Today in History
4 November
219 births · 103 deaths · 50 events recorded
Featured Birthday · Born 1975
Éric Fichaud
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1975)
Notable Births
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Darja Varfolomeev
b. 2006
German rhythmic gymnast
Tyrese Maxey
b. 2000
American basketball player (born 2000)
Sun Yingsha
b. 2000
Chinese table tennis player
Achraf Hakimi
b. 1998
Morocco international footballer (born 1998)
Kaitlin Hawayek
b. 1996
American ice dancer (born 1996)
Éric Fichaud
b. 1975
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1975)
Samantha Smith (actress)
b. 1969
American actress
Lyndall Gordon
b. 1941
South African writer
Notable Deaths
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Bernard Marcus
d. 2024
American billionaire businessman and philanthropist (1929–2024)
Murray Sinclair
d. 2024
Canadian lawyer and politician (1951–2024)
Akbar Golpayegani
d. 2023
Iranian singer (1934–2023)
Ken Hensley
d. 2020
English musician (1945–2020)
Gay Byrne
d. 2019
Irish television and radio presenter (1934–2019)
Isabel Granada
d. 2017
Filipina actress and singer
Cy Young
d. 1955
American baseball player (1867–1955)
Paul Delaroche
d. 1856
French painter (1797–1856)
On This Day in History
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2025
UPS Airlines Flight 2976, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F crashes into multiple buildings during takeoff at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, killing 15 people, including the 3 crew members.
UPS Airlines Flight 2976
2022
The Khash massacre, which refers to the repression of protesters by Iranian security forces, resulting in 18 deaths and more than 20 injuries.
2022 Khash massacre
2020
The Tigray War begins with Tigrayan rebels launching attacks on Ethiopian command centers.
Tigray war
2015
A cargo plane crashes shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport in Juba, South Sudan, killing at least 37 people.
2015 Juba Antonov An-12 crash
2015
A building collapses in the Pakistani city of Lahore resulting in at least 45 deaths and at least 100 injuries.
2015 Lahore factory disaster
2010
Aero Caribbean Flight 883 crashes into Guasimal, Sancti Spíritus; all 68 passengers and crew are killed.
Aero Caribbean Flight 883
2010
Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure over Indonesia shortly after taking off from Singapore, crippling the jet. The crew manage to safely return to Singapore, saving all 469 passengers and crew.
Qantas Flight 32
2008
Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected as President of the United States.
Barack Obama