December 4th, 1976

Born on December 4th, 1976

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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, 1976

47

Nadine Luck

German journalist

*December 4th, 1976, Eggenfelden

47

Kristina Groves

Canadian speed skater

*December 4th, 1976, Ottawa

47

Alvin Anthons

Entertainer/Professional Emcee/TV Personality/Event Manager/Radio Deejay/Singer/recording Artist,

*December 4th, 1976, Kuala Lumpur

47

Betty Lennox

American basketball player

*December 4th, 1976, Oklahoma City

47

Dave Thomas

Canadian basketball player

*December 4th, 1976, Brampton

47

Mbo Mpenza

Belgian footballer

*December 4th, 1976, Kinshasa

47

Simon van Lammeren

Dutch actor

*December 4th, 1976, Weert

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

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

50

Tyra Banks

American television personality, producer, and former model

*December 4th, 1973, Inglewood

59

Marisa Tomei

American actress

*December 4th, 1964, Brooklyn

54

Jay-Z

American rapper, producer, businessman and actor

*December 4th, 1969, Brooklyn

42

Brian Vandborg

Danish road bicycle racer, born 1981

*December 4th, 1981, Herning

58

Ulf Kirsten

German footballer

*December 4th, 1965, Riesa

79

Chris Hillman

American musician

*December 4th, 1944, Los Angeles

68

Philip Hammond

British politician (born 1955)

*December 4th, 1955, Epping

50

Ferry Corsten

Dutch DJ, trance music producer and remixer

*December 4th, 1973, Rotterdam

39

Fabrice Jeandesboz

French road cyclist

*December 4th, 1984, Loudéac

74

Jeff Bridges

American actor

*December 4th, 1949, Los Angeles

60

Sergei Bubka

Ukrainian pole vaulter

*December 4th, 1963, Luhansk

70

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

French actor and film director

*December 4th, 1953, Courbevoie

41

Nick Vujicic

Australian evangelist and motivational speaker

*December 4th, 1982, Melbourne

46

Delfín Quishpe

Ecuadorian singer-songwriter

*December 4th, 1977, Guamote Canton

75

Southside Johnny

American singer

*December 4th, 1948, Neptune Township

81

Gemma Jones

British actress

*December 4th, 1942, Marylebone

30

Taco van der Hoorn

Dutch cyclist

*December 4th, 1993, Rotterdam

50

Mina Caputo

American singer

*December 4th, 1973, Hartstown

82

Francisco Franco

Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)

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

Same year
Born in 1976

47

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

47

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

47

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

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Leap year

Yes: 1976 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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