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December 4 is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. December 2004: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September December 4, 2003 December 2003 - please do not remove the date header or category redirect December 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 27 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 771 - Austrasian King Carloman dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne King of the now complete Frankish Kingdom. Events By Place Europe December 4 — Carloman I King of the Franks, dies leaving his brother Charlemagne king of Austrasia (rarely Austria, both meaning "eastern land" formed the north-eastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising Carloman I ( 28 June, 751 – December 4, 771) was the King of the Franks from 768 until his death in 771 Charlemagne (ˈʃɑrlɨmeɪn Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus meaning Charles the Great) (747 – 28 January 814 was King of the Franks from 768 to his The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group
• 1110 - First Crusade: The Crusaders conquer Sidon. The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the dual goals of conquering the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land and freeing The Crusades were a series of military campaigns of a religious character waged by much of Christian Europe against external and internal opponents Sidon,or Saïda, ( Arabic ar صيدا; Phoenician phoenician yodh
• 1259 - Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounces his claims to French-controlled territory on continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels. Henry III (1 October 1207 &ndash 16 November 1272 was the son and successor of John "Lackland" as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years from 1216 The Treaty of Paris (also known as the Treaty of Albeville) was a Treaty between Louis IX of France and Henry III of England This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy.
• 1563 - The final session of the Council of Trent is held (it opened on December 13, 1545). The Council of Trent was the 19th Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
• 1619 - 38 colonists from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God (this is considered by many to be the first Thanksgiving in the Americas). This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. In the United States, Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is an annual one-day legal holiday to express Gratitude for the things one has The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America
• 1674 - Father Jacques Marquette founds a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan to minister to the Illiniwek (the mission would later grow into the city of Chicago, Illinois). Father Jacques Marquette ( June 1, 1637 &ndash May 18, 1675) was a French Missionary who founded Michigan Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. The Illiniwek (also known as the Illini, Illinois Confederacy) were a group of six Native American Tribes in the upper Mississippi River Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• 1676 - Battle of Lund: A Danish army under the command of King Christian V of Denmark engages the Swedish army commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt. The Battle of Lund was fought on December 4 1676 in an area north of the city of Lund in Sweden, between the invading Danish The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Christian V ( 15 April 1646 in Flensburg &ndash 25 August 1699 in Copenhagen) was king of Denmark and "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Baron Simon Grundel-Helmfelt (1617&ndash1677 was a Swedish Field marshal.
• 1783 - At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, US General George Washington formally bids his officers farewell. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Fraunces Tavern is a restaurant and museum in lower Manhattan, New York City. The City of New York George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the
• 1791 - The first issue of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint.
• 1829 - In the face of fierce opposition, British governor Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that all who abetted suttee in India were guilty of culpable homicide. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck (14 September 1774 &ndash 17 June 1839 was a British statesman who served as Governor-General of India from 1828 to 1835 Satī ( Devanagari: सती, the feminine of sat "true" (also suttee) is a Funeral practice among some India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country List of countries by homicide rate Homicide ( Latin homicidium, homo human being + caedere to cut kill refers to the act of killing another
• 1864 - American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea - At Waynesboro, Georgia, forces under Union General Judson Kilpatrick prevent troops led by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General William T. Sherman's campaign destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to the Atlantic Ocean from Atlanta, Georgia. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Sherman's March to the Sea is the name commonly given to the Savannah Campaign conducted in late 1864 by Maj Waynesboro is a city in Burke County, Georgia, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hugh Judson Kilpatrick ( January 14, 1836 &ndash December 4, 1881) was an officer in the Union Army during the American The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Joseph Wheeler ( September 10 1836 – January 25 1906) was an American military commander and politician Union forces did suffer more than three times the Confederate casualties, however.
• 1867 - Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange). Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Oliver Hudson Kelley ( January 7 or January 20, 1826 – January 20, 1913) is considered the "Father" of the Order of The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry also simply styled the Grange is a fraternal organization for American farmers that encouraged farm families
• 1872 - The crewless American ship Mary Celeste is found by the British brig Dei Gratia (the ship was abandoned for 9 days but was only slightly damaged). Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Mary Celeste (sometimes incorrectly spelled Marie Celeste was a Brigantine discovered in the Atlantic Ocean unmanned and under sail The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1875 - Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then Spain. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The City of New York William M Tweed ( April 3, 1823 &ndash April 12, 1878) sometimes informally called Boss Tweed, was an American Politician A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1881 - The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed
• 1906 - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Alpha Phi Alpha ( ΑΦΑ) is the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans Founded on December 4 1906 on the campus of , the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity in the United States established for men of African descent, is founded at Cornell University. Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal
• 1918 - U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Versailles (vɛʀsaj in French) formerly de facto capital of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1921 - The Virginia Rappe manslaughter trial against Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle ends in a hung jury. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Virginia Rappe (rʌpeɪ ( July 7, 1891 &ndash September 9, 1921) was an American model and Silent film Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being in a manner considered by law as less culpable than Murder. Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle ( March 24 1887 &ndash June 29 1933) was an American Silent film Comedian A hung jury is a Jury that cannot agree upon a Verdict after an extended period of Deliberation and is deadlocked with irreconcilable differences of
• 1942 - Holocaust: In Warsaw, Zofia Kossak-Szczucka and Wanda Filipowicz set up the Żegota organization. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Zofia Kossak-Szczucka ( 10 August, 1889 – 9 April, 1968) was a Polish writer and World War II resistance fighter " Żegota " ( also known as the " Konrad Żegota Committee," was a codename for the Council to Aid Jews ( Rada Pomocy Żydom) an underground
• 1942 - Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign ends. Carlson's patrol, also known as The Long Patrol or Carlson's long patrol, was an operation by the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion under the command of The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal, was fought between August 7, 1942, and February 9, 1943, in the
• 1943 - World War II: In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croato-Slovene ie Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija
• 1943 - U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes down the Works Progress Administration, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States. The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 the Work Projects Administration; WPA) was the largest New Deal agency employing millions of people
• 1945 - By a vote of 65 to 7, the United States Senate approves United States participation in the United Nations (the UN was established on October 24, 1945). Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat
• 1951 - Mir Waiz Maulvi Muhammad Yusouf is appointed President of Azad Kashmir Government. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Azad State of Jammu and Kashmir, usually shortened to Azad Jammu and Kashmir ( AJK) or simply Azad Kashmir (literally "free
• 1952 - Great Smog of 1952: A cold fog descends upon London, combining with air pollution and killing at least 12,000 in the weeks and months that follow. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Great Smog, also referred to as the Big Smoke befell London from December 5th to December 9th 1952. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1958 - Dahomey (present-day Benin) becomes a self-governing country within the French Community. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Benin (bə'nɪn officially the Republic of Benin, and also known as Benin Republic, is a country in Western Africa. The French Community (Communauté française was the political entity which replaced in 1958 the French Union, which in turn was the descendant of the French colonial
• 1967 - Vietnam War: US and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia The Mekong Delta (đồng bằng sông Cửu Long “Nine Dragon river delta” is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties
• 1969 - Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed in their sleep during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Black Panther Party (originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a Marxist / Maoist African-American organization established This article is about Fred Hampton Sr For his son see Fred Hampton Jr Mark Clark (Black Panther (June 28 1947 – December 4 1969 was a member of the Black Panther Party. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• 1971 - The UN Security Council calls an emergency session to consider the deteriorating situation between India and Pakistan. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and
• 1971 - The Indian Navy attacks the Pakistan Navy and Karachi. The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India.
• 1971 - The Montreux Casino in Switzerland is set ablaze by someone wielding a flare gun during a Frank Zappa concert; the incident would be noted in the Deep Purple song "Smoke on the Water". Montreux Casino (Casino de Montreux is a Casino located in Montreux Switzerland, on the shoreline of Lake Geneva. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation A flare gun is a gun that fires flares. They are typically used as a distress signal as well as other signaling purposes at sea and between aircraft and people on the ground Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 " Smoke on the Water " is a song by the British Hard rock band Deep Purple.
• 1977 - Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Jean-Bédel Bokassa (ʒɑ̃ bedɛl bɔkasa 22 February 1921 &ndash 3 November 1996) also known as Bokassa I of Central Africa Central Africa|Central African FederationThe Central African Republic ( CAR) République Centrafricaine ʀepyblik sɑ̃tʀafʀikɛn or Centrafrique) is a Landlocked The Central African Empire (Empire Centrafricain was the name of the short-lived self-declared autocratic Monarchy that replaced the Central African Republic
• 1977 - Malaysia Airlines Flight 653 is hijacked and crashes in Tanjong Kupang, Johor, killing 100. Malaysia Airlines Flight 653 (MH653 a Boeing 737-2H6 aircraft registered as (delivered September 1972 as) crashed at Tanjung Kupang, Johor Johor (alt English spelling Johore, Jawi scriptجوهر is a state of Malaysia between 1°20"N and 2°35"N
• 1978 - Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco, California's first female mayor (she served until January 8, 1988). Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) George Richard Moscone (November 24 1929&ndashNovember 27 1978 (mɒsˈkoʊni was an American attorney and Democratic politician Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (ˈfаɪnˌstаɪn (born June 22, 1933) is the senior U The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)
• 1979 - The Hastie fire in Hull, kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Kingston upon Hull ( almost invariably referred
• 1981 - South Africa grants independence to the Ciskei "homeland" (not recognized by any government outside South Africa). Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Ciskei was a Bantustan in the south east of South Africa. It consisted of two separate blocks of land covering 2970 square miles (7700 km³ almost entirely
• 1982 - The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Constitution of the People's Republic of China ( is the highest law within the People's Republic of China.
• 1984 - Hezbollah militants hijack a Kuwait Airlines plane, killing four passengers. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Hezbollah (حزب الله, literally " party of God " is a Shi'a Islamic political and Paramilitary organisation Hijacking (also known as skyjacking and aircraft piracy) is the take over of an Aircraft, by a person or group usually armed Kuwait Airways (الخطوط الجوية الكويتية is the national Airline of Kuwait, based in Kuwait City and wholly owned by
• 1991 - Journalist Terry A. Anderson is released after 7 years in captivity as a hostage in Beirut. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Terry A Anderson (b October 27 1947, Lorain Ohio) is the best known and longest held hostage of a group of Americans believed to be Beirut (بيروت Bayrūt) is the Capital and Largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 He was the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية
• 1991 - Captain Mark Pyle pilots Clipper Goodwill, a Pan American World Airways Boeing 727-221ADV, to Miami International Airport ending 64 years of Pan Am operations. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Miami International Airport is a public Airport located eight miles (13 km) northwest of the Central business district of Miami, in unincorporated
• 1992 - Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 US troops to Somalia in Northeast Africa. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known as the George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known The Horn of Africa (alternatively Northeast Africa, and sometimes Somali Peninsula; shortened to HOA) is a Peninsula in East Africa
• 1993 - A truce is concluded between the government of Angola and UNITA rebels. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola ( União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola) is the second-largest Political party in Angola.
• 1998 - The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Unity connecting module was the first US -built component of the International Space Station.
• 2005 - Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the Government to allow universal and equal suffrage. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders On December 4, 2005, tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protested for democracy and called on the Government to allow universal The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( see pronunciation; conventional short Universal suffrage (also universal adult suffrage, general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of the right to vote to
• 2006 - An adult giant squid is caught on video by Kubodera near the Ogasawara Islands, 1,000 km (620 miles) south of Tokyo. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Squid are marine Cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 300 species officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.

Births

• 1555 - Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. Heinrich Meibom ( December 4, 1555 - September 20, 1625) German Historian and Poet, was born at Barntrup 1625)
• 1580 - Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. Sir Samuel Argall (baptized 4 December 1580 &ndash c 24 January 1626) was an English adventurer and naval officer 1626)
• 1585 - John Cotton, American Puritan leader (d. John Cotton ( December 4, 1585 &ndash December 23, 1652) was a highly regarded principal among the New England Puritan 1652)
• 1595 - Jean Chapelain, French writer (d. Jean Chapelain ( December 4, 1595 - February 22, 1674) was a French Poet and Writer. 1674)
• 1612 - Samuel Butler, English poet (d. Samuel Butler ( 8 February, 1612 &ndash 25 September, 1680) was a poet and satirist 1680)
• 1646 - Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon (December 4 1646 at Rennes – June 6 1730 in Paris) was a Marshal of France during the reign of Louis XIV 1730)
• 1660 - André Campra, French composer (d. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a André Campra ( Aix-en-Provence, December 4, 1660 &ndash June 29, 1744 in Versailles) was a French Composer 1744)
• 1670 - John Aislabie, English politician (d. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Aislabie ( 4 December 1670 &ndash 18 June 1742) was a British Politician, notable for his involvement in the 1742)
• 1711 - Barbara of Portugal, queen of Spain (d. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Barbara of Portugal ( December 4, 1711 &ndash August 27, 1758) was a Portuguese Infanta and later Queen 1758)
• 1713 - Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist (d. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Gasparo count Gozzi ( December 4, 1713 &ndash December 26, 1786) was an Italian Critic and dramatist 1786)
• 1777 - Juliette Récamier, French socialite (d. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jeanne-Françoise Julie Adélaïde Bernard Récamier ( December 4, 1777 - May 11, 1849) was a Frenchwoman who was a leader of 1849)
• 1795 - Thomas Carlyle, Scottish writer and historian (d. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881 was a Scottish essayist satirist and historian whose work was highly influential during the Victorian era. 1881)
• 1798 - Jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jules Armand Stanislas Dufaure (4 December 1798 28 June 1881 was a French Statesman. 1881)
• 1835 - Samuel Butler, English writer (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Samuel Butler ( December 4, 1835 - June 18, 1902 was an iconoclastic Victorian author who published a variety of works including the 1902)
• 1840 - Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Crazy Horse ( Lakota: Thašuŋka Witko, literally "His-Horse-is-Crazy" (ca 1877)
• 1844 - Franz Xavier Wernz, German Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Franz Xavier Wernz SJ ( December 4, 1842 - August 19, 1914) was the twenty-fifth Superior General of the Society of Jesus. 1914)
• 1852 - Orest Khvolson, Russian physicist (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Orest Danilovich Khvolson (Also spelled Orest Danilovich Chwolson, Орест Данилович Хвольсон ( November 22 ( N 1934)
• 1861 - Lillian Russell, American singer and actress (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lillian Russell ( December 4[[ 860]] &ndash June 6 1922) was an American actress and Singer. 1922)
• 1866 (O. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common S. ) - Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-born painter (d. Wassily Kandinsky (Russian Василий Кандинский first name pronounced as) ( – 13 December 1944 was a Russian painter, Printmaker 1944)
• 1868 - Jesse Burkett, American baseball player (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Jesse Cail Burkett ( December 4, 1868 &ndash May 27, 1953) nicknamed "The Crab" was a Major League Baseball player 1953)
• 1875 - Joe Corbett, American baseball player (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Aloysius Corbett ( December 4, 1875 - May 2, 1945) was a major league Baseball Starting pitcher who 1945)
• 1875 - Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Rainer Maria Rilke (also Rainer Maria von Rilke (4 December 1875 &ndash 29 December 1926 is considered one of the German language 's greatest 20th century Poets 1926)
• 1881 - Erwin von Witzleben, German field marshal (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Job-Wilhelm Georg "Erwin" von Witzleben ( 4 December 1881 - 8 August 1944) was a German army officer (by 1940 a 1944)
• 1889 - Lloyd Bacon, American actor and film director (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lloyd Francis Bacon ( December 4, 1889 - November 15, 1955) was a screen stage and Vaudeville actor and Film director 1955)
• 1892 - Francisco Franco, dictator of Spain (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (born December 4, 1892 in Ferrol, died November 20, 1975 in Madrid 1975)
• 1895 - Fung Yu-lan, Chinese philosopher (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Feng Youlan or Fung Yu-Lan ( 1895–1990 was a Chinese philosopher who was important for reintroducing the study of Chinese philosophy. 1990)
• 1899 - Charles William (Charlie) Spencer Newcastle and England football player (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles William "Charlie" Spencer ( 4 December 1899 in Washington, England – 9 February, 1953 in Blackpool 1953)
• 1903 - Cornell Woolrich, American writer (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich ( December 4, 1903 — September 25, 1968) was an American novelist and short story writer 1968)
• 1908 - Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Alfred Day Hershey ( December 4, 1908 &ndash May 22 1997) was an American Nobel Prize -winning Bacteriologist and The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1997)
• 1909 - Jimmy Jewel, English actor (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting James Arthur Thomas J Marsh, always known as Jimmy Jewel, (born December 4, 1909, Sheffield; died December 3, 1995 1995)
• 1910 - Alex North, American film music composer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Alex North ( December 4, 1910 – September 8, 1991) was an American Composer responsible for the first Jazz 1991)
• 1912 - Pappy Boyington, American pilot (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Colonel Gregory "Pappy" Boyington USMC, (December 4 1912 - January 11 1988 was an American fighter ace. 1988)
• 1913 - Mark Robson, Canadian-born film director and producer (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mark Robson ( December 4, 1913 – June 20, 1978) was a Canadian -born Film editor, Film director and 1978)
• 1914 - Rudolf Hausner, Austrian artist (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Rudolf Hausner ( Vienna, December 4, 1914 &ndash February 25, 1995) was an Austrian painter draughtsman printmaker and sculptor 1995)
• 1914 - Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Claude Renoir ( December 4, 1914 – September 5, 1993) was a Cinematographer. 1993)
• 1915 - Eddie Heywood, American jazz musician (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Eddie Heywood (born Edward Heywood Jr 4 December 1915, Atlanta, Georgia &ndash died 3 January 1989, Miami 1989)
• 1916 - Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American writer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ely Jacques Kahn Jr ( December 4, 1916 – May 28, 1994) was an American writer under the byline E 1994)
• 1921 - Deanna Durbin, Canadian actress
• 1922 - Gérard Philipe, French actor (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Deanna Durbin (born December 4, 1921) is a Canadian Singer and Academy Award -winning actress from Hollywood Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Gérard Philipe ( 4 December 1922 – 25 November 1959) was a prominent French actor 1959)
• 1922 - Charles Keating, American lawyer
• 1924 - John Portman, American architect
• 1928 - Dena Dietrich, American actress
• 1930 - Ronnie Corbett, Scottish actor
• 1930 - Jim Hall, American jazz guitarist
• 1931 - Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1931 - Wally George, American TV commentator (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Humphrey Keating Jr (born December 4 1923 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a retired American lawyer politician and banker best known for his involvement in the Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John C Portman Jr (born December 4, 1924) is an American Architect and Real estate developer known for creation of the multi-storied Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dena Dietrich (b December 4 1928, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American actress Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Balfour "Ronnie" Corbett, OBE (born 4 December 1930) is a British Actor and Comedian, born in Scotland James Stanley Hall (born December 4, 1930, Buffalo New York) is an American Jazz Guitarist. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Peter "Fats" Delvecchio, born December 4, 1931 in Fort William, Ontario, is a former Ice hockey player and member of the George Walter Pearch, known as Wally George ( 4 December 1931 &ndash 7 October 2003) was an American conservative 2003)
• 1932 - Roh Tae-woo, President of South Korea
• 1933 - Horst Buchholz, German-born actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Roh Tae-woo (born December 4, 1932 in Daegu, South Korea) is a former ROK Army general and politician The President of the Republic of Korea is according to the Constitution head of state chief executive of the government and commander-in-chief of the armed forces Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Horst Werner Buchholz ( December 4, 1933 – March 3, 2003) was a German Actor, best remembered for his part in 2003)
• 1934 - Victor French, American actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victor French ( December 4, 1934 - June 15, 1989) was an American actor and director 1989)
• 1934 - Wink Martindale, American game show host
• 1935 - Paul O'Neill, American businessman and former Secretary of the Treasury
• 1935 - Robert Vesco, American financier and fugitive
• 1937 - Max Baer, Jr., American actor
• 1938 - Yvonne Minton, Australian soprano
• 1939 - Freddy Cannon, American musician
• 1940 - Gary Gilmore, American murderer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Winston Conrad "Wink" Martindale (born December 4, 1934, Jackson, Tennessee) is a Disc jockey and Television Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul O'Neill may refer to Paul O'Neill (baseball, a former Major League Baseball player and current broadcaster Paul O'Neill (cabinet member Robert Lee Vesco ( December 4 1935 - November 23 2007) was a Fugitive United States Financier. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Max Baer Jr (born December 4, 1937) is an American Actor, Screen writer, producer, and director. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yvonne Fay Minton CBE (born December 4, 1938 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian Opera singer Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon (born Frederick Anthony Picariello December 4 1940, in the North Boston suburb of Lynn, Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Mark Gilmore ( December 4, 1940 — January 17, 1977) was an American Criminal and Spree killer 1977)
• 1942 - Gemma Jones, English actress
• 1944 - Chris Hillman, American singer (The Byrds)
• 1944 - Anna McGarrigle, Canadian folk music singer and songwriter
• 1944 - François Migault, French racing driver
• 1944 - Dennis Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys) (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Gemma Jones (born December 4, 1942) is an English character actress on both stage and screen Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chris Hillman (born Christopher Hillman December 4 1944, Los Angeles, California) was one of the original members of The Byrds The Byrds were a popular American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964 Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. François Migault (born December 4, 1944 in Le Mans) is a former Racing driver from France. Dennis Carl Wilson ( December 4 1944 – December 28 1983) was an American Rock and roll musician best known as a founding The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture 1983)
• 1945 - Roberta Bondar, Canadian astronaut
• 1947 - Terry Woods, Irish musician (The Pogues, Steeleye Span)
• 1948 - Southside Johnny, American singer
• 1949 - Jeff Bridges, American actor
• 1949 - Pamela Stephenson, New Zealand-born actress
• 1951 - Gary Rossington, American musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
• 1951 - Patricia Wettig, American actress
• 1953 - Rick Middleton, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1954 - Tony Todd, American actor and producer
• 1955 - Dave Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1956 - Bernard King, American basketball player
• 1957 - Raul Boesel, Brazilian racing driver
• 1957 - Eric S. Raymond, American open source advocate
• 1959 - Susan W Krebs, American politician
• 1959 - Paul McGrath, Irish footballer
• 1959 - Christa Rothenburger, German speed skater and cyclist
• 1960 - David Green, American baseball player
• 1960 - Glynis Nunn, Australian athlete
• 1961 - Frank Reich, American football player
• 1962 - Kevin Richardson, English footballest
• 1963 - Sergei Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter
• 1964 - Marisa Tomei, American actress
• 1964 - Jonathan Goldstein, American actor
• 1964 - Sertab Erener, Turkish singer
• 1964 - Chelsea Noble, American actress
• 1965 - Álex de la Iglesia, Spanish film director
• 1966 - Fred Armisen, American actor and musician
• 1966 - Suzanne Malveaux, American television news reporter
• 1966 - Chris Shepherd, English film director
• 1969 - Jay-Z, American rapper
• 1970 - Kevin Sussman, American actor
• 1970 - Sylvester Terkay, American professional wrestler
• 1971 - Shannon Briggs, American boxer
• 1972 - Jassen Cullimore, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1972 - Nikki Tyler, American actress
• 1973 - Tyra Banks, American supermodel
• 1973 - Ferry Corsten, Dutch musician and DJ
• 1973 - Steven Menzies, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1973 - Kate Rusby, English folk singer
• 1974 - Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball player
• 1976 - Amie Comeaux, American singer (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Roberta Lynn Bondar, OC, OOnt, FRCP(C, FRSC (born December 4 1945 in Sault Ste Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terry Woods (born 4 December 1947 in Dublin) is an Irish folk musician, specialising in playing the Mandolin and The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background playing Traditional Irish music with influences from Punk rock, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane Steeleye Span is a British Electric folk band formed in 1969 and remaining active today Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Southside Johnny (real name John Lyon, born December 4, 1948 in Neptune New Jersey) is an American Singer-songwriter Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is a four-time Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Musician. Pamela Stephenson also known as Pamela Stephenson Connolly, Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Gary Robert Rossington (born December 4, 1951 in Jacksonville Florida) is a founding member of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Lynyrd Skynyrd (ˌlɛnɚdˈskɪnɝd is an American Southern rock band Patricia Wettig (born December 4, 1951) is an Emmy -award winning American actress and Playwright. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the football player of the same name see Rick Middleton (football player. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Tony Todd (born December 4, 1954) is an American Actor and producer. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Dave Taylor (born December 4, 1955 in Levack, Ontario) is a retired professional Ice hockey player (L Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the 1981 born basketball player see Bernard King (Texas A&M Aggies. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Biography Although an outstanding participant in equestrian show jumping he studied engineering gave up his degree and went on to motor racing Eric Steven Raymond (born December 4 1957 often referred to as ESR, is a Computer programmer, author and Open source software advocate The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Susan W Krebs (born December 4, 1959) is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. Paul McGrath (born 4 December 1959 in Ealing, London England is a former football defender, a long-time member of the Republic of Ireland national Christa Luding-Rothenburger (born 4 December 1959 in Weißwasser, East Germany) is a former speed skater and Track cyclist Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glynis Nunn OAM (born December 4, 1960) is a former Australian heptathlete, the first Olympic Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frank Michael Reich (born December 4, 1961 in Freeport New York) is a former American football Quarterback in the NFL Kevin Richardson (born December 4, 1962) is an English former football player Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Marisa Tomei (born December 4 1964 is a American Actress of stage and screen. Jonathan Goldstein (b December 4 1964 in New York City) is an American actor Sertab Erener (born December 4, 1964) is a Turkish Pop star and also a cross-over soprano with a register as high as High-F Chelsea Noble (born as Nancy Mueller, December 4 1964, Cheektowaga New York) is an actress known mostly for her role in the American Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Álex de la Iglesia (born December 4, 1965) is a Spanish Basque Film director. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Fred Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American Musician, Comedian, and Actor, best known for his work as a cast member Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Suzanne M Malveaux (born December 4, 1966) is an American television News reporter Chris Shepherd is a Television / Film Writer and director. Born in Anfield Liverpool in 1966. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin Sussman (born December 4, 1970) is an American Actor of Television and Film perhaps best known for his recurring Sylvester Terkay (pronounced "Ter-KAI" born December 4, 1970) is an American Professional wrestler and mixed martial Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs (born December 4, 1971, in Brooklyn New York) is an American Heavyweight boxer Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jassen Cullimore (born December 4, 1972 in Simcoe, Ontario) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman currently Nikki Tyler (born December 4, 1972 in Berkeley California) is a pornographic actress best known for her work in the 1990s Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4 1973 is an American Television personality, Emmy Award -winning talk show host, actress Supermodel, former Ferry Corsten, also known under the alias System F, (born 4 December 1973 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a pioneer and producer of trance Steve "Beaver" Menzies (born 4 December 1973 in Manly, New South Wales) is an Australian professional Rugby league footballer for the Kate Rusby (born December 4, 1973) is an English Folk singer and songwriter from Barnsley, South Yorkshire sometimes Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. is a Major League Baseball Second baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amie Noelle Comeaux (surname kəʊməʊ (December 4 1976 in Brusly, Louisiana – December 21 1997 in Lacombe, Louisiana) was an American 1997)
• 1976 - Kristina Groves, Canadian speed skater
• 1977 - Big Pokey, American rapper
• 1978 - Michele Di Piedi, Italian footballer
• 1978 - Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer
• 1979 - Jay DeMerit, American soccer player
• 1982 - Ho-Pin Tung, Dutch-Chinese racing driver
• 1983 - Jimmy Bartel, Australian rules footballer
• 1984 - Brooke Adams, American model
• 1984 - Lindsay Felton, American actress
• 1984 - Lauren London, American actress
• 1985 - Andrew Brackman, American baseball player
• 1985 - Carlos Gómez, Dominican baseball player
• 1986 - Martell Webster, American basketball player

Deaths

• 765 - Jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Kristina Groves (born on December 4, 1976 in Ottawa Ontario) is a Canadian speedskater, of Norwegian descent Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Big Pokey is a rap artist from Houston Texas and is one of the original members of the Screwed Up Click. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Michele Di Piedi (born December 4, 1978 in Palermo) is an Italian professional footballer most famous for playing for Sheffield Jaclyn d/o Joshua Thanaraj Victor (born December 4 1978) is a singer who won the first season of Malaysian Idol. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Jay Michael DeMerit (born 4 December, 1979 in Green Bay, Wisconsin) is an American soccer player. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Ho-Pin Tung (董荷斌 Pinyin: Dǒng Hébīn born December 4, 1982 in Velp, Netherlands) is a Chinese - Dutch Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) James "Jimmy" Bartel (born 4 December 1983 is an Australian Rules Football player for the Geelong Football Club. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Brooke Adams may refer to Brooke Adams (actress Brooke Adams (model - American professional model dancer and wrestler Lindsay Marie Felton (born December 4, 1984 in Seattle Washington) is an American actress. Lauren Nicole London (born December 4, 1984) is an American actress, model and occasional Music video vixen Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Andrew Brackman (born December 4, 1985) is a 6' 10" Right-handed Minor League Baseball Pitcher with the New York Yankees Carlos Argelis Gómez Pena (born December 4, 1985 in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is an Outfielder for the Minnesota Twins Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Martell Webster (born December 4 1986 in Seattle Washington) is an American professional Basketball player currently a member of the Portland Trail Events By Topic Religion Papal privileges are restored in Beneventino and Tuscany (and partly in Spoleto) Jaʿfar al-Sadiq (702-765 in accurate transliteration Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq Arabic: جعفر الصادق in full Jaʿfar ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn 702)
• 771 - Carloman, King of the Franks (b. Events By Place Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Emperor Justinian II Rhinotmetus, regains his throne Events By Place Europe December 4 — Carloman I King of the Franks, dies leaving his brother Charlemagne king of Carloman I ( 28 June, 751 – December 4, 771) was the King of the Franks from 768 until his death in 771 751)
• 1075 - Archbishop Anno II of Cologne
• 1123 - Omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. Events By Place Europe Pepin the Short is elected as king of the Franks by the Frankish nobility marking the end of the For the Thoroughbred racehorse see Omar Khayyam (horse Ghiyās od-Dīn Abol-Fath Omār ibn Ebrāhīm Khayyām Neyshābūri (غیاث الدین 1048)
• 1214 - William I of Scotland
• 1270 - Theobald V of Champagne, King of Navarre
• 1334 - Pope John XXII (b. William I ( Mediaeval Gaelic: Uilliam mac Eanric; Modern Gaelic Uilleam mac Eanraig) known as the Lion or Garbh, "the Rough" Theobald II (c 1238 &ndash December 4, 1270) ( French: Thibaud or Thibault, Spanish: Teobaldo) called Pope John (numbering Pope John XXII (1249 &ndash December 4, 1334) born Jacques Duèze (or d'Euse) was Pope from 1316 to 1334 1249)
• 1340 - Henry Burghersh, English bishop and chancellor (b. Henry Burghersh (1292 &ndash December 4, 1340) English Bishop and chancellor was a younger son of Robert de Burghersh 1st Baron 1292)
• 1459 - Adolf VIII, Duke of Southern Jutland (b. 1401)
• 1576 - Rheticus, Austrian mathematician (b. Georg Joachim von Lauchen, also known as Rheticus ( February 16 1514 &ndash December 4 1574) was a Mathematician, 1514)
• 1585 - John Willock, Scottish reformer
• 1609 - Alexander Hume, Scottish poet
• 1642 - Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, French statesman (b. John Willock (or Willocks) (c 1515 - December 4, 1585) Scottish reformer was a native of Ayrshire and was educated at Alexander Hume (c 1560 - December 4, 1609) was a Scottish poet This article is about a cardinal For information on the Russian also called The Red Eminence, see Mikhail Andreyevich Suslov. 1585)
• 1649 - William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (b. William Drummond ( December 13, 1585 &ndash December 4, 1649) called "of Hawthornden" was a Scottish Poet. 1585)
• 1679 - Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b. Thomas Hobbes (born 5 April 1588died 4 December 1679 was an English philosopher, whose famous 1651 book Leviathan established the foundation 1588)
• 1680 - Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (b. Thomas Bartholin ( Thomas Bartolinus) ( October 20, 1616 – December 4, 1680) was a Danish Physician, Mathematician 1616)
• 1696 - Empress Meishō, Japan (b. Empress Meishō (明正天皇 Meishō-tennō) ( January 9, 1624 – December 4, 1696) was the 109th Monarch of 1624)
• 1732 - John Gay, English poet and dramatist (b. Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Gay ( 30 June, 1685 - 4 December, 1732) was an English Poet and Dramatist. 1685)
• 1798 - Luigi Galvani, Italian physicist (b. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Luigi Galvani was an Italian Physician and Physicist who lived and died in Bologna. 1737)
• 1828 - Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Robert Banks Jenkinson 2nd Earl of Liverpool (7 June 1770 &ndash 4 December 1828 was a British politician and the longest-serving Prime Minister of the The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1770)
• 1902 - Charles Dow, American journalist (Dow Jones & Company - Wall Street Journal) (b. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Charles Henry Dow ( November 6, 1851 – December 4, 1902) was an American Journalist who co-founded Dow Jones & Company Dow Jones & Company is an American publishing and financial information firm 1851)
• 1926 - Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian-born painter (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ivana Kobilca ( December 20, 1861 - December 4, 1926) was a Slovene realist painter who lived worked and studied 1861)
• 1933 - Stefan George, German poet (b. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stefan Anton George ( July 12, 1868 &ndash December 4, 1933) was a German Poet, editor and Translator 1868)
• 1935 - Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian composer (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johan Halvorsen ( 15 March 1864 &ndash 4 December 1935) was a Norwegian Composer, conductor and Violinist 1864)
• 1935 - Charles Robert Richet, French physiologist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Charles Robert Richet ( August 25, 1850 &ndash December 4, 1935) was a French Physiologist who initially investigated a The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1850)
• 1944 - Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roger Philip Bresnahan ( June 11, 1879 &ndash December 4, 1944) nicknamed "The Duke of Tralee " for his Irish 1879)
• 1945 - Thomas Hunt Morgan, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Thomas Hunt Morgan ( September 25, 1866 &ndash December 4, 1945) was an American geneticist and embryologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1866)
• 1956 - Alexandr Rodchenko, Russian painter and photographer (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aleksander Mikhailovich Rodchenko (Александр Михайлович Родченко – December 3, 1956) was a Russian Artist, sculptor 1891)
• 1967 - Bert Lahr, American actor (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Bert Lahr ( August 13, 1895 – December 4, 1967) was a German-Jewish American Tony Award -winning comic actor and vaudeville comedian 1895)
• 1969 - Fred Hampton, American activist (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about Fred Hampton Sr For his son see Fred Hampton Jr 1948)
• 1975 - Hannah Arendt, German political theorist (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1906)
• 1976 - Tommy Bolin, American guitarist (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Richard 'Tommy' Bolin ( August 1, 1951, Sioux City Iowa - December 4, 1976) was an American-born Guitarist best 1951)
• 1976 - Benjamin Britten, English composer (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Edward Benjamin Britten Baron Britten, OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976 was an English Composer, conductor, 1913)
• 1976 - W. F. McCoy, Northern Irish politician (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Frederick McCoy (generally known by his initials (1886 &ndash December 4, 1976) was an Ulster Unionist member of the Parliament of Northern 1886)
• 1980 - Francisco Sá Carneiro, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Francisco Manuel Lumbrales de Sá Carneiro, GCTE, GCC, GCL (fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku sa kɐɾˈnɐiɾu Porto In Portugal, the post of Prime Minister ( Portuguese: primeiro-ministro, Pron. 1934)
• 1980 - Stanisława Walasiewicz (Stella Walsh), Polish-born athlete (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stanisława Walasiewicz (also known as Stanisława Walasiewiczówna and Stella Walsh) ( April 3, 1911 &ndash December 4, 1980 1911)
• 1987 - Rouben Mamoulian, Armenian-American film director (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Rouben Mamoulian ( October 8, 1897 &ndash December 4, 1987) was an Armenian - American film and Theatre 1897)
• 1993 - Frank Zappa, American musician and composer (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director 1940)
• 1995 - Lionel Giroux (Little Beaver), Canadian midget wrestler (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Lionel Giroux ( 1935 - December 4, 1995) was a Canadian midget wrestler who is best known by his Ring name Little 1935)
• 1997 - Richard Vernon, English actor (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Richard Vernon ( 7 March 1925 &ndash 4 December, 1997) was a British Actor. 1925)
• 1999 - Rose Bird, American judge (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Rose Elizabeth Bird ( November 2, 1936 &ndash December 4, 1999) served for 10 years as the 25th Chief Justice (and first female Justice & only 1936)
• 2003 - Iggy Katona, American race car driver (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Egnatius "Iggy" Katona ( 16 August 1916, Toledo Ohio – 4 December 2003, Daytona Beach Florida) was an 1916)
• 2004 - Elena Souliotis, Greek soprano (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Elena Souliotis (sometimes spelled Suliotis) ( 28 May, 1943, Athens, Greece - 4 December, 2004, Florence 1943)
• 2005 - Errol Brathwaite, New Zealand author (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Errol Brathwaite (1924-2005 was a New Zealand author He was born and grew up in Waipukurau, Hawke's Bay. 1924)
• 2005 - Gregg Hoffman, American film producer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gregg Hoffman ( June 11, 1963 &ndash December 4, 2005) born in Phoenix Arizona, was a movie producer responsible for developing the 1963)
• 2005 - Gloria Lasso, French-Spanish singer (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gloria Lasso ( November 25 1922 – December 4 2005) was a Spanish-born singer long based in France 1922)
• 2006 - James Kim, American television personality (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. James Kim ( August 9, 1971 &ndash December 3&ndash4 2006 was an American television personality and technology analyst for the former TechTV 1971)
• 2007 - Norval Morrisseau, Canadian artist (b. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Norval Morrisseau CM ( March 14, 1932 &ndash December 4, 2007) also known as Copper Thunderbird, was an Aboriginal 1932)
• 2007 - Pimp C, American rapper (UGK) (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Chad Butler ( December 29, 1973 &ndash December 4, 2007) better known by his Stage name Pimp C, was an American rapper UGK (short for Underground Kingz) a hip-hop act from Port Arthur Texas was formed in 1987 by the late Chad " Pimp C " Butler 1973)
• 2007 - Chip Reese, American professional poker player (b. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. David Edward Reese ( March 28 1951 &ndash December 4 2007) more commonly known as Chip Reese, was an American professional 1951)

Holidays and observances

• Roman festivals - secret ceremonies in honor of Bona Dea
• Calendar of Saints - Saint John of Damascus: optional memorial; also the Great Martyr Saint Barbara, St. Ada (feast day), St. Bernard degli Uberti
• Barbórka - Miners' Day in Poland
• First day that rain is prayed for in the Diaspora in Judaism. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Roman holidays generally were celebrated to worship and celebrate a certain god or mythological occurrence and consisted of religious observances various festival traditions and usually In Roman mythology, Bona Dea (literally " the good goddess " was the Goddess of Fertility, Healing, Virginity, The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Chrysorrhoas redirects here For the river see Barada. Saint John of Damascus ( Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي Saint Barbara, known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was a Christian Saint and Martyr. St Ada, a Roman Catholic Saint, was a 7th century Nun, Abbess, and dedicated virgin Saint Bernard degli Uberti (Bernardo degli Uberti (d December 4, 1133) was an Abbot of Vallombrosa, a Bishop of Parma, Papal Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Jewish diaspora ( Hebrew: Tefutzah, "scattered" or Galut גלות "exile" Yiddish: tfutses) the presence Judaism (from the Greek Ioudaïsmos, derived from the Hebrew יהודה Yehudah, " Judah " in Hebrew יַהֲדוּת Yahedut It is notably the only Jewish day which is tied to the civil calendar.
• Santería, Lukumí - Day of Shango
• Navy Day in India

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Santería, also known as La Regla de Lukumi (Lukumi's Rule and The Way of the Saints is an Afro-Cuban religious tradition derived from traditional beliefs Santería, also known as La Regla de Lukumi (Lukumi's Rule and The Way of the Saints is an Afro-Cuban religious tradition derived from traditional beliefs Several nations observe or have observed a Navy Day to recognize their Navy.

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