Famous people born on November 4 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is November 4, you share it with Will Rogers, Walter Cronkite, Matthew McConaughey — and you were born under Scorpio, the sign of the intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
Birthday basics for November 4
Scorpio ♏
Zodiac sign
Topaz
Birthstone
Chrysanthemum
Birth flower
308th
Day of the year
November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years), with 57 days still to come.
Famous people born on November 4
Will Rogers — American humorist, actor, and cowboy philosopher (born 1879).
Walter Cronkite — American news anchor once called the most trusted man in America (born 1916).
Matthew McConaughey — Oscar-winning actor known for Dallas Buyers Club and Interstellar (born 1969).
Also sharing the day:
Art Carney (b. 1918) — American actor beloved as sewer worker Ed Norton on The Honeymooners.
Laura Bush (b. 1946) — American First Lady, teacher, and champion of literacy programs.
Ralph Macchio (b. 1961) — American actor who starred as Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid.
November 4 in history
1922 — Archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
1924 — Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming became the first woman elected governor of a U.S. state.
2008 — Barack Obama was elected the first African-American President of the United States.
1737 — The Teatro di San Carlo, the world's oldest working opera house, was inaugurated in Naples.
1890 — London's City and South London Railway opened as the world's first deep-level electric underground railway.
1960 — Jane Goodall observed wild chimpanzees making tools, a landmark discovery in animal science.
November 4 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is November 4?
Anyone born on November 4 is a Scorpio — intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
What is the birthstone for November 4?
The birthstone for a November 4 birthday is Topaz, and the birth flower is the Chrysanthemum.
Who is the most famous person born on November 4?
Will Rogers is among the best known — American humorist, actor, and cowboy philosopher (born 1879).
What happened on November 4?
In 1922, Archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
What day of the year is November 4?
November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years), with 57 days still to come.
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