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Historical Events for 4th January 2026
1717 - Netherlands, Great Britain and France sign Triple Alliance
1906 - South Africa beat England by one wicket, their 1st Test win
1934 - Premiere of the first Dutch talkie movie, Jan Teunissen's "Willem van Oranje"
1951 - Korean War: Chinese forces recapture Seoul
1967 - English land and boat racer Donald Campbell is killed while driving jet-powered boat Bluebird K7 on Coniston Water in England trying to beat his own water speed record
1986 - Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson scores twice as he rushes for an NFL postseason record 248 yards in 20-0 victory over Dallas Cowboys in NFC divisional playoff in Anaheim, California
1987 - Sixteen die in a train crash in Chase, Maryland
2018 - 'Bomb Cyclone' hits US Northeast prompting flooding and snow in New York subway system
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