This day in History - November 3

395 Historic Events for November 3
1801 Birth Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (La Sonnambula, Norma)
1801 Birth Karl Baedeker, Germany, published travel books
1803 Death Henri Moreau, composer, dies at 75
1813 Event US troops under gen Coffee destroy indian village at Talladega Ala
1815 Birth Adrien Louis Victor Boieldieu, composer
1816 Birth Jubal Anderson Early, Lt General (Confederate Army), died in 1894
1818 Birth Gustavus Adolphus DeRussy, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1891
1820 Event Cuenca Ecuador declares independence
1826 Birth Jasper Adalmorn Maltby, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1867
1830 Birth Jacob M van Bemmelen, Dutch physicist/chemist
1830 Birth Esten Cooke, John (Confederate Army), died in 1886
1832 Death Pietro Generali, composer, dies at 59
1833 Birth Edward Dorr Tracy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
1839 Event 1st opium war-2 British frigates engage several Chinese junks
1839 Event Palace of Gulhane Turkey, freedom of religion proclaimed
1844 Birth Mehmed V Reshad, sultan of Turkey (1909-18)
1845 Death Johan G Verstolk van Soelen, Dutch min of Foreign affairs, dies at 69
1848 Event Johan Thorbeckes revises Great Force
1852 Birth Mutsuhito, 122nd emperor of Japan (1867-1912)
1857 Birth Michail V Aleksejev, Russian general (WW I-chief of staff)
1861 Birth Johann Peter Kirsch, Luxembourg church historian/archaeologist
1862 Event Battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche, Louisiana
1862 Event Dr Richard Gatling patents machine gun (Indianapolis)
1863 Birth Eugene Samuel-Holeman, composer
1863 Event Battle of Grand Coteau, GA