December 4 is the 338th (339th in leap years) day of the year. There are 27 days remaining.
- 1867 — Emil Schutte is born.
- 1912 — Cayetano Santos Godino is apprehended.
- 1946 — Billy Richardson is born.
- 1960 — Cesar Barone is born.
- 1977 — Anjette Lyles died.
- 1979 — Bruce George Peter Lee is apprehended.
- 1983 — William Dean Christensen is apprehended.
- 2005 — Jesse Sumner died.
- 2012 — Lucius Crawford is apprehended.
- 2012 — Bradley Steckman died.
- 2021 — Jack Bokin died.