WHAT HAPPENED ON 4. JANUARY
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Julius Caesar defeats Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina. (4. January 46. BC)

Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex fights, and is defeated by, a Danish invasion army. (4. January 871)

Anne of Brittany announces that all those who would ally with the King of France will be considered guilty of the crime of Lese-majesty. (4. January 1490)

King Charles I of England sends soldiers to arrest members of Parliament, commencing England's slide into civil war. (4. January 1642)

English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial. (4. January 1649)

The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance. (4. January 1717)

Great Britain declares war on Spain and Naples. (4. January 1762)

Constantine Hangerli arrives in Bucharest, Wallachia, as its new Prince, invested by the Ottoman Empire. (4. January 1798)

Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government. (4. January 1847)

The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang. (4. January 1854)

The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany. (4. January 1863)

The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York, New York. (4. January 1865)

Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule. (4. January 1878)

The Fabian Society is founded in London, England, United Kingdom. (4. January 1884)

The Oklahoma Land Run opens 2 million acres of unused Oklahoma Territory to first serve first come settlers on April 22. (4. January 1889)

Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. (4. January 1896)

Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign. (4. January 1903)

The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Commonwealth by Royal charter. (4. January 1912)

World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins. (4. January 1944)

Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom. (4. January 1948)