Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria
b. 1952
Head of the Coptic Church since 2012
On This Day · The 308th day of the year
November 4
A look at November 4 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Charles K. Kao, and the day's notable deaths and observances.
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Events
10 notable moments- 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected as President of the United States.
President of the United - 1970
Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende takes office as President of Chile, the first Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through open elections.
President of Chile from - 1942
Adolf Hitler
World War II: Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel begins a retreat of his forces after a costly defeat during the Second Battle of El Alamein. The retreat would ultimately last five months.
Dictator of Germany from - 1939
World War II
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.
1939–1945 global conflict - 1921
Nazi Party
The Saalschutz Abteilung (hall defense detachment) of the Nazi Party is renamed the Sturmabteilung (storm detachment) after a large riot in Munich.
Far-right political party in - 1918
World War I
World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented.
1914–1918 global conflict - 1890
City and South London Railway
City and South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell.
Underground railway company in - 1864
American Civil War
American Civil War: Confederate troops bombard a Union supply base and destroy millions of dollars in materiel at the Battle of Johnsonville.
1861–1865 conflict in the - 1783
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria.
Composer and musician (1756–1791) - 1493
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus reaches the Leeward Islands.
Italian navigator and explorer
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Famous birthday twins
Born on November 4Charles K. Kao
b. 1933
Chinese physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate
Orlando Pace
b. 1975
American football player
Walter Cronkite
b. 1916
American journalist, voice actor, and producer
Ayila Yussuf
b. 1984
Nigerian footballer
Traian Băsescu
b. 1951
Romanian captain and politician, 4th President of Romania
Klabund
b. 1890
German author and poet
Charles III Philip
b. 1661
Elector Palatine, German son of Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
Deaths
- 1995Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli general and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- 1980Elsie MacGill, Canadian-American engineer and author
- 1976Toni Ulmen, German race car driver and motorcycle racer
- 1946Rüdiger von der Goltz, German general
- 1847Felix Mendelssohn, German pianist, composer, and conductor
- 1801William Shippen Sr., American physician and anatomist
Holidays & observances
- —Christian feast day: Charles Borromeo (Roman Catholic Church)
- —Christian feast day: Emeric of Hungary
- —Christian feast day: Felix of Valois
- —Christian feast day: Joannicius the Great
- —Christian feast day: Modesta
- —Christian feast day: Our Lady of Kazan (Russian Orthodox Church)
- —Christian feast day: Pierius
- —Christian feast day: Blessed Teresa Manganiello
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