December 4th, 1955

Born on December 4th, 1955

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, 1955

68

Philip Hammond

British politician (born 1955)

*December 4th, 1955, Epping

68

Cassandra Wilson

American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi

*December 4th, 1955, Jackson

68

Daniel Mach

French politician

*December 4th, 1955, Perpignan

68

Yasser Ayyash

Jordanian archbishop

*December 4th, 1955, Irbid

68

Andre Arnold

Austrian alpine skier

*December 4th, 1955, Sölden

68

Dave Taylor

Canadian ice hockey player

*December 4th, 1955, Onaping Falls

68

Yōjirō Takita

Japanese film director and screenwriter

*December 4th, 1955, Takaoka

50

Olive

French singer

*December 4th, 1955, London †January 17th, 2006, 13th arrondissement of Paris

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

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

70

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

French actor and film director

*December 4th, 1953, Courbevoie

59

Marisa Tomei

American actress

*December 4th, 1964, Brooklyn

74

Jeff Bridges

American actor

*December 4th, 1949, Los Angeles

79

Chris Hillman

American musician

*December 4th, 1944, Los Angeles

70

Jean-Marie Pfaff

Belgian association football player and manager

*December 4th, 1953, Lebbeke

75

Southside Johnny

American singer

*December 4th, 1948, Neptune Township

58

Ulf Kirsten

German footballer

*December 4th, 1965, Riesa

69

Tony Todd

American actor

*December 4th, 1954, Washington, D.C.

54

Jay-Z

American rapper, producer, businessman and actor

*December 4th, 1969, Brooklyn

81

Gemma Jones

British actress

*December 4th, 1942, Marylebone

60

Sergei Bubka

Ukrainian pole vaulter

*December 4th, 1963, Luhansk

50

Tyra Banks

American television personality, producer, and former model

*December 4th, 1973, Inglewood

67

Nia Griffith

Welsh politician and MP (born 1956)

*December 4th, 1956, Dublin

69

Francisco Javier García Arnáiz

Chieff of the General Staff of the Spanish Air Force, Air General (2012-2017)

*December 4th, 1954, Madrid

65

Steve Blanchard

American actor

*December 4th, 1958, Bryans Road

69

Patrick McCarthy

Australian martial artist

*December 4th, 1954, Canada

82

Francisco Franco

Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)

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

83

JoAnn H. Morgan

American aerospace engineer

*December 4th, 1940, Huntsville

70

Gwen Humble

American actress

*December 4th, 1953, Michigan

Same year
Born in 1955

63

Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn

68

Bill Gates

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)

*October 28th, 1955, Seattle

68

Guillermo Lasso

47 president of Ecuador

*November 16th, 1955, Guayaquil

68

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, London

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

69

Lasse Lindtner

Norwegian actor

*March 7th, 1955, Bergen

68

Steve Jones

English guitarist

*September 3rd, 1955, Shepherd's Bush

69

Nicolas Sarkozy

President of France from 2007 to 2012

*January 28th, 1955, Paris

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

68

Caroline Loeb

French actress and singer

*October 5th, 1955, Neuilly-sur-Seine

68

Saw Swee Leong

Badminton player

*July 16th, 1955, Penang

69

Uwe Reinders

German association football player and manager

*January 19th, 1955, Essen

61

Jimmy LaFave

American musician

*July 12th, 1955, Wills Point †May 21st, 2017, Austin

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

69

Jair Bolsonaro

President of Brazil from 2019 to 2022

*March 21st, 1955, Glicério

68

Adolf Sauerland

German politician

*June 4th, 1955, Duisburg

43

Gerhard Gundermann

German musician

*February 21st, 1955, Weimar †June 21st, 1998, Spreetal

69

Martin Jehne

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 27th, 1955, Hamburg

68

Isabelle Adjani

French actress

*June 27th, 1955, 17th arrondissement of Paris

68

Whoopi Goldberg

American actress, comedian, author and television personality

*November 13th, 1955, New York City

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No: With 365 days 1955 is a normal year and no leap year.

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