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Notable anniversaries in history for today: January 4
- 150th: 1874 - Birth of Josef Suk; Czech violinist/composer (Asrael).
- 90th: 1934 - First Dutch talkie movie, Jan Teunissen's Willem of Orange premieres.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Volker Hornback; rocker (Tangerine Dream).
- 80th: 1944 - Kaj Munk [Harald Leininger], anti-fascist writer (Kaj Munk), dies.
- 70th: 1954 - TV soap opera The Brighter Day premieres.
- 70th: 1954 - Elvis Presley pays $4 to the Memphis Recording Service to record him singing "Casual Love Affair" and "I'll Never Stand in Your Way".
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson in Somerville, New Jersey, USA; American rower (Olympics-1992).
- 60th: 1964 - Ralph Dumke, actor (Movieland Quiz), dies at age 64.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Carl Powell; defensive end (Indianapolis Colts).
- 50th: 1974 - US President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee.
- 40th: 1984 - Edmonton Oilers beats Minnesota North Stars 12-8 - highest-scoring modern NHL game to date.
- 40th: 1984 - NBC TV premieres the zany sitcom Night Court starring Harry Anderson.
- 30th: 1994 - Jim Booth, New Zealand producer (Heavenly Creatures), dies at age 48.
- 30th: 1994 - The last episode of the TV show Bakersfield P.D. airs.
- 30th: 1994 - Michiel P "Michael" Gorsira, Governor of Curaçao (1951-67), dies at age 80.
- 25th: 1999 - Aluminum Company of America changes its company name to Alcoa Incorporated.
- 25th: 1999 - Gunmen open fire on Shiite Muslims worshipping in a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 16 people and injuring 25.
- 20th: 2004 - The LSU Tigers defeat the Oklahoma Sooners 21-14 for the national Bowl Championship Series (BCS) title.
- 20th: 2004 - Mikhail Saakashvili wins the presidential elections in Georgia.
- 20th: 2004 - NASA's MER-A (Spirit) lands on Mars at 04:35 UTC.
- 20th: 2004 - Wade Boggs and Ryne Sandberg are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 15th: 2009 - At least 33 people die in a landslide in northern Guatemala; many more are missing.
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