It happened one 04 November

1922 : Discovery of the entrance to the tomb of Tutankhamun


On November 4, 1922, English Egyptologist Howard Carter and his team discovered the entrance to the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, near the tomb of Ramses VI in the Valley of the Kings. During the excavation, they found the grave intact, preserved for 3,000 years and containing fabulous treasures, which can be seen today in the Cairo Museum.

1956 : Russian tanks crush the uprising in Hungary


On November 4, 1956, Russian tanks crushed the uprising of the Hungarian people started 12 days earlier. Thousands of people were killed and 250,000 Hungarians left the country.

1979 : Iranian students take hostages at U.S. embassy


On November 4, 1979, Iranian students, supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini, stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took 60 American hostages. They demanded the return of the Shah, who fled his country at the beginning of the year, in Iran in order to judge him. President Carter answered the attack by declaring a total embargo on Iranian oil which immediately increased the energy crisis and caused increases of oil prices and panics at gas pumps.

1995 : Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin


On November 4, 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a right-wing Jewish student in Tel Aviv. Rabin had negotiated peace agreements with the Palestinians and had received, together with Yasser Arafat, the Peace Nobel Prize in 1994.

2008 : Obama elected president


On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama was elected to the American presidency with 52.9% of the vote against his Republican opponent John McCain.

Quote of the day : 04 November

Yitzhak Rabin
We do not celebrate the death of our enemies.

Birthdays : 04 November

La Belle Otero, Spanish dancer and courtesan (1868)
Will Rogers, American humorist (1879)
Carlos P. Garcia, 8th President of the Philippines (1896)
Józef Rotblat, Polish physicist, Nobel Peace Prize (1908)
Ruth Handler, President of Mattel, Inc, creator of the Barbie doll (1916)
Walter Cronkite, American journalist (1916)
Cameron Mitchell , American actor (1918)
Martin Balsam, American actor (1919)
Doris Roberts, American actress (1930)
Loretta Swit, American actress (1937)
Marlène Jobert, French actress (1940)
Matti Vanhanen, Finnish politician (1955)
Dominique Voynet, French politician (1958)
Lena Zavaroni, Scottish singer (1963)
Nicolas Canteloup, French imitator (1963)
Matthew McConaughey, American actor (1969)
Sean J. Combs (Puff Daddy), American singer (1969)
Luís Figo, Portuguese footballer (1972)
Heather Tom, American actress (1975)
Mario Melchiot, Dutch footballer (1976)

They left us one 04 November

Felix Mendelssohn, German composer (1847)
Gabriel Fauré, French composer (1924)
Carlos Marighella, Brazilian politician (1969)
Gilles Deleuze, French philosopher (1995)
Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli politician, Nobel peace prize (1995)
Sheree North, American actress (2005)
Michael Crichton, American writer (2008)
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