Louis Braille

French organist and teacher (1809-1852), inventor of braille, a system for reading and writing text and music, used by people who are blind or visually impaired.

Born January 4th, 1809 in Coupvray.

Died January 6th, 1852 at 43 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).

Samantha Sloyan

American actress.

Born January 4th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Los Angeles.

Lenora Crichlow

British actress.

Born January 4th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Westminster.

Gurdas Maan

Indian actor, singer and writer.

Born January 4th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Giddarbaha.

Chris Kanyon

American professional wrestler (1970-2010).

Born January 4th, 1970 in Sunnyside.

Died April 2nd, 2010 at 40 years old in Sunnyside (drug overdose). ^[ref]

Kang Hye-jung

South korean actress, born 1982.

Born January 4th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Incheon.

Dot Jones

Athlete, actor.

Born January 4th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Turlock.

Collin Sexton

American professional basketball player.

Born January 4th, 1999 (age 27 years) in Marietta.

Douglas Macgregor

American writer.

Born January 4th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Philadelphia.

David Berman

American musician, singer, poet and cartoonist (1967–2019).

Born January 4th, 1967 in Williamsburg. ^[ref]

Died August 7th, 2019 at 52 years old in Park Slope (hanging to death). ^[ref]

Beth Gibbons

British singer.

Born January 4th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Exeter.

Jill Marie Jones

American actress.

Born January 4th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Dallas.

Patty Loveless

American country music singer.

Born January 4th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Pikeville.

Deana Carter

American musician.

Born January 4th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Nashville.

Hsieh Su-Wei

Taiwanese female tennis player.

Born January 4th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Kaohsiung.

Greg Cipes

American actor and voice actor (born 1980).

Born January 4th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Coral Springs.

Nirupa Roy

Indian actress (1930–2004).

Born January 4th, 1930 in Valsad.

Died October 13th, 2004 at 74 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Erin Cahill

American actress.

Born January 4th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Stafford.

Maddie Hasson

American actress.

Born January 4th, 1995 (age 31 years) in New Bern.

Clint Hill

U.s. secret service agent (1932–2025).

Born January 4th, 1932 in Larimore.

Died February 21st, 2025 at 93 years old in Belvedere. ^[ref]

Mark Hollis

British singer (1955–2019).

Born January 4th, 1955 in Tottenham.

Died February 25th, 2019 at 64 years old in London (cancer). ^[ref]

August Diehl

German actor.

Born January 4th, 1976 (age 50 years) in West Berlin.

Danny Simpson

English association football player (born 1987).

Born January 4th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Eccles.

Shane Carwin

American mixed martial artist.

Born January 4th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Greeley.

Damon Gupton

American actor and orchestral conductor (born 1973).

Born January 4th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Detroit.