December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the year. There are 27 days remaining.
Births:
Deaths:
- 1334?: [John XXII]?, pope
- 1576?: Rheticus?, mathematician
- 1642: Armand-Jean Duplessis Richelieu?, French cardinal and statesman
- 1798: [Luigi Galvani]?, physicist, age 61
- 1890: [Willem III]?, king of the Netherlands (date of burial)
- 1973: [Michael O'Shea]?, actor, age 67 ([heart attack]?)
- 1976: [Benjamin Britten]?, composer, age 63
- 1976: [Tommy Bolin]?, rock guitarist ([Deep Purple]?) (heroin overdose)
- 1993: Frank Zappa, rock musician/composer, age 52
- 1995: [Yitzhak Rabin]?, prime minister of Israel (1968-1973) (assassination?)
- 1997: [Richard Vernon]?, actor, age 72
Events:
See Also: January,
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December
December 3 - December 5 - November 4 - January 4 - other historical anniversaries