December 4th, 1930

Born on December 4th, 1930

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, 1930

83

Jim Hall

American jazz guitarist, composer (1930–2013)

*December 4th, 1930, Buffalo †December 10th, 2013, Buffalo

85

Ronnie Corbett

Scottish stand-up comedian, actor, writer, broadcaster, and comedian (1930-2016)

*December 4th, 1930, Edinburgh †March 31st, 2016, London

72

Carmelo Morales

Spanish bicycle racer (1930-2003)

*December 4th, 1930, Balmaseda †April 28th, 2003, Castro Urdiales

90

Paul-Heinz Dittrich

German composer and university teacher (1930-2020)

*December 4th, 1930, Gornsdorf †December 28th, 2020, Berlin

77

Marc Adrian

Austrian film director and sculptor (1930-2008)

*December 4th, 1930, Vienna †February 5th, 2008, Vienna

93

Robert Kya-Hill

American actor

*December 4th, 1930, Whitakers

86

Osmond Peter Martin

Belizean Catholic prelate

*December 4th, 1930, Dangriga †February 16th, 2017, Dangriga

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

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

92

Corinne Marchand

French actress and singer

*December 4th, 1931, Paris

79

Chris Hillman

American musician

*December 4th, 1944, Los Angeles

81

Gemma Jones

British actress

*December 4th, 1942, Marylebone

88

Roh Tae-woo

President of South Korea from 1988 to 1993

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

59

Marisa Tomei

American actress

*December 4th, 1964, Brooklyn

74

Jeff Bridges

American actor

*December 4th, 1949, Los Angeles

68

Philip Hammond

British politician (born 1955)

*December 4th, 1955, Epping

75

Southside Johnny

American singer

*December 4th, 1948, Neptune Township

95

Albert Bandura

Canadian psychologist

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

82

Francisco Franco

Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)

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

70

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

French actor and film director

*December 4th, 1953, Courbevoie

83

JoAnn H. Morgan

American aerospace engineer

*December 4th, 1940, Huntsville

58

Ulf Kirsten

German footballer

*December 4th, 1965, Riesa

54

Victor French

American actor and director (1934–1989)

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

92

Alex Delvecchio

Canadian ice hockey player

*December 4th, 1931, Thunder Bay

54

Jay-Z

American rapper, producer, businessman and actor

*December 4th, 1969, Brooklyn

63

Wilhelm Georg Berger

Romanian composer

*December 4th, 1929, Rupea †March 8th, 1993, Bucharest

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

Same year
Born in 1930

74

Kjell Bækkelund

Norwegian musician (1930-2004)

*May 6th, 1930, Oslo †May 13th, 2004, Oslo

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

*April 4th, 1930, Madrid †August 23rd, 2023, Cartagena

86

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Polish textile artist and sculptor (1930–2017)

*June 20th, 1930, Falenty †April 20th, 2017, Warsaw

90

Sean Connery

Scottish actor (1930–2020)

*August 25th, 1930, Edinburgh †October 31st, 2020, Lyford Cay

88

Jean Guillou

French composer, organist, pianist

*April 18th, 1930, Angers †January 26th, 2019, Paris

86

Mildred Dresselhaus

American physicist (1930-2017)

*November 11th, 1930, The Bronx †February 20th, 2017, Mount Auburn Hospital

87

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1930–2017)

*April 3rd, 1930, Friesenheim †June 16th, 2017, Oggersheim

93

Armin Mueller-Stahl

German actor

*December 17th, 1930, Sovetsk

71

Joan Sims

English actress (1930-2001)

*May 9th, 1930, Basildon †June 27th, 2001, London

50

Preben Kaas

Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist

*March 30th, 1930, Aalborg †March 27th, 1981, Copenhagen

80

Egon Klepsch

German politician

*January 30th, 1930, Děčín †September 18th, 2010, Koblenz

78

Erika Uitz

German historian of middle ages

*November 30th, 1930, Chemnitz †January 1st, 2009, Berlin

73

Dietz-Otto Edzard

German Assyriologist

*August 28th, 1930, Bremen †June 2nd, 2004, Munich

82

Chinua Achebe

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

*November 16th, 1930, Ogidi †March 21st, 2013, Boston

80

Anne Francis

American actress

*September 16th, 1930, Ossining †January 2nd, 2011, Santa Barbara

86

Günter Siebert

German footballer (1930–2017)

*December 15th, 1930, Kassel †June 16th, 2017, Eckernförde

89

Robert Evans

American film producer (1930–2019)

*June 29th, 1930, New York City †October 26th, 2019, Beverly Hills

91

Jean-Luc Godard

French-Swiss film director (1930–2022)

*December 3rd, 1930, 7th arrondissement of Paris †September 13th, 2022, Rolle

94

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

*January 20th, 1930, Glen Ridge

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No: With 365 days 1930 is a normal year and no leap year.

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