On This Day in History December 4, 2022

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 "The Observer" is first published, the oldest Sunday newspaper in the world 1829  Britain outlaws "suttee" in India, a Hindu practice where a widow burns herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre 1918  US President Woodrow Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Crazy Horse 1840 - 1877 Francisco Franco 1892 - 1975 Jay-Z 53rd Birthday Tyra Banks 49th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Benjamin Britten 1913 - 1976 Frank Zappa 1940 - 1993 More Famous Deaths December 4: The Beheading of Saint Barbara From artillerymen to architects and from bricklayers to butchers, Barbara is the patron saint. If legend is to be believed her sad life had a brutal ending. Read the Article