What happened this day in history January 4

What are the important events that happened on January 4? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

January 4: Facts & Myths About This Day

January 4 is the 4th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 362 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 22, 2023 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 28,405,440 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘tetragon’ day.

Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 37 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,031 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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January 4 Historical Events

  • 1490
    Anne of Brittany announces that all those who would ally with the king of France will be considered guilty of the crime of Lese-majesty.
  • 1717
    The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance.
  • 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, New York.
  • 1903
    Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign.
  • 1944
    World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins.
  • 1958
    Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit.
  • 1974
    United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.
  • 1998
    Wilaya of Relizane massacres in Algeria: over 170 are killed in three remote villages.

Who were born on January 4?

  • 1813
    Isaac Pitman, English inventor (d. 1897)
  • 1848
    Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)
  • 1896
    André Masson, French artist (d. 1987)
  • 1916
    Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989)
  • 1943
    Hwang Sok-yong, Korean writer
  • 1953
    James Warren, American journalist
  • 1962
    André Rouvoet, Dutch politician
  • 1974
    Armin Zöggeler, Italian luger
  • 1982
    Lucie Škrobáková, Czech athlete
  • 1990
    Iago Falqué Silva, Spanish footballer

Who died on January 4?

  • 1752
    Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (b. 1704)
  • 1761
    Stephen Hales, English physiologist (b. 1677)
  • 1903
    Gulstan Ropert, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1839)
  • 1967
    Donald Campbell, English motorboat racer (b. 1921)
  • 1988
    Lily Laskine, French harpist (b. 1893)
  • 1997
    Harry Helmsley, American real estate mogul (b. 1909)
  • 2003
    Conrad Hall, American cinematographer (b. 1927)
  • 2006
    Irving Layton, Romanian born Canadian poet (b. 1912)
  • 2006
    John Hahn-Petersen, Danish actor (b. 1930)
  • 2008
    Xavier Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan print editor (b. 1932)

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