December 4th, 1932

Born on December 4th, 1932

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 33,000 days old!

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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, 1932

88

Roh Tae-woo

President of South Korea from 1988 to 1993

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

91

Mateo Batista

Argentine businessman

*December 4th, 1932, Buenos Aires

81

François Deguelt

French singer (1932-2014)

*December 4th, 1932, Tarbes †January 22nd, 2014, Vidauban

77

Edgar Valcárcel

Peruvian pianist and composer

*December 4th, 1932, Puno †March 11th, 2010, Lima

23

Moritz Heidegger

Liechtenstein bobsledder

*December 4th, 1932, Triesen †February 12th, 1956, Samedan

56

Michele Lupo

Italian film director (1932-1989)

*December 4th, 1932, Corleone †June 27th, 1989, Rome

82

Winfried König

German religious servant and visitation (1932-2015)

*December 4th, 1932, Haltern am See †November 10th, 2015, Wolbeck

85

Gary Cockrell

British actor (1932–2018)

*December 4th, 1932, United States of America †October 26th, 2018

82

Elmo Noel Joseph Perera

Retired Bishop (1932-2015)

*December 4th, 1932, Sri Lanka †April 9th, 2015

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

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

79

Chris Hillman

American musician

*December 4th, 1944, Los Angeles

92

Corinne Marchand

French actress and singer

*December 4th, 1931, Paris

81

Gemma Jones

British actress

*December 4th, 1942, Marylebone

74

Jeff Bridges

American actor

*December 4th, 1949, Los Angeles

59

Marisa Tomei

American actress

*December 4th, 1964, Brooklyn

54

Victor French

American actor and director (1934–1989)

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

68

Philip Hammond

British politician (born 1955)

*December 4th, 1955, Epping

75

Southside Johnny

American singer

*December 4th, 1948, Neptune Township

83

JoAnn H. Morgan

American aerospace engineer

*December 4th, 1940, Huntsville

69

Horst Buchholz

German actor

*December 4th, 1933, Berlin †March 3rd, 2003, Berlin

70

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

French actor and film director

*December 4th, 1953, Courbevoie

82

Francisco Franco

Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)

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

63

James Cossins

British actor (1933-1997)

*December 4th, 1933, Beckenham †February 12th, 1997, Hampshire

58

Ulf Kirsten

German footballer

*December 4th, 1965, Riesa

92

Alex Delvecchio

Canadian ice hockey player

*December 4th, 1931, Thunder Bay

95

Albert Bandura

Canadian psychologist

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

54

Jay-Z

American rapper, producer, businessman and actor

*December 4th, 1969, Brooklyn

50

Tyra Banks

American television personality, producer, and former model

*December 4th, 1973, Inglewood

89

Wink Martindale

American disc jockey, radio personality, game show host, and television producer

*December 4th, 1934, Jackson

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Born in 1932

68

David McTaggart

Badminton player and Greenpeace founder

*June 24th, 1932, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2001, Paciano

91

Hubert Reeves

Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science

*July 13th, 1932, Montreal †October 13th, 2023, 13th arrondissement of Paris

84

Robert Osborne

American film historian and actor (1932–2017)

*May 3rd, 1932, Colfax †March 6th, 2017, New York City

79

Elizabeth Taylor

British-American actress

*February 27th, 1932, Hampstead Garden Suburb †March 23rd, 2011, Los Angeles

92

Gerhard Richter

German visual artist (b. 1932)

*February 9th, 1932, Dresden

84

Howard Hodgkin

British artist (1932-2017)

*August 6th, 1932, Hammersmith †March 9th, 2017, London

91

Piper Laurie

American actress (1932–2023)

*January 22nd, 1932, Detroit †October 14th, 2023, Los Angeles

86

Jacques Chirac

President of France from 1995 to 2007

*November 29th, 1932, 5th arrondissement of Paris †September 26th, 2019, 6th arrondissement of Paris

84

Roger Smith

American actor, film producer and screenwriter (1932–2017)

*December 18th, 1932, South Gate †June 4th, 2017, Sherman Oaks

88

Noëlle Ailloud

Badminton player

*February 19th, 1932, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon †January 6th, 2021, 5th arrondissement of Lyon

84

Brunella Bovo

Italian actress

*March 4th, 1932, Padua †February 21st, 2017, Rome

89

Jean-Jacques Sempé

French cartoon artist

*August 17th, 1932, Bordeaux †August 11th, 2022, Ampus

71

Thomas Klestil

Austrian diplomat and politician (1932–2004)

*November 4th, 1932, Vienna †July 6th, 2004, Vienna

91

Ellen Burstyn

American actress

*December 7th, 1932, Detroit

81

Peter O'Toole

British actor (1932–2013)

*August 2nd, 1932, Leeds †December 14th, 2013, Wellington Hospital, London

82

Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski

German politician (1932–2015)

*July 3rd, 1932, Alt-Treptow †June 21st, 2015, Rottach-Egern

84

Debbie Reynolds

American actress, singer, and dancer (1932-2016)

*April 1st, 1932, El Paso †December 28th, 2016, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

71

Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

*February 26th, 1932, Kingsland †September 12th, 2003, Nashville

84

Umberto Eco

Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist

*January 5th, 1932, Alessandria †February 19th, 2016, Milan

84

Dan Rooney

American football executive/owner, philanthropist and diplomat (1932-2017)

*July 20th, 1932, Pittsburgh †April 13th, 2017, Pittsburgh

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Born on December 4th, 1932
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Leap year

Yes: 1932 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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