On This Day in History November 3, 2023

Historical Events 644  Umar ibn al-Khattab, second Muslim caliph, is killed in Medina by Lu'lu, an enslaved Persian captive 1534  English parliament passes the Act of Supremacy making Henry VIII and all subsequent monarchs the Head of the Church of England 1620  Great Patent granted to Plymouth Colony 1640  English Long Parliament forms 1906  International Radiotelegraph Conference in Berlin selects "SOS" (· · · – – – · · ·) distress signal as the worldwide standard for help 1957  Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2 with space dog Laika aboard, a mostly-Siberian husky, the 1st animal in space 1970  US President Richard Nixon promises gradual troop removal of Vietnam More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Amartya Sen 90th Birthday Aurangzeb 1618 - 1707 Kendall Jenner 28th Birthday Roseanne Barr 71st Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Alfred Wegener 1880 - 1930 Olympe de Gouges 1748 - 1793 More Famous Deaths November 3: Space Dog Laika Launched to her Death Laika, a stray dog picked up on the streets of Moscow, was launched into space on this day – and to her death. Furious worldwide protests ensued, bewildering some. Read the Article