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4 December 2025
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2012 - "Il Canto degli Italiani" officially became the national anthem of Italy, 66 years after it was provisionally chosen following the birth of the Italian Republic.National anthem of Italy
Anniversary
2006 - Six black teenagers assaulted a white student in Jena, Louisiana; the subsequent court cases became a cause célèbre for perceived racial injustice in the United States.Six black teenagers in Louisiana, convicted in a 2006 beating
Anniversary
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.President of the United States from 1989 to 1993
Anniversary
1986 - The MV Amazon Venture oil tanker starts leaking while at the port of Savannah, resulting in an oil spill of approximately 500,000 US gallons (1,900,000 L).Port in United States of America
Anniversary
1980 - The English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbanded.English rock band (1968–1980)
Historical events
History
2025 - Yasser Abu Shabab is assassinated near Rafah, Gaza Strip.2025 ambush near Rafah which led to the death of Yasser Abu Shabab
History
2024 - UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is shot and killed in Manhattan, New York City near the entrance of the New York Hilton Midtown.American health care company
History
2021 - Semeru on the Indonesian island of Java erupts, killing at least 68 people.Stratovolcano in Indonesia
History
2017 - 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.2017 wildfire in Southern California
History
2015 - A firebomb is thrown into a restaurant in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, killing 17 people.2015 fire in Agouza, Egypt
History
2014 - 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.Former jihadist organisation
History
2006 - Six black youths assault a white teenager in Jena, Louisiana.Six black teenagers in Louisiana, convicted in a 2006 beating
History
2005 - Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong protest for democracy and call on the government to allow universal and equal suffrage.Part of the Hong Kong electoral reform
History
1998 - The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched.American module of the International Space Station
History
1996 - Journalists Fernando Balderas Sánchez and Yolanda Figueroa and their three children are murdered in a case that initially prompted speculation about links to organized crime, corruption, or their journalistic work.1996 murder of journalist couple in Mexico
Notable births
Born
2003 - Jackson Holliday, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 2003)
Born
2003 - Kim Do-ah, South Korean singer and actressSouth Korean singer and actress (born 2003)
Born
2002 - María Dueñas, Spanish violinist and composerSpanish violinist (born 2002)
Born
1999 - Kim Do-yeon, South Korean singer and actressSouth Korean singer and actress (born 1999)
Born
1999 - Kang Mi-na, South Korean actress and singerSouth Korean actress (born 1999)
Born
1996 - Diogo Jota, Portuguese footballer (died 2025)Portuguese footballer (1996–2025)
Born
1994 - Gabriel Lundberg, Danish basketball playerDanish basketball player (born 1994)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Swedish royal (born 1937)Swedish princess (1937–2024)
Died
2024 - Brian Thompson, businessman (born 1974)2024 killing of American CEO in New York City
Died
2022 - Bob McGrath, American singer and actor (born 1932)American actor and singer (1932–2022)
Died
2022 - Patrick Tambay, French race car driver (born 1949)French racing driver (1949–2022)
Died
2017 - Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor (born 1938)Indian actor and producer (1938–2017)
Died
2016 - Patricia Robins, British writer and WAAF officer (born 1921)British author of short stories and novels (1921-2016)
Died
2015 - Bill Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of British Columbia (born 1932)Canadian politician (1932–2015)
Died
2015 - Robert Loggia, American actor and director (born 1930)American actor (1930–2015)
Sky
Moon phase
Full Moon
99.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 14.0 days
Sun zodiac
Sagittarius
12.59 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Moon zodiac
Gemini
5.88 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.