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All Figures for November 4 (54 results)

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Alfonso II of Naples — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Alfonso II of Naples
Alfonso II di Napoli

King of Naples (1494–1495), Renaissance Military Commander & Architectural Patron

Italy Politics
Nov 4, 1448 — Dec 18, 1495
Hu Zongxian — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Hu Zongxian
胡宗憲

Ming Dynasty Grand Commander, Coastal Strategist & Military Scholar

China Military
Nov 4, 1512 — Nov 25, 1565
Charles Borromeo — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Charles Borromeo
Carlo Borromeo

Archbishop of Milan, Cardinal, Catholic Saint & Leading Reformer of the Council of Trent

Italy Religion
Oct 2, 1538 — Nov 4, 1584
Guido Reni — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Guido Reni
Guido Reni

Master High-Baroque Painter of the Bolognese School & Classical Draftsman

Italy Arts
Nov 4, 1575 — Aug 18, 1642
Gerard van Honthorst — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Gerard van Honthorst
Gerrit van Honthorst

Dutch Golden Age Master Painter & Leader of the Utrecht Caravaggisti ("Gherardo delle Notti")

Netherlands Arts
Nov 4, 1592 — Apr 27, 1656
Augustus Toplady — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Augustus Toplady
Augustus Montague Toplady

Anglican Cleric, Theologian & Immortal Hymnwriter of "Rock of Ages"

United Kingdom Religion
Nov 4, 1740 — Aug 11, 1778
Pierre-Simon Girard — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Pierre-Simon Girard
Pierre-Simon Girard

French Mathematician, Hydraulic Engineer & Chief Director of Canal de l'Ourcq

France Science
Nov 4, 1765 — Nov 30, 1836
Edmund Kean — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Edmund Kean
Edmund Kean

Celebrated British Shakespearean Tragedian & Drury Lane Theatre Legend

United Kingdom Entertainment
Nov 4, 1787 — May 15, 1833
Paul Delaroche — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Paul Delaroche
Hippolyte-Paul Delaroche

Leading French Academic Historical Painter (*The Execution of Lady Jane Grey*)

France Arts
Jul 17, 1797 — Nov 4, 1856
Thiệu Trị — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Thiệu Trị
紹治帝

3rd Emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty of Vietnam, Scholar & Imperial Poet

Vietnam Politics
Jun 16, 1807 — Nov 4, 1847
Felix Mendelssohn — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Felix Mendelssohn
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Early Romantic Era Master Composer, Pianist, Organist & Conductor

Germany Music
Feb 3, 1809 — Nov 4, 1847
Benjamin Robbins Curtis — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Benjamin Robbins Curtis
Benjamin Robbins Curtis

Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court & Author of the Historic Dred Scott Dissent

United States Jurist
Nov 4, 1809 — Sep 15, 1874
Gabriel Fauré — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Gabriel Fauré
Gabriel Urbain Fauré

Master French Composer, Organist, Pianist & Director of the Conservatoire de Paris

France Music
May 12, 1845 — Nov 4, 1924
Hara Takashi — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Hara Takashi
原 敬

10th Prime Minister of Japan ("Commoner Prime Minister") & Political Reformer

Japan Politics
Mar 15, 1856 — Nov 4, 1921
Akiyama Yoshifuru — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Akiyama Yoshifuru
秋山 好古

General in the Imperial Japanese Army & "Father of Modern Japanese Cavalry"

Japan Military
Feb 9, 1859 — Nov 4, 1930
Kyōka Izumi — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Kyōka Izumi
泉 鏡花

Celebrated Japanese Novelist, Short-Story Writer & Master of Surrealism

Japan Literature
Nov 4, 1873 — Sep 7, 1939