Christian feast day: Hubertus

Name: Christian feast day: Hubertus
Start: 2000-11-03
End: 2000-11-03
Location: Histories Today Editorial Team

On November 3, in the year 0, Christian feast day: Hubertus. This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of November 3, a notable event in this corner of history.

Hubert of Liège was a Christian saint who became the first bishop of Liège in 708 A.D. He is a patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians and metalworkers. Known as the "Apostle of the Ardennes", he was called upon, until the early 20th century, to cure rabies through the use of the traditional Saint Hubert's Key.

Key Facts

This event took place on November 3, 0 (AD era).
It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
Wikipedia source last updated on 16 October 2026.

On This Date in History

Type	Year	Date	Event
Notable Deaths	2025	Nov 3	Dick Cheney, American businessman and politician, 46th Vice President of the United States (born 1941)
Notable Deaths	2025	Nov 3	Kim Yong-nam, North Korean politician (born 1928)
Notable Deaths	2024	Nov 3	Quincy Jones, American producer (born 1933)
Historical Events	2020	Nov 3	The 2020 United States presidential election takes place between Democratic Joe Biden and Republican incumbent…
Notable Deaths	2018	Nov 3	Sondra Locke, American actress and director (born 1944)
Notable Deaths	2016	Nov 3	Kay Starr, American singer (born 1922)
Notable Deaths	2015	Nov 3	Ahmed Chalabi, Iraqi businessman and politician (born 1944)
Historical Events	2014	Nov 3	One World Trade Center officially opens in New York City, replacing the Twin Towers after they were destroyed during…
Notable Deaths	2014	Nov 3	Gordon Tullock, American economist and academic (born 1922)
Notable Deaths	2014	Nov 3	Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Indian actor (born 1950)
Notable Deaths	2013	Nov 3	Gerard Cieślik, Polish footballer and manager (born 1927)
Notable Deaths	2012	Nov 3	Tommy Godwin, American-English cyclist and coach (born 1920)
Notable Deaths	2011	Nov 3	Peeter Kreitzberg, Estonian lawyer and politician (born 1948)
Notable Deaths	2010	Nov 3	Jerry Bock, American composer (born 1928)
Notable Deaths	2010	Nov 3	Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician and diplomat, 30th Prime Minister of Russia (born 1938)
Notable Deaths	2009	Nov 3	Francisco Ayala, Spanish sociologist, author, and critic (born 1906)
Notable Deaths	2008	Nov 3	Jean Fournet, French conductor (born 1913)
Notable Deaths	2007	Nov 3	Aleksandr Dedyushko, Belarusian-Russian actor (born 1962)
Notable Deaths	2006	Nov 3	Paul Mauriat, French pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1925)
Notable Deaths	2006	Nov 3	Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorean footballer (born 1937)
Notable Births	2005	Nov 3	Fina Strazza, American actress
Notable Births	2005	Nov 3	Lara Raj, American singer
Notable Deaths	2004	Nov 3	Sergejs Žoltoks, Latvian ice hockey player (born 1972)
Notable Deaths	2003	Nov 3	Rasul Gamzatov, Russian poet and educator (born 1923)
Notable Deaths	2002	Nov 3	Lonnie Donegan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1931)
Notable Deaths	2002	Nov 3	Jonathan Harris, American actor (born 1914)
Selected Events	2002	Nov 3	A CIA drone strike kills six militants in Yemen, constituting the first targeted killing of the war on terror.
Notable Births	2001	Nov 3	Hailey Baptiste, American tennis player
Notable Births	2001	Nov 3	Jake LaRavia, American basketball player
Notable Deaths	2001	Nov 3	Ernst Gombrich, Austrian-English historian and author (born 1909)
Notable Deaths	1999	Nov 3	Ian Bannen, Scottish actor (born 1928)
Notable Births	1998	Nov 3	Maddison Elliott, Australian paralympic swimmer
Notable Deaths	1998	Nov 3	Bob Kane, American author and illustrator, co-created Batman (born 1915)
Historical Events	1997	Nov 3	The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens…
Notable Births	1997	Nov 3	Izuchuckwu Anthony, Nigerian footballer
Notable Births	1997	Nov 3	Sarthak Golui, Indian footballer
Notable Births	1997	Nov 3	Takumi Kitamura, Japanese actor
Notable Births	1997	Nov 3	Lázaro Martínez, Cuban athlete
Notable Deaths	1997	Nov 3	Ronald Barnes, American carillon player and composer (born 1927)
Historical Events	1996	Nov 3	Abdullah Çatlı, the leader of the Turkish ultranationalist organization Grey Wolves, dies in the Susurluk car crash,…
Notable Deaths	1996	Nov 3	Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (born 1921)
Selected Events	1996	Nov 3	Abdullah Çatlı, a leader of the ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves, was killed in a car crash near Susurluk, Turkey,…
Notable Births	1995	Nov 3	Matt Bushman, American football player
Notable Deaths	1995	Nov 3	Gordon S. Fahrni, Canadian physician (born 1887)
Historical Events	1994	Nov 3	Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches on STS-66.
Notable Deaths	1994	Nov 3	Valter Palm, Estonian-American boxer (born 1905)
Notable Births	1993	Nov 3	Kenny Golladay, American football player
Notable Births	1993	Nov 3	Lee Min-hyuk, South Korean singer and MC
Notable Births	1993	Nov 3	Martina Trevisan, Italian tennis player
Notable Deaths	1993	Nov 3	Léon Theremin, Russian physicist and engineer, invented the Theremin (born 1895)