December 4

• 771 – Austrasian king Carloman I dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne as sole king of the Frankish Kingdom.{{cite book|last=Nelson|first=Janet L.|title=King and Emperor: A New Life of Charlemagne|location=Berkeley, Calif.|publisher=University of California Press|date=2021|isbn=9780520383210|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nesjEAAAQBAJ|page=108}}
• 963 – The lay papal protonotary is elected pope and takes the name Leo VIII, being consecrated on 6 December after ordination.{{Cite book |last=Gregorovius |first=Ferdinand |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tLk4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA348 | page=348 |title=History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages |date=1903 |publisher=Bell |language=en | edition= 2nd English | translator= Gustavus W. Hamilton | volume= III: AD 800–1002 | place= London }}
• 1110 – An army led by Baldwin I of Jerusalem and Sigurd the Crusader of Norway captures Sidon at the end of the First Crusade.{{cite book|last=Phillips|first=Jonathan|title=The Crusades, 1095-1204|location=London|publisher=Routledge|date=2014|isbn=9781315798219|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RxyvAwAAQBAJ|page=ii|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Richard|first=Jean|title=The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem|location=Amsterdam|publisher=North-Holland Publishing Co.|date=1979|isbn=9780444850928|page=26|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Maalouf|first=Amin|translator-last=Rothschild|translator-first=Jon|title=The Crusades Through Arab Eyes|location=London|publisher=Saqi|date=2012|isbn=9780863568480|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fj0hBQAAQBAJ|page=73}}
• 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.{{cite book|last=Livingston|first=Michael|title=Crécy: Battle of Five Kings|location=Oxford, U.K.|publisher=Osprey Publishing|date=2022|isbn=9781472847058|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nSxlEAAAQBAJ|pages=56–57}}
• 1563 – The final session of the Council of Trent is held{{cite book|last=McGrath|first=Alister E.|title=Iustitia Dei: A History of the Christian Doctrine of Justification|location=Cambridge, U.K.|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=2020|isbn=9781108472562|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JT_ODwAAQBAJ|page=333}} nearly 18 years after the body held its first session on December 13, 1545.{{cite book|last=Duffy|first=Stephen|title=The Dynamics of Grace: Perspectives in Theological Anthropology|location=Eugene, Ore.|publisher=Wipf & Stock|date=2007|isbn=9781556356384|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7yhKAwAAQBAJ|page=221}}

• 1619 – Thirty-eight colonists arrive at Berkeley Hundred, Virginia. The group's charter proclaims that the day "be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God."
• 1623 – 50 Christians are executed in Edo, Japan, during the Great Martyrdom of Edo.{{Cite journal |last=Cieslik |first=Hubert |date=1954 |title=The Great Martyrdom in Edo 1623. Its Causes, Course, Consequences |journal=Monumenta Nipponica |volume=10 |issue=1/2 |pages=1–44 |doi=10.2307/2382790 |issn=0027-0741 |jstor=2382790}}
• 1676 – The Battle of Lund, becomes the bloodiest battle in Scandinavian history.
• 1745 – Charles Edward Stuart's army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the Second Jacobite Rising.
• 1783 – At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, U.S. General George Washington bids farewell to his officers.
• 1786 – Mission Santa Barbara is dedicated (on the feast day of Saint Barbara).
• 1791 – The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.
• 1804 – The United States House of Representatives adopts articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.{{cite book|last=Hinds|first=Asher C.|title=Hinds' Precedents of the House of Representatives of the United States: Including References to Provisions of the Constitution, the Laws, and Decisions of the United States Senate. Volume III|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=Government Printing Office|date=1907|oclc=2176404|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ma5CAQAAMAAJ|pages=718–719}}
• 1808 – Napoleonic Wars: Under the orders by commander Tomás de Morla, the city of Madrid surrenders to French Emperor Napoleon I after a 4 day long siege.{{cite web |title=Napoleonic Timeline 1808 |url=https://www.napoleon-empire.org/en/chronology/chronology-1808.php |website=Napoleon Empire.org}}
• 1829 – In the face of fierce local opposition, British Governor-General Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that anyone who abets sati in Bengal is guilty of culpable homicide.
• 1861 – American Civil War: The 109 electors of the several states of the Confederate States of America unanimously elect Jefferson Davis as President and Alexander H. Stephens as Vice President.
• 1863 – American Civil War: Confederate General James Longstreet lifts his unsuccessful siege of Knoxville, Tennessee after failing to capture the city.{{cite web|title=Battle of Knoxville|url=https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/battle-of-knoxville/|author=Groce, W. Todd|website=TennesseeEncyclopedia.net|publisher=Tennessee Historical Society|date=October 8, 2017|access-date=November 30, 2024}}
• 1864 – American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: Union cavalry forces defeat Confederate cavalry in the Battle of Waynesboro, Georgia, opening the way for General William T. Sherman's army to approach the coast.
• 1865 – North Carolina ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed two days later by Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks.
• 1867 – Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange).
• 1872 – The American brigantine {{ship||Mary Celeste}} is discovered drifting in the Atlantic. Her crew is never found.{{cite magazine |last=Humphreys |first=Julian |title=Milestones |editor-last=Attar |editor-first=Rob |magazine=BBC History magazine |date=December 2012 |publisher=BBC |location=Northampton |pages=10–11}}
• 1875 – Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.
• 1881 – The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
• 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.

• 1906 – Alpha Phi Alpha the first intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity for African-Americans was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
• 1909 – In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.
• 1909 – The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.
• 1917 – The Finnish Senate submits to the Parliament of Finland a proposal for the form of government of the Republic of Finland and issued a communication to Parliament declaring the independence of Finland.{{Cite book | title= Toiset valtiopäivät 1917, Pöytäkirjat, osa I | pages= 310–311 | chapter= Tiistaina 4. p. joulukuuta – Hallituksen puheenjohtajan lausunto Suomen valtiollisen itsenäisyyden toteuttamisesta | publisher= Valtioneuvoston kirjapaino | year= 1918 | language=fi}}
• 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.
• 1919 – Ukrainian War of Independence: The Polonsky conspiracy is initiated, with an attempt to assassinate the high command of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine.{{cite book|last=Azarov|first=Vyacheslav|year=2008|title=Kontrrazvedka - The Story of the Makhnovist Intelligence Service|translator-first=Malcolm|translator-last=Archibald|location=Edmonton|publisher=Black Cat Press|isbn=978-0-9737827-2-1|oclc=233786926|pages=37–38}}
• 1928 – Cosmo Gordon Lang was enthroned as the Archbishop of Canterbury, the first bachelor to be appointed in 150 years.{{cite magazine|title= Religion:York to Canterbury|magazine=Time|publisher=Time Inc.|location= New York|date= 6 August 1928|url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,787459,00.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101121035432/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,787459,00.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= 21 November 2010}} {{subscription required}}
• 1939 – World War II: {{HMS|Nelson|28|6}} is struck by a mine (laid by {{GS|U-31|1936|2}}) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940.
• 1942 – World War II: Carlson's patrol during the Guadalcanal Campaign ends.
• 1943 – World War II: In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.
• 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.
• 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.)
• 1948 – Chinese Civil War: The SS Kiangya, carrying Nationalist refugees from Shanghai, explodes in the Huangpu River.{{Cite web|title=7 of the World's Deadliest Shipwrecks {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/list/7-of-the-worlds-deadliest-shipwrecks|access-date=2022-01-13|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}
• 1949 – Sir Duncan George Stewart, governor of the Crown Colony of Sarawak, was fatally stabbed by a member of the Rukun 13.
• 1950 – Korean War: Jesse L. Brown (the 1st African-American Naval aviator) is killed in action during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.{{Cite web|title=Squadron History|url=https://www.airlant.usff.navy.mil/Organization/COMSTRKFIGHTWINGLANT/Strike-Fighter-Squadron-VFA-32/Squadron-History/|access-date=2022-12-04|website=www.airlant.usff.navy.mil|archive-date=2022-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204111019/https://www.airlant.usff.navy.mil/Organization/COMSTRKFIGHTWINGLANT/Strike-Fighter-Squadron-VFA-32/Squadron-History/|url-status=dead}}
• 1950 – Korean War: Associated Press photographer Max Desfor photographs hundreds of Korean refugees crossing a downed bridge in the Taedong River: 1951 Pulitzer Prize winner Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea.{{Cite web |date=1951 |title=Max Desfor of Associated Press |url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/max-desfor |access-date=2020-11-25 |website=pulitzer.org |language=en}}
• 1956 – The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studio for the first and last time.
• 1964 – Free Speech Movement: Police arrest over 800 students at the University of California, Berkeley, following their takeover and sit-in at the administration building in protest of the UC Regents' decision to forbid protests on UC property.{{cite web|url=http://www.uic.edu/orgs/cwluherstory/jofreeman/sixtiesprotest/berkeley.htm|title=Sixties Protest|work=uic.edu}}
• 1965 – Launch of Gemini 7 with crew members Frank Borman and Jim Lovell. The Gemini 7 spacecraft was the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous performed by the crew of Gemini 6A.
• 1969 – Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers.
• 1971 – The PNS Ghazi, a Pakistan Navy submarine, sinks during the course of the Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971.
• 1971 – During a concert by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention at the Montreux Casino, an audience member fires a flare gun into the ceiling, causing a fire that destroys the venue. The incident served as the inspiration for Deep Purple's 1973 song Smoke on the Water.
• 1974 – Martinair Flight 138 crashes into the Saptha Kanya mountain range in Maskeliya, Sri Lanka, killing 191.{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-8-55F PH-MBH Maskeliya |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19741204-2 |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=aviation-safety.net}}
• 1977 – Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire.
• 1977 – Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 is hijacked and crashes in Tanjong Kupang, Johor, killing 100.
• 1978 – Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco's first female mayor.
• 1979 – The Hastie fire in Hull kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee.
• 1981 – South Africa grants independence to the Ciskei "homeland" (not recognized by any government outside South Africa).
• 1982 – The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution.
• 1983 – US Navy aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy and USS Independence attack Syrian missile sites in Lebanon in response to an F-14 being fired on by an SA-7. One A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair are shot down. One American pilot is killed, one is rescued, and one is captured.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/06/world/83-strike-on-lebanon-hard-lessons-for-us.html|title='83 Strike on Lebanon: Hard Lessons for U.S.|last1=Trainor|first1=Bernard E.|date=1989-08-06|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-12-03|last2=Times|first2=Special To the New York|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}
• 1984 – Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers kill 107–150 civilians in Mannar.
• 1986 – The MV Amazon Venture oil tanker begins leaking oil while at the port of Savannah in the United States, resulting in an oil spill of approximately {{convert|500,000|gal|L}}.{{Cite book|last=Stringfield|first=Whitney J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tUNtGe2mPR4C|title=National Water Summary 1987—Hydrologic Events and Water Supply and Use|publisher=United States Government Printing Office|others=United States Geological Survey|year=1990|location=Washington, D.C.|pages=51–54|language=en|chapter=Major Oil Spill on the Savannah River, Georgia and South Carolina, December 1986|journal=National Water Summary: Hydrologic Events, Selected Water Quality Trends and Ground Water Resources|issn=0892-3469}}
• 1991 – Terry A. Anderson is released after seven years in captivity as a hostage in Beirut; he is the last and longest-held American hostage in Lebanon.
• 1991 – Pan American World Airways ceases its operations after 64 years.
• 1992 – Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 U.S. troops to Somalia in Northeast Africa.
• 1998 – The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched.
• 2005 – Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the government to allow universal and equal suffrage.
• 2006 – Six black youths assault a white teenager in Jena, Louisiana.
• 2014 – Islamic insurgents kill three state police at a traffic circle before taking an empty school and a "press house" in Grozny. Ten state forces die with 28 injured in gun battles ending with ten insurgents killed.
• 2015 – A firebomb is thrown into a restaurant in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, killing 17 people.
• 2017 – The Thomas Fire starts near Santa Paula in California. It eventually became the largest wildfire in modern California history to date after burning {{convert|440|sqmi|km2|0}} in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
• 2021 – Semeru on the Indonesian island of Java erupts, killing at least 68 people.{{cite news |author=Miftahul Huda |editor=Andi Hartik |title=Korban Erupsi Gunung Semeru Kembali Ditemukan, Berawal dari Penambang Temukan Potongan Tulang |url=https://surabaya.kompas.com/read/2022/08/04/211330678/korban-erupsi-gunung-semeru-kembali-ditemukan-berawal-dari-penambang |access-date=21 October 2022 |agency=Kompas.com |date=4 August 2022 |language=id |archive-date=4 August 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220804142528/https://surabaya.kompas.com/read/2022/08/04/211330678/korban-erupsi-gunung-semeru-kembali-ditemukan-berawal-dari-penambang |url-status=live }}

• AD 34 – Persius, Roman poet (died 62)
• 846 – Hasan al-Askari 11th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam (died 874)
• 1428 – Bernard VII, Lord of Lippe (died 1511)
• 1506 – Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche (died 1558)
• 1555 – Heinrich Meibom, German poet and historian (died 1625)
• 1575 – Sister Virginia Maria, Italian nun (died 1650)
• 1580 – Samuel Argall, English adventurer and naval officer (died 1626)
• 1585 – John Cotton, English-American minister and theologian (died 1652)
• 1595 – Jean Chapelain, French poet and critic (died 1674)

• 1647 – Daniel Eberlin, German composer (died 1715)
• 1660 – André Campra, French composer and conductor (died 1744)
• 1667 – Michel Pignolet de Montéclair, French composer and educator (died 1737)
• 1670 – John Aislabie, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 1742)
• 1713 – Gasparo Gozzi, Italian playwright and critic (died 1786)
• 1727 – Johann Gottfried Zinn, German anatomist and botanist (died 1759)[http://www.bbaw.de/die-akademie/akademiegeschichte/mitglieder-historisch/alphabetische-sortierung?altmitglied_id=3098 И. Г. Цинн на сайте Берлинско-Бранденбургской академии наук]
• 1777 – Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (died 1849)
• 1795 – Thomas Carlyle, Scottish-English historian, philosopher, and academic (died 1881)
• 1798 – Jules Armand Dufaure, French lawyer and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of France (died 1881)
• 1817 – Nikoloz Baratashvili, Georgian poet and author (died 1845)
• 1835 – Samuel Butler, English author and critic (died 1902)
• 1844 – Franz Xavier Wernz, German religious leader, 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1914)
• 1861 – Hannes Hafstein, Icelandic poet and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Iceland (died 1922)
• 1865 – Edith Cavell, English nurse, humanitarian, and saint (Anglicanism) (died 1915)
• 1867 – Stanley Argyle, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Victoria (died 1940)
• 1868 – Jesse Burkett, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1953)
• 1875 – Agnes Forbes Blackadder, Scottish medical doctor (died 1964){{Cite web|url=https://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/ww1-biography/?id=1458|title=University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Surgeon Agnes Forbes Blackadder|website=www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk|access-date=2019-12-30}}
• 1875 – Joe Corbett, American baseball player and coach (died 1945)
• 1875 – Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian-Swiss poet and author (died 1926)
• 1877 – Morris Alexander, South African politician (died 1946){{cite encyclopedia |last=Abrahams |first=Israel |author-link=Israel Abrahams |editor-last=De Kock |editor-first=W. J. |encyclopedia=Dictionary of South African Biography |title=Alexander, Morris |language=en |edition=1st |date=1968 |volume=1 |oclc=85921202 |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofsout0000unse_p0x9/page/10/mode/2up |page=10}}
• 1881 – Erwin von Witzleben, Polish-German field marshal (died 1944)
• 1882 – Constance Davey, Australian psychologist (died 1963)
• 1883 – Katharine Susannah Prichard, Australian author and playwright (died 1969)
• 1884 – R. C. Majumdar, Indian historian (died 1980)
• 1887 – Winifred Carney, Irish suffragist, trade unionist, and Irish republican (died 1943){{Cite web|url=http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/225|title = The Dictionary of Ulster Biography}}
• 1892 – Francisco Franco, Spanish general and dictator, Prime Minister of Spain (died 1975){{cite web |title=Francisco Franco {{!}} Biography, Nickname, Beliefs, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francisco-Franco |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=19 May 2022 |language=en}}
• 1892 – Liu Bocheng, Chinese commander and politician (died 1986)
• 1893 – Herbert Read, English poet and critic (died 1968)
• 1895 – Feng Youlan, Chinese philosopher and academic (died 1990)
• 1897 – Robert Redfield, American anthropologist of Mexico (died 1958)
• 1899 – Karl-Günther Heimsoth, German physician and politician (died 1934)
• 1899 – Charlie Spencer, English footballer and manager (died 1953)

• 1903 – Cornell Woolrich, American author (died 1968)
• 1904 – Albert Norden, German journalist and politician (died 1982)
• 1908 – Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)
• 1910 – Alex North, American composer and conductor (died 1991)
• 1910 – R. Venkataraman, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th President of India (died 2009)
• 1912 – Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1988)
• 1913 – Mark Robson, Canadian-American director and producer (died 1978)
• 1914 – Rudolf Hausner, Austrian painter and sculptor (died 1995)
• 1914 – Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (died 1993)
• 1915 – Eddie Heywood, American pianist and composer (died 1989)
• 1916 – Ely Jacques Kahn Jr., American journalist and author (died 1994)
• 1919 – I. K. Gujral, Indian poet and politician, 12th Prime Minister of India (died 2012)
• 1920 – Nadir Afonso, Portuguese painter and architect (died 2013)
• 1920 – Michael Bates, English actor (died 1978)
• 1920 – Jeanne Manford, American educator and activist, co-founded PFLAG (died 2013)
• 1921 – Deanna Durbin, Canadian actress and singer (died 2013)
• 1923 – Charles Keating, American lawyer and financier (died 2014)
• 1923 – Eagle Keys, American-Canadian football player and coach (died 2012)
• 1923 – John Krish, English director and screenwriter (died 2016)
• 1924 – John C. Portman Jr., American architect, designed the Renaissance Center and Tomorrow Square (died 2017)
• 1925 – Albert Bandura, Canadian-American psychologist and academic (died 2021)
• 1926 – Ned Romero, American actor and opera singer (died 2017){{cite book |last1=Berumen |first1=Frank Javier Garcia |title=American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood |date=2020 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476636474 |page=169}}
• 1929 – Şakir Eczacıbaşı, Turkish pharmacist, photographer, and businessman (died 2010)
• 1930 – Ronnie Corbett, Scottish actor and comedian (died 2016)
• 1930 – Jim Hall, American guitarist and composer (died 2013)
• 1931 – Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
• 1931 – Wally George, American radio and television host (died 2003)
• 1932 – Roh Tae-woo, South Korean general and politician, 6th President of South Korea (died 2021)
• 1933 – Horst Buchholz, German actor (died 2003)
• 1933 – Wink Martindale, American game show host and producer (died 2025){{Cite web |last=Segarra |first=Edward |date=April 15, 2025 |title=TV host Wink Martindale, known for 'Gambit' and 'Tic-Tac-Dough,' dies at 91: Reports |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2025/04/15/wink-martindale-dead-game-show-host-gambit/83107840007/ |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}}
• 1933 – Dick Ricketts, American baseball and basketball player (died 1988){{cite web |title=Dick Ricketts |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/dick-ricketts-121180 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=3 December 2023}}
• 1934 – Bill Collins, Australian film critic and author (died 2019)
• 1934 – Victor French, American actor and director (died 1989)
• 1935 – Paul O'Neill, American businessman and politician, 72nd United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 2020)
• 1936 – Freddy Cannon, American singer and guitarist
• 1936 – John Giorno, American poet and performance artist (died 2019)
• 1937 – Max Baer Jr., American actor, director, and producer
• 1938 – Andre Marrou, American lawyer and politician
• 1938 – Yvonne Minton, Australian-English soprano and actress
• 1939 – Stephen W. Bosworth, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Korea (died 2016)
• 1939 – Joan Brady, American-British author (died 2024)
• 1940 – Gerd Achterberg, German footballer and manager
• 1940 – Gary Gilmore, American murderer (died 1977)
• 1941 – Marty Riessen, American tennis player and coach
• 1942 – Bob Mosley, American singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1944 – Chris Hillman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1944 – Anna McGarrigle, Canadian musician and singer-songwriter
• 1944 – François Migault, French race car driver (died 2012)
• 1944 – Dennis Wilson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and drummer (died 1983){{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 4: Jin, Jeff Bridges |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/04/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-4-Jin-Jeff-Bridges/7171670081188/#:~:text=Famous%20birthdays%20for%20Dec.,%2C%20Jeff%20Bridges%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=UPI |access-date=3 December 2023 |date=4 December 2022}}
• 1945 – Roberta Bondar, Canadian neurologist, academic, and astronaut
• 1946 – Karina, Spanish singer/actress
• 1947 – Jane Lubchenco, American ecologist, academic, and diplomat
• 1948 – Southside Johnny, American singer-songwriter
• 1949 – Jeff Bridges, American actor{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 4, 2022 includes celebrities Marisa Tomei, Jeff Bridges |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-4-2022-includes-celebrities-marisa-tomei-jeff-bridges.html |website=The Plain Dealer |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=3 December 2023 |date=4 December 2022}}
• 1949 – Jock Stirrup, Baron Stirrup, English air marshal and politician
• 1950 – Bjørn Kjellemyr, Norwegian bassist and composer
• 1951 – Gary Rossington, American guitarist (died 2023)
• 1951 – Patricia Wettig, American actress and playwright
• 1953 – Rick Middleton, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1953 – Jean-Marie Pfaff, Belgian footballer and manager
• 1954 – Tony Todd, American actor (died 2024){{Cite news |last=Ortiz |first=Aimee |date=November 9, 2024 |title=Tony Todd, Prolific Actor Best Known for 'Candyman,' Dies at 69 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/09/movies/tony-todd-dead.html |access-date=November 9, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}
• 1955 – Philip Hammond, English businessman and politician, former Chancellor of the Exchequer
• 1955 – Dave Taylor, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
• 1955 – Cassandra Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1956 – Nia Griffith, Welsh educator and politician, former Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
• 1956 – Bernard King, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1957 – Raul Boesel, Brazilian race car driver and radio host
• 1957 – Eric S. Raymond, American computer programmer and author
• 1957 – Lee Smith, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Smith, Lee |url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/smith-lee |publisher=National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum |access-date=2 December 2022}}
• 1958 – Sergei Starikov, Russian ice hockey player and coach{{cite web |title=Sergei Starikov |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/sergei-starikov-8451680 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=3 December 2023}}
• 1960 – David Green, Nicaraguan-American baseball player
• 1960 – Glynis Nunn, Australian heptathlete and hurler
• 1961 – Frank Reich, American football player and coach
• 1961 – Naomi Robson, American-Australian television hostState of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/calbirths?c=search&first=Naomi&last=Robson&spelling=Exact&4_year=&4_month=0&4_day=0&5=female&7=&SubmitSearch.x=27&SubmitSearch.y=20&SubmitSearch=Submit {{dead link|date=January 2023|fix-attempted=yes}}{{Better source needed|date=March 2024}}
• 1962 – Vinnie Dombroski, American singer-songwriter and musician
• 1962 – Gary Freeman, New Zealand rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1962 – Nixon Kiprotich, Kenyan runner
• 1962 – Kevin Richardson, English footballer and manager
• 1963 – Sergey Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter
• 1963 – Nigel Heslop, English rugby player
• 1964 – Scott Hastings, Scottish rugby player and sportscaster
• 1964 – Chelsea Noble, American actress
• 1964 – Marisa Tomei, American actress
• 1965 – Álex de la Iglesia, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1965 – Shaun Hollamby, English race car driver and businessman
• 1965 – Ulf Kirsten, German footballer and manager
• 1966 – Fred Armisen, American actor and musician
• 1966 – Andy Hess, American bass player
• 1966 – Suzanne Malveaux, American journalist
• 1966 – Suzette M. Malveaux, American lawyer and academic
• 1967 – Guillermo Amor, Spanish footballer and manager
• 1968 – Tahir Dawar, Pakistani police officer and Pashto poet (died 2018)
• 1969 – Dionne Farris, American singer-songwriter, producer and actress
• 1969 – Jay-Z, American rapper, producer, actor, and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records
• 1969 – Plum Sykes, English journalist and author
• 1970 – Kevin Sussman, American actor and comedian
• 1971 – Shannon Briggs, American boxer and actor
• 1972 – Jassen Cullimore, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1972 – Yūko Miyamura, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 1973 – Tyra Banks, American model, actress, and producer
• 1973 – Frank Boeijen, Dutch keyboard player
• 1973 – Mina Caputo, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
• 1973 – Michael Jackson, English footballer and manager
• 1973 – Steven Menzies, Australian rugby league player
• 1973 – Kate Rusby, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1973 – Corliss Williamson, American basketball player and coach{{cite web |title=Corliss Williamson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/722/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=3 December 2023}}
• 1974 – Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball player
• 1976 – Kristina Groves, Canadian speed skater
• 1976 – Betty Lennox, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Betty Lennox |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/100484/betty-lennox |publisher=WNBA |access-date=3 December 2023}}
• 1977 – Ajit Agarkar, Indian cricketer
• 1977 – Darvis Patton, American sprinter
• 1977 – Morten Veland, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter
• 1978 – Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer and actress
• 1979 – Ysabella Brave, American singer-songwriter
• 1979 – Jay DeMerit, American soccer player
• 1980 – Brian Cook, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Brian Cook |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/2567/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=3 December 2023}}
• 1980 – Viktor, Canadian wrestler and manager
• 1981 – Brian Vandborg, Danish cyclist
• 1982 – Nathan Douglas, English triple jumper
• 1982 – Waldo Ponce, Chilean footballer
• 1982 – Ho-Pin Tung, Dutch-Chinese race car driver
• 1982 – Nick Vujicic, Australian evangelist{{cite web|url=http://www.worldtopupdates.com/nick-vujicic-man-no-limbs-inspired-millions|title=Nick Vujicic – The Man Who Has Inspired Millions - World Top Updates|date=26 May 2017|website=Worldtopupdates.com|access-date=28 June 2017}}
• 1983 – Jimmy Bartel, Australian footballer
• 1983 – Chinx, American rapper (died 2015){{Cite web|date=2015-12-04|title=Chinx's Life Will Be Celebrated With a Birthday Bash and Tribute Party in Connecticut|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2015/12/chinx-birthday-bash-tribute-party-connecticut|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208171241/https://www.complex.com/music/2015/12/chinx-birthday-bash-tribute-party-connecticut|archive-date=2015-12-08|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Complex|language=en}}
• 1984 – Lindsay Felton, American actress
• 1984 – Marco Giambruno, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Anna Petrakova, Russian basketball player
• 1984 – Jelly Roll, American singer and rapper{{cite web |title=Jelly Roll |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/jelly-roll/30624911 |website=Apple Music |access-date=December 2, 2024}}
• 1984 – Joe Thomas, American football player
• 1985 – Andrew Brackman, American baseball player
• 1985 – Stephen Dawson, Irish footballer
• 1985 – Carlos Gómez, Dominican baseball player
• 1986 – Kaija Udras, Estonian skier
• 1986 – Martell Webster, American basketball player
• 1987 – Orlando Brown, American actor and rapper
• 1988 – Yeng Constantino, Filipina singer and songwriter
• 1988 – Andriy Pylyavskyi, Ukrainian footballer
• 1990 – Lukman Haruna, Nigerian footballer
• 1990 – Blake Leary, Australian rugby league player
• 1990 – Igor Sjunin, Estonian triple jumper
• 1991 – Duje Dukan, Croatian basketball player{{cite web |title=Duje Dukan |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1626251/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=3 December 2023}}
• 1991 – André Roberson, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Andre Roberson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203460/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=3 December 2023}}
• 1991 – Max Holloway, American mixed martial artist{{cite web |title=Max Holloway (Featherweight) MMA Profile |url=https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2614933/max-holloway |website=ESPN.com |access-date=December 2, 2024}}
• 1991 – Reality Winner, American intelligence specialist convicted of espionage{{cite web|url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3848398-Reality-Winner-Affidavit-for-Application-of.html#document/p2/a356449|title=Reality Winner Affidavit for Application of Search Warrant|date=29 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929044847/https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3848398-Reality-Winner-Affidavit-for-Application-of.html#document/p2/a356449|archive-date=2017-09-29}}
• 1992 – Robin Bruyère, Belgian politician{{cite web |title=Les Députés: Robin Bruyère |url=https://www.lachambre.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=fr&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=07323&lactivity=55 |publisher=Chamber of Representatives |access-date=10 September 2024 |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=fr}}
• 1992 – Peta Hiku, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1992 – Jean-Claude Iranzi, Rwandan footballer
• 1992 – Jin, South Korean singer, songwriter and actor{{cite web |title=When are the birthdays of the seven BTS members? |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/23/birthdays-bts-members-jin-suga-j-hope-rm-jimin-v-jungkook-7569045/ |website=Metro |access-date=23 January 2020 |language=en |date=23 May 2018}}
• 1992 – Joe Musgrove, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Joe Musgrove |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/joe-musgrove-605397 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=3 December 2023}}
• 1992 – Blake Snell, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Blake Snell |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/blake-snell-605483 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=3 December 2023}}
• 1994 – Gabriel Lundberg, Danish basketball player{{cite web |title=Gabriel Lundberg |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1630994/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=3 December 2023}}
• 1996 – Ivan Belikov, Russian footballer
• 1996 – Diogo Jota, Portuguese footballer
• 1996 – Sebastián Vegas, Chilean footballer
• 1999 – Kim Do-yeon, South Korean singer and actress{{Cite web|url=http://news.tf.co.kr/read/entertain/1711030.htm|title=[TF무술년 ENT③] 2018년 주목받을 갓 스무살 스타는 누구?|access-date=October 31, 2018|date=January 2, 2018|work=The Fact|language=ko|archive-date=September 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915225245/http://news.tf.co.kr/read/entertain/1711030.htm|url-status=live}}
• 1999 – Kang Mi-na, South Korean actress and singer{{cite web|title="생일 맞아 선물" 구구단 출신 강미나, 개인 유튜브 채널 오픈|url=https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=15431145|work=톱스타뉴스|date=4 December 2023|access-date=16 March 2025|language=ko}}
• 2003 – Jackson Holliday, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Jackson Holliday Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, ... |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jackson-holliday-702616 |website=MLB.com |access-date=December 2, 2024}}
• 2003 – Kim Do-ah, South Korean singer and actress{{cite web|title=[HD스토리] 플레이버(FLAVOR) 김도아, 데뷔 후 첫 생일…‘프로듀스48’ 부터 오늘까지|url=https://www.topstarnews.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=538906#_PA|work=톱스타뉴스|date=4 December 2018|access-date=18 March 2025|language=ko}}

• 530 BC – Cyrus the Great, king of Persia (born 600 BC)
• 749 – John of Damascus, Syrian priest and saint (born 676)
• 771 – Carloman I, Frankish king (born 751)
• 870 – Suairlech ind Eidnén mac Ciaráin, Irish bishop
• 1075 – Anno II, German archbishop and saint (born 1010)
• 1131 – Omar Khayyám, Persian poet, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (born 1048)
• 1214 – William the Lion, Scottish king (born 1143){{cite book |last1=Peberdy |first1=Robert |last2=Waller |first2=Philip |title=A Dictionary of British and Irish History |date=23 November 2020 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-631-20155-7 |page=673 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rKwEEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA673 |language=en}}
• 1260 – Aymer de Valence, Bishop of Winchester (born 1222)
• 1270 – Theobald II of Navarre (born 1238)
• 1334 – Pope John XXII (born 1249){{cite web |title=John XXII |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100023477 |website=Oxford Reference |access-date=4 December 2021 |language=en }}
• 1340 – Henry Burghersh, English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of England (born 1292)
• 1341 – Janisław, Archbishop of Gniezno
• 1408 – Valentina Visconti, wife of Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans
• 1456 – Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (born 1401)
• 1459 – Adolphus VIII, Count of Holstein (born 1401)
• 1576 – Georg Joachim Rheticus, Austrian-Slovak mathematician and cartographer (born 1514)
• 1585 – John Willock, Scottish minister and reformer (born 1515)

• 1603 – Maerten de Vos, Flemish painter and draughtsman (born 1532)
• 1609 – Alexander Hume, Scottish poet (born 1560)
• 1637 – Nicholas Ferrar, English trader (born 1592)
• 1642 – Cardinal Richelieu, French cardinal and politician, Chief Minister to the French Monarch (born 1585){{cite book |last1=Perkins |first1=James B. |title=Richelieu and the Growth of French Power |date=1900 |publisher=G. P. Putnam's Sons |location=New York |page=217}}
• 1649 – William Drummond of Hawthornden, Scottish poet (born 1585)
• 1679 – Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher and theorist (born 1588)
• 1680 – Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (born 1616)
• 1696 – Empress Meishō of Japan (born 1624)
• 1732 – John Gay, English poet and playwright (born 1685){{cite web |title=John Gay – British Library |url=https://www.bl.uk/people/john-gay |website=www.bl.uk |access-date=1 January 2023 |archive-date=1 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101204012/https://www.bl.uk/people/john-gay |url-status=dead }}
• 1798 – Luigi Galvani, Italian physician, physicist, and philosopher (born 1737)
• 1828 – Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1770)
• 1839 – John Leamy, Irish–American merchant (born 1757){{cite journal|last=Chandler|first=Charles L.|date=June 1953|title=Catholic Merchants of Early Philadelphia|journal=Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia|volume=64|issue=2|pages=94–103|jstor=44210305}}
• 1841 – David Daniel Davis, Welsh-English physician and academic (born 1777)
• 1845 – Gregor MacGregor, Scottish soldier and explorer (born 1786)
• 1850 – William Sturgeon, English physicist, invented the electric motor (born 1783)
• 1893 – John Tyndall, Irish-English physicist and chemist (born 1820)
• 1897 – Griffith Rhys Jones, Welsh conductor (born 1834)

• 1902 – Charles Dow, American journalist and publisher, co-founded the Dow Jones & Company (born 1851)
• 1926 – Ivana Kobilca, Slovenian painter (born 1861)
• 1933 – Stefan George, German-Swiss poet and translator (born 1868)
• 1935 – Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1864)
• 1935 – Charles Richet, French physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1850)
• 1938 – Borghild Holmsen, Norwegian pianist, composer and music critic (born 1865){{cite web|last1=Weydahl|first1=Hanna-Marie|author1-link=Hanna-Marie Weydahl |title=Borghild Holmsen|url=https://bergenbibliotek.no/musikkogfilm/komponistportretter/borghild-holmsen|website=Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek|access-date=1 April 2025}}
• 1938 – Tamanishiki San'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 32nd Yokozuna (born 1903)
• 1942 – Juhan Kukk, Estonian politician, 3rd Head of State of Estonia (born 1885)
• 1942 – Fritz Löhner-Beda, Jewish Austrian librettist, lyricist and writer (born 1883)
• 1944 – Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player and manager (born 1879)
• 1945 – Thomas Hunt Morgan, American geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1866)
• 1945 – Richárd Weisz, Hungarian Olympic champion wrestler (born 1879){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o_j1DwAAQBAJ&q=%22Rich%C3%A1rd+Weisz%22+jewish&pg=PA270|title=Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame|first=Joseph|last=Siegman|date= 2020|publisher=U of Nebraska Press|isbn=9781496222121}}
• 1948 – Frank Benford, American physicist and engineer (born 1883)
• 1950 – Jesse L. Brown, 1st African-American Naval aviator (born 1926)
• 1954 – George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd (born 1881)
• 1955 – József Galamb, Hungarian-American engineer (born 1881)
• 1963 – Constance Davey, Australian psychologist (born 1882)
• 1967 – Bert Lahr, American actor (born 1895)
• 1969 – Fred Hampton, American Black Panthers activist (born 1948)
• 1971 – Shunryū Suzuki, Japanese-American monk and educator, founded the San Francisco Zen Center (born 1904)
• 1975 – Hannah Arendt, German-American historian, theorist, and academic (born 1906)
• 1976 – Tommy Bolin, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1951)
• 1976 – Benjamin Britten, English pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1913)
• 1976 – W. F. McCoy, Irish soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1886)
• 1980 – Francisco de Sá Carneiro, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 111th Prime Minister of Portugal (born 1934)
• 1980 – Stanisława Walasiewicz, Polish-American runner (born 1911)
• 1980 – Don Warrington, Canadian football player (born 1948)
• 1981 – Jeanne Block, American psychologist (born 1923)
• 1984 – Jack Mercer, American animator, screenwriter, voice actor, and singer (born 1910)
• 1987 – Arnold Lobel, American author and illustrator (born 1933)
• 1987 – Rouben Mamoulian, Armenian-American director and screenwriter (born 1897)
• 1988 – Osman Achmatowicz, Polish chemist and academic (born 1899)
• 1992 – Henry Clausen, American lawyer and author (born 1905)
• 1993 – Margaret Landon, American missionary and author (born 1903)
• 1993 – Frank Zappa, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1940)
• 1999 – Rose Bird, American academic and judge, 25th Chief Justice of California (born 1936)
• 2000 – Henck Arron, Surinamese banker and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname (born 1936)
• 2003 – Iggy Katona, American race car driver (born 1916)
• 2004 – Elena Souliotis, Greek soprano and actress (born 1943)
• 2005 – Errol Brathwaite, New Zealand soldier and author (born 1924)
• 2005 – Gregg Hoffman, American film producer (born 1963)
• 2006 – K. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan accountant and politician, Mayor of Colombo (born 1938)
• 2006 – Ross A. McGinnis, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1987)
• 2007 – Pimp C, American rapper (born 1973)
• 2009 – Liam Clancy, Irish singer, actor, and guitarist (born 1935)
• 2010 – King Curtis Iaukea, American wrestler (born 1937)
• 2011 – Sonia Pierre, Haitian-Dominican activist (born 1965){{Cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/dominican-activist-sonia-pierre-dead-at-48|title=Dominican Activist Sonia Pierre Dead at 48|date=2011-12-05|work=Fox News|access-date=2018-05-07|language=en-US}}
• 2011 – Sócrates, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1954)
• 2011 – Hubert Sumlin, American singer and guitarist (born 1931)
• 2012 – Vasily Belov, Russian author, poet, and playwright (born 1932)
• 2012 – Jack Brooks, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (born 1922)
• 2012 – Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer and manager (born 1971)
• 2012 – Anthony Deane-Drummond, English general (born 1917)
• 2013 – Joana Raspall i Juanola, Spanish author and poet (born 1913)
• 2014 – Claudia Emerson, American poet and academic (born 1957)
• 2014 – V. R. Krishna Iyer, Indian lawyer and judge (born 1914)
• 2014 – Vincent L. McKusick, American lawyer and judge (born 1921)
• 2014 – Jeremy Thorpe, English lawyer and politician (born 1929)
• 2015 – Bill Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of British Columbia (born 1932)
• 2015 – Robert Loggia, American actor and director (born 1930)
• 2015 – Yossi Sarid, Israeli journalist and politician, 15th Israeli Minister of Education (born 1940)
• 2016 – Patricia Robins, British writer and WAAF officer (born 1921)
• 2017 – Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor (born 1938)
• 2022 – Bob McGrath, American singer and actor (born 1932){{cite web |url=https://tvline.com/2022/12/04/bob-mcgrath-dead-sesame-street-dies-obituary/ |title=Bob McGrath, Sesame Street Veteran of Nearly Five Decades, Dead at 90 |website=TVLine.com|date=4 December 2022 }}
• 2022 – Patrick Tambay, French race car driver (born 1949){{cite web |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.two-time-grand-prix-winner-patrick-tambay-passes-away-aged-73.3LnW39kxLlazb7PqejVpwr.html |title=Two-time Grand Prix winner Patrick Tambay passes away, aged 73 |date=4 December 2022 |website=Formula 1 |access-date=4 December 2022}}
• 2024 – Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Swedish royal (born 1937){{cite web|url=https://www.kungahuset.se/arkiv/uttalanden/2024-12-04-uttalande-av-h.m.-konungen-med-anledning-av-h.k.h.-prinsessan-birgittas-bortgang |title=Uttalande av H.M. Konungen med anledning av H.K.H. Prinsessan Birgittas bortgång |publisher=Royalcourt.se |access-date=4 December 2024}}
• 2024 – Brian Thompson, American insurance executive (born 1974){{Cite news |last=Shanahan |first=Ed |last2=Colon |first2=Shayla |date=December 4, 2024 |title=What We Know About the Killing of Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare C.E.O. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/nyregion/unitedhealthcare-brian-thompson-shooting.html |access-date=December 5, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}

• Christian feast day:
• Ada
• Anno II
• Barbara, and its related observances:
• Barbórka, Miners' Day in Poland
• Eid il-Burbara, a holiday similar to Halloween in honor of Saint Barbara. (Russia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey)
• Bernardo degli Uberti
• Clement of Alexandria (Anglicanism, Eastern Catholicism)
• Giovanni Calabria
• John of Damascus
• Maruthas
• Nicholas Ferrar (Anglicanism)
• Osmund
• Sigiramnus
• December 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Navy Day (India)
• Thai Environment Day (Thailand)
• Tupou I Day (Tonga)

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• [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/4 Historical Events on December 4]

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