December 4
People born on this day are Sagittarius.
- 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.
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Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers kill 107–150 civilians in Mannar.
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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 500,000 US gallons (1,900,000 L).
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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.
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Pan American World Airways ceases its operations after 64 years.
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Somali Civil War: President George H. W. Bush orders 28,000 U.S. troops to Somalia in Northeast Africa.
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The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched.
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Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the government to allow universal and equal suffrage.
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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.
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The Thomas Fire starts near Santa Paula in California. It eventually became the largest wildfire in modern California history to date after burning 1,140 square kilometers (440 sq mi) in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
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Semeru on the Indonesian island of Java erupts, killing at least 68 people.
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Yasser Abu Shabab is assassinated near Rafah, Gaza Strip.
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2003Jackson Holliday, American baseball player
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2003Kim Do-ah, South Korean singer and actress
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1999Kim Do-yeon, South Korean singer and actress
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1999Kang Mi-na, South Korean actress and singer
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1996Diogo Jota, Portuguese footballer (died 2025)
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1996Sebastián Vegas, Chilean footballer
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1994Gabriel Lundberg, Danish basketball player
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1992Peta Hiku, New Zealand rugby league player
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1992Jean-Claude Iranzi, Rwandan footballer
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1992Jin, South Korean singer, songwriter and actor
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1992Joe Musgrove, American baseball player
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1992Blake Snell, American baseball player
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