December 4

Events

 * 1964 - Beatles release "Beatles For Sale" album

Births

 * 1660 - André Campra, French composer (d. 1744)
 * 1861 - Lillian Russell, American singer and actress (d. 1922)
 * 1910 - Alex North, American film music composer (d. 1991)
 * 1915 - Eddie Heywood, American jazz musician (d. 1989)
 * 1939 - Freddy Cannon, American musician
 * 1944 - Chris Hillman, American singer (The Byrds)
 * 1944 - Anna McGarrigle, Canadian folk music singer and songwriter
 * 1944 - Dennis Wilson, American musician (The Beach Boys) (d. 1983)
 * 1947 - Terry Woods, Irish musician (The Pogues, Steeleye Span)
 * 1948 - Southside Johnny, American singer
 * 1951 - Gary Rossington, American musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
 * 1964 - Sertab Erener, Turkish singer
 * 1969 - Jay-Z, American rapper
 * 1973 - Racci Shay, American Musician
 * 1973 - Ferry Corsten, Dutch musician and DJ
 * 1973 - Kate Rusby, English folk singer
 * 1976 - Amie Comeaux, American singer (d. 1997)
 * 1977 - Big Pokey, American rapper

Deaths

 * 1897 – Griffith Rhys Jones, Welsh conductor (b. 1834)
 * 1935 – Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian composer (b. 1864)
 * 1976 – Tommy Bolin, American guitarist (b. 1951)


 * 1976 – Benjamin Britten, English composer (b. 1913)


 * 1993 – Frank Zappa, American musician and composer (b. 1940)


 * 2004 – Elena Souliotis, Greek soprano (b. 1943)


 * 2005 – Gloria Lasso, French-Spanish singer (b. 1922)


 * 2007 – Pimp C, American rapper (b. 1973)


 * 2009 – Liam Clancy, Irish singer (b. 1935)