January 4th, 1948

Born on January 4th, 1948

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What happened on January 4th, 1948?

January 4th, 1948

Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic.

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What else 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.

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

Born on January 4th, 1948

76

Martin Vidnovic

American actor-singer

*January 4th, 1948, Falls Church

76

Hubert Kleff

German politician

*January 4th, 1948, Olsberg

76

Patrice Drevet

French journalist

*January 4th, 1948, Paris

76

Josef Büchelmeier

German politician

*January 4th, 1948, Schwäbisch Hall

73

Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé

Prime Minister of Mali

*January 4th, 1948, Timbuktu †November 6th, 2021, Tunis

44

Kostas Davourlis

Greek footballer (1948-1992)

*January 4th, 1948, Agyia †May 23rd, 1992

76

Stephen H. Martin

American musicologist and professor

*January 4th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Skip Engblom

American entrepreneur

*January 4th, 1948, Hollywood

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 4th?

60

Li Lingwei

Chinese badminton player

*January 4th, 1964, Lishui

43

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

31

Manu Gavassi

Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress

*January 4th, 1993, São Paulo

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

57

Carl Humann

German architect, engineer and archeologist (1839-1896)

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

84

Gao Xingjian

Chinese novelist and playwright (1940- )

*January 4th, 1940, Ganxian District

34

Toni Kroos

German association football player

*January 4th, 1990, Greifswald

75

Günther Karl

German rower

*January 4th, 1949, Passau

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

77

Jürgen Malitz

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 4th, 1947, Düsseldorf

75

Mick Mills

English footballer and manager (born 1949)

*January 4th, 1949, Godalming

77

Rick Stein

English chef, writer and television presenter

*January 4th, 1947, Oxfordshire

61

May-Britt Moser

Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist

*January 4th, 1963, Fosnavåg

84

Brian David Josephson

Welsh Nobel Laureate in Physics

*January 4th, 1940, Cardiff

47

David Millar

Scottish cyclist (born 1977)

*January 4th, 1977, Mtarfa

67

Doc Neeson

Australian singer

*January 4th, 1947, Belfast †June 4th, 2014, Sydney

65

Julian Sands

British actor (1958–2023)

*January 4th, 1958, Otley †January 13th, 2023, Mount Baldy

Same year
Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

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Leap year

Yes: 1948 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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