Born on December 4
December 4 birthdays & history
If you were born on December 4, you share a birthday with Rainer Maria Rilke, Thomas Carlyle and Jay-Z. December 4 babies are Sagittarius, with turquoise as their birthstone and the narcissus as their birth flower. December 4 is the 339th day of the year in leap years (338th in other years).
Famous people born on December 4
- 1875Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian-Swiss poet and author
- 1795Thomas Carlyle, Scottish-English historian, philosopher, and academic
- 1969Jay-Z, American rapper, producer, actor, and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records
- 1949Jeff Bridges, American actor
- 1973Tyra Banks, American model, actress, and producer
- 1835Samuel Butler, English author and critic
- 1996Diogo Jota, Portuguese footballer
- 1963Sergey Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter
- 1964Marisa Tomei, American actress
- 1925Albert Bandura, Canadian-American psychologist and academic
What happened on December 4
- 1639Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree made the first successful observation of a transit of Venus from Earth.
- 1867Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange).
- 1872The American brigantine Mary Celeste was found apparently abandoned under circumstances that remain unknown.
- 1881The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
- 1905The Great Seimas of Vilnius met to discuss national concerns within Lithuania: they decided to demand wide political autonomy within the Russian Empire.
- 1906Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity for African-Americans, was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
- 1909The Montreal Canadiens, the oldest professional ice hockey club in the world, were founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.
- 1909The first Grey Cup, the championship game of the Canadian Football League, was held in Toronto.
- 1928Cosmo Gordon Lang was enthroned as the Archbishop of Canterbury, the first bachelor to be appointed in 150 years.
- 1945By a vote of 65–7, the United States Senate approves United States participation in the United Nations. (The UN had been established on October 24, 1945.)
- 1980The English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbanded.
- 2012"Il Canto degli Italiani" officially became the national anthem of Italy, 66 years after it was provisionally chosen following the birth of the Italian Republic.
Also observed on December 4
- Thai Environment Day (Thailand)
- Tupou I Day (Tonga)
Questions, answered
What star sign is December 4?
People born on December 4 are Sagittarius. Their birthstone is turquoise and their birth flower is the narcissus.
Which famous people were born on December 4?
Rainer Maria Rilke (1875), Thomas Carlyle (1795), Jay-Z (1969), Jeff Bridges (1949), Tyra Banks (1973), Samuel Butler (1835) were all born on December 4.
What happened on December 4 in history?
Among other things: in 1945, By a vote of 65–7, the United States Senate approves United States participation in the United Nations. (The UN had been established on October 24, 1945.); in 1980, The English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbanded; in 2012, "Il Canto degli Italiani" officially became the national anthem of Italy, 66 years after it was provisionally chosen following the birth of the Italian Republic.
Can I get a newspaper front page from December 4?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any December 4 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “December 4”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.