On this day: 4 November

Selected events and births on 4 November, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1890 – The City and South London Railway (carriage pictured), the first deep-level underground railway in the world, officially opened, running 3.2 mi (5.1 km) between the City of London and Stockwell. Read more: City and South London Railway Rapid transit City of London
• 1922 – The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered by a team led by British Egyptologist Howard Carter. Read more: Tomb of Tutankhamun Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun Howard Carter
• 1922 – The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered by a team led by British Egyptologist Howard Carter. Read more: Tomb of Tutankhamun Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun Howard Carter
• 1924 – In a special election in Wyoming, Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first woman to be elected as a governor in the United States. Read more: 1924 Wyoming gubernatorial special election Nellie Tayloe Ross Governor (United States)
• 1952 – Robert A. Lovett, United States Secretary of Defense, issued a memorandum establishing the National Security Agency, with responsibility for all communications intelligence for the government. Read more: Robert A. Lovett National Security Agency Signals intelligence
• 1964 – Ruhollah Khomeini was arrested by SAVAK, the Iranian secret police, and exiled to Turkey. Read more: Ruhollah Khomeini SAVAK Ruhollah Khomeini's life in exile
• 1970 – Authorities in California discovered a 13-year-old feral child, pseudonymously known as Genie, who had spent nearly her entire life in social isolation. Read more: Feral child Genie (feral child) Social isolation
• 2008 – Barack Obama became the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected President of the United States. Read more: Barack Obama 2008 United States presidential election President of the United States
• 2016 – The Paris Agreement, under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, came into effect. Read more: Paris Agreement United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Born on this day

• 1946 – Laura Bush, American educator and librarian, 45th First Lady of the United States Read more: Laura Bush List of first ladies of the United States
• 1951 – Traian Băsescu, Romanian captain and politician, 4th President of Romania Read more: Traian Băsescu President of Romania
• 1953 – Carlos Gutierrez, Cuban-American businessman and politician, 35th United States Secretary of Commerce Read more: Carlos Gutierrez United States Secretary of Commerce
• 1953 – Peter Lord, English animator, director, and producer, co-founded Aardman Animations Read more: Peter Lord Aardman Animations
• 1955 – Matti Vanhanen, Finnish journalist and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Finland Read more: Matti Vanhanen Prime Minister of Finland
• 1957 – Tony Abbott, English-Australian scholar and politician, 28th Prime Minister of Australia Read more: Tony Abbott Prime Minister of Australia
• 1961 – Steve Rotheram, English politician, Lord Mayor of Liverpool Read more: Steve Rotheram Lord Mayor of Liverpool
• 1976 – Daniel Bahr, German banker and politician, German Federal Minister of Health Read more: Daniel Bahr Federal Ministry of Health (Germany)
• 1999 – Emma Maltais, Canadian ice hockey player Read more: Emma Maltais
• 2000 – Tyrese Maxey, American basketball player Read more: Tyrese Maxey
• 2000 – Sun Yingsha, Chinese table tennis player Read more: Sun Yingsha
• 2006 – Darja Varfolomeev, Russian-German rhythmic gymnast Read more: Darja Varfolomeev

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / November 4 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.