Some of the great historical events that happened today in history, on November 4th!
| 644 | Umar of Arabia is assassinated at Medina and is succeeded as caliph by Uthman. |
| 1493 | Christopher Columbus discovers Guadeloupe during his second expedition. |
| 1677 | William III and Mary of England wed on William’s birthday. |
| 1760 | Following the Russian capture of Berlin, Frederick II of Prussia defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Torgau. |
| 1791 | General Arthur St. Clair, governor of Northwest Territory, is badly defeated by a large Indian army near Fort Wayne. |
| 1798 | Congress agrees to pay a yearly tribute to Tripoli, considering it the only way to protect U.S. shipping. |
| 1842 | Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd in Springfield, Ill.  |
