November 4

What happened on November 4 in history

6 events fall on November 4, from 1737 to 2008. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on November 4

  1. 1737

    Teatro di San Carlo opens

    Naples opens the opera house still in use today.

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  2. 1922

    Tutankhamun's tomb is found

    Howard Carter's team uncovers the first step in the Valley of the Kings.

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  3. 1924

    The first woman governor

    Nellie Tayloe Ross is elected in Wyoming.

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  4. 1956

    Soviet tanks enter Budapest

    The Hungarian uprising is crushed.

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  5. 1979

    The Iran hostage crisis begins

    Students seize the American embassy in Tehran.

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  6. 2008

    Barack Obama is elected

    The first Black president of the United States wins the election.