Famous Birthdays
- Anthony "Skooter" Teague, American screen and stage actor (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; No, No, Nanette), born in Jacksboro, Texas (d. 1989)
- Brian Josephson, Welsh physicist (Nobel Prize, 1973), born in Cardiff, Wales
- Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist (Nobel laureate, 2000), born in Ganzhou, China
- Helmut Jahn, German-American architect who designed the O'Hare United Airlines Terminal and the Thompson Center in Chicago and One Liberty Place in Philadelphia, born in Nuremberg, Germany (d. 2021) [1] [2]
- Léon Semmeling, Belgian soccer midfielder who played 35 internationals; Standard Liège 449 games, born in Moelingen, Belgium (d. 2024)
Famous Deaths
- Conrad Weiss, German writer and poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59
Died in 1940 1940 Highlights
About January 4, 1940
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 84 years, 3 months and 24 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Capricorn
