Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 is hijacked and crashes in Tanjong Kupang, Johor, killing 100. Date: December 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
Jean-Bédel Bokassa, president of the Central African Republic, crowns himself Emperor Bokassa I of the Central African Empire. Date: December 4, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)
Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein becomes San Francisco's first female mayor. Date: December 4, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Hastie fire in Hull kills three schoolboys and eventually leads police to arrest Bruce George Peter Lee. Date: December 4, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)
South Africa grants independence to the Ciskei "homeland" (not recognized by any government outside South Africa). Date: December 4, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
The People's Republic of China adopts its current constitution. Date: December 4, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
US Navy aircraft from USS John F. Kennedy and USS Independence attack Syrian missile sites in Lebanon in response to an F-14 being fired on by an SA-7. One A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair are shot down. One American pilot is killed, one is rescued, and one is captured. Date: December 4, 1983 Read more…
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers kill 107–150 civilians in Mannar. Date: December 4, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)
The MV Amazon Venture oil tanker begins leaking oil while at the port of Savannah in the United States, resulting in an oil spill of approximately 500,000 US gallons (1,900,000 L). Date: December 4, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This…
Pan American World Airways ceases its operations after 64 years. Date: December 4, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)