December 4th, 1660

Born on December 4th, 1660

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 132,000 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

Born on December 4th, 1660

83

André Campra

French composer and conductor (1660-1744)

*December 4th, 1660, Aix-en-Provence †June 29th, 1744, Versailles

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

78

Wassily Kandinsky

Russian painter (1866–1944)

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

58

Ulf Kirsten

German footballer

*December 4th, 1965, Riesa

85

Thomas Carlyle

Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881)

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

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

75

Southside Johnny

American singer

*December 4th, 1948, Neptune Township

50

Tyra Banks

American television personality, producer, and former model

*December 4th, 1973, Inglewood

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

39

Fabrice Jeandesboz

French road cyclist

*December 4th, 1984, Loudéac

30

Taco van der Hoorn

Dutch cyclist

*December 4th, 1993, Rotterdam

83

JoAnn H. Morgan

American aerospace engineer

*December 4th, 1940, Huntsville

Same year
Born in 1660

67

George I of Great Britain

King of Great Britain and Ireland (r. 1714–27), Elector of Hanover (r. 1698–1727)

*May 28th, 1660, Hanover †June 11th, 1727, Osnabrück

65

Alessandro Scarlatti

Italian composer

*May 2nd, 1660, Palermo †October 22nd, 1725, Naples

92

Hans Sloane

Irish botanist, doctor, and collector (1660-1753)

*April 16th, 1660, Killyleagh †January 11th, 1753, Chelsea

59

Arnold Houbraken

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1660-1719)

*March 28th, 1660, Dordrecht †October 14th, 1719, Amsterdam

62

Johann Kuhnau

German composer, organist and harpsichordist

*April 6th, 1660, Geising †June 5th, 1722, Leipzig

29

Jan van Mieris

Dutch painter (1660-1690)

*June 17th, 1660, Leiden †March 17th, 1690, Rome

55

Stefano Maria Legnani

Italian painter (1660-1715)

*January 1st, 1660, Milan †January 1st, 1715, Bologna

53

Andreas Schlüter

Prussian baroque sculptor and architect

*April 30th, 1660, Gdańsk †January 1st, 1714, Saint Petersburg

82

Friedrich Hoffmann

German physician and chemist

*February 19th, 1660, Halle (Saale) †November 12th, 1742, Halle (Saale)

64

John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl

Scottish politician and noble (1660-1724)

*February 24th, 1660, Knowsley †November 14th, 1724, Huntingtower Castle

56

Matteo Alberti

Italian architect

*January 1st, 1660, Venice †December 23rd, 1716, Düsseldorf

84

Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough

British duchess (1660-1744)

*June 15th, 1660, Hertfordshire †October 18th, 1744, Marlborough House

29

Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria

Dauphine of France (1660-1690)

*November 28th, 1660, Munich †April 20th, 1690, Palace of Versailles

87

Samuel Crellius

Polish philosopher

*March 25th, 1660, Kluczbork †June 9th, 1747, Amsterdam

62

Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven

English politician (1660-1723)

*October 20th, 1660, England †July 26th, 1723, England

70

Ferdinand Johann Adam von Pernau

Austrian ornithologist

*November 7th, 1660, Steinach am Brenner †October 14th, 1731, Schloss Rosenau

57

Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury

British diplomat; (1660-1718)

*July 24th, 1660, England †February 1st, 1718, Charing Cross

70

Ernest August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg

*October 30th, 1660, Sønderborg †March 12th, 1731, Hamburg

33

Louis Anton of Pfalz-Neuburg

Roman Catholic bishop (1660-1694)

*June 9th, 1660, Düsseldorf †May 4th, 1694, Liège

41

Zofia Czarnkowska Opalińska

Mother-in-law of King Stanislaus I of Poland (1660-1701)

*March 12th, 1660, Poznań †December 12th, 1701, Wrocław

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Leap year

Yes: 1660 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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