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

1935

Charles Richet died on December 4, 1935 French physiologist, discover of and coiner of the term anaphylaxis. Nobel Prize for Physiology in 1913. 1850-1935 I never said it was possible. I only said it was true. More quotations from Charles Richet

1952

Karen Horney died on December 4, 1952 German born American psychoanalyst who departed from some of the basic principles of Sigmund Freud in suggesting an environmental and social basis for the personality and its disorders. 1885-1952 Life itself still remains a very effective therapist More quotations from Karen Horney

1967

Bert Lahr died on December 4, 1967 American actor and comedian. 1895-1967 After The Wizard Of Oz I was typecast as a lion, and there aren't all that many parts for lions. More quotations from Bert Lahr

1975

Hannah Arendt died on December 4, 1975 German born American philosopher and political scientist. 1906-1975 Immortality is what nature possesses without effort and without anybody's assistance, and immortality is what the mortals must therefore try to achieve if they want to live up to the world into which they were born, to live up to the things which surround them and to whose company they are admitted for a short while. More quotations from Hannah Arendt