What happened on November 4? There are more than 246 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About November 4
November 4 is the 309th day of the year 2024. There are 57 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday. This day falls under the 45th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Dixie, Washington 99329 sunrise will occur at 06:37 AM and sunset will occur at 04:35 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Scorpio. The modern birthstone for this month is Topaz while the mystical birthstone is Pearl.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 86 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For November 4
- 1429Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier.
- 1501Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII’s first wife) meets Arthur Tudor, Henry VIII’s older brother – they would later marry.
- 1576Eighty Years’ War: In Flanders, Spain captures Antwerp (after three days the city is nearly destroyed).
- 1677The future Mary II of England marries William, Prince of Orange. They would later jointly reign as William and Mary.
- 1737The Teatro di San Carlo is inaugurated.
- 1783W.A. Mozart’s Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria.
- 1791The Western Confederacy of American Indians wins a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash.
- 1839The Newport Rising: the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain.
- 1847Sir James Young Simpson, a British physician, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform.
- 1852Count Camillo Benso di Cavour becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy.
- 1861The University of Washington opens in Seattle, Washington as the Territorial University.
- 1864American Civil War: Battle of Johnsonville – Confederate troops bombard a Union supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
- 1890City & South London Railway: London’s first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.
- 1918World War I: Austria-Hungary surrenders to Italy.
- 1921Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo.
- 1921The Italian unknown soldier is buried in the Altare della Patria (Fatherland Altar) in Rome.
- 1921The Sturmabteilung or SA, whose members were known as “brownshirts”, physically assault Adolf Hitler’s opposition after his speech in Munich.
- 1922In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
- 1924Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming is elected the first female governor in the United States.
- 1939World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of weapons by belligerents.
- 1942World War II: Second Battle of El Alamein – Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel leads his forces on a five-month retreat.
- 1944World War II: Bitola Liberation Day
- 1952The United States government establishes the National Security Agency.
- 1955After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven’s Fidelio.
- 1956Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union, that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country.
- 1960At the Kasakela Chimpanzee Community in Tanzania, Dr. Jane Goodall observes chimpanzees creating tools, the first-ever observation in non-human animals.
- 1962In a test of the Nike-Hercules air defense missile, Shot Dominic-Tightrope is successfully detonated 69,000 feet above Johnston Island. It would also be the last atmospheric nuclear test conducted by the United States.
- 1966The Arno River flooded Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7 m, leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books.
- 1970Genie, a 13-year-old feral child is found in Los Angeles, California having been locked in her bedroom for most of her life.
- 1970Vietnam War: Vietnamization – The United States turns control of the Binh Thuy Air Base in the Mekong Delta over to South Vietnam.
- 1973The Netherlands experiences the first Car Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are deserted and are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.
- 1979Iran hostage crisis begins: a group of Iranians, mostly students, invades the US embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages (53 of whom are American).
- 1993A China Airlines Boeing 747 overruns Runway 13 at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak International Airport while landing during a typhoon, injuring 22 people.
- 1994San Francisco: First conference that focuses exclusively on the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web.
- 1995Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated by an extremist Orthodox Israeli.
- 2002Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing a pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress.
- 2008Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States.
- 2008Proposition 8 passes in California, revoking state recognition of LGBT marriages.
Who Were Born On November 4?
- 1448King Alphonso II of Naples (d. 1495)
- 1575Guido Reni, Italian painter (d. 1642)
- 1618Aurangzeb, Mughal Emperor (d.1707)
- 1631Mary of Orange, eldest daughter of Charles I of England and mother of William III of England (d. 1660)
- 1661Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine (d. 1742)
- 1740Augustus Montague Toplady, English author of hymn “Rock of Ages” (d. 1778)
- 1765Pierre-Simon Girard, French mathematician (d. 1836)
- 1809Benjamin Robbins Curtis, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1874)
- 1816Stephen Johnson Field, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1899)
- 1836Henry J. Lutcher, American businessman (d. 1912)
- 1845Vasudeo Balwant Phadke, Indian revolutionary (d. 1883)
- 1868Carolina Otero, a.k.a La Belle Otero, Spanish actress, singer and courtesan (d. 1965)
- 1874Aleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak, Russian military commander (d. 1920)
- 1879Will Rogers, American humorist (d. 1935)
- 1883Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek general (d. 1953)
- 1884Harry Ferguson, British aviator and inventor (d. 1960)
- 1887Alfred Lee Loomis, American physicist, philanthropist, scientific research patron (d. 1975)
- 1890Alfred Henschke, ps. Klabund, German writer and poet (d. 1928)
- 1896Carlos P. Garcia, 8th President of the Philippines (1957–1960) (d. 1971)
- 1899Nicolas Frantz, Luxembourgish cyclist (d. 1985)
- 1900Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu, Romanian communist activist and sociologist (d. 1954)
- 1901Princess Bang-ja of Korea (d. 1989)
- 1901Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist (d. 1974)
- 1904Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish technician and textilist (d. 1967)
- 1906Sterling North, American author (d. 1974)
- 1907Draga Matkovic, German concert pianist
- 1908Józef Rotblat, Polish physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2005)
- 1908Stanley Cortez, American cinematographer (d. 1997)
- 1909Bert Patenaude, American soccer player (d. 1974)
- 1909Evelyn Johnson, American aviator
- 1909Skeeter Webb, American baseball player (d. 1986)
- 1912Vadim Salmanov, Russian composer (d. 1978)
- 1913Gig Young, American actor (d. 1978)
- 1916John Basilone, American marine and Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)
- 1916Ruth Handler, American businesswoman and inventor of the Barbie doll (d. 2002)
- 1916Walter Cronkite, American news broadcaster (d. 2009)
- 1918Art Carney, American actor (d. 2003)
- 1918Cameron Mitchell, American actor (d. 1994)
- 1919Martin Balsam, American actor (d. 1996)
- 1922Benno Besson, Swiss actor (d. 2006)
- 1923Eugene Sledge, American marine and author (d. 2001)
- 1923Freddy Heineken, Dutch businessman (d. 2002)
- 1923Howie Meeker, Canadian ice hockey player and politician
- 1925Ritwik Ghatak, Indian Filmmaker and script writer (d. 1976)
- 1926Carlos Valdes, conga player, born in Cuba, lived in USA, known as “Patato” (d. 2007)
- 1928Hannah Weiner American experimental poet (d. 1997)
- 1928Larry Bunker, American jazz drummer, vibraphonist, and percussionist (d. 2005)
- 1929Anastasios, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Tirana
- 1929Dickie Valentine, British singer (d. 1971)
- 1929Shaike Ophir, Israeli actor (d. 1987)
- 1930Dick Groat, American baseball player
- 1930Doris Roberts, American actress
- 1930John Hahn-Petersen, Danish actor (d. 2006)
- 1931Bernard Cardinal Law, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston,
- 1932Thomas Klestil, former President of Austria (d. 2004)
- 1932Tommy Makem Irish folk singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
- 1933C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Nigerian politician
- 1933Tito Francona, American baseball player
- 1936C. K. Williams, American poet
- 1937Loretta Swit, American actress
- 1937Michael Wilson, Canadian politician
- 1939Shakuntala Devi, Indian calculating prodigy
- 1940Delbert McClinton, American musician
- 1943Bob Wollek, French race car driver (d. 2001)
- 1943Clark Graebner, American tennis player
- 1943Marlène Jobert, French actress
- 1944Linda Gary, American voice actress (d. 1995)
- 1944Scherrie Payne, American singer (The Supremes)
- 1946Frederick Elmes, American cinematographer
- 1946Laura Bush, former First Lady of the United States
- 1946Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer (d. 1989)
- 1950Charles Frazier, American author
- 1950Markie Post, American actress
- 1951Cosey Fanni Tutti, English performance artist (Throbbing Gristle, Chris and Cosey)
- 1951Traian Băsescu, President of Romania
- 1953Carlos Gutierrez, American politician and 35th United States Secretary of Commerce
- 1953Dr. Marvel Williamson, American educator
- 1953Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian racing driver
- 1953Richie Green, Canadian actor
- 1954Chris Difford, English musician and songwriter (Squeeze)
- 1955Matti Vanhanen, Finnish politician, former Prime Minister
- 1955Moulana Ghousavi Shah, Author, (Secretary General: The Conference of World Religions)
- 1956James Honeyman-Scott, English guitarist (The Pretenders) (d. 1982)
- 1956Jordan Rudess, American musician (Dream Theater)
- 1956Tom Greenhalgh, multimedia artist and singer-songwriter known for his work with the Mekons
- 1957Tony Abbott, Australian politician
- 1958Anne Sweeney, American television executive
- 1959Ken Kirzinger, Canadian actor and stuntman
- 1960Frl. Menke, German pop singer of the Neue Deutsche Welle
- 1960Kathy Griffin, American comedian
- 1960Marc Awodey, American artist and writer
- 1961Daron Hagen, American composer
- 1961Edward Knight, American composer
- 1961Les Sampou, American musician
- 1961Nigel Worthington, Northern Irish footballer
- 1961Ralph Macchio, American actor
- 1962Jeff Probst, American television host
- 1963Lena Zavaroni, Scottish artist and singer (d. 1999)
- 1963Marc Déry, Canadian singer and guitarist (Zébulon)
- 1963Michel Therrien, Canadian ice hockey coach
- 1963Rosario Flores, Spanish singer and actress
- 1964Kurt Krakowian, American actor
- 1965Jeff Scott Soto, American musician (Yngwie Malmsteen, Journey)
- 1965Malandra Burrows, English actress and singer
- 1965Pata, Japanese musician
- 1965Wayne Static, American musician (Static-X)
- 1967Eric Karros, American baseball player
- 1968Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1968Miles Long, American pornographic actor and director
- 1969Matthew McConaughey, American actor
- 1969Sean “Diddy” Combs, American record producer and rapper
- 1970Bethenny Frankel, American chef and television personality
- 1970Malena Ernman, Swedish opera singer
- 1970Tim DeBoom, American triathlete
- 1972Luís Figo, Portuguese footballer
- 1972Tabassum Hashmi, Indian actress
- 1974Cedric Bixler-Zavala, American musician (At the Drive-In, The Mars Volta)
- 1974Louise Redknapp, English singer, television presenter
- 1975Éric Fichaud, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1975Curtis Stone, Australian chef and television personality
- 1975Eduard Kokcharov, Russian handball player
- 1975Heather Tom, American actress
- 1975Lorenzen Wright, American basketball player (d. 2010)
- 1975Mikki Moore, American basketball player
- 1975Orlando Pace, American football player
- 1976Bruno Junqueira, Brazilian racing driver
- 1976Daniel Bahr, German politician
- 1976Mario Melchiot, Dutch footballer
- 1976Peter Van Houdt, Belgian footballer
- 1977Hannelore Knuts, Belgian fashion model
- 1977Larry Bigbie, American baseball player
- 1977So Ji-sub, South Korean swimmer, model and actor
- 1977Tonicha Jeronimo, British actress
- 1978Danny Salomon, American actor
- 1978John Grabow, American baseball player
- 1979Audrey Hollander, American pornographic actress
- 1979Jesse Camp, American VJ
- 1979Trishelle Cannatella, American reality TV cast member and model
- 1980Jerry Collins, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- 1980Marcy Rylan, American actress
- 1980Richard Owens, American football player
- 1980Sabrina Colie, Jamaican actress
- 1981Guy Martin, English motorcycle racer
- 1981Vince Wilfork, American football player
- 1982Devin Hester, American football player
- 1986Adrian Zaugg, South African racing driver
- 1986Alexz Johnson, Canadian singer and actress
- 1987T.O.P, Korean rapper (Big Bang)
- 1987Tim Breukers, Dutch footballer
- 1997Bea Binene, Filipina actress
Who Died On November 4?
- 1411Khalil Sultan, ruler of Transoxonia (b. 1384)
- 1652Jean-Charles de la Faille, Flemish mathematician (b. 1597)
- 1658Antoine Le Maistre, French Jansenist (b. 1608)
- 1669Johannes Cocceius, Dutch theologian (b. 1603)
- 1698Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician and mathematician (b. 1625)
- 1702John Benbow, English admiral (b. 1653)
- 1704Andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist (b. 1654)
- 1781Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet (b. 1721)
- 1801William Shippen, American physician and delegate to the Continental Congress (b. 1712)
- 1847Felix Mendelssohn, German composer (b. 1809)
- 1847Thieu Tri, the third emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty of Vietnam (b. 1807)
- 1856Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (b. 1797)
- 1893Pierre Tirard, French politician (b. 1827)
- 1906John H. Ketcham, American politician (b. 1832)
- 1918Wilfred Owen, English poet (b. 1893)
- 1924Gabriel Fauré, French composer (b. 1845)
- 1924Richard Conner, American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient (b. 1843)
- 1928Arnold Rothstein, American gambler (b. 1882)
- 1930Buddy Bolden, American musician (b. 1877)
- 1931Luigi Galleani, Italian anarchist (b. 1861)
- 1950Grover Cleveland Alexander, American baseball player (b. 1887)
- 1955Cy Young, American baseball player (b. 1867)
- 1957Shoghi Effendi, Israeli religious figure (b. 1897)
- 1968Michel Kikoine, Belarusian painter (b. 1892)
- 1969Carlos Marighella, Brazilian politician (b. 1911)
- 1974Bert Patenaude, American soccer player (b. 1909)
- 1975Francis Dvornik, Czech historian (b. 1893)
- 1975Izzat Husrieh, Syrian journalist and publisher (b. 1914)
- 1980Elsie MacGill, Canadian aeronautical engineer (b. 1905)
- 1982Dominique Dunne, American actress (b. 1959)
- 1986Kurt Hirsch, German mathematician (b. 1906)
- 1988Kleanthis Vikelidis, Greek footballer (b. 1916)
- 1992George Klein, Canadian inventor (b. 1904)
- 1994Fred “Sonic” Smith, American guitar player MC5 (b. 1949)
- 1994Sam Francis, American painter (b. 1923)
- 1995Eddie Egan, American actor and police officer (b. 1930)
- 1995Gilles Deleuze, French philosopher (b. 1925)
- 1995Morrie Schwartz, Sociology professor at Brandeis University and an author (b. 1916)
- 1995Paul Eddington, British actor (b. 1927)
- 1995Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli prime minister; recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1922)
- 1997Richard Hooker, American writer (b. 1924)
- 1999Malcolm Marshall, Barbadian West Indies cricketer (b. 1958)
- 2002Nakis Avgerinos, Greek politician (b. 1911)
- 2003Charles Causley, Cornish writer and poet (b. 1917)
- 2003Ken Gampu, South African actor (b. 1929)
- 2003Richard Wollheim, British philosopher (b. 1923)
- 2005Nadia Anjuman, Afghan poet and journalist (b. 1980)
- 2005Sheree North, American actress and singer (b. 1932)
- 2006Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, American memoirist (b. 1908)
- 2006Frank Arthur Calder, Canadian politician and Nisga'a statesman (b. 1915)
- 2007Peter Viertel, German-born American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)
- 2008Juan Camilo Mouriño, Mexican Secretary of the Interior (b. 1971)
- 2008Michael Crichton, American author (b. 1942)
- 2009Hubertus Brandenburg, Swedish Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1923)
- 2010Eugénie Blanchard, French supercentenarian (b. 1896)
- 2010Michelle Nicastro, American actress and singer (b. 1960)
- 2010Sparky Anderson, American baseball manager (b. 1934)
- 2011Andy Rooney, American radio and television writer (b. 1919)
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