A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on January 4 throughout history.
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Samuel Colt (July 19, 1814 – January 10, 1862) was an American inventor, industrialist, and businessman who established Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company and made the mass production of…
The New York Stock Exchange Building (also NYSE Building) is the headquarters of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), located in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City.
Longest recorded strike ends as Danish barbers' assistants end their 33-year strike
Nancy Patricia Pelosi ( pə-LOH-see; née D'Alesandro; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who was the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 2007 to 2011...
First Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are given to the general public, with 82-year-old Brian Pinker in the UK the first to receive the jab [1]
"Night Court," starring Harry Anderson and created by comedy writer Reinhold Weege, premieres on NBC; runs for nine seasons
A hit parade is a ranked list of the most popular recordings at a given point in time, usually determined either by sales or airplay.
Washington Wizards forward Michael Jordan becomes the fourth player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points when he hits a free throw in the second quarter of an 89-83 win against his old team, the Chicago Bulls
Naturalist and entomologist Thomas Say (39) secretly weds natural science illustrator Lucy Way Sistare (26)
American songwriter Irving Berlin (37) weds heiress and writer Ellin Mackay (23) in a simple civil ceremony in NYC, until her death in 1988
"Smothers Brothers" actor-singer Dick Smothers (58) weds third wife Denby Franklin (47) in Las Vegas, Nevada; divorce in 2006
Britney Spears has her surprise marriage annulled less than 55 hours after tying the knot with childhood friend Jason Alexander at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas
Australian pop diva Natalie Imbruglia (32) and "Silverchair" frontman Daniel Johns (28) announce their divorce stating "we have simply grown apart through not being able to spend enough time together"
St. Eutychian begins his reign as pope of the Catholic Church
Æthelred I (alt. Aethelred, Ethelred; Old English: Æthel-ræd, lit. 'noble counsel'; 845/848 – 871) was King of Wessex from 865 until his death in 871.
Anna of Brittany announces that all those who would ally with the king of France will be considered guilty of the crime of lese-majesty
Spanish viceroy Alva banishes Zutphen City's only physician, Joost Sweiter, "because he is a Jew"
Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas, laden with gold and jewellery bound for Spain, sinks off the coast of the Bahamas, only 45 of 650 people survive (most eaten by sharks) [1]
The Palace of Whitehall – also spelled White Hall – at Westminster was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures, with the notable exception of...
The Triple Alliance was a defence pact signed on 4 January 1717 in The Hague between the Dutch Republic, France and Great Britain, against Bourbon Spain in an attempt to maintain the agreements of...
Benjamin Franklin arrives in London [OS=Dec 24 1724]
Columbia College is the oldest undergraduate college of Columbia University, a private Ivy League research university in New York City.
Seven Years' War: Great Britain declares war on Spain & Naples
Snowstorm hits George Washington's army at Morristown, New Jersey
André Méchain discovers Messier 80, a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius
Insurrection of Trinidad negroes
Royal Academy (Technical Hague court) Delft opens
The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang
Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,...
The documented history of inline skates dates back to the early 18th century, when enterprising inventors sought to make boots roll on wheels to emulate the gliding of ice blades on dry land.
Wilkie Collins' "The Moonstone" is first serialized in "All the Year Round" owned by Charles Dickins
Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule
Ontario Rugby Football Union (forerunner of CFL) forms
Last sighting of an eastern cougar (Ontario)
Dr William Grant of Iowa, performs 1st appendectomy in America on Mary Gartside, aged 22
Thomas Stevens completes the first bicycle trip around the world, arriving back in San Francisco after 2 years and 9 months
US President Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy
France ratifies Duple Alliance with Russia
American Federation of Labor (AFL) charters Actors' National Protective Union, NYC
First installment of William Dean Howells' "Life and Letters" appears
The French Panama Canal Company offers to sell its right to build a canal to the US for $40 million, tipping the balance away from those favoring a canal through Nicaragua
In 'Gonzales v Williams', the US Supreme Court rules that Puerto Ricans are not aliens and may not be refused admission into continental United States; not until 1917 will citizenship rights be granted
South Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win
Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-center
First elected Jewish US governor, Moses Alexander, takes office in Idaho
Amsterdam actors decide to strike for retirement benefits
Eugene O'Neill's play "Diff'rent" premieres in NYC
First broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" country music radio program on WBAP-AM in Fort Worth, Texas
French psychologist Emil Coué brings his self-esteem therapy to US "Every day in every way I am getting better & better"
Theodoros Pangalos was a Greek general, politician and dictator, who ruled Greece from June 1925 to August 1926.
Premiere of the first Dutch talkie movie, Jan Teunissen's "Willem van Oranje"
Cricketer Clarrie Grimmett becomes the world record wicket taker with number 190 vs South Africa
Frieda Wunderlich (8 November 1884 – 9 December 1965) was a German sociologist, economist and politician of the German Democratic Party.
Resistance fighters Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves and Jan Doornik meet for the first time at a cafe in Montparnasse, Paris, to set up a second network of the French Resistance
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall fly to Florida
Operation Paravane was a British air raid of World War II that inflicted heavy damage on the German battleship Tirpitz, at anchor in Kaafjord in the far north of German-occupied Norway.
Germans execute resistance fighters in Amsterdam
Burma declares independence from the United Kingdom
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea;...
KTSM TV channel 9 in El Paso, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
"Blondie" situation comedy premieres on NBC TV (later on CBS)
USSR's Luna 1 spacecraft misses moon target, passing within 5,995 kilometers (3,725 mi) of the surface after 34 hours of flight
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is a regional trade organisation and free trade area consisting of four European states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
First automated (unmanned) subway train in New York City
Soviet Luna 4 reaches Earth orbit but fails to reach the Moon
Kevin Douglas Walters is a former Australian cricketer. He was known as an attacking batsman, a useful part-time bowler, and also as a typical ocker.
English land and boat racer Donald Campbell is killed while driving jet-powered boat Bluebird K7 on Coniston Water in England trying to beat his own water speed record
Duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in Texas
A People's Democracy march between Belfast and Derry is repeatedly attacked by loyalists and off-duty police officers
Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981.
Melvin Herbert Evans (August 7, 1917 – November 27, 1984) was an American politician who served as the first elected governor of the United States Virgin Islands and was the first black person...
Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London
Ice thickness measured at 4776 m, Wilkes Land, Antarctica
"Home Sweet Homer" opens & closes at Palace Theater NYC
Mary Shane (May 17, 1945 – November 1, 1987) was the first full-time female play by play broadcaster for a Major League Baseball team in 1977. She was born Mary Driscoll in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the...
US State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to relatives of Kent State University shooting victims, in an out of court settlement
"Red Right 88", trailing 14–12 Clevelands Browns attempt an end zone pass play (Red Right 88) and a game-winning field goal in the final minute, but pass intercepted by Raiders safety Mike Davis and Oakland wins
ABC Direction Network (57 affiliates) & ABC Rock Network (40 affiliates) become the 5th & 6th ABC radio network
Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson scores twice as he rushes for an NFL postseason record 248 yards in 20-0 victory over Dallas Cowboys in NFC divisional playoff in Anaheim, California
David Maurice Robinson is an American former professional basketball player who played for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1989 to 2003, and is now a minority...
Sixteen die in a train crash in Chase, Maryland
Tempel 1 (official designation: 9P/Tempel) is a Jupiter-family comet discovered by Wilhelm Tempel in 1867. It completes an orbit of the Sun every 5.6 years.
dead and 700 injured after overloaded passenger train collides with empty freight train in Pakistan
12-year-old Chinese diver Fu Mingxia wins 10m platform gold medal at World Swimming Championships in Perth, Australia; youngest world champion in the history of any aquatic event
Boston's Robert Parish becomes 5th player in NBA history to register 2,000 career blocks during Celtics' 100-96 loss at Minnesota - others Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mark Eaton, Wayne Rollins and George Johnson
A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continues through January 10, and causes widespread destruction
Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as Governor of Minnesota
19 are killed after two trains collide in Asta, Norway
A day after accepting the head coaching position at the New York Jets, Bill Belichick resigns and moves to the New England Patriots
Robert Matthew Van Winkle, known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, actor, and television host.
Mikheil "Misha" Saakashvili is a Georgian-Ukrainian politician. He was the third president of Georgia for two consecutive terms from January 2004 to November 2013, with a break from November 2007 to...
Adam Gilchrist of Australia becomes the most prolific century scoring wicket keeper in cricket history when he smashes 113 from just 120 balls in the 3rd Test against Pakistan in Sydney
Phil Taylor, with a 7–1 victory in the final over Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld wins his 12th PDC World Darts title, his 14th in all; his 110.94 average remains a record for the PDC World Darts Championship final
The Burj Khalifa (previously known as Burj Dubai prior to inauguration) is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
6 Russian tourists are killed, and 2 are seriously injured when their snowmobile veers off a ski slope on Mount Cermis, Italy
14 people are killed after a three-story building construction site collapses in Goa, India
Gary Anderson of Scotland beats 16-time world champion Phil Taylor, 7-6 to win his first PDC World Darts Championship at the Alexandra Palace, London
Colombo's Gemology Institute certifies world's largest ever blue star sapphire at 1404.49 carats, found in a Sri Lankan mine in August 2015
'Bomb Cyclone' hits US Northeast prompting flooding and snow in New York subway system
Indian cricket batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara scores 193 and Rishabh Pant 159no as the tourists declare at 622/7 on Day 2 of 4th Test against Australia in Sydney; Pant, first Indian wicketkeeper to hit a century in Australia
Canadian government announces US$31.5 billion settlement to fix and compensate for Indigenous child welfare system, largest in its history [1]
39 people killed in car bomb attack in Hiraan province, Somalia, with al-Qaeda linked group al-Shabab claiming responsibility [1]
Cleveland DE Myles Garrett sets new NFL sack record when he takes down Bengals QB Joe Burrow for his 23rd sack of the season during the Browns' 20-18 win in Cincinnati
Isaac Newton polymath, known for english polymath, was born on 1643-01-04. Sir Isaac Newton (4 January [O.S. 25 December] 1643 – 31 March [O.S.
Jacob Grimm is born
Louis Braille, French educator and inventor of braille, known for french educator and inventor of braille, was born on 1809-01-04.
Isaac Pitman, English linguist, known for british linguist, was born on 1813-01-04.
Doris Kearns Goodwin, American biographer and historian, known for american biographer and historian, was born on 1943-01-04.
Liza Soberano, American filipino-american actress, known for filipino-american actress, was born on 1998-01-04. Hope Elizabeth Soberano is a Filipino and American actress.
Grace Bumbry, American musician, known for american opera singer, was born on 1937-01-04.
Labrinth [Timothy Lee McKenzie], British musician, known for british singer, was born on 1989-01-04.
Don Shula, American athlete, known for american football player and coach, was born on 1930-01-04.
Floyd Patterson, American athlete, known for american boxer, was born on 1935-01-04.
David Toms is born
Derrick Henry athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1994-01-04. Derrick Lamar Henry Jr.
Elizabeth Ann Seton, American roman catholic educator and saint, known for american roman catholic educator and saint, died on 1821-01-04.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, American business tycoon, known for american business tycoon, died on 1877-01-04.
John William Draper, English british-academic, known for british-academic, died on 1882-01-04.
Albert Camus, French philosopher and writer, known for french philosopher and writer, died on 1960-01-04.
Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian austrian–irish theoretical physicist, known for austrian–irish theoretical physicist, died on 1961-01-04.
T. S. Eliot poet, essayist and playwright, known for poet, essayist and playwright, died on 1965-01-04. Thomas Stearns Eliot (26 September 1888 – 4 January 1965) was a poet, essayist and playwright.
St. Eutychian begins his reign as pope of the Catholic Church
Æthelred I (alt. Aethelred, Ethelred; Old English: Æthel-ræd, lit. 'noble counsel'; 845/848 – 871) was King of Wessex from 865 until his death in 871.
Anna of Brittany announces that all those who would ally with the king of France will be considered guilty of the crime of lese-majesty
Spanish viceroy Alva banishes Zutphen City's only physician, Joost Sweiter, "because he is a Jew"
Isaac Newton polymath, known for english polymath, was born on 1643-01-04. Sir Isaac Newton (4 January [O.S. 25 December] 1643 – 31 March [O.S.
Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas, laden with gold and jewellery bound for Spain, sinks off the coast of the Bahamas, only 45 of 650 people survive (most eaten by sharks) [1]
The Palace of Whitehall – also spelled White Hall – at Westminster was the main residence of the English monarchs from 1530 until 1698, when most of its structures, with the notable exception of...
The Triple Alliance was a defence pact signed on 4 January 1717 in The Hague between the Dutch Republic, France and Great Britain, against Bourbon Spain in an attempt to maintain the agreements of...
Benjamin Franklin arrives in London [OS=Dec 24 1724]
Columbia College is the oldest undergraduate college of Columbia University, a private Ivy League research university in New York City.
Seven Years' War: Great Britain declares war on Spain & Naples
Snowstorm hits George Washington's army at Morristown, New Jersey
André Méchain discovers Messier 80, a globular cluster in the constellation Scorpius
Jacob Grimm is born
Louis Braille, French educator and inventor of braille, known for french educator and inventor of braille, was born on 1809-01-04.
Isaac Pitman, English linguist, known for british linguist, was born on 1813-01-04.
Elizabeth Ann Seton, American roman catholic educator and saint, known for american roman catholic educator and saint, died on 1821-01-04.
Naturalist and entomologist Thomas Say (39) secretly weds natural science illustrator Lucy Way Sistare (26)
Insurrection of Trinidad negroes
Royal Academy (Technical Hague court) Delft opens
Samuel Colt (July 19, 1814 – January 10, 1862) was an American inventor, industrialist, and businessman who established Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company and made the mass production of…
The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang
Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,...
The documented history of inline skates dates back to the early 18th century, when enterprising inventors sought to make boots roll on wheels to emulate the gliding of ice blades on dry land.
The New York Stock Exchange Building (also NYSE Building) is the headquarters of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), located in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City.
Wilkie Collins' "The Moonstone" is first serialized in "All the Year Round" owned by Charles Dickins
Cornelius Vanderbilt, American business tycoon, known for american business tycoon, died on 1877-01-04.
Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule
John William Draper, English british-academic, known for british-academic, died on 1882-01-04.
Ontario Rugby Football Union (forerunner of CFL) forms
Last sighting of an eastern cougar (Ontario)
Dr William Grant of Iowa, performs 1st appendectomy in America on Mary Gartside, aged 22
Thomas Stevens completes the first bicycle trip around the world, arriving back in San Francisco after 2 years and 9 months
US President Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy
France ratifies Duple Alliance with Russia
American Federation of Labor (AFL) charters Actors' National Protective Union, NYC
First installment of William Dean Howells' "Life and Letters" appears
The French Panama Canal Company offers to sell its right to build a canal to the US for $40 million, tipping the balance away from those favoring a canal through Nicaragua
In 'Gonzales v Williams', the US Supreme Court rules that Puerto Ricans are not aliens and may not be refused admission into continental United States; not until 1917 will citizenship rights be granted
South Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win
Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356,375 km center-to-center
First elected Jewish US governor, Moses Alexander, takes office in Idaho
Amsterdam actors decide to strike for retirement benefits
Eugene O'Neill's play "Diff'rent" premieres in NYC
First broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" country music radio program on WBAP-AM in Fort Worth, Texas
French psychologist Emil Coué brings his self-esteem therapy to US "Every day in every way I am getting better & better"
American songwriter Irving Berlin (37) weds heiress and writer Ellin Mackay (23) in a simple civil ceremony in NYC, until her death in 1988
Theodoros Pangalos was a Greek general, politician and dictator, who ruled Greece from June 1925 to August 1926.
Don Shula, American athlete, known for american football player and coach, was born on 1930-01-04.
Premiere of the first Dutch talkie movie, Jan Teunissen's "Willem van Oranje"
Floyd Patterson, American athlete, known for american boxer, was born on 1935-01-04.
A hit parade is a ranked list of the most popular recordings at a given point in time, usually determined either by sales or airplay.
Cricketer Clarrie Grimmett becomes the world record wicket taker with number 190 vs South Africa
Grace Bumbry, American musician, known for american opera singer, was born on 1937-01-04.
Frieda Wunderlich (8 November 1884 – 9 December 1965) was a German sociologist, economist and politician of the German Democratic Party.
Resistance fighters Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves and Jan Doornik meet for the first time at a cafe in Montparnasse, Paris, to set up a second network of the French Resistance
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall fly to Florida
Doris Kearns Goodwin, American biographer and historian, known for american biographer and historian, was born on 1943-01-04.
Operation Paravane was a British air raid of World War II that inflicted heavy damage on the German battleship Tirpitz, at anchor in Kaafjord in the far north of German-occupied Norway.
Germans execute resistance fighters in Amsterdam
Burma declares independence from the United Kingdom
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea;...
KTSM TV channel 9 in El Paso, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
"Blondie" situation comedy premieres on NBC TV (later on CBS)
USSR's Luna 1 spacecraft misses moon target, passing within 5,995 kilometers (3,725 mi) of the surface after 34 hours of flight
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is a regional trade organisation and free trade area consisting of four European states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
Albert Camus, French philosopher and writer, known for french philosopher and writer, died on 1960-01-04.
Longest recorded strike ends as Danish barbers' assistants end their 33-year strike
Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian austrian–irish theoretical physicist, known for austrian–irish theoretical physicist, died on 1961-01-04.
First automated (unmanned) subway train in New York City
Soviet Luna 4 reaches Earth orbit but fails to reach the Moon
T. S. Eliot poet, essayist and playwright, known for poet, essayist and playwright, died on 1965-01-04. Thomas Stearns Eliot (26 September 1888 – 4 January 1965) was a poet, essayist and playwright.
Kevin Douglas Walters is a former Australian cricketer. He was known as an attacking batsman, a useful part-time bowler, and also as a typical ocker.
English land and boat racer Donald Campbell is killed while driving jet-powered boat Bluebird K7 on Coniston Water in England trying to beat his own water speed record
David Toms is born
Duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in Texas
A People's Democracy march between Belfast and Derry is repeatedly attacked by loyalists and off-duty police officers
Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981.
Melvin Herbert Evans (August 7, 1917 – November 27, 1984) was an American politician who served as the first elected governor of the United States Virgin Islands and was the first black person...
Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London
Ice thickness measured at 4776 m, Wilkes Land, Antarctica
"Home Sweet Homer" opens & closes at Palace Theater NYC
Mary Shane (May 17, 1945 – November 1, 1987) was the first full-time female play by play broadcaster for a Major League Baseball team in 1977. She was born Mary Driscoll in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the...
US State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to relatives of Kent State University shooting victims, in an out of court settlement
"Red Right 88", trailing 14–12 Clevelands Browns attempt an end zone pass play (Red Right 88) and a game-winning field goal in the final minute, but pass intercepted by Raiders safety Mike Davis and Oakland wins
ABC Direction Network (57 affiliates) & ABC Rock Network (40 affiliates) become the 5th & 6th ABC radio network
"Night Court," starring Harry Anderson and created by comedy writer Reinhold Weege, premieres on NBC; runs for nine seasons
Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson scores twice as he rushes for an NFL postseason record 248 yards in 20-0 victory over Dallas Cowboys in NFC divisional playoff in Anaheim, California
David Maurice Robinson is an American former professional basketball player who played for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1989 to 2003, and is now a minority...
Sixteen die in a train crash in Chase, Maryland
Tempel 1 (official designation: 9P/Tempel) is a Jupiter-family comet discovered by Wilhelm Tempel in 1867. It completes an orbit of the Sun every 5.6 years.
Labrinth [Timothy Lee McKenzie], British musician, known for british singer, was born on 1989-01-04.
dead and 700 injured after overloaded passenger train collides with empty freight train in Pakistan
12-year-old Chinese diver Fu Mingxia wins 10m platform gold medal at World Swimming Championships in Perth, Australia; youngest world champion in the history of any aquatic event
Boston's Robert Parish becomes 5th player in NBA history to register 2,000 career blocks during Celtics' 100-96 loss at Minnesota - others Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mark Eaton, Wayne Rollins and George Johnson
Derrick Henry athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1994-01-04. Derrick Lamar Henry Jr.
"Smothers Brothers" actor-singer Dick Smothers (58) weds third wife Denby Franklin (47) in Las Vegas, Nevada; divorce in 2006
A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continues through January 10, and causes widespread destruction
Liza Soberano, American filipino-american actress, known for filipino-american actress, was born on 1998-01-04. Hope Elizabeth Soberano is a Filipino and American actress.
Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as Governor of Minnesota
19 are killed after two trains collide in Asta, Norway
A day after accepting the head coaching position at the New York Jets, Bill Belichick resigns and moves to the New England Patriots
Washington Wizards forward Michael Jordan becomes the fourth player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points when he hits a free throw in the second quarter of an 89-83 win against his old team, the Chicago Bulls
Robert Matthew Van Winkle, known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, actor, and television host.
Britney Spears has her surprise marriage annulled less than 55 hours after tying the knot with childhood friend Jason Alexander at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas
Mikheil "Misha" Saakashvili is a Georgian-Ukrainian politician. He was the third president of Georgia for two consecutive terms from January 2004 to November 2013, with a break from November 2007 to...
Adam Gilchrist of Australia becomes the most prolific century scoring wicket keeper in cricket history when he smashes 113 from just 120 balls in the 3rd Test against Pakistan in Sydney
Nancy Patricia Pelosi ( pə-LOH-see; née D'Alesandro; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who was the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 2007 to 2011...
Australian pop diva Natalie Imbruglia (32) and "Silverchair" frontman Daniel Johns (28) announce their divorce stating "we have simply grown apart through not being able to spend enough time together"
Phil Taylor, with a 7–1 victory in the final over Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld wins his 12th PDC World Darts title, his 14th in all; his 110.94 average remains a record for the PDC World Darts Championship final
The Burj Khalifa (previously known as Burj Dubai prior to inauguration) is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
6 Russian tourists are killed, and 2 are seriously injured when their snowmobile veers off a ski slope on Mount Cermis, Italy
14 people are killed after a three-story building construction site collapses in Goa, India
Gary Anderson of Scotland beats 16-time world champion Phil Taylor, 7-6 to win his first PDC World Darts Championship at the Alexandra Palace, London
Colombo's Gemology Institute certifies world's largest ever blue star sapphire at 1404.49 carats, found in a Sri Lankan mine in August 2015
'Bomb Cyclone' hits US Northeast prompting flooding and snow in New York subway system
Indian cricket batsmen Cheteshwar Pujara scores 193 and Rishabh Pant 159no as the tourists declare at 622/7 on Day 2 of 4th Test against Australia in Sydney; Pant, first Indian wicketkeeper to hit a century in Australia
First Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are given to the general public, with 82-year-old Brian Pinker in the UK the first to receive the jab [1]
Canadian government announces US$31.5 billion settlement to fix and compensate for Indigenous child welfare system, largest in its history [1]
39 people killed in car bomb attack in Hiraan province, Somalia, with al-Qaeda linked group al-Shabab claiming responsibility [1]
Cleveland DE Myles Garrett sets new NFL sack record when he takes down Bengals QB Joe Burrow for his 23rd sack of the season during the Browns' 20-18 win in Cincinnati