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Who died on January 4

99 figures who shaped history died on January 4.

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Hasan al-Askari — Eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams, who died on January 4 874.

Sancho II of Portugal — King of Portugal from 1223 to 1247, who died on January 4 1248.

Robert Lisle, 1st Baron Lisle of Rougemont — English peer, who died on January 4 1344.

Nicholas Eymerich — Roman Catholic theologian (c. 1316–1399), who died on January 4 1399.

Muzio Attendolo Sforza — Italian condottiero, who died on January 4 1424.

Frederick I, Elector of Saxony — Margrave of Meissen & Elector of Saxony, who died on January 4 1428.

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Who died on January 4?

99 people with a Wikipedia article died on January 4, including Hasan al-Askari, Sancho II of Portugal, Robert Lisle, 1st Baron Lisle of Rougemont. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on January 4?

46 documented historical events happened on January 4, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Most of London's Palace of Whitehall, the main residence of English monarchs since 1530, was destroyed by fire. On the same day, in another year: After his appointment as Prince of Wallachia, Constantine Hangerli arrived in Bucharest to assume the throne. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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