A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
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 French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.
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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)
1110
First Crusade: The Crusaders sack Sidon.
1745
Charles Edward Stewart’s army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the second Jacobite Rising.
1864
American Civil War: Sherman’s March to the Sea – At Waynesboro, Georgia, forces under Union General Judson Kilpatrick prevent troops led by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General William T. Sherman’s campaign destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to the Atlantic Ocean from Atlanta, Georgia.
1921
The first Virginia Rappe manslaughter trial against Roscoe ‘Fatty’Arbuckle ends in a hung jury.
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.
1971
McGurk’s Bar bombing: An Ulster Volunteer Force bomb kills 15 civilians and wounds 17 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1971
The United Nations Security Council calls an emergency session to consider the deteriorating situation between India and Pakistan.
1998
The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched.
2005
Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the Government to allow universal and equal suffrage.
Who were born on December 4?
1795
Thomas Carlyle, Scottish writer and historian (d. 1881)
1934
Wink Martindale, American game show host
1939
Freddy Cannon, American musician
1944
Dennis Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys) (d. 1983)
1954
Tony Todd, American actor and producer
1957
Raul Boesel, Brazilian racing driver
1966
Fred Armisen, American actor and musician
1970
John L. Adams, American actor
1971
Shannon Briggs, American boxer
1984
Joe Thomas, American football player
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