Thursday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
December 4 2008
German tennis player · b. 1974
Days alive
12,419
entrepreneur · 1926–2001
Days lived
27,057
Jazz singer · 1955–2026
Days lived
25,839
American baseball player (1933–1988) · 1933–1988
Days lived
19,816
military person · 1881–1944
Days lived
22,892
artist · 1891–1974
Days lived
30,045
writer · b. 1964
Days alive
16,071
actor · b. 1981
Days alive
9,862
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Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975) · 1892–1975
Days lived
30,300
German footballer · b. 1936
Days alive
26,298
actor · b. 1966
Days alive
15,341
Italian architect and designer (1927–2012) · 1927–2012
Days lived
31,013
German journalist and convicted fraudster (1931–2024) · 1931–2024
Days lived
33,974
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German actor (1933–2003) · 1933–2003
Days lived
25,291
basketball player · b. 1972
Days alive
13,149
American football player (1899-1968) · 1899–1968
Days lived
24,932
Polish politician · b. 1961
Days alive
17,167
Indian actor, voice actor and dancer · b. 1963
Days alive
16,437
Notable Trials · b. 1969
Days alive
14,245
American computer scientist · b. 1956
Days alive
18,993
Oscar Winners · b. 1949
Days alive
21,550
Major League Baseball outfielder (1868–1953) · 1868–1953
Days lived
30,854
journalist · 1895–1980
Days lived
30,898
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American singer · b. 1973
Days alive
12,784
K-pop Idol (BTS) · b. 1992
Days alive
5,844
German-Japanese pianist, Olympic weightlifter and former powerlifter · b. 1976
Days alive
11,688
American football player · b. 1967
Days alive
14,976
singer · b. 1971
Days alive
13,515
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football player · b. 1982
Days alive
9,497
Mixed martial arts fighter · b. 1991
Days alive
6,210
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German actress · b. 1978
Days alive
10,958
actor · 1901–1973
Days lived
26,070
singer · b. 2001
Days alive
2,557
New Zealand clinical psychologist, writer and actress · b. 1949
Days alive
21,550
Austrian priest (1912-1993) · 1912–1993
Days lived
29,393
Whistleblower · b. 1991
Days alive
6,210
Notable Trials · 1932–2021
Days lived
32,468
Hungarian fencer (1895-1968) · 1895–1968
Days lived
26,351
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Turkish singer (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
16,071
film director · b. 1974
Days alive
12,419
German politician (1860-1927) · 1860–1927
Days lived
24,162
singer · b. 1973
Days alive
12,784
German actor and singer · b. 1964
Days alive
16,071
Italian singer-songwriter · b. 1953
Days alive
20,089
avant-garde painter of Russian origin (1866–1944) · 1866–1944
Days lived
28,498
German conductor and composer · b. 1943
Days alive
23,742
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Notable animals alive on this date.
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Notable books already in print.
Films already out by this date.
musician · 1929–2021
Days lived
33,770
American film and theatre director (1897–1987) · 1897–1987
Days lived
32,928
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
42,976
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,152
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
62,064
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,533
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,404
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