Talk:December 4

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December 4: Navy Day in India The Battle of Pontvallain 1370 – Hundred Years' War: In two separate engagements in the Battle of Pontvallain (depicted), French forces wiped out an English army which had split up because of a dispute between the commanders. 1905 – The Great Seimas of Vilnius met to discuss national concerns within Lithuania: they decided to demand wide political autonomy within the Russian Empire. 1915 – World War I: Senior British and French figures, including prime ministers H. H. Asquith and Aristide Briand, met at Calais to discuss the future of the Salonika Front. 1992 – U.S. president George H. W. Bush ordered American troops into Somalia to help provide humanitarian aid and restore order during the ongoing Somali Civil War. John Cotton (b. 1585) Gregor MacGregor (d. 1845) Gabriel Dessauer (b. 1955) Hannah Arendt (d. 1975) More anniversaries: December 3 December 4 December 5

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• 1534 - The Turkish sultan Suleiman I captures Baghdad. false

Could not be confirmed --mav 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Removed:

• 1644 - Peace congress in Münster starts. The Peace of Westphalia (1648) would end the Thirty Years' War.

It did happen in 1644 but I could not confirm the exact date. --mav 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)

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• 1851 - Failed coup d'état in France.

First of all the coup was successful. Second of all it happened on December 2. --mav 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)

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• 1864 - Romania passes law forbidding Jews to practice law
• 1900 - The French National Assembly rejects nationalist General Auguste Mercier's proposal to plan an invasion of England.
• 1909 - First Grey Cup game -- University of Toronto defeats Toronto Parkdale
• 1916 - Alpha Phi Alpha, the first African-American college fraternity, is established.
• 1930 - The Vatican approves the rhythm method for birth control.
• 1942 - First US bombing of mainland Italy.

The December 4 date could not be confirmed outside of 'this day in history'-type websites (very bad source). --mav 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Nope - happened on December 1. --mav 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)

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• 1973 - Pioneer 10 reaches Jupiter.

Nope - happened the day before (already there). --mav 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)

Hug Day

As I pointed out on Talk:Physical intimacy, I would love to see evidence that anybody out there consider 4 December as an International Hug Day. --[[User:Valmi|Valmi ✒]] 04:14, 31 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I don't know about hugs, but December 4 IS "National Cookie Day" and "Wear Brown Shoes Day"! Not worth adding to Wiki, but worth a chuckle! — WylieCoyote (talk) 23:21, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Sidon

1110 - First Crusade: The Crusaders conquer Sidon. Other than a brief reference in the History of Sidon there is no other reference in this site to this event Recommend its review for official deletion.

Crazy Horse

"1840 - Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877)" Review/delete; no basis in fact —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mt1955 (talk • contribs) 09:55, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

1777 – Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (d. 1849)

The entry calls Juliette Récamier (born on this day in 1777) a "French businesswoman", but I can see no mention of anything supporting this in the main article about her? JezGrove (talk) 11:15, 4 December 2023 (UTC)