On This Day — November 4

🕰️ Notable Events on November 4

• 2015 — A cargo plane crashes shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport in Juba, South Sudan, killing 37 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 2015 — A building collapses in the Pakistani city of Lahore resulting in at least 45 deaths, at least 100 injured. Wikipedia ↗
• 2010 — Aero Caribbean Flight 883 crashes into Guasimal, Sancti Spíritus. All 68 passengers and crew were killed. Wikipedia ↗
• 2010 — Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure over Indonesia shortly after taking off from Singapore, crippling the jet. The crew manage to safely return to Singapore, saving all 469 passengers and crew. Wikipedia ↗
• 2008 — Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected President of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing a pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated by an extremist Israeli. Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — China Airlines Flight 605, a brand new 747-400, overruns the runway at Kai Tak Airport. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Ronald Reagan is elected the 40th President of The United States, defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Iran hostage crisis: A mob of Iranians, mostly students, overruns the US embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages (53 of whom are American). Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — The Netherlands experiences the first Car-Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Vietnam War: Vietnamization: The United States turns control of the air base at Bình Thủy in the Mekong Delta over to South Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Salvador Allende takes office as President of Chile, the first Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through open elections. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7 m (22 ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Also Venice was submerged on the same day at its record all-time acqua alta of 194 cm. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — The United States concludes Operation Fishbowl, its final above-ground nuclear weapons testing series, in anticipation of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — At the Kasakela Chimpanzee Community in Tanzania, Dr Jane Goodall observes chimpanzees creating tools, the first-ever observation in non-human animals. Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Soviet 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: Bitola Liberation Day Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — World 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming is elected the first female governor in the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — The Saalschutz Abteilung (hall defense detachment) of the Nazi Party is renamed the Sturmabteilung (storm detachment) after a large riot in Munich. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented. Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — First Balkan War: The First Battle of Çatalca begins - an attempt by Bulgaria to break through the last defensive line before the Turkish capital Constantinople. Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — City and South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell. Wikipedia ↗
• 1868 — Camagüey, Cuba revolts against Spain during the Ten Years' War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — American Civil War: Battle of Johnsonville: Confederate troops bombard a Union supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material. Wikipedia ↗
• 1852 — Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1847 — Sir James Young Simpson, a Scottish physician, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform. Wikipedia ↗
• 1839 — Newport Rising: The last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1798 — Beginning of the Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu. Wikipedia ↗
• 1791 — The Western Confederacy of American Indians wins a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash. Wikipedia ↗
• 1783 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1780 — The Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II against Spanish rule in the Viceroyalty of Peru begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1737 — The Teatro di San Carlo,the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1677 — The future Mary II of England marries William, Prince of Orange; they later jointly reign as William and Mary. Wikipedia ↗
• 1576 — Eighty Years' War: In Flanders, Spain captures Antwerp (after three days the city is nearly destroyed). Wikipedia ↗
• 1501 — Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII's first wife) meets Arthur Tudor, Henry VIII's older brother - they would later marry. Wikipedia ↗
• 1429 — Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War: Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on November 4

• 1997 — Bea Binene, Filipina television actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Kaitlin Hawayek, American ice dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Michael Christian Martinez, Filipino figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — John Olive, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Billy Stanlake, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Elisabeth Seitz, German gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Julian Wießmeier, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Yurii Bieliaiev, Belarusian ice dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Hiroki Nakada, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Lesley Kerkhove, Dutch tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — David Mead, Papua New Guinean rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Nathan Ross, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Tim Breukers, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Laura Geitz, Australian netball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Artur Jędrzejczyk, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Suhas Gopinath, Indian businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Szymon Pawłowski, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Adrian Zaugg, South African race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Marcell Jansen, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Miki Miyamura, Japanese tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Dustin Brown, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Ayila Yussuf, Nigerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Anton Buslov, Russian astrophysicist and journalist (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Devin Hester, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Kamila Skolimowska, Polish hammer thrower (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Guy Martin, English motorcycle racer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Vince Wilfork, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Jerry Collins, Samoan-New Zealand rugby player (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Richard Owens, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Dan Stoenescu, Romanian career diplomat, political scientist, journalist, and essayist Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — John Grabow, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Larry Bigbie, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Mario Melchiot, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Kenji Osawa, Japanese mixed martial artist and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — James Dale Ritchie, American serial killer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Makoto Tamada, Japanese motorcycle racer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Peter Van Houdt, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Daniel Bahr, German banker and politician, German Federal Minister of Health Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Bruno Junqueira, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Éric Fichaud, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Eduard Koksharov, Russian handball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Mikki Moore, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Orlando Pace, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Lorenzen Wright, American basketball player (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Luís Figo, Portuguese footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Gregory Porter, American jazz singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Tabu, Indian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Tim DeBoom, American triathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Malena Ernman, Swedish soprano Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Tony Sly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Sean Combs, American rapper, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Matthew McConaughey, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Matthew Tobin Anderson, American author, critic, and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Lee Germon, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Daisuke Asakura, Japanese songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Yılmaz Erdoğan, Turkish actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Eric Karros, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Asif Mujtaba, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Wayne Static, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Yūko Mizutani, Japanese voice actress and singer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Kurt Krakowian, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Marc Déry, Canadian singer and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Michel Therrien, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Lena Zavaroni, Scottish singer and television host (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Arvo Volmer, Estonian conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Daron Hagen, American pianist, composer, and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Edward Knight, American composer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Ralph Macchio, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Jeff Probst, American television host and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Steve Rotheram, English politician, Lord Mayor of Liverpool Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Nigel Worthington, Northern Irish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Marc Awodey, American painter and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Kathy Griffin, American comedian and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Ken Kirzinger, Canadian actor and stuntman Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Lee Jasper, English activist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Anne Sweeney, American businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Tony Abbott, English-Australian scholar and politician, 28th Prime Minister of Australia Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Richard Harrington, English businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Aleksandr Tkachyov, Russian gymnast and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Tom Greenhalgh, Swedish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — James Honeyman-Scott, English guitarist and songwriter (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Jordan Rudess, American keyboard player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Alhaj Moulana Ghousavi Shah, Indian author, poet, and scholar Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Matti Vanhanen, Finnish journalist and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Finland Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Chris Difford, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Mick Buckley, English footballer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — P. J. Carey, American baseball player and manager (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Carlos Gutierrez, Cuban-American businessman and politician, 35th United States Secretary of Commerce Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Peter Lord, English animator, director, and producer, co-founded Aardman Animations Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Van Stephenson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Traian Băsescu, Romanian captain and politician, 4th President of Romania Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Charles Frazier, American novelist Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Markie Post, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Nik Powell, English businessman, co-founded Virgin Group Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Garo Aida, Japanese photographer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Alexis Hunter, New Zealand-English painter and photographer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Amadou Toumani Touré, Malian soldier and politician, President of Mali Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Jerry Fleck, American actor, director, and production manager (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Rod Marsh, Australian cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Ali Özgentürk, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Alexei Ulanov, Russian figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Ludmila Velikova, Russian figure skater and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Laura Bush, American educator and librarian, 45th First Lady of the United States Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Frederick Elmes, American cinematographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Clark Graebner, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Bob Wollek, French race car driver and skier (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Patricia Bath, American ophthalmologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Lyndall Gordon, South African-English author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Delbert McClinton, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Marlène Jobert, French actress, singer, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Gail E. Haley, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Michael Meacher, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Loretta Swit, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Michael Wilson, Canadian academic and politician, 31st Canadian Minister of Finance Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — C. K. Williams, American poet, critic, and translator (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Barry Crocker, Australian singer, actor, and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Elgar Howarth, English conductor and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Tito Francona, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Charles K. Kao, Chinese physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Nigerian colonel and politician, President of Biafra (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Thomas Klestil, Austrian politician and diplomat, 10th President of Austria (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Tommy Makem, Irish singer-songwriter (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Bernard Francis Law, Mexican-American cardinal Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — James E. Brewton, American painter (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Indian pharmacologist and academic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Dick Groat, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Frank J. Prial, American journalist and author (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Anastasios of Albania, Greek-Albanian archbishop Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Shakuntala Devi, Indian mathematician and astrologer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Larry Bunker, American drummer and vibraphone player (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Hannah Weiner, American poet and author (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Eugenio Lopez Jr., Filipino businessman and chairman of the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Cuban-American conga player and composer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Gamani Corea, Sri Lankan economist and diplomat (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Doris Roberts, American actress (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Freddy Heineken, Dutch businessman (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Howie Meeker, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Eugene Sledge, American soldier, author, and academic (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Benno Besson, Swiss-German actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Mary Sherman Morgan, American scientist and engineer (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Martin Balsam, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Eric Thompson, English race car driver and businessman (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Art Carney, American actor (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Cameron Mitchell, American actor (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Walter Cronkite, American journalist, voice actor, and producer (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Ruth Handler, American businesswoman, created Barbie (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Marguerite Patten, English economist and author (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Carlos Castillo Armas, Authoritarian ruler of Guatemala (1954-1957) (d. 1957) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Gig Young, American actor (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Vadim Salmanov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Carlos "Botong" Francisco, Filipino painter (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Dixie Lee, American actress and singer (d. 1952) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on November 4 (Calendar.cx)

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