
December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. There are 27 days remaining. ==Events== *771 - Austrasian King Carloman,_son_of_Pippin_III dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne king of the now complete Frankish kingdom. *1110 - First Crusade: The Crusaders conquer Sidon. *1259 - Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris (1259), in which Henry renounces his claims to France-controlled territory on continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels. *1563 - The final session of the Council of Trent is held (it opened on December 13, 1545). *1619 - Thirty-eight colony from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God (this is considered to be the first Thanksgiving in the Americas). *1674 - Father Jacques Marquette founds a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan to minister to the Illinois Indians (the mission would later grow into the city of Chicago). *1676 - Battle of Lund *1783 - At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, US General George Washington formally bids his officers farewell. *1791 - The first issue of ''The Observer'', the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published. *1829 - In the face of fierce opposition, United Kingdom Lord William Bentinck carries a regulation declaring that all who abetted suttee in India were guilty of culpable homicide. *1864 - American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea - At Waynesboro, Georgia, forces under United States General Judson Kilpatrick prevent troops led by Confederate States of America General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General William T. Sherman campaign of destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to the Gulf of Mexico (Union forces did suffer more than three times the casualties as the Confederates, however). *1867 - Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange Movement). *1872 - The crewless United States ship Mary Celeste is found by the United Kingdom brig Dei Gratia (the ship was abandoned for 9 days but was only slightly damaged). *1875 - Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then Spain. *1906 - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity in the United States established for men of African descent, was founded at Cornell University. *1918 - US President Woodrow Wilson sails for Versailles for the World War I peace talks, becoming the first United States president to travel to Europe while in office. *1921 - The Virginia Rappe manslaughter trial against actor and film director Roscoe Arbuckle ends in a hung jury. *1942 - Holocaust: In Warsaw, two Christianity women, Zofia Kossak and Wanda Filipowicz risk their lives by setting up the Council for the Assistance of the Jews. *1943 - World War II: In Kingdom of Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile. * 1943 - Great Depression ends in the United States: With unemployment figures falling fast due to World War II-related employment, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes the Works Progress Administration. *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). *1952 - Great Smog of 1952: A "killer fog" descends on London ("Smog" for "smoke" and "fog" becomes a word). *1958 - Dahomey (present-day Benin) becomes a self-governing country within the French Community. *1967 - Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta (235 of the 300-strong Viet Cong battalion were killed). *1969 - Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot to death in their sleep during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers. *1969 - Legendary surfer Greg "Da Bull" Noll rode a 65-foot wave on the North Shore of Oahu, still the highest ever recorded. *1977 - Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire. * 1977 - A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737 is hijacked and then blown up in mid-air over the Straits of Johore, killing 100. *1978 - Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco, California's first woman mayor (she served until January 8, 1988). *1981 - South Africa grants "homeland" Ciskei independence (not recognized outside South Africa). *1982 - The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution of the People's Republic of China. *1991 - Journalist Terry Anderson is released after a seven years' captivity as a hostage in Beirut (he was the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon). * 1991 - US airline Pan American World Airways ends operations. *1992 - President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 United States troops to Somalia. *1993 - A truce is concluded between the government of Angola and UNITA rebels. ==Births== *1585 - John Cotton, American Puritan leader (d. 1652) *1777 - Madame Recamier, French writer (d. 1849) *1795 - Thomas Carlyle, Scottish writer and historian (d. 1881) *1835 - Samuel Butler (1835-1902), English writer (d. 1902) *1849 - Crazy Horse (person), Native American leader (d. 1877) *1861 - Lillian Russell, American singer and actress (d. 1922) *1866 - Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-born painter (d. 1944) *1875 - Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet (d. 1926) *1892 - Francisco Franco, dictator of Spain (d. 1975) *1895 - Fung Yu-lan, Chinese philosopher (d. 1990) *1903 - Cornell Woolrich, crime writer (d. September 24, 1968) *1908 - Alfred Hershey, American psychologist, Nobel winner (d. 1997) *1912 - Pappy Boyington, American fighter pilot (d. 1988) *1914 - Rudolf Hausner, painter and graphic artist (d. 1995) *1916 - Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American magazine writer (d. 1994) *1921 - Deanna Durbin, actress, singer *1922 - Gerard Philipe, actor (d. 1959) *1931 - Alex Delvecchio, ice hockey Hall of Fame player *1934 - Victor French, actor (d. 1989) * 1934 - Wink Martindale, game show host *1937 - Max Baer, Jr., actor, screen writer, director, producer *1938 - Yvonne Minton, Australian soprano *1939 - Freddy Cannon, American Rock musician *1940 - John Cale, rock musician (The Velvet Underground) *1942 - Gemma Jones, British actress *1942 - Roh Tae-woo, President of South Korea *1944 - Dennis Wilson, pop musician (The Beach Boys) (d. 1983) *1945 - Roberta Bondar, astronaut and scientist *1949 - Jeff Bridges, actor *1957 - Brian O'Sullivan, Florida businessman. *1957 - Eric S. Raymond, open source advocate *1960 - Glynis Nunn, Australian heptathlete *1961 - Frank Reich, American football quarterback *1963 - Sergey Bubka, athlete (pole vault) *1964 - Marisa Tomei, actress *1969 - Shawn Carter, AKA 'Jay-Z,' singer *1972 - Nikki Tyler, pornographic actress *1973 - Tyra Banks, model ==Deaths== *765 - Jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702) *771 - Carloman, son of Pippin III, King of the Franks (b. 751) *1123 - Omar Khayyam, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048) *1214 - William I of Scotland *1270 - Theobald V of Champagne, King of Navarre *1334 - Pope John XXII *1408 - Valentina Visconti, wife of Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans *1576 - Rheticus, mathematician *1642 - Cardinal Richelieu, French statesman (b. 1585) *1679 - Thomas Hobbes, English political philosopher *1732 - John Gay, English playwright (b. 1685) *1798 - Luigi Galvani, Italian physicist *1845 - Gregor MacGregor, con artist *1867 - Sophie (Frémiet) Rude, French artist *1890 - (date of burial) King Willem III of the Netherlands *1926 - Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (b. 1861) *1933 - Stefan George, German poet (b. 1868) *1935 - Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian composer *1950 - Blind A Bing, Chinese folk musician *1956 - Alexandr Rodchenko, Russian painter and photographer *1967 - Bert Lahr, actor *1973 - Michael O'Shea, actor *1976 - Benjamin Britten, English composer (b. 1913) *1976 - Tommy Bolin, guitarist (Deep Purple (band)) *1980 - Francisco Sá Carneiro, Prime Minister of Portugal *1980 - Stanislawa Walasiewicz, Polish-American runner *1993 - Frank Zappa, American musician and composer *1997 - Richard Vernon, actor *2001 - Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj, Sultan of Selangor and Yang di-Pertuan Agong ==Holidays and observances== *Ancient Rome - secret ceremonies in honor of Bona Dea *International Hug Day == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/4 BBC: On This Day] ---- December 3 - December 5 - November 4 - January 4 -- historical anniversaries la:4 Decembris
--User:Maveric149 00:55, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC) MediaWiki:December 4 selected anniversaries - MediaWiki talk:December 4 selected anniversaries - [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=MediaWiki:December_4_selected_anniversaries&action=edit edit] ---- Removed: *1534 - The Turkish sultan Suleiman I captures Baghdad. Could not be confirmed [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&c2coff=1&as_qdr=all&q=December+1534+%22Suleiman+I%22+Baghdad] --User:Maveric149 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC) Removed: *1644 - Peace congress in Muenster starts. The Peace of Westphalia (1648) would end the Thirty Years' War. It did happen in 1644 but I could not confirm the exact date. --User:Maveric149 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC) Moved: *1851 - Failed coup d'état in France. First of all the coup was successful. Second of all it happened on December 2. --User:Maveric149 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC) Removed: * 1864 - Romania passes law forbidding Jews to practice law *1900 - The French National Assembly rejects nationalist General Auguste Mercier's proposal to plan an invasion of England. *1909 - First Grey Cup game -- University of Toronto defeats Toronto Parkdale *1916 - Alpha Phi Alpha, the first African-American college fraternities and sororities, is established. *1930 - The Vatican approves the rhythm method for birth control. *1942 - First US bombing of mainland Italy. The December 4 date could not be confirmed outside of 'this day in history'-type websites (''very'' bad source). --User:Maveric149 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC) Moved: * 1918 - The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as Yugoslavia) is proclaimed. Nope - happened on December 1. --User:Maveric149 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC) Moved: *1973 - Pioneer 10 reaches Jupiter (planet). Nope - happened the day before (already there). --User:Maveric149 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC) ==Hug Day== As I pointed out on Talk:Physical intimacy, I would love to see evidence that anybody out there consider 4 December as an International Hug Day. --User_talk:Valmi">User:Valmi|ValmiUser_talk:Valmi 04:14, 31 Oct 2004 (UTC)
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December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. There are 27 days remaining. ==Events== *771 - Austrasian King Carloman,_son_of_Pippin_III dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne king of the now complete Frankish kingdom. *1110 - First Crusade: The Crusaders conquer Sidon. *1259 - Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris (1259), in which Henry renounces his claims to France-controlled territory on continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels. *1563 - The final session of the Council of Trent is held (it opened on December 13, 1545). *1619 - Thirty-eight colony from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God (this is considered to be the first Thanksgiving in the Americas). *1674 - Father Jacques Marquette founds a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan to minister to the Illinois Indians (the mission would later grow into the city of Chicago). *1676 - Battle of Lund *1783 - At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, US General George Washington formally bids his officers farewell. *1791 - The first issue of ''The Observer'', the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published. *1829 - In the face of fierce opposition, United Kingdom Lord William Bentinck carries a regulation declaring that all who abetted suttee in India were guilty of culpable homicide. *1864 - American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea - At Waynesboro, Georgia, forces under United States General Judson Kilpatrick prevent troops led by Confederate States of America General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General William T. Sherman campaign of destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to the Gulf of Mexico (Union forces did suffer more than three times the casualties as the Confederates, however). *1867 - Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange Movement). *1872 - The crewless United States ship Mary Celeste is found by the United Kingdom brig Dei Gratia (the ship was abandoned for 9 days but was only slightly damaged). *1875 - Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then Spain. *1906 - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity in the United States established for men of African descent, was founded at Cornell University. *1918 - US President Woodrow Wilson sails for Versailles for the World War I peace talks, becoming the first United States president to travel to Europe while in office. *1921 - The Virginia Rappe manslaughter trial against actor and film director Roscoe Arbuckle ends in a hung jury. *1942 - Holocaust: In Warsaw, two Christianity women, Zofia Kossak and Wanda Filipowicz risk their lives by setting up the Council for the Assistance of the Jews. *1943 - World War II: In Kingdom of Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile. * 1943 - Great Depression ends in the United States: With unemployment figures falling fast due to World War II-related employment, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes the Works Progress Administration. *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). *1952 - Great Smog of 1952: A "killer fog" descends on London ("Smog" for "smoke" and "fog" becomes a word). *1958 - Dahomey (present-day Benin) becomes a self-governing country within the French Community. *1967 - Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta (235 of the 300-strong Viet Cong battalion were killed). *1969 - Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot to death in their sleep during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers. *1969 - Legendary surfer Greg "Da Bull" Noll rode a 65-foot wave on the North Shore of Oahu, still the highest ever recorded. *1977 - Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire. * 1977 - A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737 is hijacked and then blown up in mid-air over the Straits of Johore, killing 100. *1978 - Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco, California's first woman mayor (she served until January 8, 1988). *1981 - South Africa grants "homeland" Ciskei independence (not recognized outside South Africa). *1982 - The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution of the People's Republic of China. *1991 - Journalist Terry Anderson is released after a seven years' captivity as a hostage in Beirut (he was the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon). * 1991 - US airline Pan American World Airways ends operations. *1992 - President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 United States troops to Somalia. *1993 - A truce is concluded between the government of Angola and UNITA rebels. ==Births== *1585 - John Cotton, American Puritan leader (d. 1652) *1777 - Madame Recamier, French writer (d. 1849) *1795 - Thomas Carlyle, Scottish writer and historian (d. 1881) *1835 - Samuel Butler (1835-1902), English writer (d. 1902) *1849 - Crazy Horse (person), Native American leader (d. 1877) *1861 - Lillian Russell, American singer and actress (d. 1922) *1866 - Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-born painter (d. 1944) *1875 - Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet (d. 1926) *1892 - Francisco Franco, dictator of Spain (d. 1975) *1895 - Fung Yu-lan, Chinese philosopher (d. 1990) *1903 - Cornell Woolrich, crime writer (d. September 24, 1968) *1908 - Alfred Hershey, American psychologist, Nobel winner (d. 1997) *1912 - Pappy Boyington, American fighter pilot (d. 1988) *1914 - Rudolf Hausner, painter and graphic artist (d. 1995) *1916 - Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American magazine writer (d. 1994) *1921 - Deanna Durbin, actress, singer *1922 - Gerard Philipe, actor (d. 1959) *1931 - Alex Delvecchio, ice hockey Hall of Fame player *1934 - Victor French, actor (d. 1989) * 1934 - Wink Martindale, game show host *1937 - Max Baer, Jr., actor, screen writer, director, producer *1938 - Yvonne Minton, Australian soprano *1939 - Freddy Cannon, American Rock musician *1940 - John Cale, rock musician (The Velvet Underground) *1942 - Gemma Jones, British actress *1942 - Roh Tae-woo, President of South Korea *1944 - Dennis Wilson, pop musician (The Beach Boys) (d. 1983) *1945 - Roberta Bondar, astronaut and scientist *1949 - Jeff Bridges, actor *1957 - Brian O'Sullivan, Florida businessman. *1957 - Eric S. Raymond, open source advocate *1960 - Glynis Nunn, Australian heptathlete *1961 - Frank Reich, American football quarterback *1963 - Sergey Bubka, athlete (pole vault) *1964 - Marisa Tomei, actress *1969 - Shawn Carter, AKA 'Jay-Z,' singer *1972 - Nikki Tyler, pornographic actress *1973 - Tyra Banks, model ==Deaths== *765 - Jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702) *771 - Carloman, son of Pippin III, King of the Franks (b. 751) *1123 - Omar Khayyam, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048) *1214 - William I of Scotland *1270 - Theobald V of Champagne, King of Navarre *1334 - Pope John XXII *1408 - Valentina Visconti, wife of Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans *1576 - Rheticus, mathematician *1642 - Cardinal Richelieu, French statesman (b. 1585) *1679 - Thomas Hobbes, English political philosopher *1732 - John Gay, English playwright (b. 1685) *1798 - Luigi Galvani, Italian physicist *1845 - Gregor MacGregor, con artist *1867 - Sophie (Frémiet) Rude, French artist *1890 - (date of burial) King Willem III of the Netherlands *1926 - Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (b. 1861) *1933 - Stefan George, German poet (b. 1868) *1935 - Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian composer *1950 - Blind A Bing, Chinese folk musician *1956 - Alexandr Rodchenko, Russian painter and photographer *1967 - Bert Lahr, actor *1973 - Michael O'Shea, actor *1976 - Benjamin Britten, English composer (b. 1913) *1976 - Tommy Bolin, guitarist (Deep Purple (band)) *1980 - Francisco Sá Carneiro, Prime Minister of Portugal *1980 - Stanislawa Walasiewicz, Polish-American runner *1993 - Frank Zappa, American musician and composer *1997 - Richard Vernon, actor *2001 - Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj, Sultan of Selangor and Yang di-Pertuan Agong ==Holidays and observances== *Ancient Rome - secret ceremonies in honor of Bona Dea *International Hug Day == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/4 BBC: On This Day] ---- December 3 - December 5 - November 4 - January 4 -- historical anniversaries la:4 Decembris
December 4
--User:Maveric149 00:55, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC) MediaWiki:December 4 selected anniversaries - MediaWiki talk:December 4 selected anniversaries - [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=MediaWiki:December_4_selected_anniversaries&action=edit edit] ---- Removed: *1534 - The Turkish sultan Suleiman I captures Baghdad. Could not be confirmed [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&c2coff=1&as_qdr=all&q=December+1534+%22Suleiman+I%22+Baghdad] --User:Maveric149 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC) Removed: *1644 - Peace congress in Muenster starts. The Peace of Westphalia (1648) would end the Thirty Years' War. It did happen in 1644 but I could not confirm the exact date. --User:Maveric149 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC) Moved: *1851 - Failed coup d'état in France. First of all the coup was successful. Second of all it happened on December 2. --User:Maveric149 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC) Removed: * 1864 - Romania passes law forbidding Jews to practice law *1900 - The French National Assembly rejects nationalist General Auguste Mercier's proposal to plan an invasion of England. *1909 - First Grey Cup game -- University of Toronto defeats Toronto Parkdale *1916 - Alpha Phi Alpha, the first African-American college fraternities and sororities, is established. *1930 - The Vatican approves the rhythm method for birth control. *1942 - First US bombing of mainland Italy. The December 4 date could not be confirmed outside of 'this day in history'-type websites (''very'' bad source). --User:Maveric149 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC) Moved: * 1918 - The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as Yugoslavia) is proclaimed. Nope - happened on December 1. --User:Maveric149 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC) Moved: *1973 - Pioneer 10 reaches Jupiter (planet). Nope - happened the day before (already there). --User:Maveric149 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC) ==Hug Day== As I pointed out on Talk:Physical intimacy, I would love to see evidence that anybody out there consider 4 December as an International Hug Day. --User_talk:Valmi">User:Valmi|ValmiUser_talk:Valmi 04:14, 31 Oct 2004 (UTC)
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