On This Day in History December 4, 2018

Historical Events 1534  Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent occupies Baghdad 1563  Council of Trent holds its last session, after 18 years. Last ecumenical council for more than 300 years. 1619  38 colonists from Berkeley Parish, England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God. Considered by many the first Thanksgiving in the Americas. 1791  Britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in the world, first published 1829  Britain outlaws "suttee" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre) 1918  US President Woodrow Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st President to travel outside US while in office More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Crazy Horse (1840 - 1877) Francisco Franco (1892 - 1975) Jay-Z 49th Birthday Jeff Bridges 69th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Robert Jenkinson (1770 - 1828) Thomas Hobbes (1588 - 1679) More Famous Deaths December 5th: Mozart, the Incomparable Musical Genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a musical genius who composed over 600 works in his short lifetime, died mysteriously on this day and was buried unceremoniously.