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GEBEURTENISSEN OP 4 DECEMBER
William M. Tweed
Jaar:
1875
Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.
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Los Angeles Times
Jaar:
1881
The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
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First Matabele War
Jaar:
1893
First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers is ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors on the Shangani River in Matabeleland.
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Mary Celeste
Jaar:
1872
The American brigantine Mary Celeste is discovered drifting in the Atlantic. Her crew is never found.
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Minnesota
Jaar:
1867
Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange).
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Sherman's March to the Sea
Jaar:
1864
American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: Union cavalry forces defeat Confederate cavalry in the Battle of Waynesboro, Georgia, opening the way for General William T. Sherman's army to approach the coast.
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North Carolina
Jaar:
1865
North Carolina ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed two days later by Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks.
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Alpha Phi Alpha
Jaar:
1906
Alpha Phi Alpha the first intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity for African-Americans was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
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Montreal Canadiens
Jaar:
1909
The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.
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Cosmo Gordon Lang
Jaar:
1928
Cosmo Gordon Lang was enthroned as the Archbishop of Canterbury, the first bachelor to be appointed in 150 years.
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GEBOORTEN OP 4 DECEMBER
Victor French
Geboortejaar:
1934
Victor French, American actor and director (died 1989)
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Horst Buchholz
Geboortejaar:
1933
Horst Buchholz, German actor (died 2003)
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Wink Martindale
Geboortejaar:
1933
Wink Martindale, American game show host and producer (died 2025)
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Dick Ricketts
Geboortejaar:
1933
Dick Ricketts, American baseball and basketball player (died 1988)
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Paul H. O'Neill
Geboortejaar:
1935
Paul O'Neill, American businessman and politician, 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 2020)
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John Giorno
Geboortejaar:
1936
John Giorno, American poet and performance artist (died 2019)
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Stephen W. Bosworth
Geboortejaar:
1939
Stephen W. Bosworth, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Korea (died 2016)
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Andre Marrou
Geboortejaar:
1938
Andre Marrou, American lawyer and politician
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Max Baer Jr.
Geboortejaar:
1937
Max Baer Jr., American actor, director, and producer
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Freddy Cannon
Geboortejaar:
1936
Freddy Cannon, American singer and guitarist
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OVERLIJDENS OP 4 DECEMBER
Stefan George
Sterfjaar:
1933
Stefan George, German-Swiss poet and translator (born 1868)
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Charles Richet
Sterfjaar:
1935
Charles Richet, French physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1850)
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Johan Halvorsen
Sterfjaar:
1935
Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1864)
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Tamanishiki San'emon
Sterfjaar:
1938
Tamanishiki San'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd Yokozuna (born 1903)
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Ivana Kobilca
Sterfjaar:
1926
Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (born 1861)
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Charles Dow
Sterfjaar:
1902
Charles Dow, American journalist and publisher, co-founded the Dow Jones & Company (born 1851)
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Gregor MacGregor
Sterfjaar:
1845
Gregor MacGregor, Scottish soldier and explorer (born 1786)
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William Sturgeon
Sterfjaar:
1850
William Sturgeon, English physicist, invented the electric motor (born 1783)
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John Tyndall
Sterfjaar:
1893
John Tyndall, Irish-English physicist and chemist (born 1820)
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Caradog (Griffith Rhys Jones)
Sterfjaar:
1897
Griffith Rhys Jones, Welsh conductor (born 1834)
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FEESTDAGEN OP 4 DECEMBER
Saint Osmund
Christian feast day: Osmund
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Nicholas Ferrar
Christian feast day: Nicholas Ferrar (Anglicanism)
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December 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: December 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Navy Day (India)
Navy Day (India)
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Culture of Tonga
Tupou I Day (Tonga)
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Maruthas of Martyropolis
Christian feast day: Maruthas
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John of Damascus
Christian feast day: John of Damascus
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Eid il-Burbara
Christian feast day: Barbara, and its related observances: Eid il-Burbara, a holiday similar to Halloween in honor of Saint Barbara. (Russia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey)
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Saint Barbara
Christian feast day: Barbara, and its related observances: Barbórka, Miners' Day in Poland
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Anno II
Christian feast day: Anno II
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