On Thursday, November 4th, the book of history records, among other things:
1576: Unpaid mercenaries in the service of King Philip II of Spain begin violent acts against the population in Antwerp and destroy the city considerably.
1706: A majority of the Scottish Parliament approves the merger of Scotland with the Kingdom of England. (The “Act of Union” comes into effect on May 1, 1707.)
1911: Second Morocco Crisis: The “Morocco-Congo Treaty” ends the international crisis triggered by the so-called “Panther Jump to Agadir” in July. Germany recognizes the supremacy of France in Morocco and receives an area of 275,000 square kilometers of French Congo.
1946: First general meeting of UNESCO in Paris.
1956: Soviet tank forces brutally crush the Hungarian uprising. Prime Minister Imre Nagy flees to the Yugoslav embassy.
1966: Two days of devastating storms began in Austria (23 dead in the Lesach Valley in East Tyrol) and Italy, where more than 120 victims were counted in the following days and weeks.
1986: The third CSCE follow-up meeting begins in Vienna. 35 delegations take part.
2001: Premiere of the film “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” in London. This is the film adaptation of the first volume of the seven-part Harry Potter novel series by Joanne K. Rowling, directed by Chris Columbus. The Austrian premiere will take place on November 22nd.
2006: A disruption in the German network triggers power outages in large parts of Western Europe. In France alone, around five million people are without electricity. Failures are also reported from Belgium, Italy and Spain. Problems have been recorded in Austria, but emergency measures can prevent a large-scale blackout.
Birthdays: James Montgomery, Scottish poet (1771-1854); Siegfried Borris, German composer (1906-1987); Walter Cronkite, US journalist legend (1916-2009); Antonio (Ruiz Soler), Spanish flamenco dancer (1921-1996); Karl Stark, east. Painter (1921-2011); Felix Dvorak, east. Cabaret artist (1936); Robert Mapplethorpe, US photographer (1946-1989); Laura Welch Bush, US First Lady (1946); Traian Băsescu, Romanian. Politician; 2004-2014 President (1951).
Days of Death: Francisco Gomes de Amorim, Portugal. Dichter (1827-1891).
Name days: Karl, Reinhard, Vitalis, Emmerich, Agricola, Reginhart, Gregor, Helene, Carla, Carola, Carolina.