November 4
People born on this day are Scorpio.
- 1973
The Netherlands experiences the first car-free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.
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Iran hostage crisis: A group of Iranian college students overruns the U.S. embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages.
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Ronald Reagan is elected as the 40th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter.
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China Airlines Flight 605, a brand-new 747-400, overruns the runway at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport.
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Israel–Palestinian conflict: Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated by Yigal Amir, an extremist Israeli.
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Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected as President of the United States.
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Aero Caribbean Flight 883 crashes into Guasimal, Sancti Spíritus; all 68 passengers and crew are killed.
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Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure over Indonesia shortly after taking off from Singapore, crippling the jet. The crew manage to safely return to Singapore, saving all 469 passengers and crew.
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A cargo plane crashes shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport in Juba, South Sudan, killing at least 37 people.
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The Tigray War begins with Tigrayan rebels launching attacks on Ethiopian command centers.
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The Khash massacre, which refers to the repression of protesters by Iranian security forces, resulting in 18 deaths and more than 20 injuries.
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UPS Airlines Flight 2976, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F crashes into multiple buildings during takeoff at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, killing 15 people, including the 3 crew members.
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2006Darja Varfolomeev, Russian-German rhythmic gymnast
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2000Tyrese Maxey, American basketball player
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2000Sun Yingsha, Chinese table tennis player
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1999Emma Maltais, Canadian ice hockey player
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1998Achraf Hakimi, Moroccan footballer
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1996Kaitlin Hawayek, American ice dancer
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1996Michael Christian Martinez, Filipino figure skater
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1996John Olive, Australian rugby league player
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1996Eric Paschall, American basketball player
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1994Billy Stanlake, Australian cricketer
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1993Ce'Aira Brown, American middle-distance runner
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1993Elisabeth Seitz, German gymnast
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