November 4: Unity Day in Russia
Menelik II of Ethiopia
- 1847 – Scottish physician James Young Simpson discovered the anaesthetic qualities of chloroform.
- 1889 – Menelik II (pictured), who would later introduce several technological and administrative advances under his reign, was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia.
- 1966 – The Arno River flooded Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7 m (22 ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books.
- 1991 – Former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos was granted a presidential pardon by Corazon Aquino and allowed to return from exile.
- 2008 – Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected President of the United States.
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