January 4 Historical Events

The following events took place on January 4. The list is arranged in chronological order.

Found 44 events. Showing 31 - 44.

• 1976
  The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force shoots dead six Irish Catholic civilians in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The next day, gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians nearby in retaliation.
• 1987
  The 1987 Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route to Boston from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, killing 16 people.
• 1989
  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.
• 1990
  In Pakistan’s deadliest train accident an overloaded passenger train collides with an empty freight train, resulting in 307 deaths and 700 injuries.
• 1998
  Wilaya of Relizane massacres in Algeria: over 170 are killed in three remote villages.
• 1998
  A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction.
• 1999
  Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota.
• 2000
  Two trains on the Røros Line collide in Åsta, Norway, resulting in an explosive fire and 19 deaths.
• 2004
  Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.
• 2004
  Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution.
• 2006
  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke. His authority is transferred to acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
• 2007
  The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
• 2010
  Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, is officially opened.
• 2013
  A gunman kills eight people in a house-to-house rampage in Kawit, the Philippines.