Monday, November 4, 2013

November 4th in History


1429 - Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier.

1501 - Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII's first wife) meets Arthur Tudor, Henry VIII's older brother – they would later marry.

1677 - The future Mary II of England marries William, Prince of Orange. They would later jointly reign as William and Mary.

1852 - Count Camillo Benso di Cavour becomes the Prime Minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy.

1918 - World War I: Austria-Hungary surrenders to Italy.

1921 - Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo.

1944 - World War II: Bitola Liberation Day

1956 - Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union, that started on October 23rd. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country.

1995 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated by an extremist Orthodox Israeli.

Famous Birthdays:

1448 - King Alphonso II of Naples

1631 - Mary of Orange, eldest daughter of Charles I of England and mother of William III of England

1661 - Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine

1896 - Carlos P. Garcia, 8th President of the Philippines

1901 - Princess Bang-ja of Korea

1916 - Ruth Handler, businesswoman and inventor of the Barbie doll

1932 - Thomas Klestil, former President of Austria

1946 - Laura Bush, former First Lady of the United States

1951 - President Traian Băsescu of Romania

1969 - Matthew McConaughey, actor

1980 - Sabrina Colie, actress

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