-Four River Gunboats Programme
Fisher's programme includes twenty-four light river gunboats for operations in confined and shallow waters.
Twenty-Four Submarine Destroyers Programme
Fisher's emergency plan includes twenty-four specialised submarine-destroying vessels.
Two Hundred Motor Barges Programme
Fisher's programme includes two hundred oil-engined motor barges for amphibious and logistical operations.
Two Light Cruisers Programme
The emergency programme includes two light cruisers among the new wartime construction.
Urgent Submarine Expansion Memorandum
Fisher declares rapid acquisition of additional submarines an urgent national requirement and presses for immediate construction.
Yarmouth Raid Naval Response Reviewed
The Admiralty reviews German battlecruiser operations off Yarmouth and Britain's attempted interception.
Armistice
An Armistice is declared
Result of Surrender of Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary accepts an armistice and ends active hostilities against Italy.
Result of Surrender of Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary exits the war under Allied armistice terms.
Supreme War Council
Helps frame Allied military conditions before the armistice.
Surrender of Austria-Hungary
Surrenders unconditionally to Italian C-in-C Armando Diaz. An Armistice is declared
Surrender of Austria-Hungary
Austria surrenders to the Allies
Strike
The Miners return to work
Reform of Cultural Policy
Adopts the Roman Alphabet for official use by Turkey
President of Brazil
Appointed President of Brazil
President of Brazil
Appointed provisional President of Brazil after the Revolution of 1930
Monarchy Referendum
A controlled referendum declares overwhelming support for restoration of George II.
Election
Wins every state except for 2. Wins 60% of the vote during the Presidential elections, 27 million of the poll
Crusader
Postpones Operation Crusader 1 week to enable the South Africa Division more training
Invasion of Russia
Temperatures in Russia begin to drop below zero
Operation Barbarossa
Temperatures in Russia begin to drop below zero
Axis Armour Reduced before Breakout
Presses the offensive as Axis armoured strength falls to a fraction of its original level.
Closing the Breakthrough
Ariete moves north under Arena in an attempt to contain the widening British breakthrough.
Plutonium Neutron Impurity Warning
Seaborg warns that plutonium's alpha activity can make light-element impurities a serious unwanted neutron source.
Siege of Tobruk
Rommell decides to withdraw from Tobruk, Hitler forces Rommel to stay
Siege of Tobruk
Rommell decides to withdraw from Tobruk, Hitler forces Rommel to stay
Stand-fast Order
Orders Rommel's army to stand fast despite the collapse of the Axis position at El Alamein.
Directive 51 Western Defence Priority Supported
Jodl works within OKW as German planning gives renewed priority to strengthening the West against an Allied invasion.
Fuhrer Directive No. 51
Directive 51, reserves from the West will not be sent to the East or the Mediterranean
Invasion of Western Front
Hitler issues Directive No. 51, a plan to deter or prevent an Allied invasion on Germany's western front
Operation Overlord
Hitler issues Directive No. 51, a plan to deter or prevent an Allied invasion on Germany's western front
The Woman in the Window
Directs The Woman in the Window.
Constitution of Japan
The new constitution is promulgated
President of Chile
Takes office as President of Chile after winning the 1946 election.
Pohl Trial Judgment and Sentence
Pohl was convicted and sentenced to death in the WVHA trial.
President of Chile
Takes office for his second presidential administration.
Public Opposition
Explains his resignation as opposition grows to Britain's use of force
Sinai Occupation Consolidated
Ben-Gurion's government begins consolidating control over captured positions in Sinai and Gaza.
First Animal in Orbit
The achievement marks first animal in orbit as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Sputnik 2 and Laika
Sputnik 2 carries the dog Laika into orbit, demonstrating another Soviet space milestone.
Sputnik 2 Launch
Directs the launch of Sputnik 2 carrying the dog Laika.
President of Chile
Is inaugurated as President of Chile after narrowly defeating Salvador Allende.
Citizenship Revocation Letter
Lee wrote the American Embassy requesting revocation of his citizenship after consular officials had delayed his attempted renunciation.
Leadership Election
His challenge reveals deep Labour divisions after the 1959 general election defeat.
Leadership Election
Receives support from Labour MPs critical of Gaitskell's stance on nuclear disarmament.
Leadership Election
Remains on the Labour front bench after Gaitskell is re-elected leader of the party.
Leadership Election
Stands as the left-wing challenger to Hugh Gaitskell in the Labour leadership ballot.
Leadership Election
Wins 81 votes in the only ballot but fails to remove Hugh Gaitskell as party leader.
Operation Mongoose Development Authorised
Kennedy authorises development of a new covert programme against Castro.
Elsbeth Street Apartment
Oswald rented an apartment at 604 Elsbeth Street in Dallas on November 3, 1962, and reunited there with Marina.
Post-Crisis Courses of Action
McCone sent McGeorge Bundy a memorandum outlining courses of action to follow as the administration moved from immediate crisis management toward verification and settlement.
FBI
Requests the FBI Oswald file from New Orleans, established Oswald is living in Dallas
FBI
Requests the FBI Oswald file from New Orleans, established Oswald is living in Dallas
Republic Declaration
Kerensky participates in republic declaration during his political career.
Election
Wins the presidential election against Barry Goldwater in a landslide.
President of Chile
Takes office as President of Chile and begins the Revolution in Liberty programme.
Magical Mystery Tour
The "Blue Jay Way" sequence for the "Magical Mystery Tour" is filmed at Ringos place in Weybridge
Silent Majority
Nixon makes a TV speech appealing for the silent majority support
Silent Majority Speech
Appeals to the silent majority for support of Vietnamization
Speech
Says US withdrawal would be a disaster for world peace. Appeals to the "silent majority"
County Council Election
Wins election to New Castle County Council.
President of Chile
Takes office as President of Chile after congressional confirmation of the election result.
Presidential Inauguration
Begins his single constitutional term as President of Chile.
Capture of Rockall
Britain annexes Rockall
Rule of Rockall
Britain annexes Rockall
Prices & Incomes
Cabinet agrees to introduce a statutory 90 day freeze of prices & incomes
Mariner 10
Mariner 10 launches on a trajectory shaped by gravity-assist and resonance calculations that will allow repeated visits to Mercury.
Legislative Election
Tunisia held a legislative election under the Socialist Destourian Party government.
Soviet-Vietnamese Friendship Treaty
Hosts the signing of the Soviet-Vietnamese Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and emphasizes its strategic importance.
Leader of Opposition
Becomes Leader of the Opposition after winning the Labour leadership.
Burial
200,000 attend the rites for Jerzy Popieluszko
Prostate Surgery
Is admitted to hospital for prostate surgery.
Volks Hospital Admission
Returns to Pollsmoor later in November after treatment.
Operation Cactus
India rapidly deploys military forces to the Maldives to help defeat an attempted coup.
End of Jan P. Syse Government
The Jan P. Syse Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.
Prime Minister of Norway
Appointed Prime Minister of Norway, 3rd term
Third Gro Harlem Brundtland Government
Begins the Third Gro Harlem Brundtland Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
Good as I Been to You
Releases the acoustic folk album Good as I Been to You.
Maastricht Ratification
Promulgates the law authorising Italian ratification of the Maastricht Treaty.
Maastricht Ratification Law
Heads the government when Italy enacts the law authorising ratification of the Maastricht Treaty.
Treaty of Maastricht
Heads Greece when its ratification notification is lodged with the depositary government.
EMU Third Stage Notification
The Danish government notifies the Council that Denmark does not intend to participate in the third stage of economic and monetary union.
Post Office Privatization
The Government abandons plans for full Post Office privatization after Cabinet consideration.
Election
Elected President of Bulgaria
Diplomatic Expulsion
Iraq Expels US Weapons Inspectors, President Clinton denounces the action but refrains from military response
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Iraq Expels US Weapons Inspectors, President Clinton denounces the action but refrains from military response
John Lennon Anthology, a four-CD box
John Lennon Anthology, a four-CD box set of unreleased songs and performances, is released
Prime Minister of Somalia
Appointed Prime Minister of Somalia
State of Emergency
Emergency measures remove judges, restrict media and postpone constitutional proceedings.
State of Emergency
Musharraf declares emergency rule and suspends constitutional protections.
State of Emergency
Iajuddin Ahmed signs an order sending the army back to the barracks, drawing to an end the state of emergency that began Jan 11, 2007
Arrest of Simon Mann
British mercenary Simon Mann, convicted of attempting to overthrow Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema in a failed coup in 2004, receives a presidential pardon and is released
Coup
British mercenary Simon Mann, convicted of attempting to overthrow Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema in a failed coup in 2004, receives a presidential pardon and is released
Treaty of Lisbon
Ratifies the European Union's Lisbon Treaty.
Brexit
Wins the High Court case requiring parliamentary authorisation before Article 50.
New South Polar Cyclone
Juno detects a new cyclone joining the geometric pattern of storms around Jupiter's south pole.
Election
Elected Vice President of the United States on the Democratic ticket.
Election Day 2020
Faces Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
Presidential Election Victory
Defeats Donald Trump in the presidential election.
Re-Elected President
Sandu wins re-election and continues Moldova's pro-European presidential course
Births on November 3
Birth of Alamgir
Aurangzeb, also known as Alamgir I, ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1658 until his death, the sixth Mughal ruler after Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, and Shah
Birth of Alamgir
Birth of Alamgir, 3rd son of Shah Jahan
Birth of Aurangzeb
Birth of Aurangzeb
Birth of Charles Bronson
Birth of Charles Bronson, one of 15 children born to a Lithuanian immigrant father of Lipka Tatar ancestry and a Lithuanian mother
Birth of Albert Reynolds
Birth of Albert Reynolds
Birth of John Barry Prendergast
Birth of John Barry Prendergast
Deaths on November 3
Death of Constantius II
Death of Constantius II, dies near Tarsus in Galicia
Death of Edmund Tudor
Henry's father Edmund Tudor dies before his son's birth, leaving Margaret Beaufort pregnant with the future king.
Battles on November 3
Battle of Torgau
The Prussians gain control of Saxony
Battle of Torgau
Frederick II the Great forces Dauns Austrian Army to retreat
Battle of Torgau
Victory gives Frederick II the Great command of Saxony. Frederick II the Great forces Dauns Austrian Army to retreat
Battle of Torgau
Helps Frederick the Great defeat Austria & gain control of Saxony
Battle of Mentana
Despite personal leadership by Garibaldi himself, French and Papal troops defeat Garibaldians
Battle of Prilep
Helps direct Serbian attacks against Ottoman positions near Prilep.
Battle of Prilep
Attempts to delay the Serbian advance toward Bitola.
Battle of Dardanelles
Churchill orders the first British attack on the Dardanelles following the opening of hostilities between Ottoman and Russian empires
Battle of Caporetto
The Italians are forced back as far as the River Piave
Battle of Caporetto
Austro-Hungarian and German forces advanced more than 100 km (62 mi) in the direction of Venice, but they were not able to cross the Piave River
Battle of Caporetto
Luigi Cadorna was forced to resign after the defeat. Italian losses were enormous, 11,000 were killed, 20,000 wounded and 265,000 taken prisoner, morale was so low among the Italian troops, mainly due to Cadornas harsh disciplinary regime, that most of these surrendered willingly.
Battle of Caporetto
The Piave serves as a natural barrier where the Italians could establish a new defensive line, held during the subsequent Battle of the Piave River and served as springboard for the Battle of Vittorio Veneto, where the Austro-Hungarian are defeated.
Battle of Vittorio
A victory for the Allies, causes an Austrian collapse across the Italian front
Battle of Alamein, 2nd
Montgomery's offensive reduces the Axis armoured reserve to a small number of serviceable tanks.
Battle of Alamein, 2nd
Mussolini supports Hitler's order that Axis troops hold their ground despite Rommel's request to retreat.
Battle of Tobruk
Rommell decides to withdraw from Tobruk, Hitler forces Rommel to stay. Bernard Montgomery launches an attack on the Deutsches Afrika Korps at Kidney Ridge
Battle of Badgam
Major Somnath Sharma leads his company at Badgam and is killed while resisting an attack threatening Srinagar.