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On November 3, 361: Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia; on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor.

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Featured moment · 361

Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia; on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor.

Constantius II was Roman emperor from 337 to 361. His reign saw constant warfare on the borders against the Sasanian Empire and Germanic peoples, while internally the Roman Empire went through repeated civil wars, court intrigues, and usurpations. His religious policies inflamed domestic conflicts that would continue after his death.

People

Born on November 3

Ever Anderson 2007– American actress and model (born 2007)
Fina Strazza 2005– American actress
Hailey Baptiste 2001– American tennis player (born 2001)
Jake LaRavia 2001– American basketball player (born 2001)
Maddison Elliott 1998– Australian Paralympic swimmer
Izuchuckwu Anthony 1997– Nigerian footballer
Sarthak Golui 1997– Indian footballer
Takumi Kitamura 1997– Japanese actor (born 1997)
Lázaro Martínez 1997– Cuban triple jumper
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Matt Bushman 1995– American football player (born 1995) Kendall Jenner 1995– American model and media personality (born 1995)
Kenny Golladay 1993– American football player (born 1993)
Lee Min-hyuk 1993– South Korean singer
Martina Trevisan 1993– Italian tennis player (born 1993)
Joe Clarke 1992– British slalom canoeist
Valeria Solovyeva 1992– Russian tennis player
Damisha Croney 1991– Barbadian netball player
Ellyse Perry 1990– Australian cricketer and football player (born 1990)

People

Died on November 3

Dick Cheney Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009
Kim Yong-nam North Korean politician (1928–2025)
Quincy Jones American record producer and musician (1933–2024)
Sondra Locke American actress (1944–2018)
Kay Starr American singer (1922–2016)
Ahmed Chalabi Iraqi politician (1945–2015)
Howard Coble American politician (1931–2015)
Tom Graveney English cricketer
Lauretta Ngcobo South African writer and activist (1931–2015)
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Augusto Martelli Italian composer
Gordon Tullock American economist (1922–2014)
Sadashiv Amrapurkar Indian actor (1950–2014)
Nick Cardy American comic book artist
Gerard Cieślik Polish footballer (1927–2013)
Gamani Corea Sri Lankan economist, civil servant and diplomat (1925–2013)
William J. Coyne American politician (1936–2013)
Rupert Gerritsen Australian historian
Leonard Long Australian painter

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Every November 3 on record

  1. 361 Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia; on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor.

    Roman emperor from 337 to 361

    Constantius II was Roman emperor from 337 to 361. His reign saw constant warfare on the borders against the Sasanian Empire and Germanic peoples, while internally the Roman Empire went through repeated civil wars, court intrigues, and usurpations. His religious policies inflamed domestic conflicts that would continue after his death.

  2. 1090 The Rouen Riot, an attempt by English king William Rufus to take possession of Rouen, the capital city of his brother Robert, duke of Normandy, fails.

    Riot in 1090 Normandy

    The Rouen Riot was the failed attempt by forces loyal to English king William Rufus to take control of Rouen, the capital of the duke of Normandy and William's brother, Robert Curthose, in November 1090.

  3. 1333 The River Arno floods causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani.

    Italian river in Tuscany

    The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber.

  4. 1468 Liège is sacked by Charles I of Burgundy's troops.

    Capital of Liège province, Wallonia, Belgium

    Liège is a city and municipality in the Belgian region of Wallonia, and the capital of the eponymous province. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from borders with the Netherlands and with Germany. In Liège, the Meuse meets the river Ourthe.

  5. 1492 Peace of Etaples between Henry VII of England and Charles VIII of France.

    Treaty between England and France in 1492

    The Peace of Étaples was signed on 3 November 1492 in Étaples between Charles VIII of France and Henry VII of England. Charles agreed to end his support for the Yorkist Pretender Perkin Warbeck, in return for being recognised as ruler of the Duchy of Brittany.

  6. 1493 Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.
  7. 1534 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.
  8. 1783 The American Continental Army is disbanded.
  9. 1791 The University of Vermont, the oldest university in Vermont, and fifth-oldest in New England, is chartered.
  10. 1793 French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges is guillotined.
  11. 1812 Napoleon's armies are defeated at the Battle of Vyazma.
  12. 1817 The Bank of Montreal, Canada's oldest chartered bank, opens in Montreal.
  13. 1838 The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.
  14. 1848 A greatly revised Dutch constitution, which transfers much authority from the king to his parliament and ministers, is proclaimed.
  15. 1867 Giuseppe Garibaldi and his followers are defeated in the Battle of Mentana and fail to end the Pope's Temporal power in Rome (it would be achieved three years later).
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  1. 1868 John Willis Menard (R-LA) becomes the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he is never seated.
  2. 1881 The Mapuche uprising of 1881 begins in Chile.
  3. 1898 France withdraws its troops from Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident.
  4. 1903 With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
  5. 1908 William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.
  6. 1911 Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.
  7. 1918 The German Revolution of 1918–19 begins when 40,000 sailors take over the port in Kiel.
  8. 1920 Russian Civil War: The Russian Army retreats to Crimea, after a successful offensive by the Red Army and Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine.
  9. 1929 The Gwangju Student Independence Movement occurred.
  10. 1930 Getúlio Vargas becomes Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24.
  11. 1932 Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.
  12. 1935 George II of Greece regains his throne through a popular, though possibly fixed, plebiscite.
  13. 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected as President of the United States.
  14. 1942 World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal campaign and ends on November 12.
  15. 1943 World War II: Five hundred aircraft of the U.S. 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshaven harbor in Germany.

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