On This Day — January 7

🕰️ Notable Events on January 7

• 2015 — Two gunmen commit mass murder at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, shooting twelve people execution style, and wounding eleven others. Wikipedia ↗
• 2015 — A car bomb explodes outside a police college in the Yemeni capital Sana'a with at least 38 people reported dead and more than 63 injured. Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — A hot air balloon crashes near Carterton, New Zealand, killing all 11 people on board. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — The Senate trial in the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — The Fourth Republic of Ghana is inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings as President. Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Bosnian War: The Bosnian Army executes a surprise attack at the village of Kravica in Srebrenica. Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — The Jeep Grand Cherokee is introduced at the Detroit Auto Show. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Roger Lafontant, former leader of the Tonton Macoute in Haiti under François Duvalier, attempts a coup d'état, which ends in his arrest. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches Sakigake, Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — U.S. President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Third Indochina War: Cambodian-Vietnamese War: Phnom Penh falls to the advancing Vietnamese troops, driving out Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Mark Essex fatally shoots ten people and wounds 13 others at Howard Johnson's Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, before being shot to death by police officers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Surveyor Program: Surveyor 7, the last spacecraft in the Surveyor series, lifts off from launch complex 36A, Cape Canaveral. Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro. Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Contralto Marian Anderson becomes the first person of color to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Georgetown-IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system, is held in New York at the head office of IBM. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of a supposed UFO. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: The siege of the Bataan Peninsula begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Winter War: The Finnish 9th Division stop and completely destroy the numerically superior Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road. Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Benito Mussolini and French Foreign minister Pierre Laval sign the Franco-Italian Agreement. Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast. Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — The first transatlantic telephone service is established from New York City to London. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Dáil Éireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by a 64-57 vote. Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist assemblymen. Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Montenegrin guerrilla fighters rebel against the planned annexation of Montenegro by Serbia, but fail. Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS". Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film. Wikipedia ↗
• 1835 — HMS Beagle drops anchor off the Chonos Archipelago. Wikipedia ↗
• 1785 — Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travel from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in a gas balloon. Wikipedia ↗
• 1782 — The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens. Wikipedia ↗
• 1610 — Galileo Galilei makes his first observation of the four Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa, although he is not able to distinguish the last two until the following day. Wikipedia ↗
• 1608 — Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1566 — Pope Pius V is elected. Wikipedia ↗
• 1558 — France takes Calais, the last continental possession of England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1325 — Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. Wikipedia ↗
• 1131 — Canute Lavard was murdered at Haraldsted, Denmark by his cousin, Magnus I of Sweden. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on January 7

• 1996 — Fu Yuanhui, Chinese swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Tohu Harris, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Eden Hazard, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Caster Semenya, South African sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Michael Sam, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austrian ski jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Miles Addison, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Scott Pendlebury, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Lim Ju-eun, South Korean actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Stefan Babović, Serbian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Lyndsy Fonseca, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Olga Panova, Russian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Jimmy Smith, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Grant Leadbitter, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Austin Brown, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Lewis Hamilton, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Diego Balbinot, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Jon Lester, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Antonino Saviano, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Edwin Encarnación, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Natalie Gulbis, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Francisco Rodríguez, Venezuelan baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Hannah Stockbauer, German swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Alex Auld, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Marquis Daniels, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Travis Friend, Zimbabwean cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Campbell Johnstone, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Ivan L. Moody, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Zöe Salmon, Northern Irish model and television host, Miss Northern Ireland 1999 Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Reece Simmonds, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Merritt Wever, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Ha Jae-sook, South Korean actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Ricardo Maurício, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Dean Cosker, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Kevin Mench, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — John Gidding, American architect and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Sofi Oksanen, Finnish author and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Marco Storari, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Vic Darchinyan, Armenian-Australian boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Éric Gagné, Canadian baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Tomas Ražanauskas, Lithuanian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Alfonso Soriano, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Alenka Bikar, Slovenian sprinter and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Donald Brashear, American-Canadian ice hockey player and mixed martial artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Shane Kelly, Australian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Jeremy Renner, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Andy Burnham, English politician, Secretary of State for Health Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Doug E. Doug, Actor Cosby Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Todd Day, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Rex Lee, Actor Young & Hungry[1][better source needed] Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Nick Clegg, English academic and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Tim Donaghy, American basketball player and referee Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Guy Hebert, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Ricky Stuart, Australian rugby player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Alessandro Lambruschini, Italian runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — John Ondrasik, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Nicolas Cage, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Rand Paul, American ophthalmologist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Aleksandr Dugin, Russian sociologist and philosopher Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Hallie Todd, American actress, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Andrew Thomson, Australian lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — John Thune, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Loretta Sanchez, American politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon, English accountant and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Kathy Valentine, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Nicholson Baker, American novelist and essayist Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Katie Couric, American television journalist, anchor, and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — David Caruso, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Mike Liut, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Kostas Petropoulos, Greek basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Alan Butcher, English cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — José María Vitier, Cuban pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Robert Longo, American painter and sculptor Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Morris Titanic, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Sammo Hung, Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and martial artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Juan Gabriel, Mexican singer-songwriter (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Ross Grimsley, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Malcolm Macdonald, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Kenny Loggins, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Ichirou Mizuki, Japanese singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Tony Elliott, English publisher, founded Time Out Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Mohammad-Reza Lotfi, Iranian setar player and composer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Michael Roizen, American anesthesiologist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Jann Wenner, American publisher, co-founded Rolling Stone Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Mike Wilds, English race car driver and pilot Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Tony Conigliaro, American baseball player and journalist (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Dick Marty, Swiss lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Raila Odinga, Kenyan engineer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Kenya Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Kotaro Suzumura, Japanese economist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Tony Whitlam, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Richard Armstrong, English organist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Vasily Alekseyev, Russian-German weightlifter and coach (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Jim Lefebvre, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Danny Steinmann, American director and screenwriter (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Iona Brown, English violinist and conductor (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Frederick D. Gregory, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Manfred Schellscheidt, German-American soccer player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — John E. Walker, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Anton Norris, Barbadian high jumper and cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Tom Kiernan, Irish rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Lou Graham, American golfer and soldier Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Paul Revere, American rock keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Roland Topor, French illustrator, painter, and actor (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Fred Whitfield, American baseball player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — G. Robert Blakey, American lawyer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Ben Cropp, Australian hunter and photographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Hunter Davies, Scottish author and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Ian La Frenais, English screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Kenny Davern, American clarinet player and saxophonist (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Valeri Kubasov, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Ducky Schofield, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Jean Corbeil, Canadian lawyer and politician, 29th Canadian Minister of Labour (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Charles Jenkins Sr., American sprinter and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Tassos Papadopoulos, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 5th President of Cyprus (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Elliott Kastner, American-English film producer (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Phil Mulkey, American decathlete and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Joe Berinson, Australian pharmacist, lawyer, and politician; Attorney-General of Western Australia Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Mirja Hietamies, Finnish skier (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Eddie LeBaron, American football player, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Robert Juniper, Australian painter and sculptor (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Terry Moore, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — William Peter Blatty, American author and screenwriter (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Kim Jong-pil, South Korean lieutenant and politician, 11th Prime Minister of South Korea Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Gerald Durrell, Indian-English zookeeper, conservationist and author, founded Durrell Wildlife Park (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Pablo Birger, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Gene L. Coon, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Hugh Kenner, Canadian scholar and critic (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Alvin Dark, American baseball player and manager (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Eric Jupp, English-Australian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Jean-Pierre Rampal, French flute player (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Esmeralda Arboleda Cadavid, Colombian politician (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Chester Kallman, American poet and translator (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Vincent Gardenia, Italian-American actor (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Steve Belichick, American football player, coach and scout (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Ulysses Kay, American composer and educator (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Milton Resnick, Russian-American painter and educator (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — W. L. Jeyasingham, Sri Lankan geographer and academic (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Babe Pratt, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Bobby McDermott, American basketball player (d. 1963) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Johnny Mize, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Charles Addams, American cartoonist, created The Addams Family (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Günter Wand, German conductor and composer (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Butterfly McQueen, American actress and dancer (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Orval Faubus, American soldier and politician, 36th Governor of Arkansas (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Red Allen, American trumpet player (d. 1967) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — Bobbi Trout, American pilot (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — James Simpson, Jr., American race car driver and politician (d. 1960) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Ioannis Despotopoulos, Greek architect and academic (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Alan Napier, English actor (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — John Brownlee, Australian actor and singer (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Al Bowlly, Mozambican-English singer-songwriter (d. 1941) Wikipedia ↗
• 1899 — Francis Poulenc, French pianist and composer (d. 1963) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Robert LeGendre, American pentathlete and dentist (d. 1931) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Hudson Fysh, Australian pilot and businessman, co-founded Qantas Airways Limited (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
• 1891 — Zora Neale Hurston, American novelist, short story writer, and folklorist (d. 1960) Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — Vera de Bosset, Russian-American ballerina (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1887 — Oskar Luts, Estonian author and playwright (d. 1953) Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — Edwin Swatek, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1877 — William Clarence Matthews, American baseball player, coach, and lawyer (d. 1928) Wikipedia ↗
• 1876 — William Hurlstone, English pianist and composer (d. 1906) Wikipedia ↗
• 1875 — Gustav Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
• 1873 — Charles Péguy, French poet and journalist (d. 1914) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on January 7 (Calendar.cx)

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