November 4th, 1798

Born on November 4th, 1798

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What happened on November 4th, 1798?

November 4th, 1798

The Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu begins.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Corfu_(1798–1799)

What else 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.

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

Born on November 4th, 1798

68

Henriette Méric-Lalande

Singer

*November 4th, 1798, Dunkirk †September 7th, 1867, Chantilly

63

Buenaventura Carlos Aribau

Spanish writer, politician and economist (1798-1862)

*November 4th, 1798, Barcelona †September 17th, 1862, Barcelona

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Who's birthday is on November 4th?

53

Malena Ernman

Swedish opera singer

*November 4th, 1970, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

85

Henry Heerup

Danish sculptor, painter and composer (1907-1993)

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

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

71

Thomas Klestil

Austrian diplomat and politician (1932–2004)

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

89

Wee Kim Wee

4th President of Singapore (1915–2005)

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

27

Mercedes Müller

German actress and Kickboxer

*November 4th, 1996, Berlin

223

Amile-Ursule Guillebaud

Swiss painter

*November 4th, 1800, Geneva

82

James Montgomery

British poet and writer (1771–1854)

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

85

Art Carney

American actor and comedian (1918-2003)

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

54

Matthew McConaughey

American actor

*November 4th, 1969, Uvalde

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

76

Mariano Riva Palacio

Former Mexican Secretary of Finance, Justice, congressman and thrice Governor of the State of Mexico (1803-1880)

*November 4th, 1803, Mexico City †February 20th, 1880, Mexico City

69

Carlos Antonio López

President of Paraguay (1792-1862)

*November 4th, 1792, Asunción †September 10th, 1862, Asunción

51

Luís Figo

Portuguese football player

*November 4th, 1972, Almada

84

Charles K. Kao

Hong Kong-British-American physicist

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

33

Matthias Büttner

German politician (born 1990)

*November 4th, 1990, Stendal

69

Romain Bussine

French opera singer

*November 4th, 1830, Paris †December 20th, 1899, Paris

68

Matti Vanhanen

Finnish politician and the 40th prime minister of Finland

*November 4th, 1955, Jyväskylä

Same year
Born in 1798

56

Adam Mickiewicz

Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855)

*December 24th, 1798, Zavosse †November 26th, 1855, Istanbul

38

Giacomo Leopardi

Italian poet, philosopher, and writer (1798-1837)

*June 29th, 1798, Recanati †June 14th, 1837, Naples

59

Auguste Comte

French philosopher and pioneer of positivism (1798-1857)

*January 19th, 1798, Montpellier †September 5th, 1857, Paris

65

Eugène Delacroix

French painter (1798–1863)

*April 26th, 1798, Saint-Maurice †August 13th, 1863, Paris

67

Massimo d'Azeglio

Italian statesman, novelist and painter

*October 21st, 1798, Turin †January 15th, 1866, Cannero Riviera

75

Jules Michelet

French historian; popularized the historical concept of the Renaissance

*August 21st, 1798, Paris †February 9th, 1874, Hyères

75

August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben

German scholar and poet

*April 2nd, 1798, Fallersleben †January 19th, 1874, Princely Abbey of Corvey

62

Alexandra Feodorovna

Wife of Nicholas I of Russia (1798-1860)

*July 13th, 1798, Berlin †October 20th, 1860, Tsarskoye Selo

55

Abigail Fillmore

First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853

*March 13th, 1798, Saratoga County †March 30th, 1853, Washington, D.C.

35

Pedro I of Brazil

Emperor of Brazil (1822–31) and King of Portugal (1826)

*October 12th, 1798, Palace of Queluz †September 24th, 1834, Palace of Queluz

77

František Palacký

Czech philosopher, historian, publicist and writer (1798-1876)

*June 14th, 1798, Hodslavice †May 26th, 1876, Prague

82

Jules Armand Dufaure

French politician and lawyer (1798-1881)

*December 4th, 1798, Saujon †June 27th, 1881, Rueil-Malmaison

63

Franz Gläser

Czech conductor and composer (1798-1861)

*April 19th, 1798, Horní Jiřetín †August 29th, 1861, Copenhagen

66

Wilhelm Arnoldi

German priest

*January 4th, 1798, Badem †January 7th, 1864, Trier

73

Willibald Alexis

German historical novelist

*June 29th, 1798, Wrocław †December 16th, 1871, Arnstadt

27

Manuel Jordán Valdivieso

Chilean officer of the war of independence

*April 6th, 1798, Santiago †November 27th, 1825, Longaví

64

Heinrich Maria von Hess

German painter (1798-1863)

*April 19th, 1798, Düsseldorf †March 29th, 1863, Munich

61

Albert Deetz

German politician (1798-1859)

*January 26th, 1798, Berlin †June 17th, 1859, Minden

75

Wilhelm Amandus Auberlen

German composer (1798-1874)

*October 24th, 1798, Fellbach †September 29th, 1874, Fellbach

23

Prince Clemens of Saxony

Prince of Saxony

*May 1st, 1798, Dresden †January 4th, 1822, Pisa

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