On January 4, history records 41 notable events, 166 famous births and 102 deaths, spanning the years 871 to 1854.
Events on this day include: Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex fights, and is defeated by, a Danish invasion army. (871); Anne of Brittany announces that all those who would ally with the King of France will be considered guilty of the crime of lèse-majesté. (1490).
Notable people born on January 4 include Emperor Zhezong (1076), Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (1334), Bodo VIII, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode (1467).
Notable figures who died on this day include Æthelwulf of Berkshire (871), Hasan al-Askari (874), Simon II, Duke of Lorraine (1207).
Events on 4 January 41
See all →Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex fights, and is defeated by, a Danish invasion army.
Anne of Brittany announces that all those who would ally with the King of France will be considered guilty of the crime of lèse-majesté.
King Charles I of England attempts to arrest Five Members of Parliament, commencing England's slide into civil war.
Constantine Hangerli arrives in Bucharest, Wallachia, as its new Prince, invested by the Ottoman Empire.
After having been kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South, Solomon Northup regains his freedom; his memoir Twelve Years a Slave later becomes a national bestseller.
The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang.
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Birthdays on 4 January 166
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Deaths on 4 January 102
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