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

  • 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.
  • 1762 –
    Great Britain declares war on Spain and Naples.
  • 1854 –
    The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang.
  • 1865 –
    The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York, New York.
  • 1878 –
    Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule.
  • 1884 –
    The Fabian Society is founded in London.
  • 1912 –
    The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Commonwealth by Royal charter.
  • 1948 –
    Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
  • 1955 –
    The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
  • 1958 –
    Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit.
  • 1965 –
    United States President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his “Great Society” during his State of the Union address.
  • 1966 –
    A military coup takes place in Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso), dissolving the National Parliament and leading to a new national constitution.
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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 –
    A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction.
  • 1999 –
    Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota.
  • 1999 –
    Gunmen open fire on Shiite Muslims worshiping in an Islamabad, Pakistan mosque, killing 16 people and injuring 25.
  • 2004 –
    Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.

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