Historical Events on 4th December And todays December 4, 2013 All Events Birthdays Weddings Deaths Events 1 - 184 of 184 Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne771 - King Carloman joint King of the Franks, dies, leaving his older brother Charlemagne, sole ruler of the Frankish Kingdom. 1110 - Syrian harbor city Saida (Sidon) surrenders to Crusaders 1154 - Pope Hadrian 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 & French king Louis IX 1489 - Battle of Baza - Spanish army captures Baza from Moors 1534 - Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Baghdad 1563 - Council of Trent holds last session, after 18 years 1619 - 38 colonists from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God. Considered by many as the first Thanksgiving in the Americas. 1644 - 1st European peace congress opens in Munster 1655 - Middelburg Neth forbids building of synagogue 1665 - Jean Racines Alexandre le Grand premieres in Paris 1674 - Father Marquette builds 1st dwelling in what is now Chicago 1676 - Battle of Lund: A Danish army under the command of King Christian V of Denmark engages the Swedish army commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt. 1680 - Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th 1682 - 1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) 1688 - General John Churchill (later 1st Duke of Marlborough) changes allegiance from James II to William of Orange 1691 - Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania 1691 - Spanish king Carlos II names Maximilian II viceroy of S Netherlands 1745 - Bonnie Prince Charles reaches Derby 1783 - Gen Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunces Tavern, NYC 1791 - Britains Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in the world, 1st published 1798 - Rebellious Flemish farmers occupy Hasselt 1812 - Peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pa patents a horse-drawn mower 1816 - James Monroe (VA), elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King 1829 - Britain abolished suttee in India (widow burning herself to death on her husbands funeral pyre 1832 - French army begins bombing citadel of Antwerp 1833 - American Anti-Slavery Society formed by Arthur Tappan in Phila 1836 - Whig party holds its 1st national convention, Harrisburg, Pa 1843 - Manila paper (made from sails, canvas & rope) patented, Mass 1843 - Robert Schumanns Das Paradies und die Peri premieres in Leipzig 1844 - James K Polk elected 11th president of USA 1851 - Pres Louis Napolean Boapartes forces crush an attempted coup detat in France 1863 - Storm flood ravages Netherlands coastal provinces 1864 - Battle of Waynesborough (Brier Creek) GA 1864 - Romanian Jews are forbidden to practice law 1867 - Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange). 1875 - William Marcy Boss Tweed (NYC-Tammany Hall) escapes from jail 1881 - The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published. 1889 - Stanleys expedition reaches Bagamoyo in Indian Ocean 1899 - 56th Congress (1899-1901) convenes 1899 - Webb Hayes, son of pres Rutherford Hayes, receives medal of honor 1901 - Anne Russells Girl and the judge premieres in NYC 1905 - British government of Balfour resigns 1906 - Alpha Phi Alpha, 1st Black Greek Letter Fraternity, forms 1908 - Haitis president General Alexis Nord flees from military coup 1909 - 1st CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Parkdale, 26-6 1914 - Walter Johnson accepts money from Federal League Chicago Whales Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court 1915 - F F Fletcher is 1st admiral to receive Congressional Medal of Honor 1915 - Ku Klux Klan receives charter from Fulton County Ga 1915 - Panama Pacific International Exposition opens 1918 - Pres Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in Fra
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