January 4th, 1883

Born on January 4th, 1883

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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, 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 (pictured), a member of the Nimrod Expedition, escaped death by fleeing across ice floes.

January 4th, 1853

Solomon Northup 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.

January 4th, 1698

Most of London's Palace of Whitehall, the main residence of English monarchs since 1530, was destroyed by fire.

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

Born on January 4th, 1883

86

Max Eastman

American writer (1883-1969)

*January 4th, 1883, Canandaigua †March 25th, 1969, Bridgetown

78

Johanna Westerdijk

Dutch botanist, plant pathologist and mycologist (1883-1961)

*January 4th, 1883, Nieuwer-Amstel †November 15th, 1961, Baarn

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Who's birthday is on January 4th?

43

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

57

Carl Humann

German architect, engineer and archeologist (1839-1896)

*January 4th, 1839, Steele †April 12th, 1896, İzmir

60

Li Lingwei

Chinese badminton player

*January 4th, 1964, Lishui

31

Manu Gavassi

Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress

*January 4th, 1993, São Paulo

43

Zhang Jiewen

Chinese badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Guangzhou

52

Rudolf Koppitz

Austrian photographer

*January 4th, 1884, Skrbovice †July 8th, 1936, Perchtoldsdorf

38

Cheng Shao-Chieh

Taiwanese badminton player

*January 4th, 1986, Taipei

34

Toni Kroos

German association football player

*January 4th, 1990, Greifswald

81

Pierre Laborie

French historian (1936–2017)

*January 4th, 1936, Bagnac-sur-Célé †May 16th, 2017, Cahors

17

Pitchamon Opatniputh

Badminton player

*January 4th, 2007, Chiang Mai

84

Gao Xingjian

Chinese novelist and playwright (1940- )

*January 4th, 1940, Ganxian District

82

Josephine McKim

American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1910-1992)

*January 4th, 1910, Oil City, Cambria County, Pennsylvania †December 10th, 1992, Woodstock

87

Gianni Vattimo

Italian philosopher and politician

*January 4th, 1936, Turin †September 19th, 2023, Turin

59

Yvan Attal

Israeli-born French actor and director

*January 4th, 1965, Tel Aviv

38

Wilhelm Lehmbruck

German sculptor (1881-1919)

*January 4th, 1881, Duisburg †March 25th, 1919, Berlin

101

Meg Mundy

British-born American actress (1915-2016)

*January 4th, 1915, London †January 12th, 2016, United States of America

47

David Millar

Scottish cyclist (born 1977)

*January 4th, 1977, Mtarfa

24

Max Aarons

English association football player

*January 4th, 2000, London

61

Josef Suk

Czech composer and violinist (1874-1935)

*January 4th, 1874, Křečovice †May 29th, 1935, Benešov

20

Victor Wembanyama

French basketball player

*January 4th, 2004, Le Chesnay

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Born in 1883

93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

*April 1st, 1883, Sykkylven †April 29th, 1976, Oslo

61

Benito Mussolini

Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party

*July 29th, 1883, Predappio †April 28th, 1945, Giulino

86

Karl Jaspers

German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969)

*February 23rd, 1883, Oldenburg †February 26th, 1969, Basel

40

Franz Kafka

Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)

*July 3rd, 1883, Prague †June 3rd, 1924, Kierling

62

John Maynard Keynes

English economist (1883–1946)

*June 5th, 1883, Cambridge †April 21st, 1946, Firle

64

Arthur Cave

Badminton player

*April 13th, 1883, Cork †November 30th, 1947, Clontarf

48

Khalil Gibran

Lebanese-American writer, poet, and painter (1883–1931)

*January 6th, 1883, Bsharri †April 10th, 1931, New York City

87

Rube Goldberg

American cartoonist (1883-1970)

*July 4th, 1883, San Francisco †December 7th, 1970, New York City

88

Hans Vogts

German architect

*June 25th, 1883, Berlin †March 7th, 1972, Scheuren

65

Jose Clemente Orozco

Mexican artist (1883–1949)

*November 23rd, 1883, Ciudad Guzmán †September 7th, 1949, Mexico City

77

Oskar von Hindenburg

German politician and general (1883–1960)

*January 31st, 1883, Königsberg †February 12th, 1960, Bad Harzburg

66

Jane Cowl

American actress and playwright

*December 14th, 1883, Boston †June 22nd, 1950, Santa Monica

86

Walter Gropius

German-American architect (1883–1969)

*May 18th, 1883, Berlin †July 5th, 1969, Boston

73

Luigi Ganna

Italian cyclist (1883–1957)

*December 1st, 1883, Induno Olona †October 2nd, 1957, Varese

87

Charles Méré

French screenwriter

*January 29th, 1883, Marseille †October 2nd, 1970, Paris

81

Cliff Sterrett

American cartoonist

*December 12th, 1883, Fergus Falls †December 28th, 1964, New York City

39

Jaroslav Hašek

Czech humorist, satirist, writer and anarchist (1883-1923)

*April 30th, 1883, Prague †January 3rd, 1923, Lipnice nad Sázavou

61

Anton Webern

Austrian composer and conductor

*December 3rd, 1883, Vienna †September 15th, 1945, Mittersill

80

Frank R. Adams

Author, screenwriter, composer and reporter

*July 7th, 1883, Morrison †October 8th, 1963, White Lake Township

66

Rockliffe Fellowes

Canadian actor (1884-1950)

*March 17th, 1883, Ottawa †January 28th, 1950, Los Angeles

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1883 is a normal year and no leap year.

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