Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: December 4
December 4, 2024 is the 339th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 27 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Sagittarius is your zodiac sign. Turquoise is your modern birthstone. Onyx is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: December 4
- 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).
- 1745 –Charles Edward Stewart’s army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the second Jacobite Rising.
- 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).
- 1875 –Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then Spain.
- 1881 –The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
- 1909 –1st Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club 26–6.
- 1939 –World War II: HMS Nelson is struck by a mine (laid by GS U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.
- 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”.
- 1977 –Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire.
- 1982 –The People’s Republic of China adopts its current constitution.
Who were born on December 4?
- 1798 –Jules Armand Dufaure, French statesman (d. 1881)
- 1835 –Samuel Butler, English writer (d. 1902)
- 1892 –Francisco Franco, dictator of Spain (d. 1975)
- 1918 –Albert Francis Capone, son of Al Capone (d. 2004)
- 1946 –Geert Mak, Dutch writer
- 1954 –Tony Todd, American actor and producer
- 1959 –Susan W Krebs, American politician
- 1971 –Shannon Briggs, American boxer
- 1973 –Ferry Corsten, Dutch producer of trance music, in addition to being a DJ and remixer
- 1982 –Waldo Ponce, Chilean footballer
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