On November 3, history records 51 notable events, 231 famous births and 100 deaths, spanning the years 361 to 1789.
Events on this day include: Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia, on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor. (361); Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim caliph, is assassinated by a Persian slave in Medina. (644).
Notable people born on November 3 include Benvenuto Cellini (1500), Achilles Gasser (1505), Tilemann Heshusius (1527).
Notable figures who died on this day include Constantius II (361), Umar (644), Saint Pirmin (753).
Events on 3 November 51
See all →Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia, on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor.
Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim caliph, is assassinated by a Persian slave in Medina.
The River Arno flooding causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani.
English Parliament passes the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Anglican Church, supplanting the pope and the Roman Catholic Church.
The first District Court established by the Constitution opens in New York City.
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Birthdays on 3 November 231
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