On 3rd November 2006, Jones Jones Jones, an event held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, succeeded in breaking the world record for the largest gathering of people with the same surname in one place. 

Jones is a surname of Medieval origins, derived from the given name John which in turn is derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan (Johanan).  It remains the most popular surname in Wales and is also the second most common surname in England after Smith, and the 5th most frequent in the United States.

The Esso Oil Refinery at Milford Haven was opened on 2nd November 1960 and heralded the start of Milford Haven's association with the petrochemical industry.

During the 1950s,  Esso was looking to increase its refining capacity. The refinery at Fawley, near Southampton, was deemed limited in potential for expansion, so the port of Milford Haven was chosen as it had a deep waterway to allow access to increasingly large oil tankers.

Other oil companies followed suit over the next ten years, so that by 1974, Milford supported an oil trade of 58,554,000 tonnes, and by the early 1980s, the Esso Refinery was the 2nd largest in the UK.

The industry, however, did not provide huge labour opportunities for locals, employing at its height a maximum of 2,000 workers. Combined with the decline of the fishing industry, Preseli District Council stated in 1977, that the area had "a serious unemployment problem".  The Esso Refinery closed down in March 1983.

Over the years, the industry has also been hit by a series of accidents and oil spills such as

1968 - The Torrey Canyon spill, which affected shores further south around southern Cornwall and northern France.

1978 - The tanker Christos Bitas ran aground off the Haven, spilling a portion of its cargo of oil.

1984 - A serious explosion on a tanker being repaired in the Haven resulted in three fatalities.

1996 - The oil tanker Sea Empress ran aground, causing a catastrophic oil spill.

Today, the site of the Esso Refinery has been converted into the South Hook LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) terminal and Milford Haven port still handles the most oil and gas shipments from any port in the UK.   

Today is the feast of Saint Winifred or Saint Winefride (Welsh: Gwenffrewi) 

Saint Winifred was a 7th-century Welsh Christian who is the focus of many tales and legends. The spring called St Winefride's Well in Holywell, Fflint, is claimed to have healing powers, and the shrine is now a pilgrimage site known as the Lourdes of Wales.

Her parents, legend claims, were Tyfid ap Eiludd, a noble chieftain of Tegeingl, and Wenlo, who was St. Beuno's sister.  When Winifred decided to take holy orders, her enraged suitor Caradog decapitated her. A healing spring miraculously appeared where her severed head came to rest, and she was restored to life. Her suitor fell dead on the spot and was swallowed by the earth. Her maternal uncle, St. Beuno, decreed "that whosoever on that spot should thrice ask for a benefit from God in the name of St. Winefride would obtain the grace he asked if it was for the good of his soul."  

The Citadel ( first screened on 3rd November 1938)

This was a polished and ambitious pre-war film set in Wales, directed by King Vidor. The Citadel was adapted from a novel by former GP and medical inspector of mines, AJ Cronin, and foreshadows the creation of the National Health Service by Nye Bevan ten years later under the Labour Government. 

The convincing central narrative features the moral dilemmas facing a young Scottish doctor, played by Robert Donat, whose idealism is tested during the Depression in South Wales. The story reflects the experiences of its author, who was himself a Scot, and who worked as a GP in Nye Bevan's own constituency of New Tredegar. Cronin is best remembered for the TV dramatisation of his story series Dr Finlay's Casebook.

What do the films Straw Dogs ( released 3rd November 1971) and Barbarella  have in common? Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch! 

In Straw Dogs it was used as a password and in Barbarella it was used as a conjurer's incantation.  

Stephen Carl Harris (born on 3 November 1956 in Neath) is a Welsh former international footballer. Harris played on the wing and was renowned for his speed. He was signed for Leeds United by Don Revie in 1973 and played alongside soccer legends such as Allan Clarke, Peter Lorimer and Billy Bremner. 

Harris was homesick for Wales, and it took the intervention of the legendary John Charles to persuade him to stay in Leeds. He went on to score the winning goal in his League debut against Ipswich Town in 1975, aged just 18.

Between then and 1981 Harris played 176 games for the club and scored 29 goals.