November 3 in History

ends   2016

Unprecedented numbers of migrants from Africa and Southwest Asia enter Europe

starts   2003

Pro-Western Rose Revolution in Georgia

  1978

Dominica gains independence from UK

starts   1966

Che Guevara’s guerrilla campaign in Bolivia

starts   1944

Japanese fire balloons strike North America

ends   1930

New State revolt overthrows Brazilian government

ends   1924

Second Zhili-Fengtian War.

ends   1918

Battle of Vittorio Veneto

  1918

Austria-Hungary capitulates

  1916

British protectorate over Qatar

ends   1914

Australian and NZ forces sail to Egypt

starts   1914

Germans repel British attack on Tanga

  1914

Germans repel British attack near Kilimanjaro

starts   1912

Bulgaria & Serbia capture Adrianople

  1903

Panama separates from Colombia

ends   1898

Anglo-French standoff over Fashoda in Sudan

  1884

Germans declare protectorate over northeastern New Guinea

starts   1881

Unsuccessful Mapuche revolt in Chile

  1867

Garibaldi defeated by French and Papal troops at Mentana

starts   1861

Union captures Port Royal

starts   1853

Walker’s Republic of Lower California

starts   1847

Sonderbund defeated in Swiss civil war

ends   1840

British bombard and capture Levantine ports

  1812

Russians attack retreating French at Vyazma

starts   425

Visigoths besiege Arelate; forced to withdraw by Aetius*

ends   361

Constantius II rules East, then all Roman Empire

  361

Constantius II dies, ending civil war with Julian

ends   360

Constantius II unsuccessfully attempts to retake Bezabde*

starts   352

Alemanni turn on Magnentius and invade Gaul*

ends   202

Romans expand fortified lines in Mauretania and Numidia*

ends   72

Alans raid Parthia, Atropatene, and Armenia*