On This Day in History for December 4
Events in History
- 1110 Syrian harbor city Saida (Sidon) surrenders to Crusaders
- 1154 Adrian IV elected Pope. The only Englishman to become pontiff, Nicholas Breakspear was a member of the family which until recent years brewed beer in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
- 1197 Crusaders wound Rabbi Elezar ben Judah
- 1259 Treaty of Paris: English King Henry III and French King Louis IX end 100 years of conflict between the Capetian and Plantagenet dynasties
- 1489 Battle of Baza - Spanish army captures Baza from Moors
- 1534 Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent occupies Baghdad
- 1563 Council of Trent holds its last session, after 18 years. Last ecumenical council for more than 300 years.
- 1619 38 colonists from Berkeley Parish, England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God. Considered by many The First Thanksgiving in the Americas.
- More Events in History
Thomas Carlyle
Crazy Horse
Chester Greenwood
Edith Cavell
Francisco Franco
Pappy BoyingtonWeddings in History
- 1878 Novelist Bram Stoker (31) weds Florence Balcombe (20) in Dublin, Ireland
- 1999 Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium (38) and heir apparent to Belgium throne weds Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz (25) in Brussels, Belgium
- 2012 "Teen Mom 2" star Jenelle Evans (21) weds Courtland Rogers (26) at a courthouse in Brunswick County, North Carolina
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Thomas Hobbes
Robert Jenkinson
Hannah ArendtDecember in History
The Beheading of Saint Barbara
From artillerymen to architects and from bricklayers to butchers, Barbara is the patron saint. If legend is to be believed her sad life had a brutal ending.
December 4, 4 AD
Dictator Bokassa I
Jean-Bédel Bokassa is crowned as 'Emperor of Central Africa' atop a golden throne in 1976
December 4, 1977
The First Thanksgiving
Famous and historically inaccurate painting of the English Pilgrims and Native American Wampanoag gathering and sharing a meal
December 4, 1621
First Issue of The Observer
First issue of The Observer Sunday newspaper in 1791
December 4, 1791