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Who died on November 4
103 figures who shaped history died on November 4.
- 103deaths
- 50events
Best known
Best known
Felix of Valois
French Catholic former Cistercian hermit
Elizabeth de Clare
English heiress
Khalil Sultan
Amir of the Timurid Empire from 1405 to 1409
Sophia of Bavaria
Queen of Germany (1389–1419) and Bohemia
Giovanni Mocenigo
Doge of Venice from 1478 to 1485
John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester
English peer
Felix of Valois — French Catholic former Cistercian hermit, who died on November 4 1212.
Elizabeth de Clare — English heiress, who died on November 4 1360.
Khalil Sultan — Amir of the Timurid Empire from 1405 to 1409, who died on November 4 1411.
Sophia of Bavaria — Queen of Germany (1389–1419) and Bohemia, who died on November 4 1428.
Giovanni Mocenigo — Doge of Venice from 1478 to 1485, who died on November 4 1485.
John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester — English peer, who died on November 4 1576.
All entries
- 604YYohl IkʼnalQueen of the Mayan city-state of Palenque from 583 to 604
- 915CConsort Zhang (Zhu Zhen)Chinese emperor
- 1038
Jaromír, Duke of Bohemia11th-century Duke of Bohemia - 1203
Dirk VIICount of Holland from 1190 to 1203 - 1485
Françoise d'AmboiseFrench Carmelite nun - 1581MMathurin RomegasGrand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
- 1652
Jean-Charles della FailleFlemish Jesuit mathematician - 1658
Antoine Le MaistreFrench translator, writer and lawyer - 1669
Johannes CocceiusDutch theologian - 1698
Rasmus BartholinDanish scientist, physician and grammarian - 1702
John BenbowRoyal Navy officer - 1704AAndreas AcoluthusGerman scholar
- 1781
Johann Nikolaus GötzGerman poet
- 1801
William Shippen Sr.American physician and civic and educational leader - 1847
Felix MendelssohnGerman composer - 1847
Thiệu TrịEmperor of Đại Nam - 1856
Paul DelarocheFrench painter - 1886
James Martin (premier)Australian politician - 1893
Pierre TirardFrench politician - 1895
Eugene FieldAmerican writer - 1906
John H. KetchamUnion Army general - 1918
Wilfred OwenEnglish poet and soldier - 1921
Hara TakashiPrime Minister of Japan from 1918 to 1921 - 1924
Richard Conner - 1924
Gabriel FauréFrench composer, organist, pianist and teacher - 1930
Akiyama YoshifuruJapanese general - 1931
Buddy BoldenAmerican cornetist and jazz pioneer - 1931
Luigi GalleaniItalian anarchist and communist - 1940
Arthur RostronBritish merchant seaman - 1946
Rüdiger von der GoltzGerman military personnel - 1948
Albert Stanley, 1st Baron AshfieldBritish-American businessperson and politician - 1950
Grover Cleveland AlexanderAmerican baseball player - 1954
Stig DagermanSwedish writer - 1955
Robert E. SherwoodAmerican writer - 1955
Cy YoungAmerican baseball player - 1956
Freddie DixonEnglish motorcycle racer and racing car driver
- 1957
Shoghi EffendiGuardian of the Baháʼí Faith from 1921 to 1957 - 1959
Friedrich WaismannAustrian mathematician, physicist and philosopher - 1968HHorace GouldBritish racing driver
- 1968MMichel KikoineBelarusian-French painter
- 1969
Carlos MarighellaBrazilian politician, writer, and guerrilla fighter - 1974
Bert PatenaudeAmerican soccer player - 1975
Francis DvornikCzech historian - 1975
Izzat Husrieh - 1976TToni UlmenGerman motorcycle racer and racing driver
- 1977
Tom ReamyAmerican writer - 1980
Elsie MacGillCanadian engineer - 1982
Burhan FelekTurkish journalist - 1982
Gil WhitneyAmerican television personality - 1984
Ümit Yaşar OğuzcanTurkish Poet - 1986
Kurt HirschGerman mathematician - 1988
Kleanthis VikelidisGreek footballer and manager - 1992
George Klein (inventor)Canadian inventor
- 1994
Sam FrancisAmerican artist - 1995
Gilles DeleuzeFrench philosopher - 1995
Paul EddingtonEnglish actor - 1995
Yitzhak RabinPrime Minister of Israel (1974–1977; 1992–1995) - 1995MMorrie SchwartzAmerican sociologist
- 1997
Richard Hooker (author)American writer and surgeon - 1999MMalcolm MarshallBarbadian cricketer
- 2003
Charles CausleyCornish poet and educator - 2003
Richard WollheimBritish philosopher - 2005
Nadia AnjumanAfghan poet - 2005
Sheree NorthAmerican actress, dancer, and singer
- 2005
Graham PaynSouth African singer and actor - 2005HHiro TakahashiMusical artist
- 2006
Frank Calder (politician)Canadian politician - 2006
Ernestine Gilbreth CareyAmerican author - 2007
Karl RebaneEstonian physicist - 2007PPeter ViertelGerman author
- 2008
Michael CrichtonAmerican author and filmmaker - 2008
Rosella HightowerAmerican ballerina - 2008
Juan Camilo MouriñoMexican politician
- 2009
Hubertus BrandenburgCatholic bishop of Stockholm - 2010
Sparky AndersonAmerican baseball player and manager - 2011AArnold Green (politician)Estonian politician
- 2011
Andy RooneyAmerican radio and television journalist, commentator, and author - 2012
David ResnickIsraeli architect and town planner - 2013
John D. HawkAmerican soldier and Medal of Honor recipient - 2013
Leonid StolovichRussian-Estonian philosopher
- 2013
Ray WillseyAmerican gridiron football player and coach - 2014
Enrique OliveraArgentine politician - 2014GGeorge Edgar SlusserAmerican journalist
- 2014SS. Donald StookeyAmerican inventor and materials scientist
- 2015
Piotr DomaradzkiPolish-American journalist - 2015
René GirardFrench anthropologist and philosopher - 2015
Károly HorváthMusical artist - 2015
Lee Robinson (politician)American mayor - 2016CCatherine DavaniPapua New Guinean judge
- 2016
Mansour PourheidariIranian footballer and coach - 2017
Isabel GranadaFilipina actress and singer - 2017
Ned RomeroAmerican actor and opera singer - 2019
Gay ByrneIrish television and radio presenter
- 2020
Ken HensleyEnglish musician - 2023
Akbar GolpayeganiIranian singer - 2024
Bernard MarcusAmerican billionaire businessman and philanthropist - 2024
Murray SinclairCanadian lawyer and politician
Frequently asked questions
Who died on November 4?
103 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 4, including Felix of Valois, Elizabeth de Clare, Khalil Sultan. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on November 4?
50 documented historical events happened on November 4, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Túpac Amaru II led a rebellion of Aymara, Quechua, and mestizo peasants in protest against the Bourbon Reforms in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. On the same day, in another year: 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. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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