Birthday December 04, 1443 Pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael
Birthday December 04, 1835 Samuel Butler, English author (Erewhom, Way of All Flesh)
Birthday December 04, 1861 Lillian Russell, American singer, Actress (The Great Mogul)
Birthday December 04, 1875 Rainer Maria Rilke, German poet (Duino Elegies)
Birthday December 04, 1881 Thomas Carlyle, Scottish essayist, historian (or 1795)
Birthday December 04, 1908 A.D. Hershey, US biologist, worked with bacteriophages (Nobel 1969)
Birthday December 04, 1922 Deanna Durbin, Actress (100 Men and a Girl)
Birthday December 04, 1943 Patti Chandler, in Cal
Birthday December 04, 1944 Dennis Wilson, drummer, Beach Boys
Birthday December 04, 1949 Jeff Bridges, Actor (Stay Hungry)
History December 04, 1619 America's 1st Thanksgiving Day (Va)
History December 04, 1680 A hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with figure of great comet 1st seen on December 16 1680
History December 04, 1682 1st Gen Assembly in Penn (Chester)
History December 04, 1780 Washington's cousin tricks Loyalists
History December 04, 1783 Washington bids farewell to his officers
History December 04, 1783 Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern NYC
History December 04, 1864 Engagement ends at Waynesboro
History December 04, 1867 Oliver Kelley organizes the Grange
History December 04, 1872 The mystery of the Mary Celeste
History December 04, 1909 1st Grey Cup game (University of Toronto 26 Toronto Parkdale 6)
History December 04, 1912 Roald Amundsen reaches South pole
History December 04, 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition opens
History December 04, 1916 Somerset Maugham sails for Pago Pago
History December 04, 1917 Psychiatrist reports on the phenomenon of shell shock
History December 04, 1918 President Wilson travels to Europe
History December 04, 1928 Irish Godfather killed by car bomb in St. Paul
History December 04, 1942 Polish Christians come to the aid of Polish Jews
History December 04, 1945 Senate approves U.S. participation in United Nations
History December 04, 1952 Smog kills thousands in England
History December 04, 1956 The Million Dollar Quartet convenes at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee
History December 04, 1957 1st edition of Chase's Annual Events published
History December 04, 1965 Gemini 7 launched with 2 astronauts
History December 04, 1966 Viet Cong attack Tan Son Nhut airport
History December 04, 1967 Riverine force surrounds Viet Cong battalion
History December 04, 1969 Police kill two members of the Black Panther Party
History December 04, 1980 Islanders end 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2) (Col Rockies)
History December 04, 1980 South Africa grants Transkei independence
History December 04, 1981 Warren Beatty writes, directs, stars in Oscar-winning Reds
History December 04, 1992 Bush orders U.S. troops to Somalia
History December 04, 1997 NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for attacking coach
History December 04, 2009 Amanda Knox convicted of murder in Italy
December 04, 1443 Pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael
December 04, 1835 Samuel Butler, English author (Erewhom, Way of All Flesh)
December 04, 1861 Lillian Russell, American singer, Actress (The Great Mogul)
December 04, 1875 Rainer Maria Rilke, German poet (Duino Elegies)
December 04, 1881 Thomas Carlyle, Scottish essayist, historian (or 1795)
December 04, 1908 A.D. Hershey, US biologist, worked with bacteriophages (Nobel 1969)
December 04, 1922 Deanna Durbin, Actress (100 Men and a Girl)
December 04, 1943 Patti Chandler, in Cal
December 04, 1944 Dennis Wilson, drummer, Beach Boys
December 04, 1949 Jeff Bridges, Actor (Stay Hungry)
December 04, 1619 America's 1st Thanksgiving Day (Va)
December 04, 1680 A hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with figure of great comet 1st seen on December 16 1680
December 04, 1682 1st Gen Assembly in Penn (Chester)
December 04, 1780 Washington's cousin tricks Loyalists
December 04, 1783 Washington bids farewell to his officers
December 04, 1783 Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern NYC
December 04, 1864 Engagement ends at Waynesboro
December 04, 1867 Oliver Kelley organizes the Grange
December 04, 1872 The mystery of the Mary Celeste
December 04, 1909 1st Grey Cup game (University of Toronto 26 Toronto Parkdale 6)
December 04, 1912 Roald Amundsen reaches South pole
December 04, 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition opens
December 04, 1916 Somerset Maugham sails for Pago Pago
December 04, 1917 Psychiatrist reports on the phenomenon of shell shock
December 04, 1918 President Wilson travels to Europe
December 04, 1928 Irish Godfather killed by car bomb in St. Paul
December 04, 1942 Polish Christians come to the aid of Polish Jews
December 04, 1945 Senate approves U.S. participation in United Nations
December 04, 1952 Smog kills thousands in England
December 04, 1956 The Million Dollar Quartet convenes at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee
December 04, 1957 1st edition of Chase's Annual Events published
December 04, 1965 Gemini 7 launched with 2 astronauts
December 04, 1966 Viet Cong attack Tan Son Nhut airport
December 04, 1967 Riverine force surrounds Viet Cong battalion
December 04, 1969 Police kill two members of the Black Panther Party
December 04, 1980 Islanders end 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2) (Col Rockies)
December 04, 1980 South Africa grants Transkei independence
December 04, 1981 Warren Beatty writes, directs, stars in Oscar-winning Reds
December 04, 1992 Bush orders U.S. troops to Somalia
December 04, 1997 NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for attacking coach
December 04, 2009 Amanda Knox convicted of murder in Italy