November 4th, 1940

Born on November 4th, 1940

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on November 4th, 1940

83

Marlène Jobert

French actress and author.

*November 4th, 1940, Algiers

81

Manuel Ojeda

Mexican actor

*November 4th, 1940, La Paz †August 11th, 2022, Mexico City

83

Delbert McClinton

American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and pianist

*November 4th, 1940, Lubbock

62

Sally Baldwin

British social scientist (1940-2003)

*November 4th, 1940, Coatbridge †October 28th, 2003, Rome

58

Claude Bez

Former Chairman of Girondins de Bordeaux FC

*November 4th, 1940, Bordeaux †January 26th, 1999, Bordeaux

83

Cristina Gaioni

Italian actress

*November 4th, 1940, Milan

76

Václav Halama

Czech association footballer and coach (1940-2017)

*November 4th, 1940, Jablonec nad Nisou †June 8th, 2017, Cologne

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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

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

78

Albrecht Müller

German rower

*November 4th, 1939, Oldenburg †May 24th, 2018

77

Laura Bush

First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*November 4th, 1946, Midland

89

Wee Kim Wee

4th President of Singapore (1915–2005)

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

85

Henry Heerup

Danish sculptor, painter and composer (1907-1993)

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

84

Charles K. Kao

Hong Kong-British-American physicist

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

86

Uri Zohar

Israeli film director

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

27

Mercedes Müller

German actress and Kickboxer

*November 4th, 1996, Berlin

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

66

Tony Abbott

Prime minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015

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

76

Martin Balsam

American actor (1919–1996)

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

68

Matti Vanhanen

Finnish politician and the 40th prime minister of Finland

*November 4th, 1955, Jyväskylä

72

Amadou Toumani Touré

Malian soldier and politician

*November 4th, 1948, Mopti †November 9th, 2020, Istanbul

82

Klaus Kirschner

German politician

*November 4th, 1941, Oberndorf am Neckar

67

Barbara Howard

American film and television actress

*November 4th, 1956, Chicago

75

Michael Meacher

British politician (1939-2015)

*November 4th, 1939, Hemel Hempstead †October 20th, 2015

51

Luís Figo

Portuguese football player

*November 4th, 1972, Almada

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Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 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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