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

  • 46 BC –
    Julius Caesar defeats Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina.
  • 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.
  • 1863 –
    The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany.
  • 1878 –
    Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule.
  • 1896 –
    Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
  • 1912 –
    The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Commonwealth by Royal charter.
  • 1948 –
    Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
  • 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.
  • 1974 –
    United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 2010 –
    The Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building is officially opened.

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