Historical Events In January - 04

2010  The tallest man-made structure to date, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is officially opened on this day in history.   

2011  Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi dies after setting himself on fire a month earlier, sparking anti-government protests in Tunisia and later other Arab nations. These protests become known collectively as the Arab Spring on January - 04.   

2013  9 people are killed by a car bomb in Damascus, Syria on January - 04.   

2014  On January - 04 14 people are killed after a three-story building construction site collapses in Goa, India   

2018  On January - 04 truck hits a train near Kroonstad city, South Africa killing 19 passengers   

2018  On January - 04 'Bomb Cyclone' hits US Northeast prompting flooding and snow in New York subway system   

2018  On January - 04 liverpool and Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah is named African Football Player of the Year   

2020  On January - 04 australian bushfires death toll reaches 23 as PM Scott Morrison announces national defense force will be employed to help fight the more than 200 fires, amid criticism of his leadership   

2021  On January - 04 prime Minister Boris Johnson announces new national lockdown for England following Scotland, as COVID-19 variant spreads rapidly with hospitalizations now higher than the first wave   

2021  On this day in history the border between Qatar and Saudi Arabia reopens.   

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1077  On January - 04 birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

1334  On January - 04 birth of amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383)   

1567  On this day in history birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

1579  Willem Teellinck, Dutch theologist/vicar was born on January - 04.   

1581  On January - 04 birth of james Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible)   

1604  On January - 04 birth of jacob Balde, German jesuit/barok conductor (Jephthe)   

1643  Isaac Newton, Grantham England, physicist, mathematician and astronomer ("Whatever goes up must come down") [NS] was born on this day in history.   

0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on January - 04.   

1248  On January - 04 death of king Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)   

1428  On this day in history death of frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370)   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on this day in history.   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1612  Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1678  Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch gov-general of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 on January - 04.   

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on January - 04.