CNN Interactive - Almanac - November 3, 1998

U. S. elections
Voters in six states -- Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Colorado and Arizona -- and the District of Columbia will decide whether to allow marijuana to be grown and distributed for medical reasons.
Christie's East in New York will auction sports memorabilia, including Mark McGwire's 50th home run ball and a 1998 game bat, plus American League baseball autographed by Marilyn Monroe.

On Wednesday, November 4, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek is scheduled to meet with President Clinton in Washington.
On Thursday, November 5, Nobel Peace Prize winners plan to gather in Charlottesville, Virginia to discuss ways to promote peace and human rights.
On Friday, November 6, Prince Charles scheduled to begin a two-day visit to Sofia, Bulgaria.
On Saturday, November 7, Dalai Lama scheduled to attend International Conference on Tibetan Medicine in Washington.
On Sunday, November 8, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, annual meeting, Dallas; 48,000 expected to attend.

NEWSLINK:		NOTABLE:
For latest on elections click here.		Singer Adam Ant is 44. Actor Ken Berry ( "Mayberry RFD") is 65. Actor Charles Bronson ("Death Wish") is 76. Actress Kate Capshaw ("Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom") is 45. Former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis is 65. Actor Steve Landesberg ("Barney Miller") is 53. Actor Dolph Lundgren ("Rocky IV") is 39. Comedian Dennis Miller is 45. Comedian Roseanne is 46.

In 1534, England's Parliament passed Act of Supremacy making King Henry VIII head of English church, a role formerly held by the Pope.
In 1591, the Lord of Leitrim in Ireland, Sir Brian O'Rourke, executed for sheltering Spaniards from defeated Armada.
In 1760, Frederick the Great of Prussia with 44,000 men defeated 65,000 Austrian troops at Torgau in Seven Years War; more than 13,000 Prussians died in the attack.
In 1839, first Opium War between China and Britain began when British frigates blew up several Chinese junks off Canton after coming under attack.
In 1957, Soviet Union launched the first inhabited space capsule, Sputnik II, carrying a dog named Laika.
In 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson elected U.S. president by a huge margin over Barry Goldwater.
In 1970, Salvador Allende sworn in as president of Chile.
In 1992, Bill Clinton elected president of the United States, defeating George Bush.