Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic. Date: January 4, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)

Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time. Date: January 4, 1951 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1951 📅 On This Day (Today)

Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, falls to Earth from orbit. Date: January 4, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today)

Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon. Date: January 4, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)

Aeroflot Flight 101/X-20 crashes on approach to Alma-Ata Airport, killing 64 people. Date: January 4, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Doors released their eponymous debut album. Date: January 4, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)

Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, UK. Date: January 4, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force shoots dead six Irish Catholic civilians in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The next day, gunmen would shoot dead ten Protestant civilians nearby in retaliation. Date: January 4, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This…