At A Glance

4 November 2023 at a glance

Day of the week
4 November 2023 was a Saturday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Paint the Town Red” by Doja Cat.
Top Film of 2023
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2023 was Barbie.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2023
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2023 was the Ford Ranger.
Star sign
The star sign for 4 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 4 November 2023 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 4 November 2023 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 4 November

  • 1993 China Airlines Flight 605, a brand-new 747-400, overruns the runway at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport.
  • 2002 Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing a pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress.
  • 2008 Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected as President of the United States.
  • 2010 Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure over Indonesia shortly after taking off from Singapore, crippling the jet. The crew manage to safely return to Singapore, saving all 469 passengers and crew.
  • 2020 The Tigray War begins with Tigrayan rebels launching attacks on Ethiopian command centers.

Famous people born on 4 November

  • Matthew McConaughey, American actor and producer (born 1969)
  • Ralph Macchio, American actor (born 1961)
  • Tabu, Indian actress (born 1971)
  • Steven Ogg, Canadian actor (born 1973)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2023 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2023 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – A Boeing 737-300 owned by Coulson Aviation and serving as a firefighting air tanker crashes in the Fitzgerald River National Park in southern Western Australia.
  • 25 March – New South Wales State election elected the 58th Parliament. Chris Minns won after 12 years in opposition for Labor.
  • 13 April – Cyclone Ilsa crosses the Western Australia coast between Port Hedland and Bidyadanga as a category 5 system just before midnight local time.

Life in Australia in 2023

Prime Minister

Anthony Albanese

Monarch

King Charles III

Petrol (per litre)

$1.80

Loaf of Bread

$4.30

Average House

$770,000

Weekly Wage

$1,900.00

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