On November 4, various holidays and memorable events are celebrated around the world. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.

Giant Omelette Day

Since 1985, the town of Abbeville in Louisiana, USA, has celebrated Giant Omelette Day annually. On the first weekend of November, a giant omelette is cooked on the town's main square. It uses five thousand eggs, twenty-five liters of milk, and ten kilograms of various herbs. Anyone can taste the dish. This year, the unusual holiday falls on November 4.

There is a legend that even the famous Napoleon Bonaparte greatly enjoyed egg dishes. Once, when the emperor stayed overnight in the French town of Bessières, he tasted a local dish called "chicken gift." The taste was so delightful that Napoleon ordered eggs collected from the entire district and demanded that omelettes be cooked for his soldiers.

Guy Fawkes Night

In Britain, the night of November 4-5 is celebrated as Guy Fawkes Night. This holiday is also called Bonfire Night or Fireworks Night. It is one of England's most famous historical holidays, commemorating the events of 1605. That year, the king and parliament nearly fell victim to a conspiracy led by the nobleman Guy Fawkes.

National Unity Day in Russia

Russia today celebrates National Unity Day. On this day, according to the plan of Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, Moscow was liberated from Polish invaders. Peter I called Minin "the savior of the Fatherland." This holiday lost its significance for some time, but after the collapse of the USSR, the old tradition was revived.

Historical events on November 4 worldwide

  • 011493 — Christopher Columbus's expedition discovered the island of Guadeloupe;
  • 021873 — dentist John Beers from San Francisco patented gold dental crowns;
  • 031890 — the world's first underground electric railway, the metro, opened in London;
  • 041946 — UNESCO was founded in Paris.

Historical events on November 4 in Kazakhstan

  • 011907 — the first issue of the Tatar-language newspaper "Oral" was published in Orenburg;
  • 021977 — the Kazakh Cardiology Research Institute was established;
  • 031995 — the 582-kilometer electrified section of the Trans-Asian Railway from Shu station to Arys station was opened;
  • 041999 — in Almaty, Sofya Kovalevskaya Street was renamed after composer Nurgisa Tlendiev;
  • 052000 — a monument to poet, zhyrau, and singer Zhambyl Zhabayev was unveiled in Karaganda.

Famous people born on November 4 worldwide

  • 011925 — Soviet and Russian theater and film actor Nikolai Prokopovich was born. People's Artist of the Russian Federation (1995). He played the role of Himmler in Soviet war films.
  • 021956 — Soviet rock musician, singer, poet, author of several songs, and film actor Igor Talkov was born;
  • 031969 — American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer, Oscar winner (films: "Interstellar," "True Detective," "Killer Joe") Matthew McConaughey was born;
  • 041984 — actress of "Women's League" and performer of the role of Masha Bobylkina in the TV series "Deffchonki" Galina Bob was born.

Famous people born on November 4 in Kazakhstan

  • 011880 — Turkologist, Doctor of Philology, Professor, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Honored Scientist of Kazakhstan Sergey Malov was born;
  • 021898 — composer, conductor, Honored Artist of Kazakhstan, veteran of the Great Patriotic War Dmitry Matsutsin was born;
  • 031915 — journalist and collector of literary heritage Gulnar Dulatova was born;
  • 041961 — singer and actor Nurlan Onerbayev was born.