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| About January 4th is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 361 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (362 in leap years). Births 1643 - Isaac Newton, physicist, mathematician, astronomer (discovered laws of motion) 1930 - Don Shula, Hall of Fame football coach 1957 - Patty Loveless, country singer ("Timber, I'm Falling in Love") 1958 - Andy Borowitz, comedian, satirist 1960 - Michael Stipe, singer, songwriter (R.E.M.) Deaths 2000 - Tom Fears, Hall of Fame receiver 2009 - India, 1st Cat (George W. Bush's family cat) Events 1885 - The first successful appendectomy is performed on Mary Gartside by William Grant. 1896 - Utah becomes the 46th state of the United States. 1903 - Thomas Edison's workers electrocute an elephant named Topsy in a battle with George Westinghouse over AC and DC known as the War of Currents. 1936 - Billboard magazine first publishes its "Chart Line" featuring the most-played songs on radio. 1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as the 38th Governor of Minnesota. 1999 - The "euro" makes its debut as a financial unit in corporate and investment markets in Europe. 2004 - Spirit lands on and explores the planet Mars. 2007 - Nancy Pelosi becomes the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives. |
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