January 4th, 1883

Born on January 4th, 1883

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on January 4th, 1883

78

Johanna Westerdijk

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

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

86

Max Eastman

American writer (1883-1969)

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

Same year
Born in 1883

93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

*April 1st, 1883, Sykkylven Municipality †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

77

Oskar von Hindenburg

German politician and general (1883–1960)

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

48

Kahlil 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

84

Clement Attlee

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951

*January 3rd, 1883, London Borough of Wandsworth †October 8th, 1967, Westminster Hospital

89

Eleazar López Contreras

President of Venezuela (1935–1941)

*May 5th, 1883, Táchira †January 2nd, 1973, Caracas

56

René Schickele

German-French writer (1883-1940)

*August 4th, 1883, Obernai †January 31st, 1940, Vence

65

José Clemente Orozco

Mexican artist (1883–1949)

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

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

74

Hans Ehrenberg

German theologian (1883-1958)

*June 4th, 1883, Altona †March 21st, 1958, Heidelberg

70

Alberto Bonacossa

Italian tennis player (1883-1953)

*August 24th, 1883, Vigevano †December 31st, 1953, Milan

52

Urani Rumbo

Albanian writer and feminist (1895–1936)

*November 30th, 1883, Stegopul †March 26th, 1936, Vlorë

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

73

Luigi Ganna

Italian cyclist (1883–1957)

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

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

67

Norman Haworth

British chemist (1883-1950)

*March 19th, 1883, Chorley †March 19th, 1950, Barnt Green

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Leap year

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

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