On this day in History - Nov. 4
- 1254 - John III Ducas Vatatzes dies (b. c. 1192). Enperor of the Empire of Nicaea
- 1411 - Khalil Sultan dies (b. 1384). Ruler of Transoxonia
- 1448 - King Alphonso II of Naples was born (d. 1495)
- 1470 - King Edward V of England was born. One of the two princes in the Tower
- 1501 - Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII's wife) meets Arthur Tudor, Henry VIII's older brother - they would later marry.
- 1575 - Guido Reni was born (d. 1642). Italian painter.
- 1576 - Eighty Years' War: In Belgium, Spain captures Antwerp (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
- 1584 - Saint Charles Borromeo dies (b. 1538). Italian cardinal.
- 1631 - Mary of Orange was born (d. 1660). Eldest daughter of Charles I of England and mother of William III of England
- 1652 - Jean-Charles de la Faille dies (b. 1597). Belgian mathematician.
- 1661 - Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine was born (d. 1742)
- 1669 - Johannes Cocceius dies (b. 1603). Dutch theologian.
- 1677 - The future Mary II of England marries William, Prince of Orange. They would later be known as William and Mary.
- 1698 - Rasmus Bartholin dies (b. 1625). Danish physician and mathematician.
- 1702 - John Benbow dies (b. 1653). English admiral.
- 1704 - Andreas Acoluthus dies (b. 1654). German orientalist.
- 1737 - The Teatro di San Carlo is inaugurated.
- 1740 - Augustus Montague Toplady was born. Author of hymn, "Rock of Ages".
- 1744 - Johann Bernoulli III was born (d. 1807). Swiss mathematicient.
- 1765 - Pierre Girard was born (d. 1836). French mathematiciant
- 1781 - Johann Nikolaus Götz does (b. 1721). German poet.
- 1801 - William Shippen dies (b. 1712). American physician and delegate to the Continental Congress.
- 1809 - Benjamin Robbins Curtis was born (d. 1874). Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- 1816 - Stephen Johnson Field was born (d. 1899). Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- 1825 - The Erie Canal was completed with DeWitt Clinton performing the Wedding of The Waters ceremony.
- 1828 - António Coelho Lousada was born. Portuguese writer.
- 1836 - Henry J. Lutcher was born (d. 1912). Business leader.
- 1836 - Antónia Adelaide Ferreira (Dona Antónia) dies in Lisbon (b. in Évora in 28 Aug 1780). Portuguese wine entrepreneur
- 1839 – The Newport Rising is the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain.
- 1845 - Vasudeo Balwant Phadke was born. Indian revolutionary
- 1847 - Felix Mendelssohn dies (b. 1809). German composer.
- 1852 - Count Camillo Benso di Cavour became the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expanded to become Italy.
- 1856 - Hippolyte Delaroche dies (b. 1797). French painter.
- 1857 - Fundação de São Carlos (S. Paulo - Brasil)
- 1859 - Clóvis Beviláqua was born in Viçosa (CE) (d. 1944). Brazilian jurist, journalist and historian. Author of the "Código Civil Brasileiro" (Brazilian Civil Code)
- 1862 - José Estêvão Coelho de Magalhães dies (b. 1809). Portuguese journalist and politician.
- 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Johnsonville - Confederate troops bombard a Union supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
- 1869 - The first issue of the scientific journal Nature is published.
- 1874 - Aleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak was born (d. 1920). Russian military commander.
- 1877 - A construção da Ponte de Dona Maria Pia é concluída.
- 1879 - Will Rogers was born (d. 1935). American humorist and entertainer.
- 1883 - Nikolaos Plastiras was born (d. 1953). Greek general and politician.
- 1884 - U.S. presidential election, 1884: Democrat Grover Cleveland defeats Republican James G. Blaine in a very close contest to win the first of his two non-consecutive terms.
- 1884 - Harry Ferguson was born (d. 1960). Aviator, plane and farm equipment designer (Ferguson Company).
- 1889 - Menelek of Shoa obtains the allegiance of a large majority of the Ethiopian nobility, paving the way for him to be crowned emperor.
- 1890 - City & South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.
- 1890 - Alfred Henschke, ps. Klabund, was born (d. 1928). German writer and poet.
- 1890 - Klabund (Alfred Henschke) was born (d. 1928). German writer escritor alemão
- 1893 - Pierre Tirard dies (b. 1827). French politician.
- 1897 - Lorenzo Fernandez was born (d. 1948). Brazilian musician, composer and conductor
- 1899 - Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams is published.
- 1899 - Nicolas Frantz was born (d. 1985). Luxembourgish cyclist.
- 1900 - Lucreţiu Pătrăşcanu was born (d. 1954). Romanian communist activist and sociologist
- 1901 - Spyridon Marinatos was born (d. 1974). Greek archaeologist.
- 1901 - Princess Bang-ja of Korea was born (d. 1989)
- 1902 - Pierre Verger was born in Paris (d. 1996). Photograpsher and ethnologist
- 1904 - Tadeusz Żyliński was born (d. 1967). Polish technician and textilist.
- 1906 - John H. Ketcham was born (b. 1832). American politician.
- 1908 - Stanley Cortez was born (d. 1997). American cinematographer.
- 1908 - Józef Rotblat was born (d. 2005). Polish physicist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- 1909 - Bert Patenaude was born (d. 1974). American soccer player.
- 1909 - Skeeter Webb was born (d. 1986). Baseball player.
- 1910 - Torres Pastorinho was born in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian journalist, historian and writer
- 1911 - O túmulo do faraó Tutankhamon foi descoberto, em Luxor no Egipto, pelo arqueólogo inglês Howard Carter.
- 1912 - Vadim Salmanov was born (d. 1978). Russian composer.
- 1913 - Gig Young was born (d. 1978). American actor.
- 1914 - Martin Balsam was born (d. 1996). American actor.
- 1916 - Walter Cronkite was born. American news broadcaster
- 1918 - Art Carney was born (d. 2003). American actor.
- 1918 - Cameron Mitchell was born (d. 1994). American actor.
- 1918 - Wilfred Owen dies (b. 1893). English poet.
- 1919 - Martin Balsam was born (d. 1996). American actor.
- 1921 - The Sturmabteilung or SA is formally formed by Adolf Hitler
- 1921 - Italian unknown soldier is buried in the Altare della Patria ( Fatherland Altar ) in Rome.
- 1922 - In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to King Tutankhamen's tomb in the Valley of the Kings.
- 1922 - Benno Besson was born (d. 2006). Swiss actor.
- 1923 - Freddy Heineken was born (d. 2002). Dutch businessman.
- 1924 - Monsueto was born (d. 1973). Brazilian musician (Samba)
- 1924 - Howie Meeker was born. National Hockey League player, politician
- 1924 - Gabriel Fauré dies (b. 1845). French composer
- 1924 - Richard Conner dies (b. 1843). American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient.
- 1927 - Frank Heath and his horse Gypsy Queen return to Washington, D.C., having completed a two-year journey of 11,356 miles to all 48 states.
- 1928 - Arnold Rothstein (b. 1882), New York City's most notorious gambler, is shot dead over a poker game.
- 1930 - Doris Roberts was born. American actress
- 1930 - Dick Groat was born. Baseball player
- 1930 - Buddy Bolden dies (b. 1877). American musician.
- 1932 - Thomas Klestil was born (d. 2004). President of Austria.
- 1933 - Tito Francona was born (d. 2004). Baseball player.
- 1936 - C. K. Williams was born. American poet.
- 1937 - Michael Wilson was born. Canadian politician
- 1937 - Loretta Swit was born. American actress
- 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.
- 1941 - Manuel Rui was born in Huambo. Angolan poet.
- 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.
- 1943 - Clark Graebner was born. American tennis player.
- 1943 - Marlène Jobert was born. French actress
- 1944 - Linda Gary was born (d. 1995). American voice-actress.
- 1944 - Scherrie Payne was born. American singer (The Supremes)
- 1946 - Robert Mapplethorpe was born (d. 1989). American photographer.
- 1946 - Laura Bush was born. First Lady of the United States
- 1948 - T. S. Eliot is announced that won the Nobel Prize for Literature "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry"
- 1948 - Truman is reelected President of United Statesn
- 1950 - Charles Frazier was born. American authorn
- 1950 - Markie Post was born. American actressn
- 1950 - Grover Cleveland Alexander dies (b. 1887). Baseball player.
- 1951 - Cosey Fanni Tutti was born. English performance artist (Throbbing Gristle, Chris and Cosey)
- 1951 - Traian Băsescu was born. President of Romania.
- 1953 - Carlos Gutierrez was born. American politician.
- 1953 - Jacques Villeneuve (elder) was born. Motorsport driver.
- 1953 - Dr. Marvel Williamson was born. American educator.
- 1954 - Chris Difford was born. English musician and songwriter.
- 1955 - The rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with Ludwig van Beethoven's Fidelio after it was totally destroyed in World War II.
- 1955 - Matti Vanhanen was born. Prime Minister of Finland
- 1955 - Cy Young dies (b. 1867). Baseball player
- 1956 - Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country.
- 1956 - Jordan Rudess was born. American musician (Dream Theater)
- 1956 - James Honeyman-Scott was born (d. 1982). English guitarist (The Pretenders).
- 1956 - Art Tatum dies (b. 1909). American musician
- 1957 - Shoghi Effendi dies (b. 1897). Guardian of the Bahá'í Faith
- 1960 - Filming wraps on The Misfits, starring Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable - the last film for both.
- 1960 - Marc Awodey was born. American artist and writer.
- 1960 - Frl. Menke was born. German pop singer of the Neue Deutsche Welle.
- 1961 - Edward Knight was born. American composer.
- 1961 - Daron Hagen was born. American composer.
- 1961 - Les Sampou was born. American musician.
- 1961 - Nigel Worthington was born. Northern Irish footballer.
- 1961 - Ralph Macchio was born in Huntington, Long Island, New York. American actor.
- 1961 - Kathy Griffin was born. American comedienne and actress.
- 1962 - Jeff Probst was born. American television host.
- 1963 - Michel Therrien was born. National Hockey League head coach.
- 1963 - Carlos Magalhães de Azeredo dies (b. 1872). Brazilian diplomat and writer
- 1965 - Malandra Burrows was born. English actress and singer.
- 1965 - Wayne Static was born. American singer/guitarist (Static-X).
- 1966 - Two-thirds of Florence, Italy is submerged as the Arno and Po rivers flood; 113 people die, 30,000 are rendered homeless, and countless Renaissance artworks and books are destroyed.
- 1967 - Racing Club de Avellaneda wins the Intercontinental cup, beating Glasgow Celtic 1-0 at Centenary stadium.
- 1967 - Eric Karros was born. American baseball player.
- 1968 - Carlos Baerga was born. Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1968 - Michel Kikoine dies (b. 1892). Belarusian painter.
- 1969 - Matthew McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas. American actor.
- 1969 - Sean Jean "Diddy" Combs was born. American rapper.
- 1970 - Vietnam War: Vietnamization - The United States turns control of the air base in the Mekong Delta over to South Vietnam.
- 1970 - Genie, a 13 year old feral child was found in Los Angeles, California having been locked in her bedroom for most of her life.
- 1972 - Luis Figo was born. Portuguese football player.
- 1972 - Tabassum Hashmi was born. Indian actress
- 1974 - M62 bomber jailed for life Judith Ward is convicted of an army coach bombing in which 12 people died. Her conviction was quashed 18 years later.
- 1974 - Portugal: Sede Nacional do Partido Popular sofre ataques, ameaças e assaltos por radicais de extrema-esquerda.
- 1974 - Bert Patenaude dies (b. 1909). American soccer player.
- 1975 - Eduard Kokcharov was born.Russian handball player.
- 1975 - Eric Fichaud was born. Canadian ice hockey player.
- 1975 - Curtis Stone was born. Australian chef and television personality.
- 1976 - Mario Melchiot was born. Dutch football player.
- 1976 - Bruno Junqueira was born. Brazilian racing driver.
- 1977 - So Ji-sub was born. South Korean swimmer, model and actor.
- 1977 - Larry Bigbie was born. American baseball player
- 1978 - Carmen Cali was born. American baseball player
- 1978 - John Grabow was born. American baseball player.
- 1978 - Joaquim Maria Moreira Cardozo dies (b. in Recife on 26 Aug 1897). Brazilian poet and engineer.
- 1979 - Iran hostage crisis begins: Iranian radicals, mostly students, invade the United States embassy in Tehran and take 90 hostages (63 of whom are American). 1979. Cerca de 500 jovens militantes iranianos invadiram a Embaixada dos Estados Unidos em Teerão, no Irão, e fizeram 90 reféns, incluindo 52 americanos, que mantiverram sequestrados durante 444 dias.
- 1979 - Audrey Hollander was born. American pornographic actress
- 1979 - Jesse Camp was born. Former MTV veejay
- 1980 - U.S. presidential election, 1980: Republican challenger Ronald Reagan defeats incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter by a wide margin.
- 1980 - Marcy Rylan was born. American actress.
- 1980 - Jerry Collins was born. New Zealand rugby union footballer.
- 1980 - Richard Owens was born. American football player.
- 1980 - Sabrina Colie was born. Jamaican actress.
- 1980 - Elsie MacGill dies (b. 1905). Canadian aeronautical engineer.
- 1982 - Devin Hester was born. American football player.
- 1982 - Dominique Dunne dies (b. 1959). American actress.
- 1984 - Dell is founded.
- 1984 - Sandinista Front wins the elections in Nicaragua.
- 1985 - Marcell Jansen was born. German football player.
- 1986 - Chief Justice Rose Bird and two colleagues are removed by the electorate from the Supreme Court of California for their opposition to capital punishment.
- 1986 - Alexz Johnson was born. Canadian singer and actress (Final Destination 3 ; Instant Star).
- 1986 - Adrian Zaugg was born. South African racing driver
- 1986 - Kurt Hirsch dies (b. 1906). German mathematician.
- 1987 - Shaike Ofir dies (b. 1929). Israeli actor.
- 1989 - The congress of the Solidarity Party is inaugurated in Sweden. The congress decides, contrary to the proposal of the central committee, not to disband the party.
- 1990 - Jean-Luc Bilodeau was born. Canadian actor
- 1993 - Jean Chrétien takes office as Prime Minister of Canada.
- 1993 - A series of fires destroy 1000 homes in southern California, causing between 500 million and 1 billion USD of damage. Half of the fires turn out to be arson.
- 1993 - A China Airlines Boeing 747 overran Runway 13 at Hong Kong's Kai Tak International Airport while landing during a typhoon. The wind was gusting to gale force at the time. It touched down more than 2/3 down the runway and was unable to stop before the runway ran out and the plane crashed into the sea. 22 people were injured.
- 1994 - San Francisco: First conference that focused exlusively on the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web.
- 1994 - Fred Sonic Smith dies (b. 1949). American guitar player MC5
- 1995 - Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin assassinated by an extreme right-wing Israeli.
- 1995 - After attending a peace rally in Tel Aviv's Kings Square, Israeli prime minister and Nobel Peace Prize Yitzhak Rabin (b. 1922) is mortally wounded by an extreme right-wing Israeli assassin. He dies of his wounds later that night in a Tel Aviv Hospital.
- 1995 - Gilles Deleuze dies (suicide) (b. 1925). French philosopher.
- 1995 - Paul Eddington dies. British actor.
- 1997 - H. Richard Hornberger dies (b. 1924). American writer.
- 1999 - Malcolm Marshall dies (b. 1958). West Indian cricketer.
- 2001 - Hurricane Michelle hits Cuba, destroying crops and thousands of homes.
- 2001 - The Police Service of Northern Ireland is established.
- 2001 - Frei Bartolomeu dos Mártires é beatificado.
- 2002 - Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress.
- 2002 - Fugazi plays last show to date in London, UK at The Forum.
- 2003 - The most powerful solar flare as observed by satellite instrumentation is recorded.
- 2003 - Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy becomes the first person indicted under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. He was eventually acquitted.
- 2003 - The largest-ever solar flare is recorded.
- 2003 - Rachel de Queiroz die in Rio de Janeiro (b. 17 Nov. 1910 in Fortaleza). Brazilian journalist and writer.
- 2003 - Richard Wollheim dies (b. 1923). British philosopher.
- 2004 - 12 French Soldiers, 3 UN personnel and hundreds of civilians die during the Côte d'Ivoire civil war.
- 2005 - Nadia Anjuman dies (b. 1980). Afghan poet & journalist.
- 2005 - Sheree North dies (b. 1932). American actress and singer.
- 2006 - Ernestine Gilbreth Carey dies (b. 1908). American memoirist (Cheaper by the Dozen).
- 2006 - Frank Arthur Calder dies (b. 1915). Canadian politician.
- Bahá'í Faith - Feast of Qudrat (Power) - First day of the 13th month of the Bahá'í calendar
- Russia - Day of People's Unity (or National Unity Day), concides with the feast of the Theotokos of Kazan.
- Tonga's National Day, from 2006.
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