January 4 in history
Events on January 4
Notable events that happened on January 4 in past years.
- 2019
A fire in an escape room in Koszalin, Poland, kills five teenagers through carbon monoxide poisoning.
Wikipedia article: Koszalin escape room fire - 2010
The Burj Khalifa, the current tallest building in the world, officially opens in Dubai.
Wikipedia article: Burj Khalifa - 2006
Ehud Olmert becomes acting Prime Minister of Israel after the incumbent, Ariel Sharon, suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke.
Wikipedia article: Ehud Olmert - 1999
Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota, United States.
Wikipedia article: Jesse Ventura - 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.
Wikipedia article: 1989 air battle near Tobruk - 1975
This date overflowed the 12-bit field that had been used in TOPS-10. There were numerous problems and crashes related to this bug while an alternative format was developed.
Wikipedia article: TOPS-10 - 1965
Aeroflot Flight 101/X-20 crashes on approach to Alma-Ata Airport, killing 64 people.
Wikipedia article: Aeroflot Flight 101/X-20 - 1951
Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time.
Wikipedia article: Korean War - 1944
World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins.
Wikipedia article: World War II - 1909
Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes.
Wikipedia article: Aeneas Mackintosh - 1885
Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.
Wikipedia article: Sino-French War - 1863
The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany.
Wikipedia article: New Apostolic Church - 1798
Constantine Hangerli arrives in Bucharest, Wallachia, as its new Prince, invested by the Ottoman Empire.
Wikipedia article: Constantine Hangerli - 1649
English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial.
- 46 BC
Julius Caesar fights Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina.
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