January 04

Sunday 04, 1998:

Wilaya of Relizane massacres in Algeria; over 170 are killed in three remote villages.

Tuesday 04, 1972:

Rose Heilbron becomes the first woman judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London.

Thursday 04, 1951:

Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.

Sunday 04, 1885:

The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant on Mary Gartside.

Monday 04, 1762:

England declares war on Spain and Naples .

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