Birthdays occurring on December, 4

1795

Thomas Carlyle was born on December 4, 1795 Scottish historian and essayist, leading figure in the Victorian era. 1795-1881 Let each become all that he was created capable of being. More quotations from Thomas Carlyle

1875

Rainer Maria Rilke was born on December 4, 1875 Austro-German lyric poet, author of Duino Elegies and Sonnets to Orpheus, 1875-1926 A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship. More quotations from Rainer Maria Rilke

Deaths occurring on December, 4

1334

Pope John XXII died on December 4, 1334 French pope, enthroned, 5 September, 1316. 1249-1334 He would drive his strength against a mountain and plunge his strength against the sea...but know that the mountain would stand while the man broke himself and the sea would surge while the man drowned in it. More quotations from Pope John XXII

1642

Cardinal Richelieu died on December 4, 1642 French minister and cardinal. 1585-1642 If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him More quotations from Cardinal Richelieu

1649

William Drummond died on December 4, 1649 Scottish notable poet, 1585-1649 There is a silence, the child of love, which expresses everything, and proclaims more loudly than the tongue is able to do. More quotations from William Drummond

1732

John Gay died on December 4, 1732 English poet and dramatist, 1685-1732 Shadow owes its birth to light. More quotations from John Gay