Public Holidays on November 3

• 🌍 Culture Day (Japan)
• 🌍 Melbourne Cup (Australia)
• 🌍 文化の日 (Japan)

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On This Day in History — November 3

• 2016 — The Chicago Cubs defeat the Cleveland Indians in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series to earn their first title in 108 years; ending the then longest title drought in US sports history.
• 2014 — One World Trade Center officially opens.
• 1997 — The United States of America imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle...
• 1996 — Death of Abdullah Çatlı, leader of the Turkish ultra-nationalist organisation Grey Wolves in the Susurluk car-crash, which leads to the resignation of the Turkish Interior Minister, Mehmet Ağar (a leader of the True...
• 1988 — Sri 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.
• 1986 — Iran-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.

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Notable Births on November 3

• 1995 — Kendall Jenner, American television personality and model
• 1992 — Joe Clarke, English slalom canoeist
• 1992 — Valeria Solovyeva, Russian tennis player
• 1990 — Ellyse Perry, Australian footballer and cricketer
• 1989 — Paula DeAnda, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 1989 — Joyce Jonathan, French singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Deaths on November 3

• 2015 — Ahmed Chalabi, Iraqi businessman and politician (b. 1944)
• 2015 — Howard Coble, American captain, lawyer, and politician (b. 1931)
• 2015 — Tom Graveney, English cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1927)
• 2014 — Augusto Martelli, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1940)
• 2014 — Gordon Tullock, American economist and academic (b. 1922)
• 2013 — Nick Cardy, American soldier and illustrator (b. 1920)

Sports on November 3

• NHL: Vegas Golden Knights @ Boston Bruins — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Detroit Red Wings @ Florida Panthers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder @ Cleveland Cavaliers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Detroit Pistons @ Charlotte Hornets — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Atlanta Hawks @ Indiana Pacers — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Brooklyn Nets @ New York Knicks — 00:30 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on November 4

• 🌍 Unity Day (Russia)
• 🌍 День народного единства (Russia)

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On This Day in History — November 4

• 2015 — A cargo plane crashes shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport in Juba, South Sudan, killing 37 people.
• 2015 — A building collapses in the Pakistani city of Lahore resulting in at least 45 deaths, at least 100 injured.
• 2010 — Aero Caribbean Flight 883 crashes into Guasimal, Sancti Spíritus. All 68 passengers and crew were killed.
• 2010 — Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure over Indonesia shortly after taking off from Singapore, crippling the jet. The crew manage to safely return to Singapore, saving all 469...
• 2008 — Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected President of the United States.
• 2002 — Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing a pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress.

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Notable Births on November 4

• 1997 — Bea Binene, Filipina television actress
• 1996 — Kaitlin Hawayek, American ice dancer
• 1996 — Michael Christian Martinez, Filipino figure skater
• 1996 — John Olive, Australian rugby league player
• 1994 — Billy Stanlake, Australian cricketer
• 1993 — Elisabeth Seitz, German gymnast

Notable Deaths on November 4

• 2017 — Isabel Granada, Filipino-Spanish actress and singer (b. 1976)
• 2016 — Mansour Pourheidari, Iranian football player and coach (b. 1946)
• 2015 — Piotr Domaradzki, Polish-American historian and journalist (b. 1946)
• 2015 — René Girard, French-American historian, philosopher, and critic (b. 1923)
• 2015 — Károly Horváth, Romanian-Hungarian cellist, flute player, and composer (b. 1950)
• 2015 — Lee Robinson, American lawyer and politician (b. 1943)

Sports on November 4

• College Football: Ohio Bobcats @ Akron Zips — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Utah Mammoth @ Toronto Maple Leafs — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Winnipeg Jets @ Montreal Canadiens — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Detroit Red Wings @ Tampa Bay Lightning — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: St. Louis Blues @ New York Rangers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Minnesota Wild @ Philadelphia Flyers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled

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