About January 4

January 4, 2025 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.

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Capricorn is the sun 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.

What Happened On January 4

  • 871 –
    Battle of Reading: Ethelred of Wessex fights, and is defeated by, a Danish invasion army.
  • 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.
  • 1762 –
    Great Britain 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.
  • 1878 –
    Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule.
  • 1912 –
    The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Commonwealth by Royal charter.
  • 1951 –
    Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
  • 1958 –
    Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit.
  • 1959 –
    Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.
  • 1966 –
    A military coup takes place in Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso), dissolving the National Parliament and leading to a new national constitution.
  • 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)
  • 1989 –
    Second Gulf of Sidra incident: a pair of Libyan MiG-23 “Floggers” are shot down by a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcats during an air-to-air confrontation.
  • 1998 –
    Wilaya of Relizane massacres in Algeria: over 170 are killed in three remote villages.
  • 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.
  • 2006 –
    Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke. His authority is transferred to acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
  • 2007 –
    The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.

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