What day of the week was December 4, 1971?

The day of the week December 4th, 1971 fell on was a Saturday.

There were 21 days until Christmas.

Shunryu Suzuki the Japanese-American monk and educator, founded the San Francisco Zen Center (b. 1904) died on this day in 1971.

The United Nations Security Council calls an emergency session to consider the deteriorating situation between India and Pakistan. The Indian Navy attacks the Pakistan Navy and Karachi. The Montreux Casino in Switzerland is set ablaze by someone wielding a flare gun during a Frank Zappa concert; the incident would be noted in the Deep Purple song "Smoke on the Water". "The Troubles": The Ulster Volunteer Force bombs a Catholic- owned pub in Belfast the killing 15 civilians and wounding 17. It was the city's highest death toll from a single incident during the conflict.