November 3: Day of the Week
November 3, 2023 is the 307th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 58 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kin'yōbi.
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Here’s the November calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
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November 3 Historical Event(s)
- 1468Liège is sacked by Charles I of Burgundy’s troops.
- 1793French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges is guillotined.
- 1848A greatly revised Dutch constitution, drafted by Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, severely limiting the powers of the Dutch monarchy, and strengthening the powers of parliament and ministers, is proclaimed.
- 1883American Old West: Self-described “Black Bart the poet” gets away with his last stagecoach robbery, but leaves a clue that eventually leads to his capture.
- 1913The United States introduces an income tax.
- 1918The German Revolution of 1918–1919 begins when 40,000 sailors take over the port in Kiel.
- 1932Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.
- 1943World War II: 500 aircraft of the U.S. 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshafen harbor in Germany.
- 1969Vietnam War: U.S. 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.
- 1988Sri 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.
Who were born on November 3?
- 1558Thomas Kyd, English author (d. 1594)
- 1794William Cullen Bryant, American poet and journalist (d. 1878)
- 1816Jubal Early, American Confederate general (d. 1894)
- 1857Mikhail Alekseev, Russian general (d. 1918)
- 1930D. James Kennedy, American theologian (d. 2007)
- 1931Michael Fu Tieshan, Chinese bishop (d. 2007)
- 1934Hans Janmaat, Dutch politician (d. 2002)
- 1938Martin Dunwoody, British mathematician
- 1984Ryo Nishikido, Japanese idol (NEWS, Kanjani Eight)
- 1986Heo Young Saeng, Korean singer (SS501)
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