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January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September January 2004: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2003: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2002: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2001: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2000: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 361 days remaining until the end of the year (362 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 46 BC was the last year of the pre-Julian calendar. This year had 445 days due to the errors that had accumulated in the pre-Julian calendar Titus Labienus (ca 100 BC– March 17, 45 BC was a professional Roman soldier in the late Roman Republic. The Battle of Ruspina was fought on January 4, 46 BC between competing political factions of the late Roman Republic, the Optimates and
• 871 - Battle of Reading: Ethelred of Wessex fights, and is defeated by, a Danish invasion army. Events By Place Europe Nine battles are fought between the Danes and Wessex. See also Siege of Reading (1642-1643 Battle of Reading (1688 The first Battle of Reading was a Battle on King Ethelred of Wessex ( Old English: Æþelræd) (c 840 &ndash April 23, 871) was the fourth son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
• 1490 - Anna of Brittany announces that all those who would ally with the king of France will be considered guilty of the crime of lese-majesty. Anne of Brittany ( 25 January, 1477 &ndash 9 January, 1514) also known as Anna of Brittany ( Anne de Bretagne; This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Lèse majesté ( French expression from the Latin Laesa maiestas or Laesae maiestatis (crimen, (crime of injury to the Majesty in English
• 1493 - Christopher Columbus leaves the New World, ending his first journey. Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia.
• 1642 - King Charles I of England sends soldiers to arrest members of Parliament, commencing England's slide into civil war. Charles I, (19 November 1600 &ndash 30 January 1649 was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists.
• 1698 - Most of the Palace of Whitehall in London, the main residence of the English monarchs, is destroyed by fire. The Palace of Whitehall was the main residence of the English monarchs in London from 1530 until 1698 when all except Inigo Jones 's 1622 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy
• 1717 - The Netherlands, England, and France sign the Triple Alliance. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Triple Alliance was a Treaty between the Dutch Republic, France and Great Britain, against Spain, attempting to maintain the agreement
• 1762 - England declares war on Spain and Naples. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the
• 1847 - Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Samuel Colt ( July 19, 1814 &ndash January 10, 1862) was an American inventor and Industrialist. rEVOLVEr is the fourth studio album by Swedish metal band The Haunted. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1854 - The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Heard Island and McDonald Islands (abbreviated as HIMI are barren islands located in the Southern Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to William Macdonald or MacDonald or McDonald may refer to William McDonald (Canadian politician (1837&ndash1916 Canadian politician
• 1865 - The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York City. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Wall Street is a street in lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The City of New York
• 1878 - Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality
• 1884 - The Fabian Society is founded in London. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Fabian Society is a British Intellectual Socialist movement whose purpose is to advance the principles of Social democracy via Gradualist
• 1885 - The first successful appendectomy is performed by William W. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common An appendicectomy (or appendectomy) is the surgical removal of the Vermiform appendix. Grant on Mary Gartside.
• 1896 - Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• 1903 - Topsy, an elephant, was electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Topsy (born circa 1875 died January 4, 1903) was a domesticated Elephant with the Forepaugh Circus at Coney Island's Luna In the "War of Currents" era (sometimes "War of the Currents" or "Battle of Currents") in the late 1880s George Westinghouse
• 1912 - The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Commonwealth by Royal Charter. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Scout Association is the World Organization of the Scout Movement recognised Scouting association in the United Kingdom A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company
• 1944 - World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During World War II, Operation Carpetbagger was a general term used for the aerial resupply of weapons and other Matériel to resistance fighters
• 1944 - World War II: The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. Monte Cassino has made it the repeated scene of battles and Sieges from antiquity.
• 1948 - Burma regains its independence from the United Kingdom. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1951 - Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea.
• 1958 - Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit (it was launched on October 4, 1957). Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sputnik 1 ( "Спутник-1", "Satellite-1" ПС-1 ( PS-1, i EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)
• 1959 - Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Luna 1 (E-1 series also known as Mechta (Мечта lit: Dream) was the first Spacecraft to reach the vicinity A spacecraft is a Vehicle or machine designed for Spaceflight.
• 1962 - New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-board. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1965 - United States President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his "Great Society" during his State of the Union address. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Great Society was also a 1960s band featuring Grace Slick, and a 1914 book by English social theorist Graham Wallas.
• 1972 - Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dame Rose Heilbron, DBE, QC, ( 19 August 1914 - 8 December 2005) was one of the outstanding defence Barristers The Central Criminal Court in England, commonly known as the Old Bailey, is a court
• 1974 - United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's
• 1975 - Elizabeth Ann Seton becomes the first American-born saint. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton ( August 28, 1774 &ndash January 4, 1821) was the first native-born Citizen of the United States
• 1987 - The Chase, Maryland rail wreck: An Amtrak train en route to Boston, Massachusetts from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, killing 16 people. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Chase Maryland train wreck occurred at 104 pm on January 4, 1987, on Amtrak 's Northeast Corridor main line in Chase Maryland The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Consolidated Rail Corporation, also known as Conrail, began operations on April 1, 1976 as a federally funded takeover of the major railroad Chase is an Unincorporated community in eastern Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.
• 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. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The second Gulf of Sidra incident, January 4, 1989, occurred when two US F-14 Tomcats shot down two Libyan MiG-23 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1998 - Wilaya of Relizane massacres in Algeria: over 170 are killed in three remote villages. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 4 January, 1998 took place in three remote villages around Oued Rhiou about 150 miles (240 km Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's
• 1998 - A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction. The North American ice storm of 1998 (also known as Great Ice Storm of 1998 and Great Ice Storm '98) was a massive Ice storm that struck a relatively narrow Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.
• 1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Jesse Ventura (born July 15, 1951 as James George Janos) also known as "The Body", "The Star", and "The Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers
• 1999 - Gunmen open fire on Shiite Muslims worshipping in an Islamabad mosque, killing 16 people and injuring 25. |name = Islamabad|native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Capital City |total_type
• 2004 - Spirit, a NASA Mars Rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC. MER-A ( Mars Exploration Rover - A) known as Spirit, is the first of the two rovers of NASA 's Mars Exploration Rover The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Mars rover is a Spacecraft which propels itself across the surface of Mars after landing.
• 2006 - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. (אריאל For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. His authority is transferred to acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Ehud Olmert (אהוד אולמרט ɛˈhud ˈolmeʁt born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel and the former leader
• 2007 - The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi (born March 26 1940 is the current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives is the presiding officer&mdashor speaker &mdashof the United States House of Representatives. S. history.

Births

• 1077 - Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. Emperor Zhezong ( January 4, 1076 &ndash February 23, 1100) was the seventh emperor of the Song Dynasty of China. The Song Dynasty ( Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao was a ruling dynasty in China between 960&ndash1279 CE it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National 1100)
• 1334 - Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. Amadeus VI ( January 4 1334 &ndash March 1 1383) surnamed the Green Count (Il Conte Verde was Count of Savoy from 1383)
• 1581 - James Ussher, Irish Anglican archbishop (d. James Ussher (sometimes spelled Usher) (4 January 1581–21 March 1656 was Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs 1656)
• 1643 - Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician and natural philosopher (d. Sir Isaac Newton, FRS (ˈnjuːtən 4 January 1643 31 March 1727) Biography Early years See also Isaac Newton's early life and achievements 1727)
• 1664 - Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (d. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lars Roberg ( Stockholm 4 January, 1664 &ndash Uppsala 21 May 1742) was a Swedish Physician. 1742)
• 1672 - Hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (d. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Hugh Boulter, ( January 4 1672 &ndash September 27 1742) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, the Primate of The City of Armagh ( is an ancient religious site of worship of both celtic paganism and Christianity and the oldest of the five cities in Northern Ireland, 1742)
• 1710 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (d. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (January 4 1710 &ndash 16 or March 17 1736 was an Italian Composer, Violinist and organist. 1736)
• 1720 - Johann Friedrich Agricola, German composer (d. Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Johann Friedrich Agricola ( January 4, 1720 &ndash December 2, 1774) was a German Composer, Organist, Singer 1774)
• 1785 - Jakob Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm ( Hanau, January 4, 1785 &ndash September 20, 1863 in Berlin) German Philologist 1863)
• 1809 - Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (d. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Louis Braille ( in English in French January 4, 1809 &ndash January 6, 1852) was the inventor of Braille, a world-wide system The Braille system is a method that is widely used by blind people to read and write 1852)
• 1813 - Isaac Pitman, English inventor (Pitman shorthand) (d. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Isaac Pitman ( January 4 1813 &ndash January 12 1897) knighted in 1894 developed the most widely used system of Shorthand Pitman shorthand is a system of Shorthand for the English language developed by Englishman Sir Isaac Pitman ( 1813 – 1897) who first 1897)
• 1832 - George Tryon, British admiral (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon, KCB ( 4 January 1832 - 22 June 1893) was a British Admiral who died 1893)
• 1838 - Charles Sherwood Stratton, American circus performer (d. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common For the similarly named governor of New Jersey see Charles C Stratton. 1883)
• 1839 - Carl Humann, German engineer (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Carl Humann ( January 4, 1839 &ndash April 12, 1896) was a German Engineer, Architect and Archaeologist 1896)
• 1842 - Frederic T. Greenhalge, 38^th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Frederic Thomas Greenhalge (born Frederic Thomas Greenhalgh) ( July 19, 1842 &ndash March 5, 1896) was born in Clitheroe The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1896)
• 1848 - Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, Politician and three-time Prime Minister of Japan. The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime 1913)
• 1869 - Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1960)
• 1870 - Percy Pitt, English organist and conductor (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Percy Pitt ( January 4, 1870 - November 23, 1932) was an English Organist and conductor. 1932)
• 1874 - Josef Suk, Czech composer (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Josef Suk (4 January 1874 &ndash 29 May 1935 was a Czech Composer and Violinist Life Suk was born in Křečovice. 1935)
• 1878 - Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Augustus Edwin John OM, RA, (4 January 1878 &ndash 31 October 1961 was a Welsh painter draughtsman, and Etcher. 1961)
• 1881 - Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wilhelm Lehmbruck (* January 4 1881 in Duisburg, † March 25 1919 in Berlin) was a German sculptor 1919)
• 1882 - Aristarkh Lentulov, Russian artist (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Aristarkh Lentulov (Лентулов Аристарх Васильевич ( January 4, 1882 - April 15, 1943) was a major Russian avant-garde 1943)
• 1883 - Max Eastman, American writer (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Max Forrester Eastman ( January 4, 1883 &ndash March 25, 1969) was a Socialist and (late in his life Libertarian American 1969)
• 1891 - Edward Brooker, Premier of Tasmania (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Edward Brooker ( January 4, 1891 &ndash June 18, 1948) was an Australian Labor Party politician 1948)
• 1893 - Yone Minagawa, Japanese, became worlds Oldest living person January 29, 2007. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ( January 4, 1893 &ndash August 13, 2007) was a Japanese Supercentenarian believed to have been the world's oldest living The longest unambiguously documented lifespan of a person is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875–1997 who died aged 122 years and 164 days (d. Aug. 13, 2007)
• 1894 - Manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Manuel Dias de Abreu (b São Paulo, Brazil, January 4, 1894; d 1962)
• 1895 - Leroy Grumman, American industrialist (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Leroy Randle Grumman ( January 4 1895 - October 4 1982) was an American Industrialist and aeronautical engineer 1982)
• 1896 - Everett Dirksen, American politician (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Everett McKinley Dirksen ( January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was a Republican U 1969)
• 1896 - André Masson, French artist (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. André-Aimé-René Masson ( January 4, 1896 &ndash October 28, 1987) was a French Artist. 1987)
• 1900 - James Bond, American ornithologist (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar James Bond ( January 4, 1900 &ndash February 14, 1989) was a leading American Ornithologist whose name was appropriated 1989)
• 1901 - C. L. R. James, writer and journalist (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Cyril Lionel Robert James ( 4 January 1901 &ndash 19 May 1989) was an Afro- Trinidadian Journalist 1989)
• 1902 - John McCone, CIA Director (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 1991)
• 1905 - Sterling Holloway, American actor (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sterling Price Holloway Jr (January 4 1905 – November 22 1992 was largely a character actor appearing in 150 films and television shows and a long-standing voice actor for the 1992)
• 1910 - Arthur Villeneuve, Quebec painter (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Arthur Villeneuve, CM ( January 4, 1910, Chicoutimi Quebec - May 24 1990, Montreal, Quebec) was a Québécois 1990)
• 1913 - Malietoa Tanumafili II, Sovereign Ruler of Samoa (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common King Malietoa Tanumafili II, GCMG, CBE, ( January 4, 1913 &ndash May 11, 2007) (also called Susuga) was Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean 2007)
• 1914 - Herman Franks, American baseball player
• 1916 - Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Herman Louis Franks (born January 4 1914 in Price Utah) is a former Catcher, coach, manager, general manager Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Lionel Newman ( January 4, 1916 - February 3, 1989) was an American conductor, Pianist, and film and television 1989)
• 1916 - Robert Parrish, U. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Robert R Parrish (born Columbus Georgia, 4 January 1916 - died Southampton New York, 4 December 1995 was the son of factory cashier Gordon R S. film editor and director (d. 1995)
• 1920 - William Colby, American CIA director (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar William Egan Colby ( January 4, 1920 – April 27, 1996) spent a career in Intelligence for the United States culminating in holding near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all 1996)
• 1922 - Rosalie Crutchley, English actress (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Rosalie Crutchley ( January 4, 1920 - July 28, 1997) was an English actress 1997)
• 1924 - Sebastian Kappen, Indian theologian (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sebastian Kappen ( January 4, 1924 - November 30, 1993) was a renowned Jesuit Theologian from Kerala, India 1993)
• 1925 - Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish cross-country skier (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Veikko Johannes Hakulinen ( January 4 1925 &ndash October 24 2003) was a Finnish Forestry technician and Cross country 2003)
• 1927 - Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman
• 1927 - Barbara Rush, American actress
• 1929 - Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist, sculptor
• 1930 - Sorrell Booke, American actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Desmarais Sr, PC, CC, BComm, LLD (born January 4, 1927, in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Barbara Rush (born January 4, 1927 in Denver Colorado) is an American stage film and television actress. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yayoi Kusama (草間彌生 or 草間弥生 born March 29,1929 is a Japanese artist Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sorrell Booke ( January 4, 1930 – February 11, 1994) was an American Actor 1994)
• 1930 - Don Shula, American football coach
• 1931 - Adi Lady Lala Mara, First Lady of Fiji (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Donald Francis Shula (born January 4, 1930 in Grand River, Ohio) is an American former professional football coach Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ro Lala Lady Mara, maiden name Litia Cakobau Lalabalavu Katoafutoga Tuisawau ( January 4 1931 &ndash July 20 2004) was Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य 2004)
• 1931 - Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia 1996-2001
• 1932 - Carlos Saura, Spanish director
• 1933 - Ilia II Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Sir William Patrick Deane, AC, KBE, QC (born 4 January 1931) Australian judge and 22nd Governor-General of Australia. The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia is the representative in Australia of the monarch of Australia (currently Elizabeth II Queen of Australia) Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Carlos Saura (born 4 January 1932, Atarés, Huesca) is a Spanish film director Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1934 - Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia
• 1935 - Floyd Patterson, American boxer (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rudolf Schuster (born January 4, 1934 in Košice, Czechoslovakia) was the 2nd President of Slovakia (1999-2004 This is a list of the Presidents of Slovakia Slovakia (1939-1945 Jozef Tiso (26 October 1939- April 1945 Slovakia since 1993 The Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Floyd Patterson ( January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American heavyweight boxing champion. 2006)
• 1937 - Grace Bumbry, American singer
• 1937 - Dyan Cannon, American actress
• 1940 - Helmut Jahn, German architect
• 1940 - Brian David Josephson, Welsh physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1940 - Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate
• 1941 - Maureen Reagan, American political activist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Grace Bumbry (born 4 January 1937) an American Opera Singer, was considered one Dyan Cannon (born Samille Diane Friesen on January 4 1937) is an American Film and Television actress, Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Helmut Jahn (born January 4 1940) is a German-American architect, designer of dozens of major buildings throughout Brian David Josephson (born 4 January, 1940; Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh physicist, professor and became a Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Gao Xingjian (pron káu ɕĭŋ tɕiɛ̂n; Wade-Giles: Kao Hsing-chien born January 4 1940 is a French Chinese émigré Novelist The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maureen Elizabeth Reagan Revell ( January 4, 1941 – August 8, 2001) was the only biological child of the former President Ronald 2001)
• 1941 - George Pan Cosmatos, Greek film director (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. George Pan Cosmatos ( January 4, 1941 in Florence, Italy - April 19, 2005 in Victoria, Canada) was 2005)
• 1941 - John Bennett Perry, American actor
• 1942 - John McLaughlin, English jazz guitarist
• 1943 - Doris Kearns Goodwin, American writer
• 1945 - Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer
• 1945 - Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1946 - Susannah McCorkle, American jazz singer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Bennett Perry (born January 4 1941) is an American actor Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John McLaughlin (born January 4 1942 also Mahavishnu John McLaughlin is a Jazz fusion Guitarist and Composer from Doncaster, Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doris Kearns Goodwin (born January 4, 1943 in Brooklyn New York) is an award-winning American Author and Historian. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Vesa-Matti "Vesku" Loiri (born January 4 1945, Helsinki) is a Finnish Actor, Musician and Comedian Richard Royce Schrock (born January 4, 1945) is an American chemist and Nobel laureate recognized for his contributions to the Metathesis reaction used The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Susannah McCorkle ( 4 January 1946 &ndash 19 May 2001) was an American Jazz singer much admired for her direct unadorned 2001)
• 1946 - Arthur Conley, American singer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Lee Conley ( January 4 1946 – November 17 2003) was an American soul Singer, best known for the 1967 2003)
• 1947 - Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears)
• 1947 - Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter
• 1948 - Eugeniusz Wycisło, Polish politician
• 1950 - John Louis Evans, convicted murderer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chris Cutler (born January 4, 1947) is an English percussionist composer lyricist and music theorist Henry Cow were an English Avant-garde rock group, founded at Cambridge University in 1968 by multi-instrumentalists Fred Art Bears were an English Avant-garde rock group formed during the disassembly of Henry Cow in 1978 by three of its members Christopher Richard (Rick Stein OBE (born January 4 1947) is an English Chef, restaurateur Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eugeniusz Wycisło (born January 04, 1948 in Mikołów) is a Polish politician Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Louis Evans III ( January 4, 1950 &ndash April 22, 1983) was the first inmate to be executed by the State of Alabama after the 1983)
• 1951 - Barbara Cochran, American alpine skier
• 1953 - Norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer
• 1954 - Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician
• 1955 - Mark Hollis, English musician and composer (Talk Talk)
• 1956 - Nels Cline, American guitarist and composer
• 1956 - Bernard Sumner, English musician (Joy Division, New Order, Electronic)
• 1957 - Patty Loveless, American singer
• 1958 - Andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist
• 1958 - Matt Frewer, American actor
• 1958 - Gary Jones, Welsh-born actor
• 1958 - Julian Sands, English actor
• 1959 - Yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist
• 1960 - Michael Stipe, American singer (R.E.M.)
• 1960 - April Winchell, American actress
• 1961 - Lee Curreri, American actor
• 1962 - Laila Eloui, Egyptian actress
• 1962 - Robin Guthrie, Scottish guitarist (Cocteau Twins)
• 1962 - Peter Steele, American musician (Type O Negative)
• 1963 - Dave Foley, Canadian comedian and actor
• 1963 - Till Lindemann, German singer (Rammstein)
• 1965 - Yvan Attal, French actor and director
• 1965 - Guy Forget, French tennis player
• 1965 - Beth Gibbons, English singer (Portishead)
• 1965 - Cait O'Riordan, British musician (The Pogues)
• 1965 - Julia Ormond, English actress
• 1966 - Deana Carter, American singer
• 1967 - David Berman, American poet and singer/songwriter (Silver Jews)
• 1967 - Johnny Nelson, English boxer
• 1967 - Marina Orsini, Canadian actress
• 1967 - David Toms, American professional golfer
• 1968 - Mike Wilpolt, Head Coach of the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League
• 1970 - Chris Kanyon, American professional wrestler
• 1971 - Junichi Kakizaki, Japanese artist, sculptor
• 1972 - James Longley, American documentary filmmaker
• 1973 - Frank Høj, Danish cyclist
• 1973 - Harmony Korine, American film director and artist
• 1974 - Ian Moor, English singer
• 1976 - Benoît Joachim, Luxembourg cyclist
• 1976 - Ted Lilly, American baseball player
• 1977 - Irán Castillo, Mexican actress
• 1977 - Tim Wheeler, Irish singer (Ash)
• 1978 - Dominik Hrbatý, Slovakian tennis player
• 1978 - Mai Meneses, Spanish singer
• 1979 - Tristan Gommendy, French racing driver
• 1979 - Jeph Howard, American musician (The Used)
• 1980 - Greg Cipes, American actor
• 1980 - Yaroslav Popovych, Ukrainian Cyclist
• 1980 - Erin Cahill, American actress
• 1980 - Miguel Monteiro, Portuguese footballer
• 1982 - Paulo Ferrari, Argentinian footballer
• 1982 - Kang Hye-jeong, South Korean actress
• 1982 - Richard Logan, English footballer
• 1983 - Spencer Chamberlain, American singer (Underoath)
• 1985 - Al Jefferson, American basketball player
• 1985 - Fernando Rees, Brazilian race car driver
• 1986 - James Milner, English footballer
• 1986 - Steve Slaton , American football player
• 1988 - Nabila Jamshed, Indian writer
• 1991 - Olivia Tennet, New Zealand actress
• 1995 - María Isabel, Spanish singer
• 1995 - Harry Skinner, English skiier
• 2000 - Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, American actress

Deaths

• 1248 - King Sancho II of Portugal (b. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Barbara Ann Cochran (born January 4, 1951, Richmond, Vermont) is an American former alpine skier. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norberto Osvaldo Alonso (born January 4, 1953) known colloquially as " Beto " Alonso, is a former Argentine football Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Eugene Chadbourne ( January 4, 1954 in Mount Vernon New York) is an American, Improvisor, Guitarist and Banjoist Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Mark David Hollis (born 4 January 1955 in Tottenham, London, England) is a Composer, Musician, Singer-songwriter Talk Talk were a popular British rock group that were active from 1981 to 1991 Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nels Cline (born in Los Angeles in 1956 is an American Guitarist and Composer. Bernard Sumner (born 4 January 1956 in Lower Broughton, Salford, Lancashire, England) is a British singer Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner ( vocals, Guitars Synthesizers, Peter Hook Electronic were an Alternative rock group formed by New Order singer and guitarist Bernard Sumner and ex- Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey, January 4, 1957 in Pikeville Kentucky, raised in Elkhorn City Kentucky and Louisville Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andy Borowitz (born January 4, 1958) is a Comedian and satirist who won the first-ever National Press Club award for humor Matthew Frewer (born January 4, 1958) is a Canadian and American stage TV and film actor Gary Jones (born January 4, 1958 in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom) is a Welsh -born actor best known for his recurring Julian R Sands (born January 4, 1958) is a British Actor, most well known for his roles in the Cult film Warlock The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a contemporary Japanese Pop artist. He currently lives and works in Tokyo, though his artwork has been exhibited worldwide Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Michael Stipe (born January 4 1960 in Decatur Georgia) is an American singer who is the lead vocalist for the Alternative rock band R REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar April Terri Winchell (born on January 4, 1960 in New York City, New York, U Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lee Curreri (born Leonard Charles Curreri on January 4 1961 is an American Actor and Musician. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laila Ahmed Eloui ( Arabic:ليلى أحمد علوي (born January 4, 1962 in Robin Guthrie (born 4 January 1962, in Grangemouth Sterlingshire just outside Falkirk Scotland is a musician best known as co-founder of the Cocteau Cocteau Twins were a Scottish Alternative rock band active from 1979 to 1997 Peter Steele (born Peter Ratajczyk on January 4 1962 in Brooklyn New York, U Type O Negative is a Heavy metal band from Brooklyn, New York City. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Scott Foley (born January 4, 1963, in Etobicoke Ontario) is a Canadian actor best known for his work in The Kids in the Till Lindemann (born January 4, 1963) is a German musician and poet who is most notable as being the Frontman and lead-vocalist Rammstein (ˈʀamʃtaɪ̯n is a German Industrial metal band founded in Berlin, and consisting of Till Lindemann ( lead vocals Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Yvan Attal (born 4 January 1965 is an Israeli born French Actor and director. Guy Forget (born January 4, 1965 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a former French professional Tennis player Beth Gibbons (born 4 January 1965, in Exeter, Devon) is a British singer and songwriter best known as the Vocalist for the English Portishead (pɔːtɪsˈhɛd IS an English musical group from Bristol. Caitlín O'Riordan (born 4 January 1965 is a British musician The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background playing Traditional Irish music with influences from Punk rock, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane Julia Karin Ormond (born 4 January 1965) is a British Actress who like her fellow thespian Britons Helena Bonham Carter and Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Deana Kay Carter (born January 4 1966 in Nashville, Tennessee, U Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. David Berman is an American Poet, Cartoonist, and Singer-songwriter best known for his work with Indie-rock band the Silver Silver Jews are an Indie rock group from New York City, formed in 1989 by David Berman along with Pavement 's Stephen Malkmus and Johnny Nelson (born 4 January 1967) is a former professional boxer from Sheffield, Marina Orsini (born January 4, 1967 in Ville-Emard Montreal) is a Quebec Actress. Professional wins (14 PGA Tour wins (12 1997 (1 Quad City Classic 1999 (2 Sprint International, Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mike Wilpolt (born January 4, 1968) is a former American football Wide receiver / Defensive back for the Charlotte Rage (1992-1993 The Cleveland Gladiators are an Arena Football League franchise based in Cleveland Ohio. The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher Klucsarits (born January 4 1970) better known by his Ring name Chris Kanyon (or simply Kanyon) is a American Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Junichi Kakizaki (柿崎順一 born January 4, 1971 Nagano) is a floral designer. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Bertrand Longley is the maker of the documentary Gaza Strip, released in 2002 Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Frank Høj (born January 4 1973) is a Danish professional Road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Cofidis. Harmony Korine (born January 4 1973) is an American Film director, producer, Screenwriter, and Author. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Ian John Moor (Born January 4 1974) is an English Singer, and the " Stars in Their Eyes Champion of Champions" Ian was born in Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Benoît Joachim (born January 14, 1976 in Luxembourg City) is a professional Road racing cyclist from Luxembourg, currently riding Theodore Roosevelt "Ted" Lilly III (born January 4, 1976 in Torrance California) is a Starting pitcher for the Chicago Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Irán Castillo Pinzón (born January 4, 1977 in Veracruz, Veracruz) is a Mexican actress and musician Timothy "Tim" James Arthur Wheeler (born 4 January 1977, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland) is the Guitarist and vocalist Ash are an Alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992 Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Dominik Hrbatý (born January 4 1978, Bratislava) is a professional Tennis player from Slovakia. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Tristan Gommendy (born 4 January, 1979 in Le Chesnay, France) is a Race car driver. The Used is a rock band from Orem Utah, USA. Their sound has been classified under many genres and subgenres of rock The Used is a rock band from Orem Utah, USA. Their sound has been classified under many genres and subgenres of rock Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Greg Cipes ( January 4, 1980 in Coral Springs Florida) is an American voice and film actor Yaroslav Popovych (Попович Ярослав born January 4, 1980) is a Ukrainian Cyclist with the UCI ProTour Silence-Lotto Erin Jessica Cahill (born January 4, 1980 in Virginia) is an actress best known for her role as Jen Scotts the Pink Time Force Ranger, on the Miguel ( pron mi'ɣɛɫ full name Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro, OIH, (born January 4, 1980 in Lisbon Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Paulo Andrés Ferrari (born 4 January, 1982 in Rosario) is an Argentine football defender. Kang Hye-jeong (born January 4 1982 is a South Korean actress who has starred in films such as Oldboy and Welcome to Dongmakgol. Richard Logan (born January 4, 1982 in Bury St Edmunds, England) is a professional footballer with Football League Two Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Spencer Chamberlain (born January 4, 1983) is the current lead singer of the Christian Metalcore band Underoath. Underoath (sometimes stylized as underOATH) is a Grammy -nominated Metalcore band from Tampa Florida, formed in 1998 Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Al Jefferson (born January 4, 1985 in Monticello Mississippi) is an American professional Basketball player for the Minnesota Fernando Rees (born January 4, 1985 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian Racecar driver. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) James Philip Milner (born 4 January 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a winger and left-sided Midfielder for Steven Slaton (born January 4, 1986 in) is an American football Running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Nabila Jamshed (born January 4, 1988) is the author of the Fantasy novel Wish Upon A Time - The Legendary Scimitar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Olivia Tennet ( 4 January 1991, Auckland New Zealand) is an actress and dancer Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=S000468 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Rhiannon Leigh Wryn (born January 4, 2000) is an American actress Sancho II (ˈsɐ̃ʃu nicknamed "the Pious" ( Portuguese: o Piedoso) and "the Caped" or "the Capuched" (Portuguese o Capelo 1207)
• 1428 - Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. Frederick IV Margrave of Meissen Landgrave of Thuringia and Elector of Saxony (Frederick the Belligerent (the Warlike ( 11 April 1370 &ndash 4 January 1370)
• 1564 - Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. was a Japanese military commander and Deputy Shogun of the Hosokawa clan in the end of the Muromachi period and Sengoku period of the 16th century 1514)
• 1584 - Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter and drawer (b. Tobias Stimmer ( 7 April 1539 &ndash 4 January 1584 was a Swiss painter and illustrator 1539)
• 1695 - François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxembourg, French general (b. François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville duc de Piney, called de Luxembourg ( January 8, 1628 - January 4, 1695) was a French 1628)
• 1752 - Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (b. Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Gabriel Cramer ( July 31, 1704 - January 4, 1752) was a Swiss Mathematician, born in Geneva. 1704)
• 1761 - Stephen Hales, English physiologist (b. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Stephen Hales, FRS ( 17 September 1677 &ndash 4 January 1761) was an English Physiologist, Chemist 1677)
• 1773 - Anton Losenko, Russian painter (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Anton Pavlovich Losenko ( Cyrillic Антон Павлович Лосенко) ( -) was a Ukrainian-Russian Neoclassical painter who specialized in historical 1737)
• 1782 - Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect (b. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ange-Jacques Gabriel ( October 23, 1698 &ndash January 4, 1782) was the most prominent French Architect of his generation 1698)
• 1804 - Charlotte Lennox, English author and poet (bc. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charlotte Ramsay Lennox ( c 1730 - January 4, 1804) was a British Author and Poet of the 18th century 1730)
• 1821 - Elizabeth Ann Seton, American saint (b. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton ( August 28, 1774 &ndash January 4, 1821) was the first native-born Citizen of the United States 1774)
• 1825 - King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (b. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ferdinand I ( Ferdinando Antonio Pasquale Giovanni Nepomuceno Serafino Gennaro Benedetto, January 12, 1751 &ndash January 4, 1825) 1751)
• 1863 - Roger Hanson, Confederate general (b. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Roger Weightman Hanson ( August 27, 1827 &ndash January 4, 1863) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American 1827)
• 1874 - Thomas Gregson, Premier of Tasmania (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas George Gregson (1798 – 4 January 1874) was the second Premier of Tasmania, serving from 26 February 1857 until 25 April 1798)
• 1877 - Cornelius Vanderbilt, American entrepreneur (b. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cornelius Vanderbilt ( May 27 1794 &ndash January 4 1877) also known by the Sobriquets The Commodore or 1794)
• 1882 - John William Draper, English scientist, photographer (b. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John William Draper ( May 5, 1811, &ndash January 4, 1882) was an American ( English -born Scientist, Philosopher 1811)
• 1883 - Antoine Eugène Alfred Chanzy, French general (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Antoine Eugène Alfred Chanzy ( 18 March 1823 - 4 January 1883) was a French General notable for his successes in the 1823)
• 1891 - Antoine Labelle, Quebec catholic priest (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common François-Xavier-Antoine Labelle ( November 24, 1833 in Sainte-Rose-de-Lima – January 4, 1891 in Quebec City) was a 1833)
• 1896 - Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German Old Catholic bishop (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Joseph Hubert Reinkens ( March 1, 1821 - January 4, 1896) was the first German Old Catholic Bishop. 1821)
• 1903 - Gulstan Ropert, Roman Catholic prelate (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Gulstan Ropert, SSCC ( August 30, 1839 - January 4, 1903) of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary served as the 1839)
• 1903 - Topsy the elephant (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Topsy (born circa 1875 died January 4, 1903) was a domesticated Elephant with the Forepaugh Circus at Coney Island's Luna circa 1875)
• 1919 - Georg von Hertling, Chancellor of Germany (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Georg Friedrich Graf von Hertling ( August 31, 1843 January 4, 1919) was a Bavarian Politician who served as Prime Minister The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1843)
• 1920 - Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Benito Pérez Galdós ( May 10, 1843 &ndash January 4, 1920) was a Spanish realist Novelist. 1843)
• 1924 - Alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist, composer (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfred Grünfeld (born at Prague July 4, 1852 - January 4 1924 in Vienna) was an Austrian Pianist 1852)
• 1931 - Art Acord, American actor (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Artemus Ward Acord ( April 17, 1890 - January 4, 1931) was an American Silent film actor and Rodeo champion 1890)
• 1941 - Henri Bergson, French philosopher, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1859)
• 1944 - Kai Munk, Danish playwright, Lutheran pastor (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kaj Harald Leininger Munk (commonly called Kaj Munk) ( January 13, 1898 – January 5, 1944) was a Danish playwright and 1898)
• 1960 - Albert Camus, Algerian-born French philosopher and writer, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Albert Camus ( (7 November 1913 – 4 January 1960 was an Algerian born French Author, philosopher, and journalist who won the Nobel prize The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1913)
• 1961 - Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1887)
• 1962 - Hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Jur Hans Heinrich Lammers (27 May 1879 4 January 1962 was a prominent Nazi and head of the Reich Chancellery. The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the 1879)
• 1965 - T. S. Eliot, American-born writer, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26 1888 – January 4 1965 was a poet Dramatist, and Literary critic. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1888)
• 1967 - Donald Campbell, English motorboat racer (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Donald Malcolm Campbell, CBE ( 23 March 1921 &ndash 4 January 1967) was a British car and Motorboat 1921)
• 1969 - Daisy and Violet Hilton, British conjoined twins (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daisy Hilton and Violet Hilton ( February 5, 1908 – January 4, 1969) were a pair of Conjoined twins who toured in 1908)
• 1970 - Jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Etienne Valluy ( May 15, 1899 - January 4, 1970) was a French General (see also Http//fr 1899)
• 1971 - Arthur Ford, American clairaudient (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Arthur Ford ( January 8, 1897 &ndash January 4, 1971) was an American Psychic spiritual medium, clairaudient 1896)
• 1975 - Carlo Levi, Italian anti-fascist painter, writer and activist (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlo Levi ( November 29, 1902 &ndash January 4, 1975) was an Italian - Jewish painter, Writer, 1902)
• 1981 - Ruth Lowe, Canadian pianist and composer (I'll Never Smile Again) (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Ruth Lowe ( August 12, 1914 &ndash January 4, 1981) was a Canadian Pianist and songwriter " I'll Never Smile Again " is a popular Song written by Ruth Lowe in 1939. 1914)
• 1985 - Brian Horrocks, British general (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks KCB, KBE, DSO, MC (7 September 1895 &ndash 4 January 1985 was a British 1895)
• 1985 - Lovro von Matacic, Croatian conductor (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lovro von Matačić ( February 14, 1899, Sušak, Croatia &ndash January 4, 1985, Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1899)
• 1986 - Christopher Isherwood, English writer (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Christopher Isherwood ( August 26, 1904 &ndash January 4, 1986) was an Anglo-American Novelist. 1904)
• 1986 - Phil Lynott, Irish musician (Thin Lizzy) (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986 was a Singer, Bassist, Instrumentalist, and Songwriter, who first came to prominence Thin Lizzy are an Irish Hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969 1949)
• 1988 - Lily Laskine, French harpist (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Lily Laskine ( August 31 1893 - January 4 1988) was one of the most prominent Harpists of the twentieth century 1893)
• 1990 - Harold Edgerton, American electrical engineer (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) For the police officer see Harry Edgerton Harold Eugene "Doc" Edgerton ( April 6, 1903 &ndash January 1903)
• 1990 - Sir Henry Bolte, Premier of Victoria 1955-1972 (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Sir Henry Edward Bolte GCMG ( 20 May, 1908 - 4 January, 1990) Australian politician was the 38th and longest serving 1908)
• 1993 - Charles Bridgford, Australian politician
• 1994 - RD Burman, Indian musician (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Charles Haig Bridgford (died 4 January 1993) was an Australian politician Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Rahul Dev Burman (राहुल देव बर्मन ( June 27, 1939 &ndash January 4, 1994) commonly known as R 1939)
• 1995 - Sol Tax, American anthropologist (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Sol Tax ( 30 October, 1907 &ndash 4 January, 1995) was an American Anthropologist. 1907)
• 1995 - Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor and composer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Eduardo Mata ( September 5, 1942 &ndash January 4, 1995) was a noted Mexican conductor and Composer. 1942)
• 1996 - Ramón Vinay, Chilean operatic tenor (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Ramón Vinay ( August 31, 1911 &ndash January 4, 1996) was a famous Chilean Operatic Tenor. 1911)
• 1997 - Harry Helmsley, American real estate mogul (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Harry B Helmsley ( March 4, 1909 &ndash January 4, 1997) was a Real estate mogul who built a company that became one of 1909)
• 1997 - Krysley Harris, Awesome person
• 1998 - Mae Questel, American actress (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Mae Questel (Mae Questal is the spelling on the record label for Good Ship Lollipop 1932( September 13, 1908 – January 4, 1998) was an 1908)
• 1998 - John Gary, U. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the US politician of the same name see John G Gary. John Gary (1932-1998 was an American singer and a technically accomplished Vocalist S. popular singer (b. 1932)
• 1999 - Iron Eyes Cody, American actor (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Iron Eyes Cody ( April 3, 1904 &ndash January 4, 1999) was an American Actor born in Kaplan 1904)
• 2000 - Tom Fears, American football player (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Jesse Fears ( December 3, 1923 - January 4, 2000) was an American football Wide receiver for the Los Angeles 1922)
• 2001 - Les Brown, American bandleader (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Les Brown Sr ( March 14, 1912 – January 4, 2001) and the Band of Renown are a Big band that began in the big band era 1912)
• 2003 - Sabine Ulibarri, Mexican American writer (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Sabine Reyes Ulibarrí ( September 21, 1919 &ndash January 4, 2003) was an American Poet. 1919)
• 2003 - Yfrah Neaman, Lebanese-born violinist (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Yfrah Neaman OBE (يفراح نيعمان February 13, 1923 &ndash January 4, 2003) was a Violinist. 1923)
• 2003 - Conrad Hall, American cinematographer (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Conrad L Hall, ASC ( June 21, 1926 &ndash January 4, 2003) was a top-billed Hollywood Cinematographer and three-time 1927)
• 2004 - John Toland, American historian (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " John Willard Toland ( June 29, 1912 in La Crosse Wisconsin - January 4, 2004 in Danbury Connecticut) was an 1912)
• 2004 - Joan Aiken, English author (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Joan Delano Aiken ( September 4 1924 &ndash January 4 2004) was an English Novelist. 1924)
• 2004 - Jake Hess, American singer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jake Hess ( December 24, 1927 - January 4, 2004) was a Grammy Award -winning gospel singer in the southern United 1927)
• 2004 - Jeff Nuttall, English writer (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeff Nuttall ( July 8, 1933 &ndash January 4, 2004) was an English Poet, publisher Actor, painter 1933)
• 2004 - Brian Gibson (director), English film director (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Gibson ( September 22, 1944 - January 4, 2004) was an English film director 1944)
• 2005 - Alton Tobey, American artist (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alton Stanley Tobey ( 5 November 1914 - 4 January 2005) the American artist was a painter, Historical artist 1914)
• 2005 - Robert Heilbroner, American economist (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert Heilbroner ( March 24, 1919 &ndash January 4, 2005) was an American Economist and historian of economic thought 1919)
• 2005 - Frank Harary, American mathematician (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frank Harary ( March 11, 1921 – January 4, 2005) was a prolific American Mathematician, who specialized in Graph theory 1921)
• 2005 - Bud Poile, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Norman Robert "Bud" Poile ( February 10 1924 – January 4, 2005) was a professional Ice hockey player coach general manager 1924)
• 2005 - Guy Davenport, American author, artist, and scholar (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guy Mattison Davenport ( November 23 1927 – January 4 2005) was an American Writer, Translator, Illustrator 1927)
• 2005 - Humphrey Carpenter, English author (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Humphrey William Bouverie Carpenter ( April 29 1946 – January 4 2005) was an English biographer, Author, and 1946)
• 2005 - Ali al-Haidri, Iraqi governor of Baghdad (assassinated)
• 2006 - Irving Layton, Canadian poet (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ali al-Haidari (died January 4, 2005; Arabic: علي الحيدري Alī al-Ḥaidarī) was the governor of the Baghdad Governorate Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Irving Layton OC ( March 12, 1912 &ndash January 4, 2006) was a Canadian Poet. 1912)
• 2006 - Robert Howard White, Mayor of Papatoetoe, New Zealand (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Robert (Bob Howard White, QSO, CStJ, JP, ( 25 December 1914 – 4 January 2006) was a New Zealand politician Suburb New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island 1914)
• 2006 - Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (1943 &ndash 4 January 2006) (مكتوم بن راشد آلمكتوم) also referred to as Sheikh Maktoum ( Honourific Dubai (in دبيّ,) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE 1946)
• 2007 - Marais Viljoen, former State President of South Africa (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Marais Viljoen (2 December 1915 - 4 January 2007 was the last ceremonial State President of South Africa from 4 June 1979 until 3 September 1984 The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa 1915)
• 2007 - Sir Lewis Hodges, British Air Chief Marshal (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Macdonald Hodges KCB, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, DL ( 1 March 1918 – 1918)
• 2007 - Steve Krantz, American film and TV producer (Fritz the Cat) (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Stephen Falk Krantz ( May 20 1923 &ndash January 4 2007) was a Film producer and Writer who was most active Fritz the Cat is a 1972 Animated film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi as his feature film debut 1923)
• 2007 - Osman Waqialla, Sudanese artist and calligrapher (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Osman Waqialla ( 1925 - 4 January 2007) عثمان وقيع الله Sudanese artist, Calligrapher. 1925)
• 2007 - Gren, Welsh newspaper cartoonist (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Grenfell "Gren" Jones MBE ( 13 June 1934 - 4 January 2007) was one of Wales's best-known and longest-serving 1934)
• 2007 - Sandro Salvadore, Italian footballer (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sandro Salvadore ( November 29 1939 &ndash January 4 2007) was an Italian footballer. 1939)
• 2007 - Jan Schröder, Dutch cyclist (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jan Schröder ( 16 June 1941 - 4 January 2007) was a Dutch professional road and track cyclist. 1941)
• 2007 - Gáspár Nagy, Hungarian poet and writer (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gáspár Nagy ( May 4, 1949 - January 4, 2007) was Hungarian Poet and Writer. 1949)
• 2007 - Ben Gannon, Australian theatre film and television producer (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bernard Gannon AO (23 September 1952 - 4 January 2007 was a prominent Australian film, television and stage producer. 1952)
• 2007 - Helen Hill, American independent film-maker (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Helen Hill ( May 9, 1970 - January 4, 2007) was an experimental animator filmmaker educator artist writer and social activist who lived 1970)
• 2008 - Joyce Carlson, American artist (b. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Joyce Carlson ( March 16 1923 &ndash January 4 2008) was an American Artist and Designer credited with creating 1923)
• 2008 - Xavier Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan print editor (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Xavier Chamorro Cardenal ( 31 December 1932 &ndash 4 January 2008) a Nicaraguan, was editor of El Nuevo Diario 1932)

Holidays and observances

• National Day of Burma
• Feast day of St Elizabeth Ann Seton
• The eleventh night and tenth day of Christmas in Western Christianity
• Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People
• January 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the Nationhood of a Nation or non-sovereign Country. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Saint Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton ( August 28, 1774 &ndash January 4, 1821) was the first native-born Citizen of the United States The Twelve Days of Christmas, and the associated evenings of those twelve days (Twelve-tide are the festive days beginning the evening of Christmas Day ( December 25 Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP is a campaigning organization representing the Ogoni people in their struggle for ethnic and environmental rights Jan 3 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Jan 5 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 17 by Old Calendarists

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