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DatePlaceEvent
1258-11-04EnglandSixteenth Parliament of Henry III dissolved. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parliaments_of_England#Parliaments_of_Henry_III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Parliament_(1258)
1333-11-04Italy Florence damaged by river Arno flooding. http://www.florencedailynews.com/2015/11/04/the-first-great-flood-of-arno-today-in-1333/
1415-11-04EnglandFourth Parliament of Henry V assembled. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parliaments_of_England#Parliaments_of_Henry_V
1429-11-04FranceSiege of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier ended (Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Saint-Pierre-le-Mo%C3%BBtier
1567-11-04VeniceGirolamo Priuli died. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolamo_Priuli_(1486%E2%80%931567)
1576-11-04BelgiumSack of Antwerp (Eight Years’ War). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Antwerp
1737-11-04ItalyThe Real Teatro di San Carlo opened. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teatro_di_San_Carlo
1780-11-04PeruRebellion of Túpac Amaru II began. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebellion_of_T%C3%BApac_Amaru_II For Video click More …
1783-11-04AustriaMozart’s Symphony No.36 first performed in Linz. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._36_(Mozart) For Video click More …
1791-11-04USASt. Clair’s Defeat (American Indian Wars). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Clair%27s_Defeat For Video click More …
1794-11-04Poland1794 – Poland – Battle of Praga (Kościuszko Uprising). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Praga
1798-11-04GreeceSiege of Corfu began (War of the Second Coalition). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Corfu_(1798%E2%80%9399)
1814-11-04NorwayCharles II became King. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_XIII
1837-11-04CanadaLower Canada Rebellion began. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Canada_Rebellion
1839-11-04UKNewport Rising, Wales. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Rising For Video clock More …
1847-11-04UKSir James Young Simpson discovers anaesthetic properties of chloroform. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Young_Simpson
1864-11-04USABattle of Johnsonville began (American Civil War). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Johnsonville For Video click More …
1890-11-04UKLondon’s first tube railway opened between King William Street and Stockwell. http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=1030
1921-11-04ItalyItalian unknown soldier buried in Rome. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altare_della_Patria#Unknown_soldier
1921-11-04JapanPrime Minister Hara Takashi assassinated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hara_Takashi
1922-11-04EgyptArchaeologist Howard Carter discovered entrance to Tutankhamun’s tomb in Valley of the Kings. http://www.oldmagazinearticles.com/King_Tut_tomb_discovery_article_1923#.Vjcir9Inzcu http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/tut.htm For Video click More …
1924-11-04UKStanley Baldwin became Prime Minister (Conservative). https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers/stanley-baldwin
1927-11-04USAEarthquake measuring 7.1Mw, epicentre offshore Lompoc, California. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/events/1927_11_04.php
1930-11-04ChinaCentral Plains War ended. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Plains_War
1938-11-04UKJersey Airways plane crashed at Jersey State Airport, 14 killed. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19381104-0
1940-11-04BoliviaLAB plane crashed at Rincon del Tigre, Chiquitos, 14 killed. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19401104-1
1940-11-04USAUnited Air Lines plane crashed near Canterville, UT, 10 killed. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19401104-0
1942-11-04Solomon IslandsMatanikau Offensive ended (WWII). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matanikau_Offensive
1943-11-04MoroccoUS Navy plane crashed at Port Lyautey NAS, 6 killed (WWII). http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19431104-2
1944-11-04GermanyRAF bombers attacked Bochum (WWII). http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=55/Bombing-of-Hamburg-Dresden-and-Other-Cities-World-War-II-Database
1944-11-04USATWA Flight 8 crashed near Hanford, CA, 24 killed. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19441104-0
1948-11-04USAPacific Alaska Air Express plane missing off Cape Spencer, AK, 17 killed. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19481104-0
1949-11-04USAHarrington Inc plane crashed at Akron/Canton Airport, OH, 3 killed. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19491104-0
1952-11-04USSR Earthquake measuring 8.2Mw, epicentre in Kamchatka, followed by tsunami. http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/history/1952.shtml
1953-11-04USSRAeroflot plane crashed near Magsgachi Airport, 5 killed. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19531104-0
1955-11-04USAUSAF plane crashed off Holyoke, MA, 4 killed. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19551104-0
1962-11-04USAOperation Fishbowl nuclear tests ended. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Fishbowl#Continuation_of_the_Fishbowl_series For Video click More …
1966-11-04ItalyArno River flooded Florence to max. depth of 6.7m (22ft). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_flood_of_the_Arno_River For Video click More …
1967-11-04UKIberian Airlines Flight 062 crashed at Black Down Hill, Sussex, 37 killed. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19671104-1  
1968-11-04IsraelParalympic III Summer Games Opening Ceremony in Tel Aviv. http://www.paralympic.org/tel-aviv-1968
1970-11-04USAFeral child Genie found in Los Angeles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genie_(feral_child) For Video click More …
1979-11-04IranIran Hostage Crisis began. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis For Video click More …
1988-11-04YORKDedication Service of Restored Vault & Roof of South Transept, York Minster. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/indepth/queens_visit/stories/9626905.November_4__1988__The_Queen_visits_to_rededicate_York_Minsters_Rose_Window/ For Video click More …
1993-11-04Hong KongChina Airlines Flight 605 crashed at Kai Tak Airport. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19931104-0
1995-11-04IsraelPrime Minister Yitzhak Rabin assassinated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yitzhak_Rabin
2003-11-04USACedar fire in California ended, 15 killed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar_Fire For Video click More …
2008-11-04MexicoMexican Government plane crashed near Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport, 16 killed. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20081104-0 For Video click More …
2010-11-04CubaAero Caribbean Flight 883 crashed in Sancti Spiritus, 68 killed. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20101104-0
2013-11-04UKFireball meteor observed. https://ukmeteornetwork.co.uk/fireballs/fireball-captured-by-wilcot-station-on-4-november-2013/
2015-11-04South SudanAllied Services Ltd plane crashed near Juba Airport, 41 killed. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20151104-0
2015-11-04PakistanLahore factory collapse, 45 killed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-34729589