WHAT HAPPENED ON 4. DECEMBER
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Austrasian King Carloman dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne King of the now complete Frankish Kingdom. (4. December 771)

The Kingdom of Jerusalem captures Sidon. (4. December 1110)

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. (4. December 1259)

The final session of the Council of Trent is held. (It had opened on December 13, 1545.) (4. December 1563)

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." (4. December 1619)

Father Jacques Marquette founds a mission on the shores of Lake Michigan to minister to the Illiniwek. (The mission would later grow into the city of Chicago, Illinois.) (4. December 1674)

Battle of Lund: A Danish army under the command of King Christian V engages the Swedish army commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt. (4. December 1676)

Charles Edward Stewart's army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the Second Jacobite Rising. (4. December 1745)

At Fraunces Tavern in New York City, U.S. General George Washington bids farewell to his officers. (4. December 1783)

Mission Santa Barbara is dedicated (on the feast day of Saint Barbara). (4. December 1786)

The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published. (4. December 1791)

In the face of fierce local opposition, British Governor-General Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that anyone who abets suttee in Bengal is guilty of culpable homicide. (4. December 1829)

American Civil War: Sherman's March to the Sea – At Waynesboro, Georgia, forces under Union General Judson Kilpatrick prevent troops led by Confederate General Joseph Wheeler from interfering with Union General William T. Sherman's campaign destroying a wide swath of the South on his march to the Atlantic Ocean from Atlanta, Georgia. (4. December 1864)

Former Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley founds the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (better known today as the Grange). (4. December 1867)

The crewless American ship  Mary Celeste is found by the British brig Dei Gratia. The ship had been abandoned for nine days but was only slightly damaged. (4. December 1872)

Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison. He will later be recaptured in Spain. (4. December 1875)

The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published. (4. December 1881)

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. (4. December 1893)

In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6. (4. December 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. (4. December 1909)