December 04 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1965  Launch of Gemini 7 piloted by CDR James A. Lovell, USN. This flight consisted of 206 orbits at an altitude of 327 km and lasted 13 days and 18 hours. Recovery by HS-11 helicopters from USS Wasp (CVS-18).   

1967  Bert Lahr, [Irving Lahrheim], US comic (Wizard of Oz), dies at 72   

1969  Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, killed in Chicago   

1969  Alceo Toni, composer, dies at 85   

1971  Shunryu Suzuki, Zen teacher, founder of SF Zen Center, dies   

1973  Michael O'Shea, actor (Smart Woman), dies of heart attack at 67   

1974  Dutch DC-8 charter crashes in Sri Lanka killing 191 Moslem pilgrims   

1974  Lee Kinsolving, actor (Explosive Generation), dies at 36.   

1975  Hannah Arendt, German/US sociologist, dies at 69 [or Dec 5]   

1976  Liz Taylor's 7th marriage (John Warner).   

1976  Benjamin Britten, British composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at 63.   

1977  Jean-Bedel Bokassa, ruler of Central African Empire, crowns himself   

1977  Leila Hyams, actress (Red Headed Woman, Freaks), dies at 72   

1978  Dianne Feinstein is named San Francisco inaugural female mayor   

1978  Pioneer Venus 1 goes into orbit around Venus.   

1978  Samuel Abraham Goldsmith, Neth/US phycists, dies at 76.   

1979  Liza Minnelli's 3rd marriage (Mark Gero)   

1979  Robert Karnes, actor (Max-The Lawless Years), dies at 62.   

1980  Stella Walsh-S-Walasiewicz, sprinter (Olympic-gold-1932), shot at 69.   

1981  "Falcon Crest" premieres on CBS-TV.   

1981  According to South Africa, Ciskei gains independence. Not recognized as an independent country outside South Africa.   

1981  President Reagan allows CIA to engage in domestic counter-intelligence   

1983  Aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) and USS Independence (CV-62) launch strike against anti-aircraft positions in Lebanon that fired on U.S. aircraft. Two U.S. Navy planes shot down   

1983  Estelle Omens, actress (Effect of Gamma Rays), dies at 55   

1984  Hijackers commandeered a Kuwaiti airliner   

1984  John Rock, US co-developer of anti-conceptiepil, dies at 94.   

1985  President Reagan appoints Vice Admiral John Poindexter as security adviser   

1985  Marcel Boereboom, Belgian musicologist, dies at 83   

1986  Reuben Nakian, US sculptor, dies at 89   

1987  Rouben Mamoulian, dir (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), dies at 90   

1988  Actor Gary Busey critically injured in motorcycle crash.   

1990  Due to Persian Gulf crisis gas hits $1.60 per gallon price in NYC.   

1990  Iraq announces it will release all 3300 Soviet hostages   

1990  Edward Binns, US actor (12 Angry One), dies of heart attack at 74.   

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1443  Pope julius ii: (1503-13), patron of michelangelo, bramante, raphael   

1555  Heinrich meibom: German historian and poet   

1580  Samuel argall: English adventurer and naval officer   

1584  John cotton: Puritan clergyman in mass bay colony   

1595  Jean chapelain: French writer   

1646  Alain emmanuel de coëtlogon: Marshal of france   

1660  Andre campra: Composer   

1667  Michel pignolet de monteclair: Composer   

0765  Death of Jafar sadiq: Shia imam (b. 702)   

0771  Death of Karloman ii: French king of burgundy,   

0811  Charles: Eldest son of emperor charles the great,   

1075  Death of Archbishop anno ii of cologne: Archbishop anno ii of cologne   

1123  Omar khayyám: Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (b. 1048)   

1137  Lotharius iii of supplinburg: Emperor (1125, 33-37),   

1182  Death of Henry: Earl of gelre/zutphen (1141/79-82),   

1214  Death of William i of scotland: William i of scotland