January 4 in History
4 January in History – 130 years ago
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Europe 1894: Franco-Russian Alliance
German attempts to keep France isolated by maintaining alliances with the other powers of... SEE MORE…
Starting on 4 January 267
All Events on 4 January
1948
British grant Burma independence
1920
Kolchak resigns as Soviet supported Political Centre seizes power in Irkutsk
1896
Utah becomes US state
1894
Franco-Russian Alliance comes into effect
1878
Russians capture Sofia
ends
1832
Baptist War in Jamaica
ends
281
Resettled Franks rebel; raid across Mediterranean*
starts
267
Goths and Heruli invade Greece, sacking Athens*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 4 January for purposes of Omniatlas
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