Born on 4 December 1959

At A Glance

4 December 1959 at a glance

Day of the week

4 December 1959 was a Friday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Oh Yeah Uh Huh” by Col Joye and the Joy Boys was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1959

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1959 was Ben-Hur.

Star sign

The star sign for 4 December is Sagittarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 4 December 1959 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for December is Turquoise.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 4 December 1959 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 4 December

• 1948 Chinese Civil War: The SS Kiangya, carrying Nationalist refugees from Shanghai, explodes in the Huangpu River.
• 1950 Korean War: Associated Press photographer Max Desfor photographs hundreds of Korean refugees crossing a downed bridge in the Taedong River: 1951 Pulitzer Prize winner Flight of Refugees Across Wrecked Bridge in Korea.
• 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.
• 1964 Free Speech Movement: Police arrest over 800 students at the University of California, Berkeley, following their takeover and sit-in at the administration building in protest of the UC Regents' decision to forbid protests on UC property.
• 1965 Launch of Gemini 7 with crew members Frank Borman and Jim Lovell. The Gemini 7 spacecraft was the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous performed by the crew of Gemini 6A.

Famous people born on 4 December

• Marisa Tomei, American actress (born 1964)
• Jelly Roll, American singer and rapper (born 1984)
• Jay-Z, American rapper, producer, actor, and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records (born 1969)
• Jeff Bridges, American actor (born 1949)

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