Historical events occurring on November 3

Various significant historical milestones occurred on November 3 across different eras. In 1918, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a multi-ethnic state in Central Europe, signed an armistice and capitulated following the arrival of the Salonika Front units.

In the realm of space exploration, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2 in 1957, carrying Laika, the first living creature to enter orbit.

Other notable events include Christopher Columbus discovering the island of Dominica in 1493, Panama declaring independence from Colombia in 1903 with US support, and the election of Lyndon B. Johnson as US President in 1964. Additionally, the Holocaust saw the execution of 18,400 Jews at the Majdanek concentration camp in Poland in 1943.