On This Day December 4th

 

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December 4th is the 338th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 27 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

1259 – Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris. Henry renounced his claims to French-controlled territory in continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels.

1619 – Thirty-eight colonists arrive at Berkeley Hundred, Virginia. The group's charter proclaims the day "be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God."

1783 – At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, U.S. General George Washington bids farewell to his officers.

1786 – Mission Santa Barbara is dedicated (on the feast day of Saint Barbara).

1867 – Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founded the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange).

1875 – Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison, later recaptured in Spain.

1881 – The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.

1909 – The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a National Hockey Association charter member

1956 – The Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studio for the first and last time.

1998 – The Unity Module, the second module of the International Space Station, is launched.

 

Birthdays

1713 – Gasparo Gozzi, Italian playwright and critic (d. 1786)

1795 – Thomas Carlyle, Scottish-English historian, philosopher, and academic (d. 1881)

1908 – Alfred Hershey, American bacteriologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)

1920 – Nadir Afonso, Portuguese painter and architect (d. 2013)

1933 – Wink Martindale, American game show host and producer

1944 – Dennis Wilson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and drummer (d. 1983)

1957 – Lee Smith, American baseball player

1964 – Marisa Tomei, American actress

1969 – Jay-Z, an American rapper, producer, and actor, co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records

1992 – Blake Snell, American baseball player

 

 

Holiday Spotlight.

International Cheetah Day

  The story of how International Cheetah Day was born is worthy of a movie adaptation. It all started in 1977 when American Zoologist Dr. Laurie Marker took Khayam, a cheetah she raised from a cub at Wildlife Safari in Oregon, to Namibia. It was part of an experiment to determine whether captive cheetahs could be taught to hunt and live in the wild again.

 The experiment was successful, and she and Khayam returned home to the U.S. But during her stay in Namibia, Dr. Marker noted that livestock owners posed a threat to the cheetah population in the wild. They were eliminating cheetahs vigorously because they were becoming a threat to their livestock.

 Determined to help resolve the rift between Namibian farmers and cheetahs, Dr. Marker vowed to preserve the wild cheetahs and founded the Cheetah Conservation Fund in 1991. She negotiated with the locals and educated them about wildlife preservation. In honor of his memory, Dr. Marker chose Khayam’s birthday to promote cheetah conservation. Since 2010, the world has been celebrating International Cheetah Day on December 4 to raise awareness about the extinction threat they face.

 Sadly, due to the excessive hunting of wild cheetahs for their fur and the loss of their habitat due to increased human settlements, as of 2020, only around 7,100 cheetahs are left in the wild. This is a shocking 50% decline in the last four decades. So, let us recognize this as the day to respect and conserve cheetahs.

 

Other Include

Cabernet Franc Day

Extraordinary Work Team Recognition Day

International Cheetah Day

National Cookie Day

National Dice Day

National Sock Day

Santa's List Day

Walt Disney Day

Wear Brown Shoes Day

World Wildlife Conservation Day

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