What are the important events that happened on November 4? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

November 4: Facts & Myths About This Day

November 4 is the 308^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 57 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 22, 2025 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,762,214,400 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectaoctagon’ day.

Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 105 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,701 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

November 4 Historical Events

• 1921 –
  Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo.
• 1924 –
  Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming is elected the first female governor in the United States.
• 1944 –
  World War II: Bitola Liberation Day
• 1952 –
  The United States government establishes the National Security Agency.
• 1955 –
  After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven’s Fidelio.
• 1960 –
  At the Kasakela Chimpanzee Community in Tanzania, Dr. Jane Goodall observes chimpanzees creating tools, the first-ever observation in non-human animals.
• 1966 –
  The 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.
• 1993 –
  A China Airlines Boeing 747 overruns Runway 13 at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak International Airport while landing during a typhoon, injuring 22 people.
• 1995 –
  Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated by an extremist Orthodox Israeli.
• 2002 –
  Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing a pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress.

Who were born on November 4?

• 1901 –
  Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist (d. 1974)
• 1916 –
  Ruth Handler, American businesswoman and inventor of the Barbie doll (d. 2002)
• 1932 –
  Tommy Makem Irish folk singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
• 1937 –
  Michael Wilson, Canadian politician
• 1950 –
  Charles Frazier, American author
• 1950 –
  Markie Post, American actress
• 1963 –
  Rosario Flores, Spanish singer and actress
• 1965 –
  Jeff Scott Soto, American musician (Yngwie Malmsteen, Journey)
• 1975 –
  Éric Fichaud, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 –
  Orlando Pace, American football player

Who died on November 4?

• 1669 –
  Johannes Cocceius, Dutch theologian (b. 1603)
• 1847 –
  Felix Mendelssohn, German composer (b. 1809)
• 1847 –
  Thieu Tri, the third emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty of Vietnam (b. 1807)
• 1924 –
  Gabriel Fauré, French composer (b. 1845)
• 1969 –
  Carlos Marighella, Brazilian politician (b. 1911)
• 1994 –
  Fred “Sonic” Smith, American guitar player MC5 (b. 1949)
• 1995 –
  Eddie Egan, American actor and police officer (b. 1930)
• 1995 –
  Morrie Schwartz, Sociology professor at Brandeis University and an author (b. 1916)
• 2008 –
  Juan Camilo Mouriño, Mexican Secretary of the Interior (b. 1971)
• 2010 –
  Sparky Anderson, American baseball manager (b. 1934)