January 4

January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 361 days remaining (362 in leap years).

Events:

• 1896 - Utah becomes the 45th of the United States.

Births:

• 1785 - Jakob Grimm (one half of the Brothers Grimm)
• 1809 - Louis Braille (developed writing system for the blind)
• 1914 - Jane Wyman (actress)
• 1960 - Michael Stipe (singer for R.E.M.)

Deaths:

• 1965 - T. S. Eliot, American/British poet

Holidays and observances:

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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