Battles on 4 January

3 battles fought (or begun) on 4 January, from 1857 to 1989, in date order. Dates are from Wikidata and are shown only for battles from 1600 onwards with a single exact date. Dates recorded in the Julian (Old Style) calendar are listed under their Julian day and marked.

Which battles happened on 4 January?

The best-known battles on this day (by number of Wikipedia language editions) are 1989 air battle near Tobruk (1989), Battle of Kuhmo (1940), Battle of Macao Fort (1857).

• Battle of Macao Fort 4 January 1857China · Second Opium War
• Battle of Kuhmo 4 January 1940 – 7 January 1940Finland · Winter War
• 1989 air battle near Tobruk 4 January 1989At sea · Cold War