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| January 4th, 2008 (January 04 2008) | Death | Joyce Carlson, American artist (born in 1923) | |
| January 4th, 2008 (January 04 2008) | Death | Xavier Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan print editor (born in 1932) | |
| January 4th, 2008 (January 04 2008) | Death | Jimmy Nah, Singapore celebrity (born in 1968) | |
| January 4th, 1998 (January 04 1998) | Event | Wilaya of Relizane massacres in Algeria: over 170 are killed in three remote villages. | |
| January 4th, 1998 (January 04 1998) | Event | A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction. | |
| January 4th, 1998 (January 04 1998) | Death | Mae Questel, American actress (born in 1908) | |
| January 4th, 1998 (January 04 1998) | Death | John Gary, U.S. popular singer (born in 1932) | |
| January 4th, 1988 (January 04 1988) | Birth | Nabila Jamshed, Indian writer | |
| January 4th, 1988 (January 04 1988) | Death | Lily Laskine, French harpist (born in 1893) | |
| January 4th, 1978 (January 04 1978) | Birth | Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakian tennis player | |
| January 4th, 1978 (January 04 1978) | Birth | Mai Meneses, Spanish singer | |
| January 4th, 1968 (January 04 1968) | Birth | Mike Wilpolt, Head Coach of the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League | |
| January 4th, 1958 (January 04 1958) | Event | Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit (it was launched on October 4, 1957). | |
| January 4th, 1958 (January 04 1958) | Birth | Andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist | |
| January 4th, 1958 (January 04 1958) | Birth | Matt Frewer, American actor | |
| January 4th, 1958 (January 04 1958) | Birth | Gary Jones, Welsh-born actor | |
| January 4th, 1958 (January 04 1958) | Birth | Julian Sands, English actor | Julian Quotes |
| January 4th, 1948 (January 04 1948) | Event | Burma regains its independence from the United Kingdom. | |
| January 4th, 1948 (January 04 1948) | Birth | Eugeniusz Wycislo, Polish politician | |
| January 4th, 1878 (January 04 1878) | Event | Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule. | |
| January 4th, 1878 (January 04 1878) | Birth | Augustus John, Welsh painter (died in 1961) | |
| January 4th, 1848 (January 04 1848) | Birth | Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (died in 1913) | |
| January 4th, 1838 (January 04 1838) | Birth | Charles Sherwood Stratton, American circus performer (died in 1883) | |
| January 4th, 1698 (January 04 1698) | Event | Most of the Palace of Whitehall in London, the main residence of the English monarchs, is destroyed by fire. | |
| January 4th, 1428 (January 04 1428) | Death | Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, The Warlike (born in 1370) | |
| January 4th, 1248 (January 04 1248) | Death | King Sancho II of Portugal (born in 1207) | |
