December 4


 * "December 4th" redirects here. For the song by, see .

Events

 * - n King dies, leaving his brother  King of the now complete  Kingdom.
 * - : The rs conquer.
 * - Kings and  agree to the, in which Henry renounces his claims to -controlled territory on continental  (including ) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels.
 * - The final session of the is held (it opened on, ).
 * - 38 from Berkeley Parish in  disembark in  and give thanks to  (this is considered by many to be the first  in the ).
 * - made the first observation of a . ( under the .)
 * - Father founds a mission on the shores of  to minister to the  (the mission would later grow into the city of ).
 * - : A Danish army under the command of King engages the Swedish army commanded by Field Marshal.
 * - At Fraunces Tavern in, US General formally bids his officers farewell.
 * - The first issue of , the world's first Sunday, is published.
 * - In the face of fierce opposition, governor  carries a regulation declaring that all who abetted  in  were guilty of culpable.
 * - founded.
 * - : - At, forces under  General  prevent troops led by  General  from interfering with Union General 's campaign destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to the  from Atlanta (Union forces did suffer more than three times the Confederate casualties, however).
 * - Former farmer  founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the ).
 * - The crewless ship  is found by the  brig Dei Gratia (the ship was abandoned for 9 days but was only slightly damaged).
 * - Notorious politician  escapes from prison and flees to, then.
 * - The is first published.
 * - Fraternity Inc., the first intercollegiate Greek-letter  in the United States established for men of African descent, was founded at.
 * - US President sails for the  peace talks in, becoming the first  president to travel to  while in office.
 * - The  trial against  ends in a hung.
 * - : In, and Wanda Filipowicz set up the  organization.
 * - : In, resistance leader proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.
 * 1943  - US President  closes down the, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States.
 * - By a vote of 65 to 7, the approves  participation in the  (the UN was established on, 1945).
 * - Mir Waiz Maulvi Muhammad Yusouf appointed President of Government.
 * - : A cold fog descends upon London, combining with air pollution and killing at least 12,000 in the weeks and months that follow.
 * - During a recording session also involving  and  at Sun Records in,  visits the studio and jams with Perkins and Lewis extensively with the tape recorders rolling. (Cash reportedly participates briefly in the jam before leaving the studio with his wife and daughter.) The four men become known as the , and the complete tape from this legendary session is eventually released on compact disc (CD) in.
 * - (present-day ) becomes a self-governing country within the.
 * - A monkey returns to Earth safely, after being launched 55 miles high into outer space by the United States space program.
 * - : and ese forces engage  troops in the . (But this happened all the time.)
 * - members  and  are shot and killed in their sleep during a raid by 14  police officers.
 * 1969  - Surfer  rides a 65-foot high wave off the, still the highest ocean surfing ever recorded.
 * - Security Council calls emergency session to consider deteriorating situation between  and.
 * 1971  - Attack on Pakistan Navy and Karachi by the.
 * 1971  - The   in  is set ablaze by someone wielding a  during a  concert; the incident would be noted in the  song "".
 * -, president of the , crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the.
 * 1977  -  is hijacked and crashes in  Tanjong Kupang,, killing 100.
 * - Following the murder of Mayor, becomes 's first woman mayor (she served until , ).
 * - The Hastie fire in, kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest.
 * - The rock group formally announces its breakup.
 * - grants "homeland"  independence (not recognized by any government outside South Africa).
 * - The adopts its current.
 * - militants  a  plane, killing four passengers.
 * - Journalist is released after 7 years in captivity as a hostage in . He was the last and longest-held American hostage in.
 * 1991  - US airline  ends operations.
 * - : President orders 28,000  troops to, east Africa.
 * - A truce is concluded between the government of and  rebels.
 * - The , the second module of the, is launched.
 * - Tens of thousands of people in  and call on the  to allow.
 * - Adult giant squid is caught on video by Kubodera near the Ogasawara Islands, 1,000 km (620 miles) south of Tokyo.

Births

 * -, German historian and poet (d. )
 * -, English adventurer and naval officer (d. )
 * -, American Puritan leader (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, Marshal of France (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, queen of Spain (d. )
 * -, Italian critic and dramatist (d. )
 * -, French socialite (d. )
 * -, British writer and historian (d. )
 * -, French statesman (d. )
 * -, British writer (d. )
 * -, Oglala Sioux chief (d. )
 * -, German Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. )
 * -, Russian physicist (d. )
 * -, American singer and actress (d. )
 * (O.S.) -, Russian-born painter (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * 1875  -, Austrian poet (d. )
 * -, German field marshal (d. )
 * -, American actor and film director (d. )
 * -, dictator of Spain (d. )
 * -, Chinese philosopher (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American bacteriologist, (d. )
 * -, American film music composer (d. )
 * -, American pilot (d. )
 * -, Canadian-born film director and producer (d. )
 * -, Austrian artist (d. )
 * -, American jazz musician (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, French actor (d. )
 * 1922  -, American lawyer
 * -, Scottish actor
 * 1930  -, jazz guitarist
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * 1931  -, American TV commentator (d. )
 * -, German-born actor (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1934  -, American game show host
 * -, American actor
 * -, Australian soprano
 * -, American musician
 * -, British actress
 * -, Canadian folk music singer and songwriter
 * 1944  -, French racing driver
 * 1944  -, American musician  (d. )
 * -, Canadian astronaut
 * -, Irish musician
 * -, American singer, born John Lyon
 * -, American actor
 * 1949  -, actress
 * -, American musician
 * -, Canadian player
 * -, American actor and producer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Brazilian racing driver
 * 1957  -, American open source advocate
 * -, American politician
 * 1959  -, Irish footballer
 * 1959  -, German speed skater and cyclist
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1960  -, Australian athlete
 * -, American football player
 * 1962  -, English footballer
 * -, Ukrainian pole vaulter
 * -, American actress
 * -, Spanish film director
 * -, American actor and musician
 * 1966  -, British film director
 * -, American comedienne and actress
 * 1969  -, American rapper
 * -, American actor
 * 1970  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American ice hockey player
 * 1972  -, American actress
 * -, American supermodel
 * 1973  -, Australian rugby league footballer
 * -, Japanese baseball player
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * 1976  -, American singer
 * 1976  -, Canadian speed skater
 * -, Dutch-Chinese racing driver
 * -, Australian rules footballer
 * -, American actress
 * 1984  -, American actress
 * 1984  -, American model
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American basketball player

Deaths

 * -, Shia Imam (b. )
 * -, King of the Franks (b. )
 * - of Cologne
 * -, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. )
 * -, King of Navarre
 * - (b. )
 * -, English bishop and chancellor (b. )
 * -, Duke of Southern Jutland (b. )
 * -, Austrian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Scottish reformer
 * -, Scottish poet
 * -, French statesman (b. )
 * -, Scottish poet (b. )
 * -, English philosopher (b. )
 * -, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (b. )
 * -, Japan (b. )
 * -, British playwright (b. )
 * -, Italian physicist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, British con-man
 * -, American journalist ( - ) (b. )
 * -, Slovenian-born painter (b. )
 * -, German poet (b. )
 * -, Norwegian composer (b. )
 * 1935  -, French physiologist,  laureate (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, American geneticist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Russian painter and photographer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American activist (b. )
 * -, German political theorist (b. )
 * -, American guitarist (b. )
 * 1976  -, British composer (b. )
 * 1976  -, Northern Irish politician (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1980  -, Polish-born athlete (b. )
 * -, Armenian-American film director (b. )
 * -, American musician and composer (b. )
 * -, Canadian midget wrestler (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * -, American judge (b. )
 * -, American race car driver (b. )
 * -, Greek soprano (b. )
 * -, New Zealand author (b. )
 * -, American film producer (b.)
 * -, French-Spanish singer (b. )
 * -, CNET Reviewer (b. )
 * -, CNET Reviewer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - secret ceremonies in honor of
 * - Saint : optional memorial; also the Great Martyr, (feast day)
 * - Day in
 * First day that rain is prayed for in the in . It is notably the only Jewish day which is tied to the civil calendar.
 * , - Day of
 * in India