November 3

Today in History
• 1620 - Great Patent granted to Plymouth Colony
• 1762 - Spain acquires Louisiana
• 1783 - George Washington orders Continental Army disbanded
• 1791 - Battle at Wabash: Indians assault general St Clair, 637 soldiers killed
• 1796 - John Adams elected as 2nd president of the United States of America
• 1868 - Ulysses S. Grant (R) wins US presidential election over Horatio Seymour
• 1896 - J H Hunter patents portable weighing scales
• 1896 - Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah elected 1st female state senator in the US


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Dominican Independence Day
• Independence of Cuenca
• Japanese Culture Day
• Maldives Victory Day
• National Accessory Day
• National Homemaker Day
• Separation Day
• Thanksgiving Liberia

Birthdays
• 1470 - Edward V, King of England, Apr 9-Jun 25 1483
• 1604 - Osman II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1618-22)
• 1618 - Aurangzeb, 6th Mughal Emperor (1658-1707)
• 1793 - Stephen F. Austin, Founded and helped colonize the US state of Texas
• 1852 - Emperor Meiji [Mutsuhito], 122nd Emperor of Japan (1867-1912)
• 1877 - Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, 19th and 25th President of Chile
• 1894 - William George Barker, Canadian Fighter Ace (Victoria Cross recipient)
• 1901 - Leopold III [Filip von Saksen-Coburg], King of the Belgians