December 4th, 1710

Born on December 4th, 1710

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What happened on December 4th?

December 4th, 1915

World War I: Senior British and French figures, including prime ministers H. H. Asquith and Aristide Briand, met at Calais to discuss the future of the Salonika Front.

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.

December 4th, 1928

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

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 (depicted), French forces wiped out an English army which had split up because of a dispute between the commanders.

December 4th, 1978

Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein became San Francisco's first female mayor.

December 4th, 1905

The Great Seimas of Vilnius met to discuss national concerns within Lithuania: they decided to demand wide political autonomy within the Russian Empire.

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

Same year
Born in 1710

81

Peter Ahlwardt

German theologian and philosopher (1710-1791)

*February 14th, 1710, Greifswald †March 1st, 1791, Greifswald

64

Louis XV of France

King of France from 1715 to 1774

*February 15th, 1710, Palace of Versailles †May 10th, 1774, Palace of Versailles

66

Richard Bland

American politician

*May 6th, 1710, Orange County †October 26th, 1776

26

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Italian composer, violinist and organist (1710–1736)

*January 4th, 1710, Jesi †March 16th, 1736, Pozzuoli

79

Jerónimo Grimaldi, 1st Duke of Grimaldi

Italian-Spanish diplomat and politician (1710-1789)

*January 1st, 1710, Genoa †October 1st, 1789, Genoa

66

James Ferguson

Scottish astronomer (1710-1776)

*April 25th, 1710, Keith †November 17th, 1776, Edinburgh

315

Pedro Agustín de Valencia

Founder and treasurer of the Mint, Popayan

*August 26th, 1710, Popayán

69

Jonathan Carver

American explorer (1710-1780)

*April 13th, 1710, Weymouth †January 31st, 1780, London

51

François Gaspard Adam

French artist

*May 23rd, 1710, Nancy †August 18th, 1761, Paris

85

Jean-Martial Frédou

French painter (1710-1795)

*January 28th, 1710, Fontenay-Saint-Père †February 26th, 1795, Versailles

71

Johann August Nahl

German sculptor (1710-1781)

*August 22nd, 1710, Berlin †October 22nd, 1781, Kassel

58

Willem van Haren

Dutch poet, writer and politician (1710–1768)

*February 21st, 1710, Leeuwarden †July 4th, 1768, Sint-Oedenrode

56

Joachim Johann Daniel Zimmermann

German author (1710-1767)

*October 27th, 1710, Salzwedel †January 2nd, 1767, Hamburg

81

Charles Simon Favart

French writer (1710-1792)

*November 13th, 1710, Paris †May 12th, 1792, Belleville

51

Georg Matthias Bose

German physicist

*September 10th, 1710, Leipzig †September 17th, 1761, Magdeburg

65

Jakob Langebek

Danish historian

*January 23rd, 1710, Skjoldborg †August 16th, 1775, Copenhagen

78

Paolo Renier

119th, and penultimate, Doge of Venice

*November 21st, 1710, Venice †February 13th, 1789, Venice

79

William Cullen

Scottish physician, chemist and agriculturalist; (1710-1790)

*April 15th, 1710, Hamilton †February 5th, 1790, Edinburgh

81

Adam Gottlob Moltke

Danish art collector, politician and diplomat (1710-1792)

*November 10th, 1710, Walkendorf †September 25th, 1792, Bregentved

57

Princess Luise Dorothea of Saxe-Meiningen

German princess (1710-1767)

*August 10th, 1710, Coburg †October 22nd, 1767, Gotha

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1710 is a normal year and no leap year.

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