Events in History
- 922 Richarius becomes bishop of Luik
- 1333 Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani
- 1429 Joan of Arc and Charles d'Albret liberate the heavily fortified town of Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier after a siege
- 1501 Philip de Blank & Juana "la Loca" depart to Spain
- 1519 Flood ravages Dutch and Friese coast
- 1520 Danish Norwegian king Christian II crowned King of Sweden
- 1529 English cardinal Thomas Wolsey arrested on charges of treason
- 1576 Eighty Years' War: In Flanders, Spanish defeat Walloon and capture Antwerp
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Shakuntala Devi
Wilfred Owen
Manuel Azaña
Yitzhak RabinWeddings in History
- 1773 American seamstress Elizabeth Griscom (Betsy Ross) weds American upholster John Ross at Huggs Tavern in Gloucester City, New Jersey
- 1842 American socialite Mary Todd (23) weds Illinois Congressman and lawyer Abraham Lincoln (33) in Springfield, Illinois
- 1911 Charles I of Austria marries Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma
Divorces in History
- 1940 American "A Farewell to Arms" novelist Ernest Hemingway (41) divorces 2nd wife American journalist Pauline Pfeiffer (44) divorce after 13 years of marriage
- 1993 Nia Peeples files for divorce from Howard Hewett
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November in History
Strange Meeting for War Poet Owen's Brother
Soldier-poet Wilfred Owen was killed on this day in history – a death that his brother would sense in an extraordinary and inexplicable experience.
November 4, 1918
Iran Hostage Crisis
Iranian students storm the walls of the US Embassy in Tehran
November 4, 1979
Emigrants Crossing the Plains
Print from 1869 showing oxen-drawn covered wagons, men on horseback, oxen and a dog crossing the plains to California.
November 4, 1841
400 Years of Celebration After Plotters Fail to Kill a King
Seething after years of persecution over their religion, a group of 13 English Catholics decided on this day in history to take action. Extreme action.
November 5, 1605