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 338^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 27 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 21, 2025 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 29,413,440 minutes 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 ‘trihectatriacontaoctagon’ day.

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 75 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 4,731 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

December 4 Historical Events

• 1674 –
  Father Jacques Marquette founds a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan to minister to the Illiniwek (the mission would later grow into the city of Chicago, Illinois).
• 1829 –
  In the face of fierce local opposition, British governor Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that all who abet suttee in India are guilty of culpable homicide.
• 1881 –
  The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
• 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.
• 1937 –
  The first issue of the children’s comic, The Dandy Comic, is published, one of the first to use speech balloons.
• 1942 –
  Holocaust: In Warsaw, Zofia Kossak-Szczucka and Wanda Krahelska-Filipowicz set up the Żegota organization.
• 1942 –
  World War II: Carlson’s patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign ends.
• 1979 –
  The Hastie fire in Hull, kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee.
• 1991 –
  Captain Mark Pyle pilots Clipper Goodwill, a Pan American World Airways Boeing 727-221ADV, to Miami International Airport ending 64 years of Pan Am operations.
• 1991 –
  Journalist Terry A. Anderson is released after 7 years in captivity as a hostage in Beirut. He is the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon.

Who were born on December 4?

• 1915 –
  Eddie Heywood, American jazz musician (d. 1989)
• 1918 –
  Albert Francis Capone, son of Al Capone (d. 2004)
• 1931 –
  Wally George, American TV commentator (d. 2003)
• 1935 –
  Paul O'Neill, 72nd Secretary of the Treasury
• 1938 –
  Andre Marrou, American politician, presidential candidate
• 1957 –
  Eric S. Raymond, American open source advocate
• 1970 –
  Sylvester Terkay, American wrestler
• 1973 –
  Frank Boeijen, Dutch musician (The Gathering)
• 1973 –
  Steven Menzies, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1976 –
  Amie Comeaux, American singer (d. 1997)

Who died on December 4?

• 1270 –
  Theobald V of Champagne, King of Navarre
• 1926 –
  Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian-born painter (b. 1861)
• 1955 –
  József Galamb, Hungarian mechanical engineer (b. 1881)
• 1980 –
  Stanisława Walasiewicz, Polish-born athlete (b. 1911)
• 1993 –
  Margaret Landon, American writer (b. 1903)
• 2003 –
  Iggy Katona, American race car driver (b. 1916)
• 2005 –
  Gregg Hoffman, American film producer (b. 1963)
• 2006 –
  James Kim, American television personality (b. 1971)
• 2007 –
  Chip Reese, American professional poker player (b. 1951)
• 2011 –
  Sócrates, Brazilian footballer (b. 1954)