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 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 361 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 22, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,932,480 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.
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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 25 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 4,397 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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January 4 Historical Events
- 1717 –The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance.
- 1762 –Great Britain declares war on Spain and Naples.
- 1847 –Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.
- 1896 –Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
- 1903 –Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign.
- 1955 –The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
- 1959 –Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.
- 1965 –United States President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his “Great Society” during his State of the Union address.
- 1998 –A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction.
- 2010 –The Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building is officially opened.
Who were born on January 4?
- 1883 –Max Eastman, American writer (d. 1969)
- 1891 –Edward Brooker, Premier of Tasmania (d. 1948)
- 1931 –Adi Lady Lala Mara, First Lady of Fiji (d. 2004)
- 1933 –Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia
- 1934 –Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia
- 1953 –James Warren, American journalist
- 1956 –Bernard Sumner, English musician (Joy Division, New Order, Electronic)
- 1958 –Julian Sands, English actor
- 1973 –Greg de Vries, Canadian hockey player
- 1974 –Danilo Hondo, German cyclist
Who died on January 4?
- 1910 –Léon Delagrange, French aviator and sculptor (b. 1873)
- 1924 –Alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1852)
- 1970 –Jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899)
- 1985 –Lovro von Matacic, Croatian conductor (b. 1899)
- 1995 –Sol Tax, American anthropologist (b. 1907)
- 2003 –Yfrah Neaman, Lebanese-born violinist (b. 1923)
- 2004 –Brian Gibson, English film director (b. 1944)
- 2005 –Ali al-Haidri, Iraqi governor of Baghdad
- 2007 –Gren, Welsh newspaper cartoonist (b. 1934)
- 2011 –Mohamed Bouazizi, Tunisian vegetable vendor and activist (b. 1984)
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