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| January 4th, 2007 (January 04 2007) | Event | The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history. | |
| January 4th, 2007 (January 04 2007) | Death | Marais Viljoen, former State President of South Africa (born in 1915) | |
| January 4th, 2007 (January 04 2007) | Death | Sir Lewis Hodges, British Air Chief Marshal (born in 1918) | |
| January 4th, 2007 (January 04 2007) | Death | Steve Krantz, American film and TV producer (Fritz the Cat) (born in 1923) | |
| January 4th, 2007 (January 04 2007) | Death | Osman Waqialla, Sudanese artist and calligrapher (born in 1925) | |
| January 4th, 2007 (January 04 2007) | Death | Gren, Welsh newspaper cartoonist (born in 1934) | |
| January 4th, 2007 (January 04 2007) | Death | Sandro Salvadore, Italian footballer (born in 1939) | |
| January 4th, 2007 (January 04 2007) | Death | Jan Schroder, Dutch cyclist (born in 1941) | |
| January 4th, 2007 (January 04 2007) | Death | Gaspar Nagy, Hungarian poet and writer (born in 1949) | |
| January 4th, 2007 (January 04 2007) | Death | Ben Gannon, Australian theatre film and television producer (born in 1952) | |
| January 4th, 2007 (January 04 2007) | Death | Helen Hill, American independent film-maker (born in 1970) | |
| January 4th, 1997 (January 04 1997) | Death | Harry Helmsley, American real estate mogul (born in 1909) | |
| January 4th, 1987 (January 04 1987) | Event | The Chase, Maryland rail wreck: An Amtrak train en route to Boston, Massachusetts from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, killing 16 people. | |
| January 4th, 1977 (January 04 1977) | Birth | Iran Castillo, Mexican actress | |
| January 4th, 1977 (January 04 1977) | Birth | Tim Wheeler, Irish singer (Ash) | |
| January 4th, 1967 (January 04 1967) | Birth | David Berman, American poet and singer/songwriter (Silver Jews) | |
| January 4th, 1967 (January 04 1967) | Birth | Johnny Nelson, English boxer | |
| January 4th, 1967 (January 04 1967) | Birth | Marina Orsini, Canadian actress | |
| January 4th, 1967 (January 04 1967) | Birth | David Toms, American professional golfer | |
| January 4th, 1967 (January 04 1967) | Death | Donald Campbell, English motorboat racer (born in 1921) | |
| January 4th, 1957 (January 04 1957) | Birth | Patty Loveless, American singer | |
| January 4th, 1947 (January 04 1947) | Birth | Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) | |
| January 4th, 1947 (January 04 1947) | Birth | Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter | |
| January 4th, 1937 (January 04 1937) | Birth | Grace Bumbry, American singer | |
| January 4th, 1937 (January 04 1937) | Birth | Dyan Cannon, American actress | |
| January 4th, 1927 (January 04 1927) | Birth | Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman | |
| January 4th, 1927 (January 04 1927) | Birth | Barbara Rush, American actress | |
| January 4th, 1877 (January 04 1877) | Death | Cornelius Vanderbilt, American entrepreneur (born in 1794) | |
| January 4th, 1847 (January 04 1847) | Event | Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government. | |
| January 4th, 1717 (January 04 1717) | Event | The Netherlands, England, and France sign the Triple Alliance. | |
| January 4th, 1077 (January 04 1077) | Birth | Emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (died in 1100) | |
