December 4th, 1336

Born on December 4th, 1336

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 251,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 4th?

December 4th, 2012

"Il Canto degli Italiani" officially became the national anthem of Italy, 66 years after it was provisionally chosen following the birth of the Italian Republic.

December 4th, 1992

U.S. president George H. W. Bush ordered American troops into Somalia to help provide humanitarian aid and restore order during the ongoing Somali Civil War.

December 4th, 1986

The MV Amazon Venture oil tanker starts leaking while at the port of Savannah, resulting in an oil spill of approximately 500,000 US gallons (1,900,000 L).

December 4th, 1980

The English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbanded.

December 4th, 1971

Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Navy launched a successful attack against the Pakistan Navy at Karachi, sinking three ships with no Indian casualties.

December 4th, 1969

Fred Hampton, the leader of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, and Mark Clark were killed in a raid by Chicago police officers in what many scholars consider an illegal assassination.* *1971 – The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force, an Ulster-loyalist paramilitary group, detonated a bomb at a Catholic-owned pub in Belfast, Northern Ireland, killing 15 people.* 1978 – Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein became San Francisco's first female mayor.

December 4th, 1928

Cosmo Gordon Lang was enthroned as the Archbishop of Canterbury, the first bachelor to be appointed in 150 years.

December 4th, 1909

The first Grey Cup, the championship game of the Canadian Football League, was held in Toronto.

December 4th, 1893

First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers was ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors.

December 4th, 1872

The American brigantine Mary Celeste was found apparently abandoned under circumstances that remain unknown.

December 4th, 1829

Sati, the Hindu funeral custom of a widow's self-immolation on her husband's pyre, was prohibited by Lord William Bentinck in parts of British India after years of campaigning by Ram Mohan Roy (pictured).

December 4th, 1639

Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree made the first successful observation of a transit of Venus (example pictured) from Earth.

December 4th, 1370

Hundred Years' War: In two separate engagements in the Battle of Pontvallain, French forces wiped out an English army which had split up because of a dispute between the commanders.

December 4th, 1875

Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

December 4th, 1872

The American brigantine Mary Celeste is discovered drifting in the Atlantic. Her crew is never found.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 4th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 4th?

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

59

Marisa Tomei

American actress

*December 4th, 1964, Brooklyn

79

Chris Hillman

American musician

*December 4th, 1944, Los Angeles

82

Francisco Franco

Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)

*December 4th, 1892, Ferrol †November 20th, 1975, Madrid

68

Philip Hammond

British politician (born 1955)

*December 4th, 1955, Epping

74

Jeff Bridges

American actor

*December 4th, 1949, Los Angeles

58

Ulf Kirsten

German footballer

*December 4th, 1965, Riesa

70

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

French actor and film director

*December 4th, 1953, Courbevoie

54

Jay-Z

American rapper, producer, businessman and actor

*December 4th, 1969, Brooklyn

78

Wassily Kandinsky

Russian painter (1866–1944)

*December 4th, 1866, Moscow †December 13th, 1944, Neuilly-sur-Seine

81

Gemma Jones

British actress

*December 4th, 1942, Marylebone

50

Tyra Banks

American television personality, producer, and former model

*December 4th, 1973, Inglewood

75

Southside Johnny

American singer

*December 4th, 1948, Neptune Township

85

Thomas Carlyle

Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881)

*December 4th, 1795, Ecclefechan †February 5th, 1881, London

74

Herbert Edward Read

English anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art (1893-1968)

*December 4th, 1893, Muscoates †June 12th, 1968, Stonegrave

60

Sergei Bubka

Ukrainian pole vaulter

*December 4th, 1963, Luhansk

42

Brian Vandborg

Danish road bicycle racer, born 1981

*December 4th, 1981, Herning

34

Frederick III the Simple

King of Sicily

*December 4th, 1342, Catania †July 27th, 1377, Messina

90

Mimie Wood

New Zealand secretary, accountant and librarian

*December 4th, 1888, Dunedin †August 25th, 1979, Crofton Downs

39

Fabrice Jeandesboz

French road cyclist

*December 4th, 1984, Loudéac

Same year
Born in 1336

68

Timur

Turco-Mongol military leader and conqueror (1336–1405)

*April 9th, 1336, Shahrisabz †February 19th, 1405, Otrar

68

Albert I, Duke of Bavaria

Count of Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland (1336-1404)

*July 25th, 1336, Munich †December 13th, 1404, The Hague

39

Philip of Valois, Duke of Orléans

French noble

*July 1st, 1336, Vincennes †September 1st, 1375, Orléans

71

Olivier de Clisson

French general

*April 23rd, 1336, Château de Clisson †April 23rd, 1407, Josselin Castle

69

Balthasar

Landgrave of Thuringia (1336-1406)

*December 21st, 1336, Weißenfels †May 18th, 1406, Wartburg

39

Edward le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer

English noble

*March 24th, 1336, Rutland †November 11th, 1375

38

Gao Qi

Chinese writer and historian at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty

*January 1st, 1336, Suzhou †January 1st, 1374, Nanjing

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Leap year

Yes: 1336 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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