At A Glance

4 November 2022 at a glance

Day of the week
4 November 2022 was a Friday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Unholy” by Sam Smith and Kim Petras.
Top Film of 2022
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
Star sign
The star sign for 4 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 4 November 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 4 November 2022 was Waxing Gibbous.

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)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2022 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 10 – The United States Mint announces they have started shipping the first of the American Women quarters, starting with poet Maya Angelou, the first African American woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter.
  • March 15 – Amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the Senate passes a resolution condemning President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal.
  • March 27 – The 94th Academy Awards, hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes, are held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Sian Heder's CODA is awarded Best Picture, along with an additional two awards, including Troy Kotsur for Best Supporting Actor.

Life in the US in 2022

President

Joe Biden

Gas (per gallon)

$3.99

Loaf of Bread

$2.76

Average House

$454,900

Weekly Wage

$1,069

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