1443 On this day in history birth of pope Julius II, (1503-13), patron of Michelangelo, Bramante, Raphael
1555 On this day in history birth of heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625)
1580 On this day in history birth of samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (d. 1626)
1584 John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony was born on December - 04.
1595 Jean Chapelain, French writer (d. 1674) was born on this day in history.
1646 Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, Marshal of France (d. 1730) was born on December - 04.
1660 On December - 04 birth of andre Campra, composer
1667 On December - 04 birth of michel Pignolet de Monteclair, composer
0765 On this day in history death of jafar Sadiq, Shia Imam (b. 702)
0771 On this day in history karloman II, French king of Burgundy, dies at about 20
0811 On this day in history charles, eldest son of emperor Charles the Great, dies at about 39
1075 Death of Archbishop Anno II of Cologne on December - 04.
1123 On this day in history death of omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048)
1137 Lotharius III of Supplinburg, emperor (1125, 33-37), dies at 67 on this day in history.
1182 On this day in history henry, earl of Gelre/Zutphen (1141/79-82), dies
1214 Death of William I of Scotland on December - 04.