January 4
People born on this day are Capricorn.
- 1987
The Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route to Boston from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, United States, killing 16 people.
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Second Gulf of Sidra incident: A pair of Libyan MiG-23 "Floggers" are shot down by a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcats during an air-to-air confrontation.
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A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction.
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Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota, United States.
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A Norwegian passenger train departing from Trondheim, collides with a local train coming from Hamar in Åsta in Åmot Municipality; 19 people are killed and 68 injured in the accident.
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Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.
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Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution.
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Ehud Olmert becomes acting Prime Minister of Israel after the incumbent, Ariel Sharon, suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke.
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The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
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A Let L-410 Turbolet crashes in the Los Roques Archipelago in Venezuela, killing 14 people.
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The Burj Khalifa, the current tallest building in the world, officially opens in Dubai.
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Hennenman–Kroonstad train crash: A passenger train operated by Shosholoza Meyl collides with a truck on a level crossing at Geneva Station between Hennenman and Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa. Twenty people are killed and 260 injured.
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2006Marc Guiu, Spanish footballer
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2005Rob Dillingham, American basketball player
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2005Oscar Højlund, Danish footballer
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2005Dafne Keen, British-Spanish actress
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2004Victor Wembanyama, French basketball player
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2003Jaeden Martell, American actor
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2003Kevin, Brazilian footballer
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2002Vladyslav Vanat, Ukrainian footballer
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2001Odilon Kossounou, Ivorian footballer
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2001Lola Young, English singer and songwriter
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2000Max Aarons, English footballer
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1999Daniel Arzani, Iranian-Australian footballer
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