December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. There are 27 days remaining. A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. ... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar that is used nearly everywhere in the world. ...

December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Events

• 771 - Austrasian King Carloman 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, 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.
• 1563 - The final session of the Council of Trent is held (it opened on December 13, 1545).
• 1619 - 38 colonists from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God (this is considered to be the first Thanksgiving in the Americas).
• 1639 - Jeremiah Horrocks made the first observation of a transit of Venus. (November 24 under the Julian calendar.)
• 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).
• 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.
• 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, British governor 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 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 (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 movement).
• 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).
• 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 the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.
• 1921 - The Virginia Rappe manslaughter trial against Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle ends in a hung jury.
• 1942 - Holocaust: In Warsaw, Zofia Kossak-Szczucka and Wanda Filipowicz set up Żegota.
• 1943 - World War II: In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.
• 1943 - The Great Depression ends in the United States: With unemployment figures falling fast due to war-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).
• 1951 - Mir Waiz Maulvi Muhammad Yusouf appointed President of Azad Kashmir Government.
• 1952 - Great Smog of 1952: A cold fog descends upon London, combining with air pollution and killing up to 12,000 in the weeks and months that follow.
• 1958 - Dahomey (present-day Benin) becomes a self-governing country within the French Community.
• 1967 - Vietnam War: US and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta.
• 1969 - Black Panther members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed in their sleep during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers.
• 1969 - Surfer Greg Noll rides a 65-foot wave on the North Shore of Oahu, still the highest ever recorded.
• 1971 - UN Security Council calls emergency session to consider deteriorating situation between India and Pakistan.
• 1977 - Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire.
• 1977 - Malaysia Airlines Flight 653 is hijacked and crashes in Tanjong Kupang, Johor, 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).
• 1979 - The Hastie fire in Hull, kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee.
• 1980 - The rock group Led Zeppelin formally announce their breakup.
• 1981 - South Africa grants "homeland" Ciskei independence (not recognized outside South Africa).
• 1982 - The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution.
• 1991 - Journalist Terry Anderson is released after 7 years in captivity as a hostage in Beirut (he was the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon).
• 1991 - US airline Pan Am ends operations.
• 1992 - Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 US troops to Somalia.
• 1993 - A truce is concluded between the government of Angola and UNITA rebels.
• 1994 - Pakistan wins World Hockey Championship after 12 years, beating Holland by four goals to three, in Sydney.
• 1998 - Unity, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched.

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For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... Only representation of Saint Louis known to be true to life - Early 14th century statue from the church of Mainneville, Eure, France King Louis IX of France or Saint Louis (April 25, 1214/1215–August 25, 1270) was King of France from 1226 until his death. ... Henry III (October 1, 1207 – November 16, 1272) is one of the least-known British monarchs, considering the great length of his reign. ... The Treaty of Paris was a treaty between Louis IX of France and Henry III of England. ... Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Mont Saint Michel is a historic pilgrimage site and a symbol of Normandy Normandy is a geographical region in northern France. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... The Council of Trent (Italian: Trento) was an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church held in discontinuous sessions between 1545 and 1563 in response to the Protestant Reformation. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Battle of Kawagoe - between two branches of Uesugi families and the late Hojo clan in Japan. ... Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... Evan is so hot, sexy, and cool! Remember that. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Inter. ... State nickname: Old Dominion Other U.S. States Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Governor Mark R. Warner (D) Tim Kaine (D-Governor Elect) Senators John Warner (R) George Allen (R) Official language(s) English Area 110,862 km² (35th)  - Land 102,642 km²  - Water 8,220 km² (7. ... God is the term used to denote the Supreme Being believed by monotheistic religions to exist and to be the creator and ruler of the Universe. ... The First Thanksgiving, after the painting by Jean Louis Gerome Ferris (1863–1930) Thanksgiving is an annual holiday observed in the United States and Canada. ... Map of America by Jonghe, c. ... Events January 14 - Connecticuts first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted. ... Jeremiah Horrocks (c. ... The 2004 transit of Venus A transit of Venus across the Sun takes place when the planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and the Earth, obscuring a small portion of the Suns disc. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and took force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... Father Jacques Marquette (French: Père Jacques Marquette) (10 June 1637 – May 18, 1675) and Louis Jolliet were the first Europeans to see and map the Mississippi River. ... Sunset on Lake Michigan A different sunset on the lake. ... The Illiniwek (also known as the Illini, Illinois, Illinois Confederacy, etc) were a group of sixNative American tribes in the upper Mississippi River valley of North America. ... ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... Christian V Christian V (April 15, 1646 - August 25, 1699), was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670-1699. ... Baron Simon Grundel-Helmfelt (1617–1677) was a Swedish Field marshal. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, and the most densely populated major city in North America. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the successful Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and later became the first President of the United States, an office to which he was elected twice (1789-1797). ... 1791 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, known as Lord William Bentinck (14 September 1774 - 17 June 1839) was a British statesman who served as Governor-General of India from 1828 to 1835. ... Suttee is an ancient Indian funeral practice in which the widow was immolated alive on her husband’s funeral pyre. ... Homicide is the killing of another human being by one or more others. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The American Civil War (1861–1865) was fought in North America within the United States of America, between twenty-four mostly northern states of the Union and the Confederate States of America, a coalition of eleven southern states that declared their independence and claimed the right of secession from the... Major General William T. Sherman. ... Waynesboro is a city located in Burke County, Georgia. ... United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (1836-1881) Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (14 January 1836 near Deckertown, New Jersey – 4 December 1881 in Santiago, Chile) was a officer in the Union army during the American Civil War achieving the rank of Brevet Major General, the United States Minister to Chile, and a failed political... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: With God As Our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans February 4, 1861 until captured... Bronze statue by Berthold Nebel. ... Portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman by Mathew Brady William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, and author. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: North Star State, The Land of 10,000 Lakes, The Gopher State Official languages None Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Senators Mark Dayton (D) Norm Coleman (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 12th 225,365 km² 8. ... Oliver Hudson Kelley Oliver Hudson Kelley (1826 – 1913) is considered the Father of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry (or Grangers). Born in Boston, Massachusetts he then moved to the Minnesota a frontier in 1849, where he became a farmer. ... Grange Hall in Maine, circa 1910 The Grange movement in the United States involved the affiliation of local farmers into area granges to work for their political and economic advantages. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Mary Celeste was a ship found abandoned off the coast of Portugal in 1872. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, and the most densely populated major city in North America. ... 1869 tobacco label featuring Boss Tweed William Marcy Tweed (April 3, 1823–April 12, 1878), known as Boss Tweed, was an American politician and political boss of Tammany Hall who became an icon of urban political machines. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Nicknames: Alphas, A Phi A Founded December 4, 1906 International Headquarters Baltimore, Maryland Official Colors Black and Old Gold Official Flower Yellow Rose Official Symbols Sphinx, Ape, Pharaoh Coat of Arms Motto: First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity website Alpha Phi Alpha... A fraternity is an organization that represents the relationship between its members as akin to brotherhood. ... Cornell University is a research university based in Ithaca, New York. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States (1913–1921). ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machine guns, and poison gas. ... Versailles in 1789. ... United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Europe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Virginia Rappe Virginia Rappe (September 19, 1895 - September 9, 1921) was an American silent film actress. ... Roscoe Conkling Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film comedian. ... This article may be confusing for some readers, and should be edited to enhance clarity. ... This article is about the year. ... Concentration camp inmates during the Holocaust The Holocaust was Nazi Germanys systematic genocide (ethnic cleansing) of various ethnic, religious, national, and secular groups during World War II. Early elements include the Kristallnacht pogrom and the T-4 Euthanasia Program established by Hitler that killed some 200,000 people. ... Warsaw (Polish Warszawa, (?), in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto StoÅ‚eczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... Zofia Kossak-Szczucka (1890 - 1968), Polish author and resistance fighter, is best known for her wartime efforts to help Polish Jews. ... Å»egota (read: [ʒε:gÉ”ta], also spelled Zhegota, Zegota) was the codename for the Council to Aid the Jews (Rada Pomocy Å»ydom), an underground organisation in German-occupied Poland from 1942 to 1945. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ... The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a Balkan state which existed from December 1, 1918 to mid-April 1941. ... Josip Broz Tito (May 7, 1892 - May 4, 1980) was the ruler of Yugoslavia between the end of World War II and his death in 1980. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Great Depression was a massive global economic recession (or depression) that ran from 1929 to approximately 1939. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945), is best known for his leading the U.S. through the Great Depression via his New Deal, his building a powerful political coalition, the New Deal Coalition, that dominated American politics for decades... The Works Progress Administration (later Works Projects Administration, abbreviated WPA), was created on May 6, 1935 with the signing of Executive Order 7034. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... This law-related article does not cite its references or sources. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Azad Kashmir Capital Muzaffarabad Status self-governing state Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Great Smog befell London starting on December 4, 1952, and lasted until March of 1953. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dahomey was an African kingdom situated in what is now Benin. ... The French Community was the political entity which replaced the French Union, which in turn was the descendant of the French Empire following the Second World War. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam), allied with the National Liberation Front (NLF, or Viet Cong) against the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam), and its allies—notably the United States military in support of... United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809km² N/A Population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... A Viet Cong soldier, heavily guarded, awaits interrogation following capture in the attacks on Saigon during the festive Tet holiday period of 1968. ... Mekong River Delta from space, February 1996 The Mekong Delta is the region in Southeast Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Logo of the Black Panther Party The Black Panther Party (originally called the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense) was a militant revolutionary, extreme Black nationalist organization in the United States that formed in the October 1966, and grew to national prominence before falling apart due to a combination of... Fred Hampton (August 30, 1948 – December 4, 1969) was a radical African American activist and deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. ... ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Greg Noll (born February 11, 1937) is known as a pioneer of big wave surfing. ... A wave is a disturbance that propagates in a periodically repeating fashion, often transferring energy. ... The North Shore, in the context of Hawaiian geography, usually refers to the north- to northwest-facing coastline of northern Oahu between Mokuleia town and Kahuku Point. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Jean-Bédel Bokassa (February 22, 1921–November 3, 1996) was the military ruler and emperor of the Central African Republic from January 1, 1966 until his overthrow on September 20, 1979. ... The Central African Empire was the name of the Central African Republic when president Jean-Bédel Bokassa declared himself Emperor Bokassa in 1977. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Malaysia Airlines Flight 653 (MH653), a Boeing 737-2H6 registered as 9M-MBD (delivered in September 1972 as 9M-AQO), was a flight which crashed at Tanjong Kupang, Johor, in Malaysia on the evening of December 4, 1977. ... State Motto: the state moto as appeared on the coat of arms reads kepada Allah berserah which literally means all hopes is to God (Allah) Capital Johor Bahru Sultan Iskandar Al-haj Chief minister Abdul Ghani Othman Area 19,984 km² Population 2. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Mayor Moscone George Richard Moscone (November 24, 1929 - November 27, 1978) was the mayor of San Francisco, California from January 1976 until his assassination in November 1978. ... Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (born June 22, 1933) is a Democratic U.S. Senator from California, a position she has held since 1992. ... City nickname: The City by the Bay Location Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Government County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 600. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Hull or Kingston upon Hull is a British city situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary. ... Bruce George Peter Lee (born Peter Dinsdale in Manchester, July 1960) became Britain’s most prolific killer when he was convicted of 26 charges of manslaughter in 1981. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ciskei Flag of Ciskei Ciskei was a Bantustan in the south east of South Africa. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Terry A. Anderson (born October 27, 1947) is the best known, and longest held, of a group of American hostages captured by Shiite Hezbollah partisans in an attempt to drive the U.S. from Lebanon. ... Central Beirut (2004) Beirut (Arabic: , transliterated BayrÅ«t - the French name, Beyrouth, was also commonly used in English in the past) is the capital, largest city and chief seaport of Lebanon. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pan American World Airways, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal international airline of the United States from the 1930s until its collapse in 1991. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States (1989–1993). ... United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... UNITA sticker The União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) is an Angolan political faction. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands. ... Sydney is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian state of New South Wales, as well as Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... ISS Unity module (NASA) The first U.S.-built component of the International Space Station , a cylinder shaped connecting module with six passageways, or nodes, named Unity, was the primary cargo of Space Shuttle mission STS-88, launched in December 1998 as the first mission dedicated to assembly of the... ISS Statistics Crew: 2 As of August 21, 2005 Perigee: 352. ...

Births

• 1555 - Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625)
• 1580 - Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626)
• 1585 - John Cotton, American Puritan leader (d. 1652)
• 1595 - Jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674)
• 1612 - Samuel Butler, English poet (d. 1680)
• 1660 - André Campra, French composer (d. 1744)
• 1670 - John Aislabie, English politician (d. 1742)
• 1713 - Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist (d. 1786)
• 1777 - Madame Récamier, French writer (d. 1849)
• 1795 - Thomas Carlyle, British writer and historian (d. 1881)
• 1798 - Jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (d. 1881)
• 1835 - Samuel Butler, British writer (d. 1902)
• 1849 - Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877)
• 1861 - Lillian Russell, American singer and actress (d. 1922)
• 1866 - Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-born French abstract painter (d. 1944)
• 1875 - Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet (d. 1926)
• 1892 - Francisco Franco, Head of State of Spain (d. 1975)
• 1895 - Fung Yu-lan, Chinese philosopher (d. 1990)
• 1903 - Cornell Woolrich, American writer (d. 1968)
• 1908 - Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
• 1912 - Pappy Boyington, American pilot (d. 1988)
• 1914 - Rudolf Hausner, Austrian artist (d. 1995)
• 1916 - Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American writer (d. 1994)
• 1921 - Deanna Durbin, Canadian actress and singer
• 1922 - Gérard Philipe, French actor (d. 1959)
• 1931 - Alex Delvecchio, Canadian hockey player
• 1934 - Victor French, American actor (d. 1989)
• 1934 - Wink Martindale, American game show host
• 1937 - Max Baer, Jr., American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer
• 1938 - Yvonne Minton, Australian soprano
• 1939 - Freddy Cannon, American musician
• 1942 - Gemma Jones, British actress
• 1942 - Roh Tae-woo, President of South Korea
• 1944 - Dennis Wilson, American musician and singer (The Beach Boys) (d. 1983)
• 1945 - Roberta Bondar, Canadian astronaut and scientist
• 1949 - Jeff Bridges, American actor
• 1957 - Eric S. Raymond, American open source advocate
• 1960 - Glynis Nunn, Australian heptathlete and Olympic gold medalist
• 1961 - Frank Reich, American football player
• 1963 - Sergei Bubka, Soviet-born Ukrainian pole-vaulter, IAAF World Champion, Olympic gold medalist and current world-record holder
• 1964 - Marisa Tomei, American actress
• 1966 - Fred Armisen, American actor and musician
• 1969 - Jay-Z (Shawn Carter), American rapper
• 1972 - Nikki Tyler, American actress
• 1973 - Tyra Banks, American model

Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Heinrich Meibom (December 4, 1555 - September 20, 1625), German historian and poet, was born at Lemgo. ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... Sir Samuel Argall (1572? - 1626?) was an English adventurer and naval officer. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... John Cotton (1585?-1652) was a founder of Boston, Massachusetts and a highly regarded principal among the New England Puritan ministers, who also included John Winthrop, Thomas Hooker, Increase Mather (who became his son in law), and Thomas Shepard. ... // Events April 6 - Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, and founded Cape Town. ... Events January 30 - William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time. ... Jean Chapelain (December 4, 1595 - February 22, 1674) was a French poet and writer. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... Samuel Butler Samuel Butler (December 4, 1612 - June 18, 1680) was born in Worcestershire: he is remembered now primarily for a long satirical burlesque poem on Puritanism entitled Hudibras. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... André Campra (December 4, 1660 - June 29, 1744) was a French composer and conductor. ... // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia The First Saudi State founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud Prague occupied by Prussian armies Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births January 10 - Thomas Mifflin, fifth President... 1670 was a common year beginning on a Saturday in countries using the Julian calendar and a Wednesday in countries using the Gregorian calendar. ... John Aislabie (December 4, 1670- June 18, 1742) was a British politician, notable for his involvement in the South Sea Bubble and for creating the water garden at Studley Royal. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... // Events April 11 - War of the Spanish Succession: Treaty of Utrecht June 23 - French residents of Acadia given one year to declare allegiance to Britain or leave Nova Scotia Canada first Orrery built by George Graham Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713... Gasparo, count Gozzi (December 4, 1713 - December 26, 1786), was an Italian critic and dramatist. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Récamier Jeanne Françoise Julie Adélaïde Récamier (December 4, 1777 - May 11, 1849), a famous Frenchwoman in the literary and political circles of the early 19th century, was born at Lyons. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The most familiar view of Carlyle is as the bearded sage with a penetrating gaze. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman Jules Armand Stanislas Dufaure (December 4, 1798 - June 28, 1881) was a French statesman. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Samuel Butler Samuel Butler (December 4, 1835 - June 18, 1902) was a British writer best known for his satire Erewhon. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Crazy Horse (Sioux: Tasunka witko, pronounced tashúnka uitko), (December 4, 1849 - September 5, 1877) was a respected member of the Oglala Sioux Native American tribe and is noted for his courage in battle. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Lillian Russell (Helen Louise Leonard) (December 4, 1861 - June 6, 1922) was an American actress and singer. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Wassily Kandinsky On White II (Kandinsky 1923) Wassily Kandinsky (Russian: Василий Кандинский, first name spelled as [vassi:li]) (December 4, 1866 – December 13, 1944) was a Russian-born French painter and art theorist. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Rainer Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926) is generally considered the German languages greatest 20th century poet. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Francisco Franco Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde (December 4, 1892 – November 20, 1975), abbreviated Francisco Franco Bahamonde and sometimes known as Generalisimo Francisco Franco, was Head of State of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Feng Youlan (冯友兰) (December 4, 1895, Henan, China, November 26, 1990, Peking) was a 20th century Chinese philosopher who wrote books introducing Chinese philosophy. ... This article is about the year. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich (December 4, 1903 - September 25, 1968) was an American novelist and short story writer. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alfred Day Hershey (December 4, 1908_1997) was a Nobel Prize-winning bacteriologist. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Then-Major Gregory Pappy Boyington during World War II Colonel Gregory Pappy Boyington (December 4, 1912 - January 11, 1988) was an American fighter pilot who flew with the American Volunteer Group (the Flying Tigers) in China and became a US Marine Corps ace in World War II. // Early life Boyington... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Deanna Durbin Deanna Durbin (born Edna Mae Durbin on December 4, 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to Ukrainian immigrant parents) was a popular young singer and actress in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Gérard Philipe Gérard Philipe (December 4, 1922 – November 22, 1959) was a prominent French actor. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Alex Peter Delvecchio, born December 4, 1931 in Fort William, Ontario is a former ice hockey player and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Victor French (December 4, 1934 _ June 15, 1989) was an American actor. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wink Martindale (born Winston Conrad Martindale on December 4, 1934 in Jackson, Tennessee, USA) is perhaps best known as a game show host for such classic shows as Gambit, Tic Tac Dough, High Rollers, and Debt, although he is also known in Internet circles for the occasional surrealistic comedy articles... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Max Baer Jr. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Yvonne Minton (born December 4, 1938) is an Australian opera singer. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Freddy Cannon, born December 4, 1940, is an American rock and roll singer. ... This article is about the year. ... Gemma Jones (born December 4, 1942, in London, England) is a respected character actress on both stage and screen. ... This article is about the year. ... Roh Tae-woo (born December 4, 1942 in Daegu, South Korea), a Korean general and politician. ... The President is head of state of South Korea. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 - December 28, 1983) was an American rock and roll musician best known as a founding member of The Beach Boys. ... The Beach Boys are a pop music group formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961, whose popularity has lasted into the twenty-first century. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Roberta Bondar Roberta Bondar was a Canadian Astronaut (born December 4, 1945, in Sault Ste. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eric S. Raymond Eric Steven Raymond (born December 4, 1957), often referred to as ESR, is the author of The Cathedral and the Bazaar and the present maintainer of the Jargon File (also known as The New Hackers Dictionary). Though the Jargon File established his original reputation as a... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Glynis Nunn (born December 4, 1960) is a former Australian heptathlete, the first Olympic champion in the event. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Frank Michael Reich (born December 4, 1961 in Freeport, New York) is a former NFL quarterback. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sergei Bubka (Сергій Бубка) (born 4 December 1963 in Voroshilovgrad U.S.S.R., today Luhansk, Ukraine) is an Ukrainian (and former Soviet) athlete. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Autographed poster of Tomei Marisa Tomei (born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Fred Armisen as Fericito Fred Armisen (born December 4, 1966 in Valley Stream, New York) is a multiracial American comedian and actor. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Nikki Tyler (born December 4, 1972 in Berkeley, California) is a pornographic actress best known for her work in the 1990s. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Tyra Banks during a Victorias Secret fashion show. ...

Deaths

• 765 - Jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702)
• 771 - Carloman, King of the Franks (b. 751)
• 1075 - Archbishop Anno II of Cologne
• 1123 - Omar Khayyám, 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 (b. 1249)
• 1340 - Henry Burghersh, English bishop and chancellor (b. 1292)
• 1459 - Adolf VIII, Duke of Southern Jutland (b. 1401)
• 1576 - Rheticus, Austrian mathematician (b. 1514)
• 1585 - John Willock, Scottish reformer
• 1609 - Alexander Hume, Scottish poet
• 1642 - Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, French statesman (b. 1585)
• 1649 - William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (b. 1585)
• 1679 - Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b. 1588)
• 1680 - Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (b. 1616)
• 1696 - Empress Meisho of Japan (b. 1624)
• 1732 - John Gay, British playwright (b. 1685)
• 1784 - Wiseman Claget, British classical scholar (b. 1721)
• 1798 - Luigi Galvani, Italian physicist (b. 1737)
• 1845 - Gregor MacGregor, British con-artist
• 1926 - Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian-born painter (b. 1861)
• 1933 - Stefan George, German poet (b. 1868)
• 1935 - Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian composer (b. 1864)
• 1935 - Charles Robert Richet, French physiologist and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1850)
• 1945 - Thomas Hunt Morgan, American geneticist and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866)
• 1956 - Alexandr Rodchenko, Russian-born Soviet painter and photographer (b. 1891)
• 1967 - Bert Lahr, American actor (b. 1895)
• 1976 - Tommy Bolin, American guitarist (b. 1951)
• 1976 - Benjamin Britten, British composer (b. 1913)
• 1980 - Francisco Sá Carneiro, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1934)
• 1980 - Stanislawa Walasiewicz (Stella Walsh), Polish-born American athlete and Olympic gold medalist (competing for Poland) (b. 1911)
• 1993 - Frank Zappa, American musician and composer (b. 1940)
• 1997 - Richard Vernon, British actor (b. 1925)
• 2005 - Gregg Hoffman, American movie producer (b. 1963/1964)

Events Papal privileges are restored in Beneventino and Tuscany and partly in Spoleto. ... Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (April 20, 702 – December 4, 765), in full Jafar ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn, was the sixth Shia imam, and a theologian and jurist. ... // Births April 20 - Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. ... Events December 4 - Austrasian King Carloman dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne king of the now complete Frank kingdom (Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne Emperor of the Franks at Rome on Christmas Day, 800). ... Carloman (751 - December 4, 771) was a King of the Franks (768 - 771). ... Events Pippin the Short is elected as king of the Franks by the Frankish nobility, marking the end of the Merovingian and beginning of the Carolingian dynasty. ... Events Revolt of the Earls. ... Anno, a saint was Archbishop of Cologne from 1056-1075. ... Events First Council of the Lateran confirms Concordat of Worms and demands that priests remain celibate End of the reign of Emperor Toba of Japan. ... Tomb of Omar Khayyám, Nishapur, Iran. ... Events The city of Oslo is founded by Harald Hardråde of Norway. ... Events Simon Apulia becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... William I (William the Lion, William Leo, William Dunkeld or William Canmore), (1142/1143 - December 4, 1214) reigned as King of Scotland from 1165 to 1214. ... For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. ... Theobald V of Champagne (c. ... Events Births January 4 - Amadeus VI of Savoy, Count of Savoy (died 1383) January 13 - King Henry II of Castile (died 1379) May 25 - Emperor Suko of Japan, third of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders (died 1398) August 30 - King Peter I of Castile (died 1369) James I of Cyprus (died... Pope John XXII, né Jacques dEuse (1249 – December 4, 1334),was the son of a shoemaker in Cahors. ... Events University, the first College at Oxford founded Births Emperor Kameyama of Japan Pope John XXII Frederick I, Margrave of Baden Deaths July 6 - Alexander II of Scotland (b. ... Events Europe has about 74 million inhabitants. ... Henry Burghersh (1292 – December 4, 1340), English bishop and chancellor, was a younger son of Robert, Baron Burghersh (d. ... For broader historical context, see 1290s and 13th century. ... Events September 23 - Battle of Blore Heath. ... Adolf von Schauenburg, d 4 December 1459, Duke of Southern Jutland (in Danish, Sonderjylland), i. ... Events The Lollards, a religious sect taught by John Wycliffe, were persecuted for their beliefs. ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... Georg Joachim von Lauchen Rheticus was born in 1514 at Feldkirch, Austria and died in 1574 at Kosice, Hungary. ... Events March - Louis XII of France makes peace with Emperor Maximilian. ... 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... John Willock (or Willocks) (c. ... // Events April 4 – King of Spain signs an edit of expulsion of all moriscos from Spain April 9 – Spain recognizes Dutch independence May 23 - Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia. ... Alexander Hume (c. ... Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ... Cardinal Richelieu was the French chief minister from 1624 until his death. ... 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... This article is about the Scottish poet William Drummond. ... 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... Thomas Hobbes (April 5, 1588–December 4, 1679) was a noted English political philosopher, most famous for his book Leviathan (1651). ... 1588 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... Thomas Bartholin (October 20, 1616 - December 4, 1680) was a Danish doctor, mathematician and theologist. ... Events October 25 — Dirk Hartog makes the second recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil, at an island off the Western Australian coast Pocahontas arrives in England War between Venice and Austria Collegium Musicum founded in Prague Nicolaus Copernicus De revolutionibus is placed on the Index of Forbidden Books... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... Empress Meishō (明正天皇) (January 9, 1624 - December 4, 1696) was the 109th imperial ruler of Japan, reigning from December 22, 1629 to November 14, 1643. ... Events January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... John Gay John Gay (30 June 1685 - 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist. ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Wiseman Claget was born in August 1721 in Bristol. ... // Events Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos April 4 - Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister of Britain September 10 - Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War November 2 - Peter I is proclaimed Emperor of All the Russias... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Luigi Galvani Luigi Galvani (September 9, 1737–December 4, 1798) was an Italian physician and physicist who lived and died in Bologna. ... Events 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Poyais was a fictional Central American country and the creation of its supposed cazique Gregor MacGregor who in the 1820s used it to entice investment and even colonization. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ivana Kobilca (December 20, 1861 - December 4, 1926) was a Slovene realist painter who lived, worked and studied in various European cities including Vienna, Sarajevo, Berlin, Paris and Munich. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Stefan George (1910) Stefan George (Bingen, Hesse, July 12, 1868 – Locarno, December 4, 1933) was a German poet and translator. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... á 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Johan Halvorsen (March 15, 1864–December 4, 1935) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and musician. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... á 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Charles Robert Richet (August 26, 1850 _ December 4, 1935) was a French physiologist who won the 1913 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work on anaphylaxis, his term for the sometimes fatal reaction by a sensitized individual to a second injection of an antigen. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Thomas Hunt Morgan Thomas Hunt Morgan (September 25, 1866 — December 4, 1945) was an American geneticist. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alexandr Rodchenko (November 23(Old Style) December 5(New Style), 1891 in St. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bert Lahr, born Irving Lahrheim, (August 13, 1895 - December 4, 1967) was a United States comic actor, best remembered today for his role as the Cowardly Lion in the classic 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, but known during his life for a career in burlesque, vaudeville and Broadway. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tommy Bolin (August 1, 1951-December 4, 1976) was an American Born guitarist with Zephyr (from 1969 to 1971. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh, OM (November 22, 1913 – December 4, 1976) was a British composer, conductor and pianist. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Francisco Manuel Lumbrales de Sá Carneiro (Oporto July 19, 1934 - Camarate December 4, 1980), was Prime Minister of Portugal for eleven months in 1980. ... Prime Ministers of the Constitutional Monarchy (1834-1910) First Republic Military Dictatorship Estado Novo Third Republic See also: List of Presidents of Portugal, Politics of Portugal, Lists of incumbents This article contains content from HierarchyPedia article Prime Minister of Portugal, used here under the GNU Free Documentation License. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Stanisława Walasiewicz (April 11, 1911 – December 4, 1980) was a Polish-American athlete. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Frank Zappa Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, guitarist, singer and satirist. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Richard Vernon (March 7, 1925 - December 4, 1997) was a British actor. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gregg Hoffman (1963 – December 4, 2005 in Hollywood, California) was a movie producer responsible for developing the hit movies Saw and Saw II. Filmography Only You (1992) George of the Jungle 2 (2003) Saw (2004) Saw II (2005) References Movie Producer Gregg Hoffman Dies at 42. ...

Holidays and observances

• Roman festivals - secret ceremonies in honor of Bona Dea
• R.C. Saints - Saint John of Damascus: optional memorial; also Saint Barbara
• Also see December 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Santería, Lukumí - Day of Shango
• International Hug Day. See Also: January 21st, National Hugging Day

Festivals in Ancient Rome include religious feasts, normal games and political activities. ... In Roman mythology, Bona Dea (the good goddess) was a goddess of fertility, healing, virginity and women. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... John of Damascus (Latin: Iohannes Damascenus or Johannes Damascenus also known as John Damascene, Chrysorrhoas, streaming with gold—i. ... St. ... Lukumí, Regla de Ocha or Afro-Cuba, most widely known as Santeria, (Santería in Spanish) is a set of related religious systems that superficially seem to fuse Catholic beliefs with traditional Yorùbá beliefs. ... Lukumí, Regla de Ocha or Afro-Cuba, most widely known as Santeria, (Santería in Spanish) is a set of related religious systems that superficially seem to fuse Catholic beliefs with traditional Yoruba beliefs. ... In Yorùbá mythology, Shango is perhaps the most important Orisha; he is a Sky Father, god of thunder and the ancestor of the Yorùbá. Shango is worshipped in Haitian Vodun, as a god of thunder and weather; in Brazilian Candomblé Ketu (under the name Xangô); in Umbanda, as... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... National Hugging Day is celebrated on January 21st. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day

December 3 - December 5 - November 4 - January 4 — listing of all days December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...