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Notable anniversaries in history for today: November 4
- 100th: 1924 - California legalizes professional boxing (illegal since 1914).
- 100th: 1924 - Nellie Tayloe Ross elected governor of Wyoming.
- 90th: 1934 - Pittsburgh Pirates end Detroit Lions' shutout streak at 7 games but loses 40-7.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Chris Difford; guitarist/vocalist (Squeeze - "Tempted").
- 40th: 1984 - Death of Merie Earle at age 95 of uremic poisoning; actress (Maude - The Waltons, Green Acres, The Bob Newhart Show).
- 40th: 1984 - Nicaragua holds first free elections in 56 years; Sandinistas win 63 percent.
- 40th: 1984 - PC's Limited computer company founded (later renamed Dell Computer).
- 30th: 1994 - In San Francisco, California, the first conference devoted entirely to the subject of the commercial potential of the World Wide Web opens. Featured speakers include Marc Andreessen of Netscape, Mark Graham of Pandora Systems, and Ken McCarthy of E-Media.
- 15th: 2009 - The New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 to win Major League Baseball's World Series, the Yankees' 27th title with a 4-2 series victory over the defending champions.
- 5th: 2019 - The United States formally begins process to pull out of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
- 5th: 2019 - Nine Americans are killed when Mexican gang members open fire on their vehicles while driving to a wedding about 110 kilometres (70 mi) south of the Mexico-United States border.
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