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| About December 4th is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 27 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1795 - Thomas Carlyle, satirical writer, essayist, historian 1934 - Wink Martindale, game show host (Gambit) 1944 - Dennis Wilson, drummer (The Beach Boys) 1949 - Jeff Bridges, actor, musician 1964 - Marisa Tomei, actress (My Cousin Vinny) 1966 - Fred Armisen, comedian, musician (Saturday Night Live) 1969 - Jay-Z, hip-hop artist 1973 - Tyra Banks, model, actress (The Tyra Banks Show) Deaths 1993 - Frank Zappa, guitarist, singer, film director 2007 - Chip Reese, professional poker player 2009 - Eddie "Umaga" Fatu, professional wrestler Events 1791 - The worlds oldest Sunday paper, The Observer, is first published in Britain. 1833 - The American anti-Slavery Society is organized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1918 - President Woodrow Wilson leaves Washington, D.C. for the first European trip by a U.S. President. 1954 - The first Burger King restaurant opens up in Miami, Florida. 1964 - The Beatles release Beatles For Sale, which spends 11 weeks at the #1 position on the charts. 1978 - Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco's first female mayor following the murder of Mayor George Moscone. 1997 - Latrell Sprewell of the Golden State Warriors is suspended by the NBA for a year after choking and threatening his coach. 1998 - The second module of the International Space Station, the Unity Module, is launched. 2006 - NASA announces plans to build a permanent moon base, with the goal to have construction begin by 2020 and completed by 2024. |
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