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What happened in history on this day: December 4?
On December 4 in ...
- 1927 - Dmitri Shostakovich's second Symphony, premieres in Moscow.
- 1928 - Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn's musical "Whoopee" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1980 - Two months after death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin breaks up.
- 1983 - David Shire and R Maltby Junior's musical Baby premieres at Barrymore Theater in New York City for 241 performances.
- 1991 - Paula Abdul was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 2022 - In Washington, D.C., the 45th annual Kennedy Center Honors event is held. Those recognized for their achievements in the performing arts: Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, George Clooney, Tania León, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., the Edge, Bono.
Births on December 4
- 1874 - Birth of Jean H L Bossard; actor/impresario (Merchant of Venice).
- 1915 - Birth of Eddie Heywood Junior in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; pianist and composer ("Canadian Sunset").
- 1921 - Birth of Deanna Durbin in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; actress/vocalist (100 Men and a Girl).
- 1940 - Birth of Freddy Cannon [Picariello] in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA; rocker (Palisades Park).
- 1940 - Birth of John Cale in Wales; rock vocalist/keyboardist (Velvet Underground).
- 1942 - Birth of Bob Mosley in Paradise Valleym California, USA; rock bassist (Moby Grape).
- 1942 - Birth of Chris Hillman in San Diego, California, USA; singer (Byrds - "Turn Turn Turn", "Mr Tambourine Man").
- 1944 - Birth of Dennis Wilson in Hawthorne, California, USA; drummer/vocalist (Beach Boys - "In My Room", "California Dreaming").
- 1948 - Birth of Southside Johnny Lyon in Neptune, New Jersey, USA; rocker (Asbury Jukes - "Don't Want Go Home").
- 1951 - Birth of Gary Rossington; rock musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rossington-Collins Band).
- 1955 - Birth of Brian Prout in Troy, New York, USA; singer (Diamond Rio - "Meet in the Middle").
- 1956 - Birth of Herbert Groenemeyer in Germany; rocker (OE, Luxus, Chaos, Spruenge).
- 1959 - Birth of Bob Griffin; rock musician (The BoDeans).
- 1962 - Birth of Vinnie Dombroski; Rock singer (Sponge).
- 1965 - Birth of Rob Smits; pop drummer (Kong/Phlegm).
- 1987 - Birth of Orlando Brown; American actor, singer, and comedian (That's So Raven, Proud Family, Filmore).
Deaths on December 4
- 1861 - Birth of Lillian Russell [Helen Leonard]; US singer/actress (Great Mogul).
- 1976 - Death of Tommy Bolin at age 25 of a heroin overdose; guitarist (Deep Purple).
- 1993 - Death of Frank Zappa at age 52 of prostate cancer at his home in Los Angeles, California, USA; rock singer and composer ("Memories of El Monte", Mothers of Invention band, 50 albums, "Jazz From Hell" album (Grammy Award 1988)).
- 1996 - Death of Wilf Carter AKA Montana Slim at age 91 at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA; father of country music in Canada, performed for more than six decades, "Swiss Moonlight Lullaby" (1932), "The Capture of Albert Johnson", inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (1985).
- 2022 - Death of Bob McGrath at age 90 of complications of a stroke at home in New Jersey, USA; singer, actor (Bob Johnson - Sesame Street TV show (1969 - 2017)).
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