November 4th, 1924

Born on November 4th, 1924

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What happened on November 4th, 1924?

November 4th, 1924

Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female elected as governor in the United States.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Tayloe_Ross

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, 1924

90

Jacques Thébault

French actor

*November 4th, 1924, Deuil-la-Barre †July 15th, 2015, Cricquebœuf

87

Carlos Jonguitud Barrios

Mexican politician

*November 4th, 1924, Coxcatlán Municipality †November 22nd, 2011, Mexico City

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

53

Malena Ernman

Swedish opera singer

*November 4th, 1970, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

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

85

Art Carney

American actor and comedian (1918-2003)

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

85

Henry Heerup

Danish sculptor, painter and composer (1907-1993)

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

76

Martin Balsam

American actor (1919–1996)

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

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

78

Freddy Heineken

Dutch businessman

*November 4th, 1923, Amsterdam †January 3rd, 2002, Noordwijk

90

Doris Roberts

American actress (1925–2016)

*November 4th, 1925, St. Louis †April 17th, 2016, Los Angeles

97

Laurence Rosenthal

American composer

*November 4th, 1926, Detroit

84

Charles K. Kao

Hong Kong-British-American physicist

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

77

Laura Bush

First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*November 4th, 1946, Midland

27

Mercedes Müller

German actress and Kickboxer

*November 4th, 1996, Berlin

54

Matthew McConaughey

American actor

*November 4th, 1969, Uvalde

75

Cameron Mitchell

American actor (1918–1994)

*November 4th, 1918, Dallastown †July 7th, 1994, Pacific Palisades

86

Uri Zohar

Israeli film director

*November 4th, 1935, Tel Aviv †June 2nd, 2022, Jerusalem

66

Tony Abbott

Prime minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015

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

77

Eugene Sledge

United States Marine (1923-2001)

*November 4th, 1923, Mobile †March 3rd, 2001, Montevallo

82

Mary Sherman Morgan

American rocket fuel scientist

*November 4th, 1921, Ray †August 4th, 2004

68

Matti Vanhanen

Finnish politician and the 40th prime minister of Finland

*November 4th, 1955, Jyväskylä

Same year
Born in 1924

80

Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

*April 3rd, 1924, Omaha †July 1st, 2004, Los Angeles

94

George H. W. Bush

President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*June 12th, 1924, Milton †November 30th, 2018, Houston

99

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*October 1st, 1924, Plains

92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake

90

Peter Scholl-Latour

German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)

*March 9th, 1924, Bochum †August 16th, 2014, Rhöndorf

93

Geoffrey Bayldon

British actor (1924-2017)

*January 7th, 1924, Leeds †May 10th, 2017, London

95

Robert Mugabe

2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017

*February 21st, 1924, Kutama †September 6th, 2019, Gleneagles Hospital

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

*May 28th, 1924, Thetford Mines †April 20th, 2017, Quebec City

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, Caracas

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat (1924-2018)

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

80

Erik Balling

Danish film director

*November 29th, 1924, Nyborg †November 19th, 2005, Copenhagen

91

Karl Heinz Oppel

German actor and voice actor

*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, Berlin

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

*June 24th, 1924, Vienna †March 1st, 2017, Jerusalem

95

Elisabeth Gesche

German nurse and honorary consul

*January 17th, 1924, Funchal †May 27th, 2019

87

Rauf Denktaş

Leader of Turkish Cypriots and founding President of TRNC (1924-2012)

*January 27th, 1924, Paphos †January 13th, 2012, North Nicosia

99

Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

*July 4th, 1924, Newark

96

Cicely Tyson

American actress (1924–2021)

*December 19th, 1924, Harlem †January 28th, 2021, New York City

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

*July 19th, 1924, Denver †January 3rd, 2009, Carolina Beach

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Leap year

Yes: 1924 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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