The 307th day of the year, the 308th in a leap year
Born on 3 November
Every 3 November birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Scorpio, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- ScorpioWater, fixed, ruled by Mars.
- Birthstone
- Topaz, CitrineThe 1912 list gave Topaz.
- Birth flower
- ChrysanthemumUsually taken today to mean loyalty.
- Most common weekdays
- Thursday and Tuesday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 3 November in any year.
Which weekday 3 November falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 3 November falls on every day of the week: Thursday 16, Tuesday 16, Wednesday 15, Friday 15, Saturday 15, Monday 15, Sunday 15.
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How common a birthday 3 November is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,795 babies were born on 3 November in each year of the twenty, making it the 226th most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 3 November
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Amartya Sen | 1933– | Indian economist and philosopher |
| André Malraux | 1901–1976 | French novelist, art theorist, and statesman |
| Aurangzeb | 1618–1707 | the sixth Mughal Emperor from 1658 to 1707 |
| Emperor Meiji | 1852–1912 | Emperor of Japan from 1867 until 1912 |
| Gerd Müller | 1945–2021 | German footballer |
| Yakub Kolas | 1882–1956 | Belarusian writer |
| Osman II | 1604–1622 | 16th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1618–1622) |
| Leopold III of Belgium | 1901–1983 | king of the Belgians from 1934 to 1951 |
| Alfredo Stroessner | 1912–2006 | military dictator of Paraguay from 1954 to 1989 |
| Vincenzo Bellini | 1801–1835 | Italian opera composer |
| Benvenuto Cellini | 1500–1571 | Florentine sculptor and goldsmith |
| Valdas Adamkus | 1926– | Lithuanian politician, twice President of Lithuania |
| Osamu Tezuka | 1928–1989 | Japanese cartoonist and animator |
| Monica Vitti | 1931–2022 | Italian actress |
| Giovanni Leone | 1908–2001 | 6th President of Italy |
| Gabe Newell | 1962– | American computer programmer and businessman |
| Unai Emery | 1971– | Spanish association football manager |
| Petteri Orpo | 1969– | Finnish politician and the 47th Prime Minister of Finland |
Died on 3 November
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Henri Matisse | 1869–1954 | French artist |
| Dick Cheney | 1941–2025 | Vice President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 |
| Jean-Bédel Bokassa | 1921–1996 | President of the Central African Republic from 1966, then its Emperor from 1976 to 1979 |
| Olympe de Gouges | 1748–1793 | French playwright and political activist |
| Constantius II | 317–361 | Roman emperor |
| Viktor Chernomyrdin | 1938–2010 | Russian diplomat and politician |
| Quincy Jones | 1933–2024 | American record producer and composer |
| Wilhelm Reich | 1897–1957 | Austrian-American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, sex educator and sociologist |
| Georg Trakl | 1887–1914 | Austrian poet |
| Charles Borromeo | 1538–1584 | Italian Catholic prelate |
| Rasul Gamzatov | 1923–2003 | Avar poet |
| John III Doukas Vatatzes | 1192–1254 | Emperor of Nicaea |
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