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All Figures for November 4 (54 results)

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G. E. Moore — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
G. E. Moore
George Edward Moore

Pioneering British Analytical Philosopher, Author of Principia Ethica & Cambridge Professor

United Kingdom Philosophy
Nov 4, 1873 — Oct 24, 1958
Will Rogers — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Will Rogers
William Penn Adair Rogers

Cherokee-American Humorist, Vaudeville Star, Social Philosopher & Columnist

United States Entertainment
Nov 4, 1879 — Aug 15, 1935
Wilfred Owen — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Wilfred Owen
Wilfred Edward Salter Owen

Foremost English War Poet of World War I, Soldier & Author of "Dulce et Decorum Est"

United Kingdom Literature
Mar 18, 1893 — Nov 4, 1918
Carlos P. Garcia — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Carlos P. Garcia
Carlos Polestico Garcia

8th President of the Philippines, Statesman & Champion of the "Filipino First" Policy

Philippines Politics
Nov 4, 1896 — Jun 14, 1971
Spyridon Marinatos — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Spyridon Marinatos
Σπυρίδων Μαρινάτος

Eminent Greek Archaeologist & World-Famous Excavator of Bronze Age Akrotiri on Santorini

Greece Science
Nov 4, 1901 — Oct 1, 1974
Dragutin Tadijanović — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Dragutin Tadijanović
Dragutin Tadijanović

Doyen of Croatian Modernist Poetry, Literary Translator & Academician

Croatia Literature
Nov 4, 1905 — Jun 27, 2007
Joseph Rotblat — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Joseph Rotblat
Józef Rotblat

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1995), Nuclear Physicist & Founder of Pugwash Conferences

Poland / United Kingdom Peace
Nov 4, 1908 — Aug 31, 2005
Stanley Cortez — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Stanley Cortez
Stanislaus Kranze

Cinematographer & Master of Chiaroscuro (The Magnificent Ambersons, The Night of the Hunter)

United States Filmmaker
Nov 4, 1908 — Dec 23, 1997
Bert Patenaude — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Bert Patenaude
Bertram Albert Patenaude

Soccer Forward & Scorer of the First Hat-Trick in FIFA World Cup History (1930)

United States Athlete
Nov 4, 1909 — Nov 4, 1974
Carlos Marighella — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Carlos Marighella
Carlos Marighella

Brazilian Marxist Political Leader, Anti-Dictatorship Revolutionary & Author

Brazil Politics
Dec 5, 1911 — Nov 4, 1969
Botong Francisco — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Botong Francisco
Carlos Modesto Villaluz Francisco

National Artist of the Philippines for Visual Arts, Legendary Muralist & Painter

Philippines Arts
Nov 4, 1912 — Mar 31, 1969
Walter Cronkite — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Walter Cronkite
Walter Leland Cronkite Jr.

Legendary CBS Evening News Anchor & "The Most Trusted Man in America"

United States Journalism
Nov 4, 1916 — Jul 17, 2009
Ruth Handler — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Ruth Handler
Ruth Marianna Handler

Business Icon, Co-Founder of Mattel & Creator of the Worldwide Phenomenon Barbie Doll

United States Business
Nov 4, 1916 — Apr 27, 2002
Art Carney — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Art Carney
Arthur William Matthew Carney

Academy Award- & 6-Time Emmy Award-Winning Actor & Comedian (The Honeymooners)

United States Actor
Nov 4, 1918 — Nov 9, 2003
Shakuntala Devi — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Shakuntala Devi
शकुंतला देवी

World-Renowned Mental Calculator ("Human Computer"), Astrologer & Author

India Science
Nov 4, 1929 — Apr 21, 2013
Charles K. Kao — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Charles K. Kao
高錕

Nobel Laureate in Physics (2009), "Father of Fiber Optics" & Electrical Engineer

Hong Kong / China Science
Nov 4, 1933 — Sep 23, 2018