January 4th, 1763

Born on January 4th, 1763

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What happened on January 4th?

January 4th, 2020

Sembawang Hot Spring Park in Singapore reopened after being redeveloped by the National Parks Board.

January 4th, 2018

A passenger train collided with a truck and derailed in the Free State, South Africa, killing 21 people and injuring 254 others.

January 4th, 2010

The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest structure, officially opened in Dubai.

January 4th, 2007

Nancy Pelosi became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, becoming the highest-ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government.

January 4th, 1970

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake occurred in Tonghai County, China, killing at least 15,000 people.

January 4th, 2004

Spirit (artist's impression depicted), the first of two rovers of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission, successfully landed on Mars.

January 4th, 1989

Two American F-14 Tomcats shot down two Libyan MiG-23 Floggers that appeared to be attempting to engage them over the Gulf of Sidra.

January 4th, 1973

Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running sitcom in the world, premiered as an episode of the BBC's Comedy Playhouse.

January 4th, 1972

Rose Heilbron (pictured) became the first female judge to sit at the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.

January 4th, 1951

Korean War: Chinese and North Korean troops captured Seoul from United Nations forces.

January 4th, 1936

Billboard published its first music hit parade.

January 4th, 1912

The Boy Scouts Association was incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.

January 4th, 1909

British explorer Aeneas Mackintosh, a member of the Nimrod Expedition, escaped death by fleeing across ice floes.

January 4th, 1853

Solomon Northup (pictured) regained his freedom after having been sold into slavery in the American South; his memoir Twelve Years a Slave later became a bestseller.

January 4th, 1847

American gun inventor Samuel Colt sold the first thousand of his Colt Walker revolvers to the Texas Rangers.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 4th

Same year
Born in 1763

66

Jean-Xavier Lefèvre

Swiss-born French clarinettist (1763-1829)

*March 6th, 1763, Lausanne †November 9th, 1829, Paris

50

Joséphine de Beauharnais

Empress of the French, first wife of Napoleon (1763–1814)

*June 23rd, 1763, Les Trois-Îlets †May 29th, 1814, Rueil-Malmaison

64

Kobayashi Issa

Japanese writer (1763-1828)

*June 15th, 1763, Kashiwabara †January 5th, 1828, Kashiwabara

50

Jean Victor Marie Moreau

French General (1763–1813)

*February 14th, 1763, Morlaix †September 2nd, 1813, Louny

84

John Jacob Astor I

German-American businessman

*July 17th, 1763, Walldorf †March 29th, 1848, Manhattan

66

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin

French professor of chemistry (1763-1829)

*May 16th, 1763, Saint-André-d'Hébertot †November 14th, 1829, Saint-André-d'Hébertot

31

Augustin Robespierre

French lawyer and revolutionary (1763-1794)

*January 21st, 1763, Arras †July 28th, 1794, Paris

77

Friedrich August von Staegemann

Prussian politician (1763-1840)

*November 7th, 1763, Vierraden †December 17th, 1840, Berlin

73

Teresa Bandettini

Italian dancer, composer of extemporaneous verse, and poet

*August 11th, 1763, Lucca †April 5th, 1837, Lucca

74

Isaac Wilbour

American politician (1763-1837)

*April 25th, 1763, Little Compton †October 4th, 1837, Little Compton

81

Marco Mastrofini

Italian mathematician (1763-1845)

*April 25th, 1763, Monte Compatri †March 3rd, 1845, Rome

68

Charles Meynier

French painter

*November 24th, 1763, Paris †September 6th, 1832, Paris

88

Xavier de Maistre

French writer (1763-1852)

*October 10th, 1763, Chambéry †June 12th, 1852, Saint Petersburg

92

James Wilson

Globe maker from the United States (1763-1855)

*March 15th, 1763, Londonderry †March 26th, 1855, Bradford

24

Jean Germain Drouais

French painter (1763–1788)

*November 25th, 1763, Paris †July 15th, 1788, Rome

57

Juan Germán Roscio

Venezuelan lawyer and politician (1763-1821)

*May 27th, 1763, Parroquia San Francisco †March 10th, 1821, Villa del Rosario

71

Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

German duke (1763-1834)

*April 29th, 1763, Hildburghausen †September 29th, 1834, Hummelshain

62

Thaddäus Müller

(1763-1826)

*October 2nd, 1763, Lucerne †April 10th, 1826, Lucerne

63

François-Joseph Talma

French stage actor (1763-1826)

*January 15th, 1763, Paris †October 19th, 1826, Rue de la Tour-des-Dames

30

Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette

French politician (1763-1794)

*May 24th, 1763, Nevers †April 13th, 1794, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1763 is a normal year and no leap year.

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