Historical Events for 4th January 2023

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1881 - Johannes Brahms' "Academic Festival Overture" premieres in Breslau
1894 - France ratifies Duple Alliance with Russia
1958 - NZ team led by Edmund Hillary reaches the South Pole, the 1st to reach the Pole overland using motor vehicles and the 1st since Amundsen in 1911 and Scott in 1912
1976 - The Ulster Volunteer Force shoot dead 6 Catholic civilians in 2 coordinated attacks in County Armagh, North Ireland
1991 - Jan Krzystof Bielecki becomes premier of Poland
2000 - A day after accepting the head coaching position at the New York Jets, Bill Belichick resigns and moves to the New England Patriots
2005 - Adam Gilchrist of Australia becomes the most prolific century scoring wicket keeper in cricket history when he smashes 113 from just 120 balls in the 3rd Test against Pakistan in Sydney
2007 - The 110th United States Congress convenes and elects Nancy Pelosi as the 1st female Speaker of the House
2008 - Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Americans Serena Williams and Mardy Fish beat Serbian pair Novak Đoković and Jelena Janković 7-6, 6-2 for an unassailable 2-0 lead, and the 5th US title
2012 - 78th Orange Bowl: #23 West Virginia beats #14 Clemson, 70-33

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