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 309th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 57 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 22, 2024 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,730,678,400 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 ‘trihectaenneagon’ 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 86 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 4,336 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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November 4 Historical Events
- 1576 –Eighty Years’ War: In Flanders, Spain captures Antwerp (after three days the city is nearly destroyed).
- 1677 –The future Mary II of England marries William, Prince of Orange. They would later jointly reign as William and Mary.
- 1864 –American Civil War: Battle of Johnsonville – Confederate troops bombard a Union supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
- 1890 –City & South London Railway: London’s first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.
- 1921 –The Sturmabteilung or SA, whose members were known as “brownshirts”, physically assault Adolf Hitler’s opposition after his speech in Munich.
- 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.
- 1962 –In 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.
- 1970 –Vietnam War: Vietnamization – The United States turns control of the Binh Thuy Air Base in the Mekong Delta over to South Vietnam.
- 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?
- 1868 –Carolina Otero, a.k.a La Belle Otero, Spanish actress, singer and courtesan (d. 1965)
- 1884 –Harry Ferguson, British aviator and inventor (d. 1960)
- 1901 –Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist (d. 1974)
- 1908 –Stanley Cortez, American cinematographer (d. 1997)
- 1909 –Bert Patenaude, American soccer player (d. 1974)
- 1930 –Doris Roberts, American actress
- 1950 –Charles Frazier, American author
- 1953 –Dr. Marvel Williamson, American educator
- 1956 –Tom Greenhalgh, multimedia artist and singer-songwriter known for his work with the Mekons
- 1979 –Trishelle Cannatella, American reality TV cast member and model
Who died on November 4?
- 1801 –William Shippen, American physician and delegate to the Continental Congress (b. 1712)
- 1856 –Hippolyte Delaroche, French painter (b. 1797)
- 1924 –Richard Conner, American Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient (b. 1843)
- 1930 –Buddy Bolden, American musician (b. 1877)
- 1931 –Luigi Galleani, Italian anarchist (b. 1861)
- 1975 –Francis Dvornik, Czech historian (b. 1893)
- 1992 –George Klein, Canadian inventor (b. 1904)
- 1995 –Eddie Egan, American actor and police officer (b. 1930)
- 2005 –Sheree North, American actress and singer (b. 1932)
- 2006 –Frank Arthur Calder, Canadian politician and Nisga'a statesman (b. 1915)
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