January 4th, 1907

Born on January 4th, 1907

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, 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, 1907

82

Ninón Lapeiretta de Brouwer

Dominican composer (1907-1989)

*January 4th, 1907, Santo Domingo †September 29th, 1989, Santo Domingo

86

Arnold Dannenmann

German theologian

*January 4th, 1907, Faurndau †March 1st, 1993, Göppingen

75

Willy Busch

German footballer (1907–1982)

*January 4th, 1907, German Empire †March 4th, 1982, Duisburg

89

Marte Harell

Austrian actress (1907-1996)

*January 4th, 1907, Vienna †March 12th, 1996, Vienna

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Who's birthday is on January 4th?

43

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

60

Li Lingwei

Badminton player

*January 4th, 1964, Lishui

57

Carl Humann

German architect, engineer and archeologist (1839-1896)

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

31

Manu Gavassi

Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress

*January 4th, 1993, São Paulo

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

43

Zhang Jiewen

Chinese badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Guangzhou

38

Cheng Shao-Chieh

Taiwanese badminton player

*January 4th, 1986, Taipei

81

Pierre Laborie

French historian (1936–2017)

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

34

Toni Kroos

German association football player

*January 4th, 1990, Greifswald

101

Meg Mundy

British-born American actress (1915-2016)

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

84

Gao Xingjian

Chinese novelist and playwright (1940- )

*January 4th, 1940, Ganxian District

87

Gianni Vattimo

Italian philosopher and politician

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

93

Maurice Rheims

French art historian and auctioneer (1910-2003)

*January 4th, 1910, Versailles †March 6th, 2003, 8th arrondissement of Paris

17

Pitchamon Opatniputh

Badminton player

*January 4th, 2007, Chiang Mai

99

Walter Reuter

German photographer and photojournalist (1906-2005)

*January 4th, 1906, Berlin †March 20th, 2005, Cuernavaca

59

Yvan Attal

Israeli-born French actor and director

*January 4th, 1965, Tel Aviv

79

George Selkirk

Canadian baseball player

*January 4th, 1908, Huntsville †January 19th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

54

Cilly Aussem

German tennis player (1909-1963)

*January 4th, 1909, Cologne †March 22nd, 1963, Portofino

80

Jesse White

American actor

*January 4th, 1917, Buffalo †January 9th, 1997, Los Angeles

47

David Millar

Scottish cyclist (born 1977)

*January 4th, 1977, Mtarfa

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47

Frida Kahlo

Mexican painter (1907–1954)

*July 6th, 1907, Mexico City †July 13th, 1954, Mexico City

68

James Robertson Justice

British actor

*June 15th, 1907, Lewisham †July 2nd, 1975, Romsey

85

Henry Heerup

Danish sculptor, painter and composer (1907-1993)

*November 4th, 1907, Copenhagen †May 30th, 1993, Copenhagen

86

Paul Grimm

German prehistorian and medievalist (1907-1993)

*August 18th, 1907, Torgau †November 19th, 1993, Berlin

72

John Wayne

American actor (1907–1979)

*May 26th, 1907, Winterset †June 11th, 1979, Westwood

94

Astrid Lindgren

Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)

*November 14th, 1907, Vimmerby Parish †January 28th, 2002, Gustav Vasa parish

56

Rachel Carson

American marine biologist and conservationist

*May 27th, 1907, Rachel Carson Homestead †April 14th, 1964, Silver Spring

96

Katharine Hepburn

American actress (1907–2003)

*May 12th, 1907, Hartford †June 29th, 2003, Old Saybrook

74

Jack Albertson

American character actor, dancer, singer and comedian

*June 16th, 1907, Malden †November 25th, 1981, Hollywood

82

Laurence Olivier

British actor (1907–1989)

*May 22nd, 1907, Dorking †July 11th, 1989, West Sussex

93

Arlene Francis

American actress and television host (1907–2001)

*October 20th, 1907, Boston †May 31st, 2001, San Francisco

71

Ita Rina

Slovenian actress (1907-1979)

*July 7th, 1907, Divača †May 10th, 1979, Budva

52

Paul Douglas

American actor (1907-1959)

*April 11th, 1907, Philadelphia †September 11th, 1959, Hollywood

87

Joan Harrison

English film producer and screenwriter (1907-1994)

*June 26th, 1907, Guildford †August 14th, 1994, London

75

James Hayter

British actor

*April 23rd, 1907, Lonavala †March 27th, 1983, La Vila Joiosa

38

Russell Gleason

American actor (1907-1945)

*February 6th, 1907, Portland †December 26th, 1945, New York City

75

Jacques Tati

French filmmaker (1907-1982)

*October 9th, 1907, Le Pecq †November 5th, 1982, Paris

36

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

German army officer and aristocrat

*November 15th, 1907, Jettingen-Scheppach †July 21st, 1944, Bendlerblock

82

Barbara Stanwyck

American actress (1907–1990)

*July 16th, 1907, Brooklyn †January 20th, 1990, Santa Monica

104

Oscar Niemeyer

Brazilian architect (1907-2012)

*December 15th, 1907, Rio de Janeiro †December 5th, 2012, Rio de Janeiro

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1907 is a normal year and no leap year.

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