Who Was Born Today – November 3 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on November 3 | ||
1718 | John Montague, fourth Earl of Sandwich and inventor of the sandwich. | |
1794 | William Cullen Bryant, poet and journalist. | |
1801 | Karl Baedeker, German publisher, well known for travel guides. | |
1831 | Ignatius Donnelly, American social reformer best known for his book Atlantis: The Antediluvian World. | |
1901 | Andre Malraux, French novelist (Man’s Fate). | |
1903 | Walker Evans, photographer. | |
1909 | James “Scotty” Reston, New York Times reporter, editor and columnist. | |
1918 | Russell Long, U.S. senator from Louisiana from 1951 to 1968 and son of Huey P. Long. | |
1920 | Oodgeroo Noonuccal [Kath Walker], Australian Aboriginal poet. | |
1933 | Jeremy Brett, actor; best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the Granada TV productions of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories about the detective. | |
1933 | Michael Dukakis, politician; the longest-serving governor in the history of the State of Massachusetts (1975-79, 1983-91); unsuccessful Democratic candidate for US presidency (1988). | |
1933 | Amartya Sen, Indian economist, winner of Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1998) for his work on economic theories of famines and social justice and indexes for measuring the well-being of citizens in developing countries. | |
1942 | Martin Cruz Smith, novelist (Gorky Park). | |
1949 | Larry Holmes, professional boxer known as The Easton Assassin; his 20 successful defenses of his heavyweight title is second only to Joe Louis’ record 25. | |
1952 | Roseanne Barr, comedian, actress, producer; best known for her starring role in the TV series Roseanne, for which she won both an Emmy and a Golden Globe. | |
1952 | David Ho, virologist, AIDS researcher. | |
1956 | Gary Ross, film director, screenwriter (The Hunger Games, Seabiscuit). |
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