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What happend on 4. December in History
In our data base we found 316 events happened on 4. December:
• 749: John of Damascus, Syrian monk, priest, and saint (b. 676) [category: Deaths]
• 771: Carloman I, Italian king (b. 751) [category: Deaths]
• 771: Austrasian King Carloman dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne King of the now complete Frankish Kingdom. [category: Events]
• 1075: Anno II, Archbishop of Cologne (b. 1010) [category: Deaths]
• 1110: First Crusade: The Crusaders sack Sidon. [category: Events]
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• 1123: Omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048) [category: Deaths]
• 1214: William the Lion, Scottish king (b. 1143) [category: Deaths]
• 1259: Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounces his claims to French-controlled territory on continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels. [category: Events]
• 1270: Theobald II of Navarre (b. 1238) [category: Deaths]
• 1334: Pope John XXII (b. 1249) [category: Deaths]
• 1340: Henry Burghersh, English bishop (b. 1292) [category: Deaths]
• 1459: Adolphus VIII, Count of Holstein (b. 1401) [category: Deaths]
• 1555: Heinrich Meibom, German poet and historian (d. 1625) [category: Births]
• 1563: The final session of the Council of Trent is held (it opened on December 13, 1545). [category: Events]
• 1576: Rheticus, Austrian mathematician (b. 1514) [category: Deaths]
• 1580: Samuel Argall, English navy officer (d. 1626) [category: Births]
• 1585: John Cotton, English-American minister (d. 1652) [category: Births]
• 1585: John Willock, Scottish reformer (b. 1515) [category: Deaths]
• 1595: Jean Chapelain, French poet (d. 1674) [category: Births]
• 1609: Alexander Hume, Scottish poet (b. 1560) [category: Deaths]
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• 1619: 38 colonists from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God (this is considered by many to be the first Thanksgiving in the Americas). [category: Events]
• 1642: Cardinal Richelieu, French clergyman and politician, 1st Chief Minister of the French King (b. 1585) [category: Deaths]
• 1646: Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, French field marshal (d. 1730) [category: Births]
• 1647: Daniel Eberlin, German composer and conductor (d. ca. 1715) [category: Births]
• 1649: William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (b. 1585) [category: Deaths]
• 1660: André Campra, French composer and conductor (d. 1744) [category: Births]
• 1667: Michel Pignolet de Montéclair, French composer (d. 1737) [category: Births]
• 1670: John Aislabie, English politician (d. 1742) [category: Births]
• 1674: Father Jacques Marquette founds a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan to minister to the Illiniwek (the mission would later grow into the city of Chicago, Illinois). [category: Events]
• 1676: Battle of Lund: A Danish army under the command of King Christian V of Denmark engages the Swedish army commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt. [category: Events]
• 1679: Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b. 1588) [category: Deaths]
• 1680: Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (b. 1616) [category: Deaths]
• 1696: Empress Meishō, Japan (b. 1624) [category: Deaths]
• 1711: Barbara of Portugal (d. 1758) [category: Births]
• 1713: Gasparo Gozzi, Italian critic and playwright (d. 1786) [category: Births]
• 1732: John Gay, English poet and playwright (b. 1685) [category: Deaths]
• 1745: Charles Edward Stewart's army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the second Jacobite Rising. [category: Events]
• 1777: Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (d. 1849) [category: Births]
• 1783: At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, US General George Washington formally bids his officers farewell. [category: Events]
• 1791: The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published. [category: Events]
• 1795: Thomas Carlyle, Scottish historian (d. 1881) [category: Births]
• 1798: Jules Armand Dufaure, French politician, 33rd Prime Minister of France (d. 1881) [category: Births]
• 1798: Luigi Galvani, Italian physicist (b. 1737) [category: Deaths]
• 1817: Nikoloz Baratashvili, Georgian poet (d. 1845) [category: Births]
• 1828: Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1770) [category: Deaths]
• 1829: In the face of fierce local opposition, British governor Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that all who abet suttee in India are guilty of culpable homicide. [category: Events]
• 1835: Samuel Butler, English author (d. 1902) [category: Births]
• 1841: David Daniel Davis, Welsh physician (b. 1777) [category: Deaths]
• 1844: Franz Xavier Wernz, German religious leader, 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1914) [category: Births]
• 1850: William Sturgeon, English physicist, invented the electric motor (b. 1783) [category: Deaths]
• 1852: Orest Khvolson, Russian physicist (d. 1934) [category: Births]
• 1861: Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic politician, 1st Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 1922) [category: Births]
• 1861: Lillian Russell, American actress and singer (d. 1922) [category: Births]
• 1864: American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea [category: Events]
• 1867: Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange). [category: Events]
• 1868: Jesse Burkett, American baseball player (d. 1953) [category: Births]
• 1872: The crewless American ship Mary Celeste is found by the British brig Dei Gratia (the ship had been abandoned for nine days but was only slightly damaged). [category: Events]
• 1875: Joe Corbett, American baseball player (d. 1945) [category: Births]
• 1875: Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet (d. 1926) [category: Births]
• 1875: Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then Spain. [category: Events]
• 1878: Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (d. 1918) [category: Births]
• 1880: Tom Taylor, Canadian soccer player (d. 1945) [category: Births]
• 1881: Erwin von Witzleben, German field marshal (d. 1944) [category: Births]
• 1881: The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published. [category: Events]
• 1883: Katharine Susannah Prichard, Australian author (d. 1969) [category: Births]
• 1886: Jan Thomée, Dutch football player (d. 1954) [category: Births]
• 1889: Lloyd Bacon, American actor and director (d. 1955) [category: Births]
• 1892: Francisco Franco, Spanish general and politician, Caudillo of Spain (d. 1975) [category: Births]
• 1892: Liu Bocheng, Chinese army officer (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1893: John Tyndall, Irish physicist (b. 1820) [category: Deaths]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1895: Fung Yu-lan, Chinese philosopher (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1897: Griffith Rhys Jones, Welsh conductor (b. 1834) [category: Deaths]
• 1899: Charlie Spencer, English footballer and manager (d. 1953) [category: Births]
• 1902: Charles Dow, American journalist (b. 1851) [category: Deaths]
• 1903: Anna van der Vegt, Dutch gymnast (d. 1983) [category: Births]
• 1903: Cornell Woolrich, American author (d. 1968) [category: Births]
• 1908: Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997) [category: Births]
• 1909: Jimmy Jewel, English actor (d. 1995) [category: Births]
• 1909: 1st Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 26–6. [category: Events]
• 1909: The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association. [category: Events]
• 1910: Alex North, American composer (d. 1991) [category: Births]
• 1910: R. Venkataraman, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th President of India (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1912: Pappy Boyington, American pilot, Medal of Honor, recipient (d. 1988) [category: Births]
• 1913: Mark Robson, Canadian-American director and producer (d. 1978) [category: Births]
• 1914: Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (d. 1993) [category: Births]
• 1914: Rudolf Hausner, Austrian painter and sculptor (d. 1995) [category: Births]
• 1915: Eddie Heywood, American pianist (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1916: Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1917: Movita Castaneda, American actress [category: Births]
• 1918: Albert Francis Capone, American son of Al Capone (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1919: I. K. Gujral, Indian politician, 12th Prime Minister of India (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1920: Neville Thiele, Australian engineer (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1921: Deanna Durbin, Canadian-American actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1921: The first Virginia Rappe manslaughter trial against Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle ends in a hung jury. [category: Events]
• 1922: Gérard Philipe, French actor (d. 1959) [category: Births]
• 1923: Charles Keating, American lawyer and businessman [category: Births]
• 1923: Eagle Keys, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1924: John C. Portman, Jr., American architect, designed the Renaissance Center and Tomorrow Square [category: Births]
• 1925: Albert Bandura, Canadian-American psychologist [category: Births]
• 1925: Lino Lacedelli, Italian mountaineer (d. 2009) [category: Births]
• 1926: Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (b. 1861) [category: Deaths]
• 1927: William Labov, American linguist [category: Births]
• 1928: Dena Dietrich, American actress [category: Births]
• 1930: Jim Hall, American guitarist and composer [category: Births]
• 1930: Ronnie Corbett, Scottish actor [category: Births]
• 1931: Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1931: Wally George, American talk show host (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1932: Roh Tae-woo, South Korean general and politician, 6th President of South Korea [category: Births]
• 1933: Horst Buchholz, German actor (d. 2003) [category: Births]
• 1933: Stefan George, German poet (b. 1868) [category: Deaths]
• 1934: Victor French, American actor (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1934: Wink Martindale, American game show host [category: Births]
• 1935: Paul O'Neill, American businessman and politician, 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury [category: Births]
• 1935: Robert Vesco, American financier (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1935: Charles Richet, French physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1850) [category: Deaths]
• 1935: Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian composer (b. 1864) [category: Deaths]
• 1936: Derek Nally, Irish politician [category: Births]
• 1937: Max Baer, Jr., American actor, director, and producer [category: Births]
• 1937: The first issue of the children's comic, The Dandy Comic, is published, one of the first to use speech balloons. [category: Events]
• 1938: Andre Marrou, American politician [category: Births]
• 1938: Yvonne Minton, Australian soprano [category: Births]
• 1938: Tamanishiki San'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd Yokozuna (b. 1903) [category: Deaths]
• 1939: Freddy Cannon, American singer [category: Births]
• 1939: World War II: HMS Nelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940. [category: Events]
• 1940: Gary Gilmore, American murderer (d. 1977) [category: Births]
• 1940: Gerd Achterberg, German football manager [category: Births]
• 1942: Gemma Jones, English actress [category: Births]
• 1942: World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign ends. [category: Events]
• 1943: World War II: In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile. [category: Events]
• 1943: World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes down the Works Progress Administration, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States. [category: Events]
• 1944: Anna McGarrigle, Canadian singer-songwriter (Kate and Anna McGarrigle and Mountain City Four) [category: Births]
• 1944: Chris Hillman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Byrds, The Hillmen, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Manassas) [category: Births]
• 1944: Dennis Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Beach Boys) (d. 1983) [category: Births]
• 1944: François Migault, French race car driver (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1944: Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player (b. 1879) [category: Deaths]
• 1945: Roberta Bondar, Canadian astronaut [category: Births]
• 1945: Thomas Hunt Morgan, American geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1866) [category: Deaths]
• 1945: By a vote of 65 to 7, the United States Senate approves United States participation in the United Nations (the UN is established on October 24, 1945). [category: Events]
• 1946: Geert Mak, Dutch journalist and author [category: Births]
• 1947: Jane Lubchenco, American environmental scientist and politician [category: Births]
• 1947: Terry Woods, Irish guitarist (The Pogues, Steeleye Span, Sweeney's Men, The Bucks, and Dr. Strangely Strange) [category: Births]
• 1948: Southside Johnny, American singer-songwriter (Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes) [category: Births]
• 1948: Frank Benford, American engineer and physicist (b. 1883) [category: Deaths]
• 1949: Jeff Bridges, American actor, singer, and producer [category: Births]
• 1949: Pamela Stephenson, New Zealand-American actress and psychologist [category: Births]
• 1951: Gary Rossington, American guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Rossington-Collins Band, and The Rossington Band) [category: Births]
• 1951: Patricia Wettig, American actress [category: Births]
• 1953: Rick Middleton, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1954: Tony Todd, American actor and producer [category: Births]
• 1954: The first Burger King is opened in Miami, Florida, United States [category: Events]
• 1955: Cassandra Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer [category: Births]
• 1955: Dave Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1955: József Galamb, Hungarian engineer (b. 1881) [category: Deaths]
• 1956: Bernard King, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1956: The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studios for the first and last time. [category: Events]
• 1957: Eric S. Raymond, American computer programmer and author [category: Births]
• 1957: Raul Boesel, Brazilian race car driver [category: Births]
• 1959: Christa Rothenburger, German speed skater and cyclist [category: Births]
• 1959: Paul McGrath, Irish footballer [category: Births]
• 1959: Susan W. Krebs, American politician [category: Births]
• 1960: David Green, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1960: Glynis Nunn, Australian heptathlete [category: Births]
• 1961: Frank Reich, American football player [category: Births]
• 1961: Naomi Robson, American-Australian journalist [category: Births]
• 1962: Julie Lemieux, Canadian voice actress [category: Births]
• 1962: Kevin Richardson, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1963: Sergey Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter [category: Births]
• 1964: Chelsea Noble, American actress [category: Births]
• 1964: Jonathan Goldstein, American actor [category: Births]
• 1964: Marisa Tomei, American actress [category: Births]
• 1964: Scott Hastings, Scottish rugby player [category: Births]
• 1964: Sertab Erener, Turkish singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1965: Álex de la Iglesia, Spanish director, screenwriter, and producer [category: Births]
• 1966: Chris Shepherd, English director [category: Births]
• 1966: Fred Armisen, American actor and comedian [category: Births]
• 1966: Masta Ace, American rapper (eMC and Juice Crew) [category: Births]
• 1966: Suzanne Malveaux, American journalist [category: Births]
• 1967: Bert Lahr, American actor (b. 1895) [category: Deaths]
• 1967: Vietnam War: US and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta. [category: Events]
• 1968: Mike Barrowman, American swimmer [category: Births]
• 1969: Jay-Z, American rapper, producer, and actor, co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records [category: Births]
• 1969: Plum Sykes, English-American author [category: Births]
• 1969: Fred Hampton, American activist (b. 1948) [category: Deaths]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1970: John L. Adams, American actor [category: Births]
• 1970: Kevin Sussman, American actor [category: Births]
• 1970: Sylvester Terkay, American wrestler and mixed martial artist [category: Births]
• 1971: Shannon Briggs, American boxer [category: Births]
• 1971: Shunryu Suzuki, Japanese-American spiritual teacher (b. 1904) [category: Deaths]
• 1971: The Indian Navy attacks the Pakistan Navy and Karachi. [category: Events]
• 1971: The Montreux Casino in Switzerland is set ablaze by someone wielding a flare gun during a Frank Zappa concert; the incident would be noted in the Deep Purple song "Smoke on the Water". [category: Events]
• 1971: The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force bombs a Catholic-owned pub in Belfast, killing 15 civilians and wounding 17. It was the city's highest death toll from a single incident during the conflict. [category: Events]
• 1971: The United Nations Security Council calls an emergency session to consider the deteriorating situation between India and Pakistan. [category: Events]
• 1972: Jassen Cullimore, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1972: Nikki Tyler, American porn actress and model [category: Births]
• 1973: Atsushi Tamura, Japanese actor, and singer (jealkb) [category: Births]
• 1973: Ferry Corsten, Dutch DJ and producer (Gouryella) [category: Births]
• 1973: Frank Boeijen, Dutch keyboard player (The Gathering) [category: Births]
• 1973: Kate Rusby, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Poozies) [category: Births]
• 1973: Keith Caputo, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Life Of Agony) [category: Births]
• 1973: Racci Shay, American drummer (Murderdolls, Synical, Dope, and Genitorturers) [category: Births]
• 1973: Steven Menzies, Australian rugby player [category: Births]
• 1973: Tyra Banks, American model and actress [category: Births]
• 1974: Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball player [category: Births]
• 1975: Hannah Arendt, German-American theorist (b. 1906) [category: Deaths]
• 1975: Suriname joins the United Nations. [category: Events]
• 1976: Amie Comeaux, American singer (d. 1997) [category: Births]
• 1976: Kristina Groves, Canadian speed skater [category: Births]
• 1976: Benjamin Britten, English composer (b. 1913) [category: Deaths]
• 1976: Tommy Bolin, American guitarist (Zephyr, James Gang, and Deep Purple) (b. 1951) [category: Deaths]
• 1976: W. F. McCoy, Irish politician (b. 1886) [category: Deaths]
• 1977: Big Pokey, American rapper (Screwed Up Click) [category: Births]
• 1977: Morten Veland, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter (Sirenia, Tristania, and Mortemia) [category: Births]
• 1977: Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire. [category: Events]
• 1977: Malaysia Airlines Flight 653 is hijacked and crashes in Tanjong Kupang, Johor, killing 100. [category: Events]
• 1978: Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer and actress [category: Births]
• 1978: Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco, California's first female mayor (she served until January 8, 1988). [category: Events]
• 1979: Jay DeMerit, American soccer player [category: Births]
• 1979: Ysabella Brave, American singer [category: Births]
• 1979: The Hastie fire in Hull, kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee. [category: Events]
• 1980: Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Portuguese politician, 111th Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1934) [category: Deaths]
• 1980: Stanisława Walasiewicz, Polish-American runner (b. 1911) [category: Deaths]
• 1980: English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbands, following the death of drummer John Bonham on September 25th. [category: Events]
• 1981: Courtney Cummz, American porn actress [category: Births]
• 1981: Lila McCann, American singer [category: Births]
• 1981: South Africa grants independence to the Ciskei "homeland" (not recognized by any government outside South Africa). [category: Events]
• 1982: Ho-Pin Tung, Dutch-Chinese race car driver [category: Births]
• 1982: Waldo Ponce, Chilean footballer [category: Births]
• 1982: The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution. [category: Events]
• 1983: Jimmy Bartel, Australian footballer [category: Births]
• 1984: Brooke Adams, American wrestler and model [category: Births]
• 1984: Joe Thomas, American football player [category: Births]
• 1984: Lauren London, American actress [category: Births]
• 1984: Lindsay Felton, American actress [category: Births]
• 1984: Marco Giambruno, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1984: Jack Mercer, American animator and voice actor (b. 1910) [category: Deaths]
• 1984: Hezbollah militants hijack a Kuwait Airlines plane, killing four passengers. [category: Events]
• 1985: Andrew Brackman, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1985: Carlos Gómez, Dominican baseball player [category: Births]
• 1986: Martell Webster, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1987: Orlando Brown, American actor and rapper [category: Births]
• 1987: Rouben Mamoulian, Armenian-American director (b. 1897) [category: Deaths]
• 1988: Andriy Pylyavskyi, Ukrainian footballer [category: Births]
• 1988: Osman Achmatowicz, Polish chemist (b. 1899) [category: Deaths]
• 1990: Lukman Haruna, Nigerian footballer [category: Births]
• 1991: Captain Mark Pyle pilots Clipper Goodwill, a Pan American World Airways Boeing 727-221ADV, to Miami International Airport ending 64 years of Pan Am operations. [category: Events]
• 1991: Journalist Terry A. Anderson is released after 7 years in captivity as a hostage in Beirut. He is the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon. [category: Events]
• 1991: Pan Am goes bankrupt and ceases operations. [category: Events]
• 1992: Guan Xueting, Chinese ice dancer [category: Births]
• 1992: Jean-Claude Iranzi, Rwandan footballer [category: Births]
• 1992: Līna Mūze, Latvian javelin thrower [category: Births]
• 1992: Henry Clausen, American lawyer and author (b. 1905) [category: Deaths]
• 1992: Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 US troops to Somalia in Northeast Africa. [category: Events]
• 1993: Frank Zappa, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Mothers of Invention) (b. 1940) [category: Deaths]
• 1993: Margaret Landon, American author (b. 1903) [category: Deaths]
• 1993: A truce is concluded between the government of Angola and UNITA rebels. [category: Events]
• 1995: Lionel Giroux, Canadian wrestler (b. 1935) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: Richard Vernon, English actor (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 1998: The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched. [category: Events]
• 1999: Rose Bird, American judge, 25th Chief Justice of California (b. 1936) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Iggy Katona, American race car driver (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Elena Souliotis, Greek soprano (b. 1943) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Teo Peter, Romanian bass player (b. 1954) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Errol Brathwaite, New Zealand author (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Gloria Lasso, French-Spanish singer (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Gregg Hoffman, American film producer (b. 1963) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the Government to allow universal and equal suffrage. [category: Events]
• 2006: James Kim, American television host and blogger (b. 1971) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Ross A. McGinnis, American soldier (b. 1987) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: An adult giant squid is caught on video for the first time by Tsunemi Kubodera near the Ogasawara Islands, 1,000 km (620 mi) south of Tokyo. [category: Events]
• 2006: Six black youths assault a white teenager in Jena, Louisiana, US; the subsequent court case becomes a cause célèbre. [category: Events]
• 2007: Chip Reese, American poker player (b. 1951) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Norval Morrisseau, Canadian painter (b. 1932) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Pimp C, American rapper and producer (UGK) (b. 1973) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Liam Clancy, Irish singer, guitarist, and actor (The Clancy Brothers) (b. 1935) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Umaga, Samoan-American wrestler (b. 1973) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Hubert Sumlin, American singer and guitarist (b. 1931) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Sócrates, Brazilian footballer (b. 1954) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Anthony Deane-Drummond, English army officer (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Besse Cooper, American super-centenarian (b. 1896) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Carroll E. Lanier, American politician (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Eamon Kelly, Irish criminal (b. 1947) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Grady Allen, American football player (b. 1946) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Hilmar Moore, American politician (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Jack Brooks, American politician (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: John Ward, American football player (b. 1948) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Jonathan Harvey, English composer (b. 1939) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Ken Trickey, American basketball coach (b. 1933) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Larry Lawrence, American football player (b. 1949) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Michael Till, English priest (b. 1935) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer (b. 1971) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Miroslav Kluc, Czech ice hockey player (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Paul Marcotte, American politician (b. 1928) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Peter Kiesewetter, German composer (b. 1945) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Tony Sweeney, Irish journalist (b. 1931) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Vasily Belov, Russian poet (b. 1932) [category: Deaths]
• _: Ada [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Barbara [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Barbórka, Miners' Day in Poland [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Bernard degli Uberti [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Clement of Alexandria (Anglicanism) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Day of Shango (Santería, Lukumí) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Eid il-Burbara, a holiday similar to Halloween in honor of Saint Barbara. (Lebanon, Syria, and Palestine) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: First day that rain is prayed for, notably the only Jewish day which is tied to the civil calendar. (Diaspora in Judaism) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: John of Damascus [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Navy Day (India and Italy) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Nicholas Ferrar (Anglicanism) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Osmund [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Saint Barbara Day-related observance: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Secret ceremonies in honor of Bona Dea (Roman Empire) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Sigiramnus [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Thai Environment Day (Thailand) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Tupou I Day (Tonga) [category: Holidays and observances]