November 4th, 1340

Born on November 4th, 1340

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 249,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 346 days, exactly on April 27th, 2025, people who were born on November 4th, 1340 will be 250,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on November 4th?

November 4th, 2016

The Paris Agreement, under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, came into effect.

November 4th, 2010

In the first aviation incident involving an Airbus A380, Qantas Flight 32 suffered an uncontained engine failure and made an emergency landing at Changi Airport in Singapore with no casualties.

November 4th, 2008

Barack Obama (pictured) became the first African American to be elected President of the United States.

November 4th, 1995

Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by Yigal Amir, a right-wing extremist, at a peace rally at Kings of Israel Square in Tel Aviv.

November 4th, 1970

Authorities in California discovered a 13-year-old feral child, pseudonymously known as Genie, who had spent nearly her entire life in social isolation.

November 4th, 1964

Ayatollah Khomeini was arrested by SAVAK and secretly exiled to Turkey.

November 4th, 1952

Robert A. Lovett, United States Secretary of Defense, issued a memorandum establishing the National Security Agency, with responsibility for all communications intelligence for the government.

November 4th, 1944

Second World War: Allied forces completed Operation Pheasant, a major operation to clear German troops from the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands.

November 4th, 1938

The Hlinka Guard and Slovakian police began the deportation of several thousand Jews from the country.

November 4th, 1922

The tomb of Tutankhamun (pictured) was discovered by a team led by British Egyptologist Howard Carter.

November 4th, 1921

The remains of an unknown soldier were buried with an eternal flame at the Altare della Patria (pictured) in Rome.

November 4th, 1912

The keel of USS Nevada was laid down, beginning construction on the United States Navy's first "super-dreadnought".

November 4th, 1890

London's City and South London Railway, the first deep-level underground railway in the world, officially opened, running a distance of 3.2 mi (5.1 km) between the City of London and Stockwell.

November 4th, 1864

American Civil War: Nathan Bedford Forrest led a cavalry division in an attack on a Union Army supply base at Johnsonville, Tennessee, resulting in the capture of 150 prisoners.

November 4th, 2020

The Tigray War begins with Tigrayan rebels launching attacks on Ethiopian command centers.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 4th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 4th?

53

Malena Ernman

Swedish opera singer

*November 4th, 1970, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

27

Mercedes Müller

German actress and Kickboxer

*November 4th, 1996, Berlin

71

Thomas Klestil

Austrian diplomat and politician (1932–2004)

*November 4th, 1932, Vienna †July 6th, 2004, Vienna

85

Henry Heerup

Danish sculptor, painter and composer (1907-1993)

*November 4th, 1907, Copenhagen †May 30th, 1993, Copenhagen

89

Wee Kim Wee

4th President of Singapore (1915–2005)

*November 4th, 1915, Singapore †May 2nd, 2005, Siglap

54

Matthew McConaughey

American actor

*November 4th, 1969, Uvalde

85

Art Carney

American actor and comedian (1918-2003)

*November 4th, 1918, Mount Vernon †November 9th, 2003, Chester

76

Martin Balsam

American actor (1919–1996)

*November 4th, 1919, The Bronx †February 13th, 1996, Rome

77

Laura Bush

First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*November 4th, 1946, Midland

66

Tony Abbott

Prime minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015

*November 4th, 1957, General Lying-In Hospital

51

Luís Figo

Portuguese football player

*November 4th, 1972, Almada

86

Nicolas Frantz

Luxembourgian racing cyclist (1899–1985)

*November 4th, 1899, Mamer †November 8th, 1985, Luxembourg

33

Matthias Büttner

German politician (born 1990)

*November 4th, 1990, Stendal

84

Charles K. Kao

Hong Kong-British-American physicist

*November 4th, 1933, People's Republic of China †September 23rd, 2018, Bradbury Hospice

68

Matti Vanhanen

Finnish politician and the 40th prime minister of Finland

*November 4th, 1955, Jyväskylä

82

James Montgomery

British poet and writer (1771–1854)

*November 4th, 1771, Irvine †April 30th, 1854, Sheffield

31

Carlos Verona

Spanish cyclist

*November 4th, 1992, San Lorenzo de El Escorial

38

Marcell Jansen

German association football player

*November 4th, 1985, Mönchengladbach

67

Barbara Howard

American film and television actress

*November 4th, 1956, Chicago

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Born in 1340

58

John of Gaunt

English magnate of the House of Plantagenet (1340-1399)

*June 24th, 1340, Ghent †February 3rd, 1399, Leicester Castle

27

John de Mowbray, 4th Baron Mowbray

English Baron

*June 24th, 1340, Epworth †January 1st, 1368, Turkey

75

John, Duke of Berry

French duke

*November 30th, 1340, Vincennes †June 15th, 1416, Paris

35

Cansignorio della Scala

Lord of Verona

*March 5th, 1340, Verona †October 19th, 1375, Verona

70

Theophanes the Greek

Byzantine-Russian artist (c.1340-c.1410)

*January 1st, 1340, Constantinople †January 1st, 1410, Moscow

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Leap year

Yes: 1340 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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