On this day: 4 January

Selected events and births on 4 January, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1798 – After his appointment as Prince of Wallachia, Constantine Hangerli arrived in Bucharest to assume the throne. Read more: List of princes of Wallachia Constantine Hangerli Bucharest
• 1936 – Billboard published its first music hit parade. Read more: Billboard (magazine) Billboard charts
• 1973 – Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running sitcom in the world, premiered as an episode of the BBC's Comedy Playhouse. Read more: Last of the Summer Wine Sitcom BBC
• 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. Read more: Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Federal government of the United States
• 2020 – Sembawang Hot Spring Park in Singapore reopened after being redeveloped by the National Parks Board. Read more: Sembawang Hot Spring Park National Parks Board

Born on this day

• 1931 – William Deane, Australian judge and politician, 22nd Governor-General of Australia Read more: William Deane Governor-General of Australia
• 1934 – Rudolf Schuster, Slovak politician, 2nd President of Slovakia Read more: Rudolf Schuster President of Slovakia
• 1940 – Brian Josephson, Welsh physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Brian Josephson Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1940 – Gao Xingjian, Chinese novelist, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Gao Xingjian Nobel Prize in Literature
• 1945 – Richard R. Schrock, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Richard R. Schrock Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• 1954 – Rob Kerin, Australian politician, 43rd Premier of South Australia Read more: Rob Kerin Premier of South Australia
• 1954 – Tina Knowles, American fashion designer, founded House of Deréon Read more: Tina Knowles House of Deréon
• 2005 – Rob Dillingham, American basketball player Read more: Rob Dillingham
• 2005 – Emil Højlund, Danish footballer Read more: Emil Højlund
• 2005 – Oscar Højlund, Danish footballer Read more: Oscar Højlund
• 2005 – Dafne Keen, British-Spanish actress Read more: Dafne Keen
• 2006 – Marc Guiu, Spanish footballer Read more: Marc Guiu

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