Born on 4 January 1972

At A Glance

4 January 1972 at a glance

Day of the week

4 January 1972 was a Tuesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Imagine” by John Lennon was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1972

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1972 was The Godfather.

Star sign

The star sign for 4 January is Capricorn.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 4 January 1972 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 4 January 1972 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 4 January

• 1956 The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
• 1958 Sputnik 1, the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, falls to Earth from orbit.
• 1959 Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.
• 1967 The Doors released their eponymous debut album.
• 1972 Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, UK.

Famous people born on 4 January

• Derrick Henry, American football player (born 1994)
• Charles Melton, American actor (born 1991)
• Victor Wembanyama, French basketball player (born 2004)
• Dafne Keen, British-Spanish actress (born 2005)

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