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November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 57 days remain until the end of the year.

November 4 in recent years

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1901Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist, author, and academic (d. 1974)
  • 1904Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish engineer, technician, and academic (d. 1967)
  • 1905 – Dragutin Tadijanović, Croatian poet and translator (d. 2007)
  • 1906Sterling North, American author and critic (d. 1974)
  • 1908 – Stanley Cortez, American cinematographer and photographer (d. 1997)
  • 1908 – Joseph Rotblat, Polish-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)
  • 1909 – Evelyn Bryan Johnson, American colonel and pilot (d. 2012)
  • 1909 – Bert Patenaude, American soccer player (d. 1974)
  • 1909 – Skeeter Webb, American baseball player and manager (d. 1986)
  • 1911 – Dixie Lee, American actress and singer (d. 1952)
  • 1912 – Botong Francisco, Filipino painter (d. 1969)
  • 1912 – Vadim Salmanov, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1978)
  • 1912 – Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1983)
  • 1913Gig Young, American actor (d. 1978)
  • 1914Carlos Castillo Armas, Authoritarian ruler of Guatemala (d. 1957)
  • 1915Marguerite Patten, English economist and author (d. 2015)
  • 1915 – Ismail Abdul Rahman, Malaysian politician (d. 1973)
  • 1916John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)
  • 1916 – Walter Cronkite, American journalist, voice actor, and producer (d. 2009)
  • 1916 – Ruth Handler, American businesswoman, created Barbie (d. 2002)
  • 1918Art Carney, American actor (d. 2003)
  • 1918 – Cameron Mitchell, American actor (d. 1994)
  • 1919Martin Balsam, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1996)
  • 1919 – Eric Thompson, English race car driver and businessman (d. 2015)
  • 1921Mary Sherman Morgan, American scientist and engineer (d. 2004)
  • 1922 – Benno Besson, Swiss-German actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
  • 1923 – Freddy Heineken, Dutch businessman (d. 2002)
  • 1923 – Howie Meeker, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and politician (d. 2020)
  • 1923 – Eugene Sledge, American soldier, author, and academic (d. 2001)
  • 1925Gamani Corea, Sri Lankan economist and diplomat (d. 2013)
  • 1925 – Doris Roberts, American actress (d. 2016)
  • 1926 – Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Cuban-American conga player and composer (d. 2007)
  • 1928 – Larry Bunker, American drummer and vibraphone player (d. 2005)
  • 1928 – Eugenio Lopez Jr., Filipino businessman and chairman of the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (d. 1999)
  • 1928 – Hannah Weiner, American poet and author (d. 1997)
  • 1929Anastasios of Albania, Greek-Albanian archbishop
  • 1929 – Shakuntala Devi, Indian mathematician and astrologer (d. 2013)
  • 1930James E. Brewton, American painter (d. 1967)
  • 1930 – Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Indian pharmacologist and academic (d. 2015)
  • 1930 – Dick Groat, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2023)
  • 1930 – Frank J. Prial, American journalist and author (d. 2012)
  • 1931Bernard Francis Law, Mexican-American cardinal (d. 2017)
  • 1932Thomas Klestil, Austrian politician and diplomat, 10th President of Austria (d. 2004)
  • 1932 – Tommy Makem, Irish singer-songwriter (d. 2007)
  • 1933Tito Francona, American baseball player (d. 2018)
  • 1933 – Charles K. Kao, Chinese physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018)
  • 1933 – C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Nigerian colonel and politician, President of Biafra (d. 2011)
  • 1935 – Barry Crocker, Australian singer, actor, and television host
  • 1935 – Elgar Howarth, English conductor and composer
  • 1936C. K. Williams, American poet, critic, and translator (d. 2015)
  • 1937Loretta Swit, American actress and singer
  • 1937 – Michael Wilson, Canadian academic and politician, 31st Canadian Minister of Finance (d. 2019)
  • 1939Gail E. Haley, American author and illustrator
  • 1939 – Michael Meacher, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (d. 2015)
  • 1940Sally Baldwin, Scottish social sciences professor (d. 2003)
  • 1940 – Marlène Jobert, French actress, singer, and author
  • 1940 – Delbert McClinton, American singer-songwriter
  • 1941 – Kafi Benz, American conservationist, environmentalist, historic preservationist, author, artist, community leader
  • 1941 – Lyndall Gordon, South African-English author and academic
  • 1942Patricia Bath, American ophthalmologist and academic (d. 2019)
  • 1943 – Clark Graebner, American tennis player
  • 1943 – Bob Wollek, French race car driver and skier (d. 2001)
  • 1946Laura Bush, American educator and librarian, 45th First Lady of the United States
  • 1946 – Frederick Elmes, American cinematographer
  • 1946 – Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer (d. 1989)
  • 1947 – Ivonne Coll, Puerto Rican actress
  • 1947 – Jerry Fleck, American actor, director, and production manager (d. 2003)
  • 1947 – Rod Marsh, Australian cricketer and coach (d. 2022)
  • 1947 – Ali Özgentürk, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1947 – Alexei Ulanov, Russian figure skater
  • 1947 – Ludmila Velikova, Russian figure skater and coach
  • 1948Alexis Hunter, New Zealand-English painter and photographer (d. 2014)
  • 1948 – Amadou Toumani Touré, Malian soldier and politician, President of Mali (d. 2020)
  • 1949 – Garo Aida, Japanese photographer and author
  • 1950 – Charles Frazier, American novelist
  • 1950 – Markie Post, American actress (d. 2021)
  • 1950 – Nik Powell, English businessman, co-founded Virgin Group (d. 2019)
  • 1951Traian Băsescu, Romanian captain and politician, 4th President of Romania
  • 1952 – Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria
  • 1953Mick Buckley, English footballer (d. 2013)
  • 1953 – P. J. Carey, American baseball player and manager (d. 2012)
  • 1953 – Carlos Gutierrez, Cuban-American businessman and politician, 35th United States Secretary of Commerce
  • 1953 – Peter Lord, English animator, director, and producer, co-founded Aardman Animations
  • 1953 – Van Stephenson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001)
  • 1953 – Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver
  • 1954 – Chris Difford, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1955 – Alhaj Moulana Ghousavi Shah, Indian author, poet, and scholar
  • 1955 – Matti Vanhanen, Finnish journalist and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Finland
  • 1956 – Tom Greenhalgh, Swedish singer-songwriter
  • 1956 – James Honeyman-Scott, English guitarist and songwriter (d. 1982)
  • 1956 – Jordan Rudess, American keyboard player and songwriter
  • 1957Tony Abbott, English-Australian scholar and politician, 28th Prime Minister of Australia
  • 1957 – Richard Harrington, English businessman and politician
  • 1957 – Aleksandr Tkachyov, Russian gymnast and coach
  • 1958Lee Jasper, English activist and politician
  • 1958 – Anne Sweeney, American businesswoman
  • 1959 – Ken Kirzinger, Canadian actor and stuntman
  • 1960 – Marc Awodey, American painter and poet (d. 2012)
  • 1960 – Kathy Griffin, American comedian and actress
  • 1960 – Igor Liba, Slovak ice hockey player
  • 1961 – Daron Hagen, American pianist, composer, and conductor
  • 1961 – Edward Knight, American composer and academic
  • 1961 – Ralph Macchio, American actor
  • 1961 – Jeff Probst, American television host and producer
  • 1961 – Steve Rotheram, English politician, Lord Mayor of Liverpool
  • 1961 – Nigel Worthington, Northern Irish footballer and manager
  • 1962 – Arvo Volmer, Estonian conductor
  • 1963 – Marc Déry, Canadian singer and guitarist
  • 1963 – Michel Therrien, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 1963 – Lena Zavaroni, Scottish singer and television host (d. 1999)
  • 1964Yūko Mizutani, Japanese voice actress and singer (d. 2016)
  • 1965Wayne Static, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
  • 1967 – Daisuke Asakura, Japanese songwriter and producer
  • 1967 – Yılmaz Erdoğan, Turkish actor, director, and screenwriter
  • 1967 – Eric Karros, American baseball player and sportscaster
  • 1967 – Asif Mujtaba, Pakistani cricketer
  • 1968Matthew Tobin Anderson, American author, critic, and educator
  • 1968 – Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rican baseball player and coach
  • 1968 – Lee Germon, New Zealand cricketer
  • 1969Sean Combs, American rapper, producer, and actor
  • 1969 – Matthew McConaughey, American actor and producer
  • 1969 – Samantha Smith, American actress
  • 1970 – Tim DeBoom, American triathlete
  • 1970 – Malena Ernman, Swedish soprano
  • 1970 – Anthony Ruivivar, American actor
  • 1970 – Tony Sly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)
  • 1971Gregory Porter, American jazz singer-songwriter and actor
  • 1971 – Tabu, Indian actress
  • 1972Luís Figo, Portuguese footballer and sportscaster
  • 1973Steven Ogg, Canadian actor
  • 1975 – Éric Fichaud, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1975 – Eduard Koksharov, Russian handball player
  • 1975 – Mikki Moore, American basketball player
  • 1975 – Orlando Pace, American football player
  • 1975 – Heather Tom, American actress and director
  • 1975 – Lorenzen Wright, American basketball player (d. 2010)
  • 1976 – Daniel Bahr, German banker and politician, German Federal Minister of Health
  • 1976 – Bruno Junqueira, Brazilian race car driver
  • 1976 – Mario Melchiot, Dutch footballer
  • 1976 – Kenji Osawa, Japanese mixed martial artist
  • 1976 – Makoto Tamada, Japanese motorcycle racer
  • 1976 – Peter Van Houdt, Belgian footballer
  • 1977 – Larry Bigbie, American baseball player
  • 1978 – John Grabow, American baseball player
  • 1980Jerry Collins, Samoan-New Zealand rugby player (d. 2015)
  • 1980 – Richard Owens, American football player and coach
  • 1980 – Emme Rylan, American actress
  • 1980 – Dan Stoenescu, Romanian career diplomat, political scientist, journalist, and essayist
  • 1981Guy Martin, English motorcycle racer
  • 1981 – Vince Wilfork, American football player
  • 1982Devin Hester, American football player
  • 1982 – Kamila Skolimowska, Polish hammer thrower (d. 2009)
  • 1983Anton Buslov, Russian astrophysicist and journalist (d. 2014)
  • 1984Dustin Brown, American ice hockey player
  • 1984 – Ayila Yussuf, Nigerian footballer
  • 1985Marcell Jansen, German footballer
  • 1985 – Miki Miyamura, Japanese tennis player
  • 1986 – Suhas Gopinath, Indian businessman
  • 1986 – Alexz Johnson, Canadian actress and singer-songwriter
  • 1986 – Szymon Pawłowski, Polish footballer
  • 1986 – Adrian Zaugg, South African race car driver
  • 1987 – Tim Breukers, Dutch footballer
  • 1987 – Laura Geitz, Australian netball player
  • 1987 – Artur Jędrzejczyk, Polish footballer
  • 1988Dez Bryant, American football player
  • 1988 – David Mead, Papua New Guinean rugby league player
  • 1988 – Nathan Ross, Australian rugby league player
  • 1990Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Canadian actor
  • 1991 – Alon Day, Israeli race car driver
  • 1991 – Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, Dutch tennis player
  • 1992 – Yurii Bieliaiev, Belarusian ice dancer
  • 1992 – Hiroki Nakada, Japanese footballer
  • 1992 – Julian Wießmeier, German footballer
  • 1993 – Ce'Aira Brown, American middle-distance runner
  • 1993 – Elisabeth Seitz, German gymnast
  • 1994 – Billy Stanlake, Australian cricketer
  • 1996 – Kaitlin Hawayek, American ice dancer
  • 1996 – Michael Christian Martinez, Filipino figure skater
  • 1996 – John Olive, Australian rugby league player
  • 1996 – Eric Paschall, American basketball player
  • 1997Bea Binene, Filipina television actress
  • 2000Tyrese Maxey, American basketball player
  • 2000 – Sun Yingsha, Chinese table tennis player

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1901–present

Holidays and observances

See also

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