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January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar . 361 days (362 in Leap Year s) remain in the year after this day.
Events
- 871 - Battle Of Reading - Ethelred Of Wessex fights, and is defeated by, a Danish invasion army.
- 1493 - Christopher Columbus leaves the New World , ending his first journey.
- attacks Parliament .
- 1698 - Most of the Palace Of Whitehall in London , the main residence of the English Monarchs , is destroyed by fire.
- 1717 - The Netherlands , England and France sign the Triple Alliance .
- 1762 - England declares war on Spain and Naples .
- 1847 - Samuel Colt sells his first Revolver pistol to the United States government.
- 1854 - The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the ''Samarang''.
- 1865 - The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York City .
- 1884 - The Fabian Society is founded in London .
- 1885 - The first successful Appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant on Mary Gartside.
- 1896 - Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. State .
- 1912 - The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Commonwealth by Royal Charter .
- 1936 - '' Mickey's Polo Team '', a short Animated Film featuring Charlie Chaplin , Oliver Hardy , Stan Laurel and Harpo Marx in a Polo match against various Disney Characters , is first released.
- 1936 - Billboard Magazine publishes its first Pop Music charts.
- begins.
- 1948 - Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom .
- n forces capture Seoul .
- 1957 - After 69 years the last issue of '' Collier's Weekly '' magazine is published.
- 1958 - Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit (launched on October 4 , 1957 ).
- 1959 - Luna 1 becomes the first Spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon .
- 1962 - New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-board.
- 1965 - United States President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his " Great Society " during his State Of The Union Address .
- 1972 - Rose Heilbron becomes the first woman judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London .
- 1974 - United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.
- 1987 - An Amtrak train en route to Boston from Washington, DC collides with Conrail engines, killing 16 ( Chase, Maryland Rail Wreck ).
- 1989 - A pair of Libyan MiG-23 "Floggers" are shot down by a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcat s during an air-to-air confrontation.
- 1990 - A crowded passenger train collides with a standing freight train in Pakistan 's Sindh province, killing 300 people.
- 1998 - Wilaya Of Relizane Massacres in Algeria ; over 170 are killed in three remote villages.
- 1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura was sworn in as governor of Minnesota .
- 1999 - Gunmen open fire on Shiite Muslims worshipping in an Islamabad mosque, killing 16 people and injuring 25.
- 1999 - A proposal emailed out across the world led to the International Firefighters' Day institution.
- 2004 - Dr. Mikhail Saakashvili is elected the President of Georgia .
- 2004 - Spirit , a NASA Mars Rover , lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.
- 2006 - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke. His authority is transferred to Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert .
Births
- 1077 - Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100 )
- 1334 - Amadeus VI Of Savoy (d. 1383 )
- 1581 - James Ussher , Irish Anglican archbishop (d. 1656 )
- 1643 - Sir Isaac Newton , English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, inventor, and natural philosopher (d. 1727 )
- 1664 - Lars Roberg , Swedish physician (d. 1742 )
- 1672 - Hugh Boulter , Irish Archbishop of Armagh (d. 1742 )
- 1710 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi , Italian composer (d. 1736 )
- 1720 - Johann Friedrich Agricola , German composer (d. 1774 )
- 1785 - Jakob Grimm , German philologist and folklorist (d. 1863 )
- 1809 - Louis Braille , French teacher of the blind, the inventor of Braille (d. 1852 )
- 1832 - George Tryon , British admiral (d. 1893 )
- 1838 - Charles Sherwood Stratton , American circus performer as "General Tom Thumb" (d. 1883 )
- 1848 - Katsura Taro , Prime Minister Of Japan (d. 1913 )
- 1869 - Tommy Corcoran , baseball player (d. 1960 )
- 1874 - Josef Suk , Czech composer and violinist (d. 1935 )
- 1881 - Wilhelm Lehmbruck , German sculptor (d. 1919 )
- 1883 - Max Eastman , American writer (d. 1969 )
- 1894 - Manuel De Abreu , Brazilian physician (d. 1962 )
- 1896 - Everett Dirksen , American politician (d. 1969 )
- 1896 - André Masson , French artist (d. 1987 )
- 1900 - James Bond , American ornithologist (d. 1989 )
- 1901 - C. L. R. James , writer and journalist (d. 1989)
- 1905 - Sterling Holloway , American actor (d. 1992 )
- 1913 - Malietoa Tanumafili II , Sovereign Ruler of Samoa
- 1914 - Jane Wyman , American actress
- 1920 - William Colby , American Central Intelligence Agency director (d. 1996 )
- 1924 - Sebastian Kappen , Indian theologian (d. 1993 )
- 1925 - Veikko Hakulinen , Finnish cross-country skier (d. 2003 )
- 1930 - Sorrell Booke , American actor (d. 1994 )
- 1930 - Don Shula , American football coach
- 1931 - Adi Lady Lala Mara , First Lady of Fiji
- 1935 - Floyd Patterson , American boxer
- 1937 - Grace Bumbry , American singer
- 1937 - Dyan Cannon , American actress
- 1940 - Helmut Jahn , German architect
- 1940 - Brian David Josephson , Welsh physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1940 - Gao Xingjian , Chinese-born writer, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1941 - Maureen Reagan , American political activist (d. 2001 )
- 1943 - Doris Kearns Goodwin , American writer
- 1945 - Richard R. Schrock , American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1945 - Vesa-Matti Loiri , Finnish entertainer
- 1953 - Norberto Alonso , Argentine footballer
- 1953 - George Tenet , American Central Intelligence Agency director
- 1956 - Bernard Sumner , English musician ( New Order )
- 1957 - Patty Loveless , American singer
- 1958 - Matt Frewer , American actor
- 1958 - Gary Jones , Welsh-born actor
- 1960 - Michael Stipe , American singer ( R.E.M. )
- 1962 - Peter Steele , American singer and bassist ( Type O Negative )
- 1962 - Robin Guthrie , Scottish guitarist
- 1963 - Dave Foley , Canadian comedian and actor
- 1963 - Till Lindemann , German singer ( Rammstein )
- 1965 - Beth Gibbons , English singer ( Portishead )
- 1965 - Julia Ormond , English actress
- 1966 - Deana Carter , American singer
- 1977 - Tim Wheeler , Irish singer ( Ash )
- 1978 - Dwight Freeney , American football player
- 1978 - Dominik Hrbatý , Slovakian tennis player
- 1979 - Jeph Howard , American musician ( The Used )
- 1985 - Fernando Rees , Brazilian race car driver
Deaths
- 1066 - Edward The Confessor , pre-Norman conquest English king (b. ca. 1004 ) (disputed)
- 1248 - King Sancho II Of Portugal (b. 1207 )
- 1564 - Hosokawa Ujitsuna , Japanese military commander (b. 1514 )
- 1695 - François Henri De Montmorency-Bouteville, Duc De Luxembourg , French general (b. 1628 )
- 1752 - Gabriel Cramer , Swiss mathematician (b. 1704 )
- 1761 - Stephen Hales , English physiologist, chemist, and inventor (b. 1677 )
- 1782 - Ange-Jacques Gabriel , French architect (b. 1698 )
- 1804 - Charlotte Lennox , English author and poet
- 1821 - Elizabeth Ann Seton , American saint (b. 1774 )
- 1825 - King Ferdinand I Of The Two Sicilies (b. 1751 )
- 1877 - Cornelius Vanderbilt , American entrepreneur (b. 1794 )
- 1896 - Joseph Hubert Reinkens , German Old Catholic bishop (b. 1821 )
- 1903 - Gulstan Ropert , Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1839 )
- 1919 - Georg Von Hertling , Chancellor Of Germany (b. 1843 )
- 1941 - Henri Bergson , French philosopher, recipient of the Nobel Prize In Literature (b. 1859 )
- 1960 - Albert Camus , Algerian-born French philosopher and writer, Nobel Prize laureate (automobile accident) (b. 1913 )
- 1961 - Erwin Schrödinger , Austrian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887 )
- 1965 - T. S. Eliot , American-born writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888 )
- 1967 - Donald Campbell , English water speed record setter (b. 1921 )
- 1969 - Violet and Daisy Hilton , English conjoined twin actresses (b. 1908 )
- 1970 - Jean-Étienne Valluy , French general (b. 1899 )
- 1985 - Brian Horrocks , British general (b. 1895 )
- 1986 - Christopher Isherwood , English writer (b. 1904 )
- 1986 - Phil Lynott , Irish singer and musician ( Thin Lizzy ) (b. 1949 )
- 1990 - Doc Edgerton , American electrical engineer (b. 1903 )
- 1998 - Mae Questel , American actress (b. 1908 )
- 1999 - Iron Eyes Cody , American actor (b. 1904 )
- 2003 - Conrad Hall , American cinematographer (b. 1927 )
- 2003 - Yfrah Neaman , Lebanese-born violinist (b. 1923 )
- 2003 - Sabine Ulibarri , Mexican American writer (b. 1919 )
- 2004 - Joan Aiken , English author (b. 1924 )
- 2004 - Brian Gibson , English film director (b. 1944 )
- 2004 - Jake Hess , American singer (b. 1927 )
- 2004 - Jeff Nuttall , English writer, publisher, actor, artist, and jazz trumpeter (b. 1933 )
- 2004 - John Toland , American author and historian (b. 1912 )
- 2005 - Humphrey Carpenter , English author and biographer (b. 1946 )
- 2005 - Ali Al-Haidri , Iraqi governor of Baghdad (assassinated)
- 2005 - Frank Harary , American mathematician (b. 1921 )
- 2005 - Robert Heilbroner , American economist (b. 1919 )
- 2005 - Bud Poile , Canadian hockey player (b. 1924 )
- 2005 - Alton Tobey , American artist
- 2006 - Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Prime Minister of the United Arab Republics and Ruler of Dubai (b. 1946 )
Holidays and observances
External links
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