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December 4, 2015

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 2, 2015, covering December 4, 2015.

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    Album cover for Purpose by Justin Bieber

    Purpose

    Justin Bieber

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    Album cover for Made In The A.M. by One Direction

    Made In The A.M.

    One Direction

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    Album cover for The Incredible True Story by Logic

    The Incredible True Story

    Logic

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    Album cover for Church In These Streets by Jeezy

    Church In These Streets

    Jeezy

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    Album cover for I'm Comin' Over by Chris Young

    I'm Comin' Over

    Chris Young

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Notable Deaths

Bill Bennett

2015Bill Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of British Columbia (born 1932)[†]

William Richards Bennett, was a Canadian politician who was the 27th premier of British Columbia from 1975 to 1986.

Robert Loggia

2015Robert Loggia, American actor and director (born 1930)[†]

Salvatore "Robert" Loggia was an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Jagged Edge (1985) and won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for Big (1988).

Yossi Sarid

2015Yossi Sarid, Israeli journalist and politician, 15th Israeli Minister of Education (born 1940)[†]

Yossi Sarid was an Israeli politician and news commentator. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment, Ratz and Meretz between 1974 and 2006. A former Minister of Education and Minister of the Environment, he led Meretz between 1996 and 2003 and served as Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. Known for his determined moral stance and his willingness to pay the political price for that determination, Sarid was often referred to as Israel's moral compass.

Historical Events

2015A firebomb is thrown into a restaurant in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, killing 17 people.[†]

On December 4, 2015, a molotov cocktail was thrown into the El Sayad restaurant in Cairo, Egypt. The resultant fire killed 17 people, and wounded six. The restaurant was also a nightclub and was located in the Agouza district of the city.

Historical Context for December 4, 2015

In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]