December 4th, 1518

Born on December 4th, 1518

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 184,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 401 days, exactly on June 8th, 2025, people who were born on December 4th, 1518 will be 185,000 days old!

... 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

78

Wassily Kandinsky

Russian painter (1866–1944)

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

54

Jay-Z

American rapper, producer, businessman and actor

*December 4th, 1969, Brooklyn

81

Gemma Jones

British actress

*December 4th, 1942, Marylebone

70

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

French actor and film director

*December 4th, 1953, Courbevoie

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

74

Matthäus Alber

(1495-1570)

*December 4th, 1495, Reutlingen †December 1st, 1570, Blaubeuren

39

Fabrice Jeandesboz

French road cyclist

*December 4th, 1984, Loudéac

30

Taco van der Hoorn

Dutch cyclist

*December 4th, 1993, Rotterdam

Same year
Born in 1518

75

Jacopo Tintoretto

Renaissance painter (1518/1519-1594)

*September 29th, 1518, Venice †May 31st, 1594, Venice

44

Antoine of Navarre

French king consort (1518-1562)

*April 22nd, 1518, La Fère †November 17th, 1562, Les Andelys

79

Hermann von Weinsberg

German writer (1518-1597)

*January 3rd, 1518, Cologne †March 23rd, 1597, Cologne

75

Nicolas de Pellevé

Catholic cardinal

*October 18th, 1518, France †March 28th, 1594, Paris

80

Germain Audebert

French poet

*March 3rd, 1518, Orléans †December 15th, 1598, Orléans

69

Giovanni Maria Cecchi

Italian poet, playwright, writer and notary

*March 15th, 1518, Florence †October 19th, 1587, San Martino

56

Sidonie of Saxony

Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg (1518-1575)

*March 8th, 1518, Meissen †January 4th, 1575, Weißenfels

41

Kaspar Brusch

German historian and theologian (1518-1559)

*August 19th, 1518, Horní Slavkov †November 20th, 1559, Rothenburg ob der Tauber

48

Ernest III, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

*December 17th, 1518, Osterode am Harz †April 2nd, 1567, Herzberg Castle

32

Mirza Hindal

Mughal Empire emperor

*November 30th, 1518, Kabul †November 22nd, 1551, Nangarhar

44

Johann Hommel

German astronomer and mathematician (1518-1562)

*February 2nd, 1518, Memmingen †July 4th, 1562, Leipzig

42

Conrad Lycosthenes

German humanist

*August 8th, 1518, Rouffach †March 25th, 1561, Basel

48

Johann Funck

German Lutheran theologian

*February 7th, 1518, Wöhrd †October 28th, 1566, Königsberg

55

Hieronymus Gerhard

German jurist (1518-1574)

*December 31st, 1518, Hildesheim †May 12th, 1574, Stuttgart

57

Clara of Saxe-Lauenburg

German noble

*December 13th, 1518, Lauenburg/Elbe †March 27th, 1576, Barth

80

Christoph Vischer

German theologian (1518-1598)

*January 20th, 1518, Jáchymov †September 11th, 1598, Celle

18

Francis III

Duke of Brittany

*February 28th, 1518, Amboise †August 10th, 1536, castel of Tournon

14

Prince John of Denmark

Danish prince; eldest child of Christian II of Denmark and Isabella of Austria

*February 21st, 1518, Copenhagen †August 11th, 1532, Regensburg

21

Enrique de Borja y Aragón

Spanish noble

*December 19th, 1518, Gandia †September 16th, 1540, Viterbo

62

Antonín Brus z Mohelnice

Roman Catholic archbishop (1518-1580)

*February 13th, 1518, Mohelnice †August 28th, 1580, Prague

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No: With 365 days 1518 is a normal year and no leap year.

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