December, 4th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Friday 04, 1998:
The second module of the International Space Station, Unity, was launched.

Saturday 04, 1993:
A truce is concluded between the government of Angola and UNITA rebels.

Friday 04, 1992:
President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 US troops to soma.

Wednesday 04, 1991:
1991 - US airline Pan Am ends operations.

Saturday 04, 1982:
The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution.

Friday 04, 1981:
South Africa grants "homeland" Ciskei independence (not recognized outside South Africa).

Monday 04, 1978:
Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco, California's first woman mayor (she served until January 8, 1988).

Sunday 04, 1977:
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737 is hijacked and then blown up in mid-air over the Straits of Johore, killing 100.

Thursday 04, 1969:
1969 - Legendary surfer Greg "Da Bull" Noll rode a 65-foot wave on the North Shore of Oahu, still the highest ever recorded.

Monday 04, 1967:
Vietnam War: US and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta (235 of the 300-strong Viet Cong battalion were killed).

Thursday 04, 1958:
Dahomey (present-day Benin) becomes a self-governing country within the French Community.

Thursday 04, 1952:
Great Smog of 1952: A "killer fog" descends on London ("Smog" for "smoke" and "fog" becomes a word).

Tuesday 04, 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).

Saturday 04, 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.

Friday 04, 1942:
Holocaust: In Warsaw, two Christian women, Zofia Kossak and Wanda Filipowicz risk their lives by setting up the Council for the Assistance of the Jews.

Sunday 04, 1921:
The Virginia Rappe manslaughter trial against actor and film director Roscoe Arbuckle ends in a hung jury.

Wednesday 04, 1918:
US President Woodrow Wilson sails for Versailles for the World War I peace talks, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.

Tuesday 04, 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.

Saturday 04, 1875:
Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then Spain.

Wednesday 04, 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).

Wednesday 04, 1867:
Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange Movement).

Sunday 04, 1864:
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 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).

Friday 04, 1829:
In the face of fierce opposition, British Lord William Bentinck carries a regulation declaring that all who abetted suttee in India were guilty of culpable homicide.

Sunday 04, 1791:
The first issue of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.

Thursday 04, 1783:
At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, US General George Washington formally bids his officers farewell.

Friday 04, 1676:
Battle of Lund

Tuesday 04, 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, Illinois).

Wednesday 04, 1619:
Thirty-eight 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).

Wednesday 04, 1563:
The final session of the Council of Trent is held (it opened on December 13, 1545).

Thursday 04, 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.

Sunday 04, 1110:
First Crusade: The Crusaders conquer Sidon.

Saturday 04, 771:
Austrasian King Carloman dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne king of the now complete Frank kingdom.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/04-december/on-this-day.html


People born on December 04

1973:
Tyra Banks, American model (b: December 4, 1973) (Biography of Tyra Banks)

1972:
Nikki Tyler, American actress (b: December 4, 1972) (Biography of Nikki Tyler)

1969:
Shawn Carter, American singer (b: December 4, 1969) (Biography of Shawn Carter)

1966:
Fred Armisen, American actor and musician (b: December 4, 1966) (Biography of Fred Armisen)

1964:
Marisa Tomei, American actress (b: December 4, 1964) (Biography of Marisa Tomei)

1961:
Frank Reich, American football player (b: December 4, 1961) (Biography of Frank Reich)

1960:
Glynis Nunn, Australian athlete (b: December 4, 1960) (Biography of Glynis Nunn)

1957:
Eric S. Raymond, American open source advocate (b: December 4, 1957) (Biography of Eric S. Raymond)

1949:
Jeff Bridges, American actor (b: December 4, 1949) (Biography of Jeff Bridges)

1945:
Roberta Bondar, astronaut and scientist (b: December 4, 1945) (Biography of Roberta Bondar)

1944:
Dennis Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys) (b: December 4, 1944 ; d: December 28, 1983) (Biography of Dennis Wilson)

1942:
Gemma Jones, British actress (b: December 4, 1942) (Biography of Gemma Jones)
Roh Tae-woo, President of South Korea (b: December 4, 1942) (Biography of Roh Tae-woo)

1940:
John Cale, Welsh musician (The Velvet Underground) (b: December 4, 1940) (Biography of John Cale)

1939:
Freddy Cannon, American musician (b: December 4, 1939) (Biography of Freddy Cannon)

1938:
Yvonne Minton, Australian soprano (b: December 4, 1938) (Biography of Yvonne Minton)

1937:
Max Baer, Jr., American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer (b: December 4, 1937) (Biography of Max Baer, Jr.)

1934:
Victor French, American actor (b: December 4, 1934 ; d: June 15, 1989) (Biography of Victor French)
Wink Martindale, American game show host (b: December 4, 1934) (Biography of Wink Martindale)

1931:
Alex Delvecchio, Canadian hockey player (b: December 4, 1931) (Biography of Alex Delvecchio)

1922:
Gérard Philipe, French actor (b: December 4, 1922 ; d: November 25, 1959) (Biography of Gérard Philipe)

1921:
Deanna Durbin, Canadian actress and singer (b: December 4, 1921) (Biography of Deanna Durbin)

1916:
Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American writer (b: December 4, 1916 ; d: May 28, 1994) (Biography of Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr.)

1914:
Rudolf Hausner, Austrian artist (b: December 4, 1914) (Biography of Rudolf Hausner)

1912:
Pappy Boyington, American pilot (b: December 4, 1912 ; d: January 11, 1988) (Biography of Pappy Boyington)

1908:
Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b: December 4, 1908) (Biography of Alfred Hershey)

1903:
Cornell Woolrich, American writer (b: December 4, 1903) (Biography of Cornell Woolrich)

1895:
Fung Yu-lan, Chinese philosopher (b: December 4, 1895) (Biography of Fung Yu-lan)

1892:
Francisco Franco, dictator of Spain (b: December 4, 1892 ; d: November 20, 1975) (Biography of Francisco Franco)

1875:
Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet (b: December 4, 1875 ; d: December 29, 1926) (Biography of Rainer Maria Rilke)

1866:
Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-born painter (b: December 4, 1866 ; d: December 13, 1944) (Biography of Wassily Kandinsky)

1861:
Lillian Russell, American singer and actress (b: December 4, 1861 ; d: June 6, 1922) (Biography of Lillian Russell)

1849:
Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (b: December 4, 1849 ; d: September 5, 1877) (Biography of Crazy Horse (person))

1835:
Samuel Butler, English writer (b: December 4, 1835 ; d: June 18, 1902) (Biography of Samuel Butler (1835-1902))

1795:
Thomas Carlyle, Scottish writer and historian (b: December 4, 1795 ; d: February 5, 1881) (Biography of Thomas Carlyle)

1777:
Madame Récamier, French writer (b: December 4, 1777) (Biography of Madame Recamier)

1660:
André Campra, French composer (b: December 4, 1660 ; d: June 29, 1744) (Biography of André Campra)

1612:
Samuel Butler, English poet (b: December 4, 1612 ; d: June 18, 1680) (Biography of Samuel Butler (1612-1680))

1595:
Jean Chapelain, French writer (b: December 4, 1595 ; d: February 22, 1674) (Biography of Jean Chapelain)

1585:
John Cotton, American Puritan leader (b: December 4, 1585 ; d: December 23, 1652) (Biography of John Cotton)

1580:
Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (b: December 4, 1580 ; d: January 24, 1626) (Biography of Samuel Argall)

1555:
Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (b: December 4, 1555 ; d: September 20, 1625) (Biography of Heinrich Meibom)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/04-december/births.html

[Spiritus Temporis]

They left us on December 04

2001:
Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj (d: December 4, 2001) (Biography of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj)

1997:
Richard Vernon (d: December 4, 1997) (Biography of Richard Vernon)

1993:
Frank Zappa, American musician (b: December 21, 1940 ; d: December 4, 1993) (Biography of Frank Zappa)

1980:
Stanislawa Walasiewicz, Polish-born runner (b: April 11, 1911 ; d: December 4, 1980) (Biography of Stanislawa Walasiewicz)
Francisco Sá Carneiro, Prime Minister of Portugal (1980) (b: July 19, 1934 ; d: December 4, 1980) (Biography of Francisco Sá Carneiro)

1976:
Benjamin Britten, English composer (b: November 22, 1913 ; d: December 4, 1976) (Biography of Benjamin Britten)
Tommy Bolin (d: December 4, 1976) (Biography of Tommy Bolin)

1967:
Bert Lahr, American actor (b: August 13, 1895 ; d: December 4, 1967) (Biography of Bert Lahr)

1956:
Alexandr Rodchenko, Russian painter and photographer (b: December 23, 1891 ; d: December 4, 1956) (Biography of Alexandr Rodchenko)

1935:
Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian composer (b: March 15, 1865 ; d: December 4, 1935) (Biography of Johan Halvorsen)

1933:
Stefan George, German poet (b: July 12, 1868 ; d: December 4, 1933) (Biography of Stefan George)

1926:
Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (b: December 20, 1861 ; d: December 4, 1926) (Biography of Ivana Kobilca)

1845:
Gregor MacGregor (d: December 4, 1845) (Biography of Gregor MacGregor)

1798:
Luigi Galvani, Italian physician and physicist (b: September 9, 1737 ; d: December 4, 1798) (Biography of Luigi Galvani)

1732:
John Gay, English writer (b: June 30, 1685 ; d: December 4, 1732) (Biography of John Gay)

1696:
Empress Meisho of Japan (b: January 9, 1624 ; d: December 4, 1696) (Biography of Empress Meisho of Japan)

1680:
Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (b: October 20, 1616 ; d: December 4, 1680) (Biography of Thomas Bartholin)

1679:
Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b: April 5, 1588 ; d: December 4, 1679) (Biography of Thomas Hobbes)

1649:
William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (b: December 13, 1585 ; d: December 4, 1649) (Biography of William Drummond of Hawthornden)

1642:
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, French statesman (b: September 9, 1585 ; d: December 4, 1642) (Biography of Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu)

1609:
Alexander Hume (d: December 4, 1609) (Biography of Alexander Hume)

1585:
John Willock (d: December 4, 1585) (Biography of John Willock)

1576:
Rheticus (d: December 4, 1576) (Biography of Rheticus)

1459:
Adolf VIII (d: December 4, 1459) (Biography of Adolf VIII)

1334:
Pope John XXII (d: December 4, 1334) (Biography of Pope John XXII)

1270:
Theobald V of Champagne (d: December 4, 1270) (Biography of Theobald V of Champagne)

1214:
William I of Scotland (d: December 4, 1214) (Biography of William I of Scotland)

1123:
Omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b: May 31, 1048 ; d: December 4, 1123) (Biography of Omar Khayyám)

771:
Carloman, son of Pippin III (d: December 4, 771) (Biography of Carloman, son of Pippin III)

765:
Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (b: April 20, 702 ; d: December 4, 765) (Biography of Jafar Sadiq)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/04-december/deaths.html