November 4

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on November 4, include:

• International Stress Awareness Day - November 4, 2026 (First Wednesday in November)
• King Tut Day 
• National Block It Out Day - November 4, 2026 (First Wednesday in November)
• National Candy Day 
  
• National Chicken Lady Day 
• National Easy-Bake Oven 
• National Eating Healthy Day - November 4, 2026 (First Wednesday in November)
• National Skeptics Day
  
• National Waiting for the Barbarians Day 
• Use Your Common Sense Day 

2026 Weekly Holidays that include November 4, are:

• Drowsy Driving Prevention Week - November 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week of November)
• Give Wildlife a Brake Week - November 1-7, 2026 (First Week of November)
• Medical-Surgical Nurses Week - November 1-7
• National Allied Health Week - November 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week of November)
• National Animal Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week - November 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week of November)
• National Cat Week - November 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week of November)
• National Children's Book Week - November 2-8, 2026, and May 4-10, 2026 (First Full Week in May starting on Monday)
• National Diabetes Education Week - November 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week of November)
• National Fig Week - November 1-7
• National Healthcare Patient Transportation Week - November 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week in November)
• National Medical Cannabis Week - November 1-7
• National Notary Public Week - November 1-7, 2026
• National Patient Accessibility Week - November 2-6, 2026 (First Monday-Friday week of November)
• National Patient Transportation Week - November 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week of November)
• National Vocation Awareness Week - November 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week of November)
• Patient Blood Management Awareness Week - November 2-6, 2026
• Polar Bear Week - November 1-7, 2026 (First Full Week of November)
• Urology Nurses and Associates Week - November 1-7
• Winter Weather Preparedness Week - October 20 - November 9, 2026 (Dates Vary by State)
• World Communication Week - November 1-7
• World Origami Days - October 24 - November 11

2026 Monthly Holidays that include November 4, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our November Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of November.

NOTE: A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for November 4 is Scorpio.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for November are:

• Chrysanthemum - abundance, cheerfulness, compassion, friendship, secret love

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for November is Topaz and Citrine.

Famous Birthdays

• 1916 – Walter Cronkite, American journalist (d. 2009)
• 1916 – Ruth Handler, American businesswoman, created Barbie (d. 2002)
• 1918 – Art Carney, American actor (The Honeymooners) (d. 2003)
• 1930 – Doris Roberts, American actress (Everybody Loves Raymond)
• 1937 – Loretta Swit, American actress (M.A.S.H.)
• 1946 – Laura Bush, American educator, Wife of George W. Bush, 45th First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009
• 1960 – Kathy Griffin, American comedian and actress
• 1969 – Matthew McConaughey, American actor
• 1969 – Sean Combs, (Puff Daddy) American rapper, producer, and actor 

Famous Deaths

• 1955 – Cy Young, American baseball player (b. 1867)
• 2008 – Michael Crichton, American author (ER and Jurassic Park) (b. 1942)
• 2010 – Sparky Anderson, American baseball player and manager (b. 1934)
• 2011 – Andy Rooney, American radio and television host (b. 1919)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1842 - Abraham Lincoln who becomes the 16th President of the U.S., marries Mary Todd

Quote of the Day

Well Done! Kids need to hear from others when they have done a great job on something! Be generous with your compliments and kindness to others! It is important to build others up, and not tear them down!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Kerry's Beef Vegetable Soup, is a very basic healthy soup recipe that is great and is easy to make your own modifications as to what you love! People tell me all of the time that they wish that they could make great soup.

You can get Kerry's Beef Vegetable Soup Recipe on her Healthy Diet Habits website!

Season

November 4th falls within the Fall Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Fall is full of all things pumpkin, leaves falling, and fun holidays and get togethers with friends and family as we enter the Holiday Season and celebrate Halloween, and Thanksgiving. With Fall ending on December 20, 2026, it draws us near to Christmas and the New Year celebrated in the winter season!

Check out our Fall Season page for information about Fall, Fall Dates, Major Fall Holidays and Observances, Major Fall Festivals, Fun Facts About Fall, Fall Food Tips, Fall Gardening, Fall Preparation (Cars, Clothes, Garden, Home), Fall Quotes, and Fall Weather info.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on fall foods: 

• Fall Cooking

• Fall Foods

• Fall Snacks

• Fall Weight Loss Tips

Fall is all about pumpkins, so please also check out our pumpkin pages:

• Pumpkins

• Pumpkin Carving 

• Pumpkin Recipes

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Spring Season (info. coming soon).

• Spring Weight Loss Tips 

This Day in History

• 1493 - Christopher Columbus reaches Leeward Island and Puerto Rico on his travels
• 1847 - Scottish Physician, Sir James Young Simpson, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform
• 1921 - Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo, Japan
• 1922 - Tutankhamun's tomb entrance was discovered in Egypt in the Valley of the Kings by British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men
• 1924 - Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female who is elected as Governor in the United States
• 1952 - The National Security Agency, (NSA) is established by the U.S. Government
• 1962 - The U.S. ends Operation Fishbowl, its final above-ground nuclear weapons testing series
• 1973 - Due to the 1973 oil crisis, in the Netherlands the highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters on their first car-free Sunday
• 1979 - A group of Iranian college students overrun the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and take 90 hostages
• 1980 - Ronald Reagan beats incumbent Jimmy Carter to become the 40th President of the United States

This Day in Music

• 1972 - I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash, hits #1 on the Hot 100
• 1983 - Hearts and Bones, the sixth solo album from Paul Simon is released
• 1989 - Listen to Your Heart by Swedish due Roxette his #1 on the Hot 100
• 1992 - Elton John and Bernie Taupin sign a $39 million songwriting contract with Warner/Chappell
• 1997 - Come on Over, the third album by Shania Twain is released (video below)
• 2016 - Justin Timberlake and Gwen Stefani are voices on the animated film Trolls

This Day in Sports

• 1924 - California legalizes professional boxing which had illegal since 1914
• 1980 - Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies wins his 3rd NL Cy Young Award

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!

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