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On December 4, 771: Austrasian king Carloman I dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne as sole king of the Frankish Kingdom.

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Featured moment · 771

Austrasian king Carloman I dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne as sole king of the Frankish Kingdom.

Austrasia was a historical region and the northeastern realm within the core of the Frankish State during the Early Middle Ages, centering on the regions between Meuse, Moselle, Middle Rhine and the Main rivers. It included the original Frankish-ruled territories within what had been the northernmost part of Roman Gaul and parts of Roman Germania. It also stretched beyond the old Roman borders on the Rhine into Frankish areas which had never been formally under Roman rule.

People

Born on December 4

Jackson Holliday 2003– American baseball player (born 2003)
Kim Do-ah 2003– South Korean singer and actress (born 2003)
María Dueñas 2002– Spanish violinist (born 2002)
Kim Do-yeon 1999– South Korean singer and actress (born 1999)
Kang Mi-na 1999– South Korean actress (born 1999)
Diogo Jota 1996– Portuguese footballer (1996–2025)
Sebastián Vegas 1996– Chilean footballer (born 1996)
Gabriel Lundberg 1994– Danish basketball player (born 1994)
Robin Bruyère 1992– Belgian politician (born 1992)
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Peta Hiku 1992– New Zealand international rugby league footballer
Jean-Claude Iranzi 1992– Rwandan footballer (born 1990)
Jin 1992– South Korean singer (born 1992)
Joe Musgrove 1992– American baseball player (born 1992)
Blake Snell 1992– American baseball player (born 1992)
Duje Dukan 1991– Croatian-American basketball player (born 1991)
André Roberson 1991– American basketball player (born 1991)
Max Holloway 1991– American mixed martial artist (born 1991)
Reality Winner 1991– American intelligence translator (born 1991)

People

Died on December 4

Princess Birgitta of Sweden Swedish princess (1937–2024)
Bob McGrath American actor and singer (1932–2022)
Patrick Tambay French racing driver (1949–2022)
Shashi Kapoor Indian actor and producer (1938–2017)
Patricia Robins British author of short stories and novels (1921-2016)
Bill Bennett Canadian politician (1932–2015)
Robert Loggia American actor (1930–2015)
Yossi Sarid Israeli politician (1940–2015)
Claudia Emerson American academic, writer and poet
Show 9 more — notable deaths on December 4
V. R. Krishna Iyer Indian judge (1915–2014)
Vincent L. McKusick American judge
Jeremy Thorpe British politician (1929–2014)
Joana Raspall i Juanola Catalan writer and librarian
Vasily Belov Soviet-Russian writer, poet, and dramatist
Jack Brooks American politician (1922–2012)
Miguel Calero Colombian footballer (1971-2012)
Anthony Deane-Drummond British Army general (1917–2012)
Sonia Pierre Human rights advocate from the Dominican Republic

Timeline

Every December 4 on record

  1. 771 Austrasian king Carloman I dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne as sole king of the Frankish Kingdom.

    Kingdom within Frankish empire (511–751)

    Austrasia was a historical region and the northeastern realm within the core of the Frankish State during the Early Middle Ages, centering on the regions between Meuse, Moselle, Middle Rhine and the Main rivers. It included the original Frankish-ruled territories within what had been the northernmost part of Roman Gaul and parts of Roman Germania. It also stretched beyond the old Roman borders on the Rhine into Frankish areas which had never been formally under Roman rule.

  2. 963 The lay papal protonotary is elected pope and takes the name Leo VIII, being consecrated on 6 December after ordination.

    Title in the Catholic Church's Roman Curia

    In the Catholic Church, protonotary apostolic is the title for a member of the highest non-episcopal college of prelates in the Roman Curia or, outside Rome, an honorary prelate on whom the pope has conferred this title and its special privileges. An example is Prince Georg of Bavaria (1880–1943), who became in 1926 protonotary by papal decree.

  3. 1110 An army led by Baldwin I of Jerusalem and Sigurd the Crusader of Norway captures Sidon at the end of the First Crusade.

    King of Jerusalem from 1100 to 1118

    Baldwin I was the first count of Edessa from 1098 to 1100 and king of Jerusalem from 1100 to his death in 1118. He was the youngest son of Eustace II, Count of Boulogne, and Ida of Lorraine and married a Norman noblewoman, Godehilde of Tosny. He received the County of Verdun in 1096, but he soon joined the crusader army of his brother Godfrey of Bouillon and became one of the most successful commanders of the First Crusade.

  4. 1259 Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounces his claims to French-controlled territory on continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels.

    King of France from 1226 to 1270

    Louis IX, also known as Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death in 1270. He is widely recognized as the most distinguished of the Direct Capetians. Following the death of his father, Louis VIII, he was crowned in Reims at the age of 12.

  5. 1563 The final session of the Council of Trent is held nearly 18 years after the body held its first session on December 13, 1545.

    Roman Catholic Church ecumenical council 1545–1563

    The Council of Trent, held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent, in northern Italy, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. " It was the last time a Catholic ecumenical council was organized outside the city of Rome, and the second time a council was convened in the territory of the Holy Roman Empire.

  6. 1619 Thirty-eight colonists arrive at Berkeley Hundred, Virginia. The group's charter proclaims that the day "be yearly and perpetually kept holy as a day of thanksgiving to Almighty God."
  7. 1623 50 Christians are executed in Edo, Japan, during the Great Martyrdom of Edo.
  8. 1676 The Battle of Lund occurs, and is the bloodiest battle in Scandinavian history.
  9. 1745 Charles Edward Stuart's army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the Second Jacobite Rising.
  10. 1783 At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, U.S. General George Washington bids farewell to his officers.
  11. 1786 Mission Santa Barbara is dedicated (on the feast day of Saint Barbara).
  12. 1791 The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.
  13. 1804 The United States House of Representatives adopts articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.
  14. 1808 Napoleonic Wars: Under the orders by commander Tomás de Morla, the city of Madrid surrenders to French Emperor Napoleon I after a 4 day long siege.
  15. 1829 In the face of fierce local opposition, British Governor-General Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that anyone who abets sati in Bengal is guilty of culpable homicide.
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  1. 1861 American Civil War: The 109 electors of the several states of the Confederate States of America unanimously elect Jefferson Davis as President and Alexander H. Stephens as Vice President.
  2. 1863 American Civil War: Confederate General James Longstreet lifts his unsuccessful siege of Knoxville, Tennessee after failing to capture the city.
  3. 1864 American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea: Union cavalry forces defeat Confederate cavalry in the Battle of Waynesboro, Georgia, opening the way for General William T. Sherman's army to approach the coast.
  4. 1865 North Carolina ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed two days later by Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks.
  5. 1867 Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange).
  6. 1872 The American brigantine Mary Celeste is discovered drifting in the Atlantic. Her crew is never found.
  7. 1875 Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.
  8. 1881 The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.
  9. 1893 First Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers is ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors on the Shangani River in Matabeleland.
  10. 1906 Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity for African-Americans, was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
  11. 1909 In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.
  12. 1909 The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the oldest surviving professional hockey franchise in the world, is founded as a charter member of the National Hockey Association.
  13. 1917 The Finnish Senate submits to the Parliament of Finland a proposal for the form of government of the Republic of Finland and issues a communication to Parliament declaring the independence of Finland.
  14. 1918 U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.
  15. 1919 Ukrainian War of Independence: The Polonsky conspiracy is initiated, with an attempt to assassinate the high command of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine.

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