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4 November 2018 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 November 2018 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Girls Like You” by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B.
- Top Film of 2018
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2018 was Avengers: Infinity War.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Sunday Night Football” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2018–19 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 4 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 November 2018 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 November 2018 was Waning Crescent.
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 November 4
- 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)
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Events of 2018 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2018 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 13 – The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency sends a false alarm warning of an incoming ballistic missile attack, causing widespread panic across the state.
- February 6 – SpaceX successfully launches its Falcon Heavy rocket from LC39A at John F. Kennedy Space Center.
- February 16 – Black Panther, directed by Ryan Coogler, is released by Marvel Studios as the 18th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Life in the US in 2018
President
Donald Trump
Gas (per gallon)
$2.72
Loaf of Bread
$2.20
Average House
$347,800
Weekly Wage
$898
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