December 4th, 1978

Born on December 4th, 1978

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What happened on December 4th, 1978?

December 4th, 1978

Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco's first female mayor.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscone–Milk_assassinations

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, 1978

45

Éva Tófalvi

Romanian biathlete

*December 4th, 1978, Miercurea Ciuc

45

Lars Bystøl

Norwegian ski jumper

*December 4th, 1978, Voss

45

Jaclyn Victor

Malaysian singer

*December 4th, 1978, Kepong

45

Mina Tander

German actress

*December 4th, 1978, Cologne

45

Flavia Roberta dos Santos Michelan

Person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection

*December 4th, 1978, São Paulo

45

Teddy Corpuz

Filipino actor and singer

*December 4th, 1978, Philippines

45

Desislava Bakardzhieva

Bulgarian actress

*December 4th, 1978, Sofia

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

42

Brian Vandborg

Danish road bicycle racer, born 1981

*December 4th, 1981, Herning

59

Marisa Tomei

American actress

*December 4th, 1964, Brooklyn

54

Jay-Z

American rapper, producer, businessman and actor

*December 4th, 1969, Brooklyn

58

Ulf Kirsten

German footballer

*December 4th, 1965, Riesa

39

Fabrice Jeandesboz

French road cyclist

*December 4th, 1984, Loudéac

79

Chris Hillman

American musician

*December 4th, 1944, Los Angeles

41

Nick Vujicic

Australian evangelist and motivational speaker

*December 4th, 1982, Melbourne

68

Philip Hammond

British politician (born 1955)

*December 4th, 1955, Epping

44

Maite Kelly

US-American singer

*December 4th, 1979, West Berlin

74

Jeff Bridges

American actor

*December 4th, 1949, Los Angeles

50

Ferry Corsten

Dutch DJ, trance music producer and remixer

*December 4th, 1973, Rotterdam

70

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

French actor and film director

*December 4th, 1953, Courbevoie

60

Sergei Bubka

Ukrainian pole vaulter

*December 4th, 1963, Luhansk

49

Ryan Kavanaugh

American film producer

*December 4th, 1974, Los Angeles

46

Delfín Quishpe

Ecuadorian singer-songwriter

*December 4th, 1977, Guamote Canton

30

Taco van der Hoorn

Dutch cyclist

*December 4th, 1993, Rotterdam

75

Southside Johnny

American singer

*December 4th, 1948, Neptune Township

81

Gemma Jones

British actress

*December 4th, 1942, Marylebone

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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