December 4th, 1980

Born on December 4th, 1980

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What happened on December 4th, 1980?

December 4th, 1980

The English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbanded.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin

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, 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, 1980

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

43

Brian Cook

American basketball player

*December 4th, 1980, Lincoln

43

Miss Pooja

Indian singer

*December 4th, 1980, Rajpura

43

Stefan Pfannmöller

Canoe racer

*December 4th, 1980, Halle (Saale)

43

Antón Cortés

Spanish matador

*December 4th, 1980, Albacete

43

Gustavo Chacín

Venezuelan baseball player

*December 4th, 1980, Maracaibo

43

Viktor

Canadian professional wrestler

*December 4th, 1980, Calgary

43

James Francis Ginty

American actor

*December 4th, 1980, Los Angeles

43

Santiago Mitre

Argentinian film director and screenwriter

*December 4th, 1980, Buenos Aires

36

Abdullah Hayayei

Emirati throwing athlete

*December 4th, 1980, United Arab Emirates †July 11th, 2017, London Borough of Newham

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

42

Brian Vandborg

Danish road bicycle racer, born 1981

*December 4th, 1981, Herning

59

Marisa Tomei

American actress

*December 4th, 1964, Brooklyn

50

Tyra Banks

American television personality, producer, and former model

*December 4th, 1973, Inglewood

41

Nick Vujicic

Australian evangelist and motivational speaker

*December 4th, 1982, Melbourne

39

Fabrice Jeandesboz

French road cyclist

*December 4th, 1984, Loudéac

54

Jay-Z

American rapper, producer, businessman and actor

*December 4th, 1969, Brooklyn

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

44

Maite Kelly

US-American singer

*December 4th, 1979, West Berlin

74

Jeff Bridges

American actor

*December 4th, 1949, Los Angeles

30

Taco van der Hoorn

Dutch cyclist

*December 4th, 1993, Rotterdam

70

Jean-Pierre Darroussin

French actor and film director

*December 4th, 1953, Courbevoie

60

Sergei Bubka

Ukrainian pole vaulter

*December 4th, 1963, Luhansk

42

Matilda Boson

Swedish handball player

*December 4th, 1981, Linköping

50

Ferry Corsten

Dutch DJ, trance music producer and remixer

*December 4th, 1973, Rotterdam

75

Southside Johnny

American singer

*December 4th, 1948, Neptune Township

81

Gemma Jones

British actress

*December 4th, 1942, Marylebone

41

Ho-Pin Tung

Chinese-Dutch racing driver

*December 4th, 1982, Rheden

49

Ryan Kavanaugh

American film producer

*December 4th, 1974, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1980

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

43

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

43

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

43

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

43

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

43

Wolke Hegenbarth

Actress

*May 6th, 1980, Meerbusch

44

Kennevic Asuncion

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1980, Barbaza

43

Rishi Sunak

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2022

*May 12th, 1980, Southampton

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Yes: 1980 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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