December 4th, 1943

Born on December 4th, 1943

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What happened on December 4th, 1943?

December 4th, 1943

World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes down the Works Progress Administration, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States.

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What else 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.

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

Born on December 4th, 1943

80

Christine Beckers

Belgian racing-car driver

*December 4th, 1943, City of Brussels

80

Alfonso Dulanto

Chilean politician

*December 4th, 1943, Viña del Mar

80

Björn-Hergen Schimpf

German television presenter

*December 4th, 1943, Winsen

80

Werner Becker

German conductor and composer

*December 4th, 1943, Celle

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

79

Chris Hillman

American musician

*December 4th, 1944, Los Angeles

81

Gemma Jones

British actress

*December 4th, 1942, Marylebone

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

74

Jeff Bridges

American actor

*December 4th, 1949, Los Angeles

75

Southside Johnny

American singer

*December 4th, 1948, Neptune Township

83

JoAnn H. Morgan

American aerospace engineer

*December 4th, 1940, Huntsville

68

Philip Hammond

British politician (born 1955)

*December 4th, 1955, Epping

59

Marisa Tomei

American actress

*December 4th, 1964, Brooklyn

70

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

French actor and film director

*December 4th, 1953, Courbevoie

58

Ulf Kirsten

German footballer

*December 4th, 1965, Riesa

78

Roberta Bondar

Canadian astronaut

*December 4th, 1945, Sault Ste. Marie

54

Jay-Z

American rapper, producer, businessman and actor

*December 4th, 1969, Brooklyn

70

Jean-Marie Pfaff

Belgian association football player and manager

*December 4th, 1953, Lebbeke

82

Francisco Franco

Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)

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

50

Tyra Banks

American television personality, producer, and former model

*December 4th, 1973, Inglewood

60

Sergei Bubka

Ukrainian pole vaulter

*December 4th, 1963, Luhansk

39

Dennis Wilson

American musician (1944–1983)

*December 4th, 1944, Inglewood †December 28th, 1983, Marina del Rey

76

Jane Lubchenco

American ecologist

*December 4th, 1947, Denver

82

Gil Cawood

New Zealand rower

*December 4th, 1939, Hamilton †August 28th, 2022, Waikato Hospital

82

Marty Riessen

US tennis player

*December 4th, 1941, Hinsdale

Same year
Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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