Famous people born on November 3 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is November 3, you share it with Charles Bronson, Anna Wintour, Kendall Jenner — and you were born under Scorpio, the sign of the intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
Birthday basics for November 3
Scorpio ♏
Zodiac sign
Topaz
Birthstone
Chrysanthemum
Birth flower
307th
Day of the year
November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years), with 58 days still to come.
Famous people born on November 3
Charles Bronson — American actor known for The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape (born 1921).
Anna Wintour — British-American fashion journalist and longtime editor-in-chief of Vogue (born 1949).
Kendall Jenner — American model and television personality (born 1995).
Also sharing the day:
Karl Baedeker (b. 1801) — German publisher whose travel guides made his name synonymous with guidebooks.
Bob Feller (b. 1918) — Hall of Fame fastball pitcher who spent his whole career with the Cleveland Indians.
Amartya Sen (b. 1933) — Indian economist and philosopher awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998.
November 3 in history
1957 — The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, carrying Laika the dog, the first animal to orbit the Earth.
1973 — NASA launched Mariner 10, the first spacecraft sent to the planet Mercury.
1992 — Bill Clinton was elected the 42nd President of the United States.
1493 — Christopher Columbus first sighted the Caribbean island of Dominica on his second voyage.
1911 — Chevrolet officially entered the automobile market to compete with the Ford Model T.
1964 — Residents of Washington, D.C. were able to vote in a presidential election for the first time.
November 3 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is November 3?
Anyone born on November 3 is a Scorpio — intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
What is the birthstone for November 3?
The birthstone for a November 3 birthday is Topaz, and the birth flower is the Chrysanthemum.
Who is the most famous person born on November 3?
Charles Bronson is among the best known — American actor known for The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape (born 1921).
What happened on November 3?
In 1957, The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, carrying Laika the dog, the first animal to orbit the Earth.
What day of the year is November 3?
November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years), with 58 days still to come.
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