January 4 in History
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Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin was born in 659, while Æthelwulf, Saxon ealdorman died in 871.
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Born on January 4
- 659 — Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (died 680)
- 1077 — Emperor Zhezong of China (died 1100)
- 1334 — Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (died 1383)
Died on January 4
- 871 — Æthelwulf, Saxon ealdorman
- 874 — Hasan al-Askari, eleventh of the Twelve Imams (probable; b. 846)
- 1248 — Sancho II of Portugal (born 1209)
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