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Historical Events for 4th December 2025
1906 - Alpha Phi Alpha, first Black Greek Letter Fraternity, forms
1949 - Duncan Stewart, 2nd British Governor of Sarawak is fatally stabbed in the streets of Sibu by Malay student Rosli Dhoby with help from Morshidi Sidek with the goal of helping neighbouring Indonesia to take over British Sarawak
1971 - The UN Security Council calls an emergency session to consider the deteriorating situation between India and Pakistan
1977 - NFL's 5,000th game, Cincinnati beats KC 27-7
1982 - China adopts its constitution
1985 - Slobodan Živojinović of Yugoslavia upsets No. 2 seed John McEnroe 2-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, 6-0 in the Australian Open quarter finals; leaves McEnroe without a major singles title for the first time since 1978
1994 - 83rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats Russia in Moscow (4-1)
2012 - Miranda Hart wins Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year for "Is It Just Me?" at The British Book Awards
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