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, 473,424 hours 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
- 46 BC –Julius Caesar defeats Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina.
- 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.
- 1878 –Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule.
- 1884 –The Fabian Society is founded in London.
- 1951 –Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
- 1958 –Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit.
- 1972 –Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, England, United Kingdom.
- 1976 –The Reavey and O'Dowd killings take place (part of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom)
- 1999 –Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota.
- 2004 –Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution.
Who were born on January 4?
- 1809 –Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (d. 1852)
- 1838 –Charles Sherwood Stratton, American circus performer (d. 1883)
- 1878 –Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)
- 1895 –Leroy Grumman, American industrialist (d. 1982)
- 1916 –Robert Parrish, American film editor and director (d. 1995)
- 1941 –Kalpnath Rai, Indian politician (d. 1999)
- 1957 –Patty Loveless, American singer
- 1960 –Art Paul Schlosser, American comedian,singer and song writer
- 1963 –Till Lindemann, German singer (Rammstein)
- 1965 –Rick Hearst, American actor
Who died on January 4?
- 1428 –Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (b. 1370)
- 1564 –Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514)
- 1761 –Stephen Hales, English physiologist (b. 1677)
- 1974 –Epameinondas Thomopoulos, Greek artist (b. 1878)
- 1986 –Christopher Isherwood, English writer (b. 1904)
- 1988 –Lily Laskine, French harpist (b. 1893)
- 1993 –Charles Bridgford, Australian politician (b. 1910)
- 2005 –Alton Tobey, American artist (b. 1914)
- 2007 –Sandro Salvadore, Italian footballer (b. 1939)
- 2010 –Johan Ferrier, Surinamian politician (b. 1910)
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