About January 4

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

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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 37 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.
  • 1762 –
    Great Britain declares war on Spain and Naples.
  • 1847 –
    Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.
  • 1863 –
    The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany.
  • 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.
  • 1885 –
    The first successful appendectomy is performed by William W. Grant on Mary Gartside.
  • 1912 –
    The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Commonwealth by Royal charter.
  • 1951 –
    Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
  • 1955 –
    The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
  • 1958 –
    Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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