Historical Events In November - 04

1924  Howie Meeker, Canadian ice hockey player and politician on November - 04.   

1924  Gabriel Urbain Faure, French composer (Requiem), dies at 79 on November - 04.   

1927  Vittorio Fellegara, composer on November - 04.   

1928  Jose Moncada elected president of Nicaragua on November - 04.   

1928  Hannah Weiner American experimental poet on November - 04.   

1928  Arnold Rothstein, [A R], US businessman/gambler, shot to death at 46 on this day in history.   

1929  John Baldridge' "Berkeley Square," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history jimmy Piersall, baseball player (Red Sox, Senators, Indians)   

1930  On this day in history dick Groat, shortstop (NL MVP 1960)   

1931  On November - 04 jean Genet's "Judith," premieres in Paris   

1931  On November - 04 darla Hood, Leedey Okla, singer/actress (Little Rascals)   

1931  On November - 04 charles Buddy Bolden, US jazz musician, dies   

1932  On November - 04 david Shipman, film historian   

1932  Belle Bennett, actress (Iron Mask), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1933  Bradman scores 200 NSW v Queensland, 184 mins, 26 fours on November - 04.   

1934  On November - 04 pitts ends Detroit Lions' shutout streak at 7 games but loses 40-7   

1935  Miklos Radnai, composer, dies at 43 on November - 04.   

1937  On this day in history rogelio del Villar, composer, dies at 61   

1939  On this day in history 1940 Olympics awarded to Helsinki, Finland   

1939  First air conditioned automobile (Packard) exhibited, Chicago, Ill on November - 04.   

1939  On this day in history uS allows "cash & carry" arms sales during WW II   

1939  Charles Arnold Tournemire, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1940  Eggs & cake rationed in Netherlands on November - 04.   

1940  Manuel Azaña y Diez, Spanish PM (1932..4)/pres (1936-39), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1942  Battle of El Alamein ends with victory for the allies, after 12 days conflict with Rommel's 'Africa Corps' on this day in history.   

1942  13th day of battle at El Alamein: Afr corps draws back out Fuka-posing on November - 04.   

1942  Marcel Barger, [Streliskie], cabaret performer, killed in Auschwitz on November - 04.   

1943  On November - 04 france arrests government of Lebanon   

1944  On November - 04 german troops reconquer Schmidt Hurtgenwald   

1946  UN Educational, Scientific, & Cultural Organization formed on this day in history.   

1946  "Park Avenue" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 72 performances on this day in history.   

1948  TS Eliot wins Nobel Prize for literature on this day in history.   

1949  On November - 04 "One Man's Family" premieres on TV   

1950  On this day in history "Barrier" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 4 performances   

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1448  King Alphonso II of Naples (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.   

1575  Guido Reni, Italian painter (d. 1642) was born on November - 04.   

1587  Samuel Scheidt, German organist/composer, baptised was born on this day in history.   

1590  On this day in history birth of gerard van Honthorst, Dutch painter   

1640  On this day in history birth of carlo Mannelli, composer   

1650  William III of Orange, king of England (1689-1702) was born on November - 04.   

1656  Leonard Sailer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1661  Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine (d. 1742) was born on November - 04.   

0644  On November - 04 death of omar I, Arabic 2nd kalief of Islam, murdered   

1203  Dirk VII, Count of Holland (1190-1203), dies on this day in history.   

1411  On November - 04 death of khalil Sultan, ruler of Transoxonia (b. 1384)   

1652  On November - 04 death of jean-Charles de la Faille, Flemish mathematician (b. 1597)   

1658  On November - 04 death of antoine Le Maistre, French Jansenist (b. 1608)   

1669  Death of Johannes Cocceius, Dutch theologian (b. 1603) on this day in history.   

1674  Kano Tanjoe, Japanese painter (palaces, portraits), dies at 72 on November - 04.   

1698  On this day in history death of rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician and mathematician (b. 1625)