TODAY in history | January 4

What happened January 4? Here are a few significant historical events that happened on January 4.

On this date in 1960, the renowned French writer Albert Camus, honored with the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature, tragically lost his life in a car accident.

American professional boxer Floyd Patterson, was born in Waco, North Carolina, on this day in 1935.

In 1809, near Paris, the French educator Louis Braille, who invented a widely-used system for blind individuals in reading and writing, was born.

A significant milestone occurred on this day in 2010 when the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building globally, officially opened its doors in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It stands at a height of 828 meters (or 2,717 feet) with 163 floors above ground.

Please note that this is not a complete list, and many other (important) events have occurred on this day throughout history.

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