* Astronomy

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RE: November 4th

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Galileo's first flyby of Callisto occurred on 04 November 1996.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/galileo_cl3_time.html

The Deep Impact spacecraft made a close approach of Comet 103P/Hartley 2 on the 4th November 2010
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t2807747/deep-impact/

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People

Stefano Cristiani, (born 4 November 1958) is an Italian astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefano_Cristiani

Sir Joseph Rotblat (4 November 1908 - 31 August 2005) was a physicist.
http://58381.activeboard.com/t45976976/sir-joseph-rotblat-1908-2005/

The Honourable Sir Charles Kuen Kao (born 4 November 1933) is a Chinese-born American and British physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_K._Kao

Henry George "Harry" Ferguson (4 November 1884 - 25 October 1960) was an Irish engineer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Ferguson

Alfred Lee Loomis (November 4, 1887 - August 11, 1975) was an American attorney
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Lee_Loomis

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The first fossils of Homo habilis were discovered on November 4, 1960 in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OH_7

The first of a flight of 16 descending steps to King Tutankhamen's tomb was found on 4 November 1922
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t9349489/tutankhamun/

The final test of Operation Fishbowl was officially recorded as 0730 UTC, 4 November 1962
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45976840/operation-fishbowl/

The X-10 Graphite Reactor went into operation on November 4, 1943.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45976862/x-10-graphite-reactor/

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NGC Discovered

NGC 711 was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan on the 4th November 1881.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55443429/ngc-711/

NGC 1569 was discovered, on November 4, 1788 by William Herschel.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t19625396/ngc-1569/

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Asteroid (91) Aegina was discovered by a French astronomer Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan on November 4, 1866.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/91_Aegina

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The Kitchener Daylight Fireball of November 4, 1977
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t39162435/kitchener-daylight-fireball/

Meteorites

The Kalumbi (L6) meteorite fell in Maharashtra, India, on the 4th November 1879.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45977102/kalumbi-meteorite/

The Diep River (L6) meteorite fell in Western Cape, South Africa, on the 4th November 1906.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45977085/diep-river-meteorite/