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Day Of The Week: January 4

What day of the week?

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

If you are into daily horoscope then Capricorn is your zodiac sign. Garnet is your modern birthstone. Emerald is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Historical Events: January 4

  • 46 BC –
    Julius Caesar defeats Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina.
  • 1854 –
    The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang.
  • 1903 –
    Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign.
  • 1948 –
    Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
  • 1966 –
    A military coup takes place in Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso), dissolving the National Parliament and leading to a new national constitution.
  • 1976 –
    The Reavey and O'Dowd killings take place (part of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom)
  • 1987 –
    The 1987 Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route to Boston, Massachusetts from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, killing 16 people.
  • 2004 –
    Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution.
  • 2007 –
    The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
  • 2010 –
    The Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building is officially opened.

Who were born on January 4?

  • 1720 –
    Johann Friedrich Agricola, German composer (d. 1774)
  • 1832 –
    George Tryon, British admiral (d. 1893)
  • 1848 –
    Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)
  • 1872 –
    Ottilie Sutro, American duo-pianist with her sister Rose Sutro (d. 1970)
  • 1893 –
    Yone Minagawa, Japanese supercentarian (d. 2007)
  • 1941 –
    John Bennett Perry, American actor
  • 1945 –
    Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer
  • 1956 –
    Bernard Sumner, English musician (Joy Division, New Order, Electronic)
  • 1960 –
    Michael Stipe, American singer (R.E.M.)
  • 1962 –
    André Rouvoet, Dutch politician

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