Page 10: Historical Events In January - 04

2010  On January - 04 the tallest man-made structure to date, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is officially opened.   

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 this day in history.   

2014  14 people are killed after a three-story building construction site collapses in Goa, India on this day in history.   

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

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

2018  Liverpool and Egyptian forward Mohamed Salah is named African Football Player of the Year on January - 04.   

2020  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 on January - 04.   

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

2024  On January - 04 diplomatic row erupts between India and the Maldives after Indian PM Narendra Modi encourages Indians to travel to the Lakshadweep islands instead [1]   

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1077  On this day in history birth of emperor Zhezong of Song Dynasty in China (d. 1100)   

1334  On this day in history birth of amadeus VI, [Green Earl], earl of Savoye   

1334  Amadeus VI of Savoy (d. 1383) was born on January - 04.   

1567  On January - 04 birth of franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect   

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

1581  James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh (gave age to Earth based on bible) was born on this day in history.   

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 January - 04.   

0838  Death of Babak, Persian social/religious reformer, martyred on this day in history.   

1248  Death of King Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207) on January - 04.   

1428  Death of Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, 'The Warlike' (b. 1370) on this day in history.   

1564  Death of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese military commander (b. 1514) on January - 04.   

1584  Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter/cartoonist/playwright, dies at 44 on January - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

1695  Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourg/French marshal, dies on this day in history.