December 4th, 1926

Born on December 4th, 1926

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1926

56

Hal Galili

American actor (1926–1983)

*December 4th, 1926, New York City †July 12th, 1983

89

Helmuth Kern

German politician (1926-2016)

*December 4th, 1926, Hamburg †October 31st, 2016, Hamburg

63

Fernando Valenti

American musician (1926-1990)

*December 4th, 1926, New York City †September 6th, 1990, Red Bank

74

Carl Zimmerer

German economist and author

*December 4th, 1926, Bad Berneck im Fichtelgebirge †January 1st, 2001

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

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

95

Albert Bandura

Canadian psychologist

*December 4th, 1925, Mundare †July 26th, 2021, Stanford

79

Chris Hillman

American musician

*December 4th, 1944, Los Angeles

59

Marisa Tomei

American actress

*December 4th, 1964, Brooklyn

81

Gemma Jones

British actress

*December 4th, 1942, Marylebone

74

Jeff Bridges

American actor

*December 4th, 1949, Los Angeles

68

Philip Hammond

British politician (born 1955)

*December 4th, 1955, Epping

82

Francisco Franco

Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)

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

75

Southside Johnny

American singer

*December 4th, 1948, Neptune Township

70

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

French actor and film director

*December 4th, 1953, Courbevoie

92

Corinne Marchand

French actress and singer

*December 4th, 1931, Paris

84

Gae Aulenti

Italian architect, lighting and interior designer, and industrial designer

*December 4th, 1927, Palazzolo dello Stella †November 1st, 2012, Milan

58

Ulf Kirsten

German footballer

*December 4th, 1965, Riesa

83

JoAnn H. Morgan

American aerospace engineer

*December 4th, 1940, Huntsville

54

Jay-Z

American rapper, producer, businessman and actor

*December 4th, 1969, Brooklyn

88

Roh Tae-woo

President of South Korea from 1988 to 1993

*December 4th, 1932, Daegu †October 26th, 2021, Seoul National University Hospital

100

Vincent Ball

Australian actor

*December 4th, 1923, Wee Waa

50

Tyra Banks

American television personality, producer, and former model

*December 4th, 1973, Inglewood

90

Fabio Zerpa

Uruguayan writer, essayist, actor, parapsychologist, and UFO researcher

*December 4th, 1928, Rosario †August 7th, 2019, Buenos Aires

54

Victor French

American actor and director (1934–1989)

*December 4th, 1934, Santa Barbara †June 15th, 1989, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1926

65

Klaus Kinski

German actor (1926–1991)

*October 18th, 1926, Sopot †November 23rd, 1991, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

36

Marilyn Monroe

American actress and model (1926–1962)

*June 1st, 1926, Los Angeles †August 4th, 1962, Brentwood

96

Elizabeth II

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022

*April 21st, 1926, Mayfair †September 8th, 2022, Balmoral Castle

90

Fidel Castro

Cuban politician and revolutionary (1926–2016)

*August 13th, 1926, Birán †November 25th, 2016, Havana

95

Jeff Robson

New Zealand badminton and tennis player and administrator

*September 30th, 1926, Palmerston †September 5th, 2022, Auckland City Hospital

91

John Friedmann

American city planner (1926-2017)

*April 16th, 1926, Vienna †June 11th, 2017, Vancouver

97

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

90

Emil Stehle

German bishop and theologian

*September 3rd, 1926, Mühlhausen †May 16th, 2017, Constance

90

Diana Ingro

Argentinian actress

*October 26th, 1926, Ramos Mejía †March 23rd, 2017, Buenos Aires

46

Piero Drogo

Italian racing driver (1926-1973)

*August 8th, 1926, Vignale Monferrato †April 28th, 1973, Bologna

62

Kenneth Williams

British actor and comedian (1926–1988)

*February 22nd, 1926, Islington †April 15th, 1988, London Borough of Camden

91

Olbram Zoubek

Czech sculptor

*April 21st, 1926, Prague †June 15th, 2017, Prague

57

Michel Foucault

French philosopher

*October 15th, 1926, Poitiers †June 25th, 1984, 13th arrondissement of Paris

93

Henri de Contenson

French archaeologist

*March 4th, 1926, 16th arrondissement of Paris †September 8th, 2019, 16th arrondissement of Paris

88

Marcello Argilli

Italian journalist and writer

*April 9th, 1926, Rome †October 14th, 2014

90

Witold Pyrkosz

Polish actor (1926-2017)

*December 24th, 1926, Krasnystaw †April 22nd, 2017, Warsaw

90

Roxcy Bolton

American activist and feminist

*June 3rd, 1926, Duck Hill †May 17th, 2017, Coral Gables

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

96

Ted White

American stuntman and actor

*January 25th, 1926, Texas †October 14th, 2022

89

Peter Kolmsee

German military historian

*March 25th, 1926, Cochstedt †February 6th, 2016, Mettmann

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No: With 365 days 1926 is a normal year and no leap year.

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