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.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 4, including Freddy Heineken, Doris Roberts, Anastasios of Albania. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

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.

16 observances are celebrated on November 4 around the world: Christian feast day: Charles Borromeo (Roman Catholic Church), Christian feast day: Emeric of Hungary, Christian feast day: Felix of Valois, Christian feast day: Joannicius the Great, Christian feast day: Modesta, Christian feast day: Our Lady of Kazan (Russian Orthodox Church). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.