What happened this day in history

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What are the important events that happened on December 4? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

December 4: Facts & Myths About This Day

December 4 is the 339th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 27 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 21, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,733,270,400 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectatriacontaenneagon’ day.

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Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 56 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,366 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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December 4 Historical Events

  • 1259
    Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounces his claims to French-controlled territory on continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels.
  • 1791
    The first edition of The Observer, the world’s first Sunday newspaper, is published.
  • 1893
    First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Police officers is killed in battle by an estimated 3,000 Ndebele on the Shangani River in Matabeleland.
  • 1909
    The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.
  • 2006
    Six black youths assault a white teenager in Jena, Louisiana, US; the subsequent court case becomes a cause célèbre.

Who were born on December 4?

  • 1895
    Fung Yu-lan, Chinese philosopher (d. 1990)
  • 1930
    Jim Hall, American jazz guitarist
  • 1932
    Roh Tae-woo, former (13th) President of South Korea
  • 1976
    Amie Comeaux, American singer (d. 1997)
  • 1984
    Lauren London, American actress

Who died on December 4?

  • 1642
    Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, French statesman (b. 1585)
  • 1897
    Griffith Rhys Jones, Welsh conductor (b. 1834)
  • 2003
    Iggy Katona, American race car driver (b. 1916)
  • 2005
    Errol Brathwaite, New Zealand author (b. 1924)
  • 2006
    Ross A. McGinnis, American soldier (b. 1987)

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