January 4
Geek events to celebrate on January 4:
1958 – Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit.
1959 – Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.
January 4 birthdays of geeky note:
1643 – Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian and natural philosopher (d. March 31, 1727) who is considered one of the most influential scientists in history.