Page 5: Historical Events In November - 04
Friday, 17 October 2025
1924 On November - 04 howie Meeker, Canadian ice hockey player and politician
1924 Gabriel Urbain Faure, French composer (Requiem), dies at 79 on this day in history.
1927 On November - 04 vittorio Fellegara, composer
1928 Jose Moncada elected president of Nicaragua on this day in history.
1928 On this day in history hannah Weiner American experimental poet
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 November - 04.
1929 Jimmy Piersall, baseball player (Red Sox, Senators, Indians) on this day in history.
1930 On November - 04 dick Groat, shortstop (NL MVP 1960)
1931 On November - 04 jean Genet's "Judith," premieres in Paris
1931 Darla Hood, Leedey Okla, singer/actress (Little Rascals) on this day in history.
1931 Charles Buddy Bolden, US jazz musician, dies on November - 04.
1932 David Shipman, film historian on this day in history.
1932 On November - 04 belle Bennett, actress (Iron Mask), dies at 41
1933 On November - 04 bradman scores 200 NSW v Queensland, 184 mins, 26 fours
1934 On November - 04 pitts ends Detroit Lions' shutout streak at 7 games but loses 40-7
1935 On November - 04 miklos Radnai, composer, dies at 43
1937 Rogelio del Villar, composer, dies at 61 on November - 04.
1939 On November - 04 1940 Olympics awarded to Helsinki, Finland
1939 On this day in history first air conditioned automobile (Packard) exhibited, Chicago, Ill
1939 US allows "cash & carry" arms sales during WW II on November - 04.
1939 On November - 04 charles Arnold Tournemire, composer, dies at 69
1940 Eggs & cake rationed in Netherlands on November - 04.
1940 On this day in history manuel Azaña y Diez, Spanish PM (1932..4)/pres (1936-39), dies at 60
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 this day in history.
1942 Marcel Barger, [Streliskie], cabaret performer, killed in Auschwitz on November - 04.
1943 France arrests government of Lebanon on November - 04.
1944 German troops reconquer Schmidt Hurtgenwald on this day in history.
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 "One Man's Family" premieres on TV on this day in history.
1950 "Barrier" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 4 performances on this day in history.
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