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December 4: Day of the Week
December 4, 2024 is the 339th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 27 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.
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Here’s the December calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
December 4 Historical Event(s)
306
Martyrdom of Saint Barbara.
1875
Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then Spain.
1918
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.
1937
The first issue of the children’s comic, The Dandy Comic, is published, one of the first to use speech balloons.
1958
Dahomey (present-day Benin) becomes a self-governing country within the French Community.
1969
Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed in their sleep during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers.
1979
The Hastie fire in Hull, kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee.
1981
South Africa grants independence to the Ciskei “homeland” (not recognized by any government outside South Africa).
1984
Hezbollah militants hijack a Kuwait Airlines plane, killing four passengers.
1992
Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 US troops to Somalia in Northeast Africa.
Who were born on December 4?
1555
Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625)
1713
Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and dramatist (d. 1786)
1909
Jimmy Jewel, English actor (d. 1995)
1923
Charles Keating, American attorney and businessman
1931
Wally George, American TV commentator (d. 2003)
1939
Freddy Cannon, American musician
1945
Roberta Bondar, Canadian astronaut
1959
Susan W Krebs, American politician
1968
Mike Barrowman, American swimmer
1973
Racci Shay, American Musician
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters PJSCDEFOWZE? Check your answers here: Unscramble words PJSCDEFOWZE. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.