January 7

Events

 * - becomes King of.
 * - takes, the last continental possession of.
 * - seizes the throne of.
 * - Fire destroys.
 * - observes the four largest moons of  for the first time. He named them and in turn the four are called the s.
 * - marries hon. Mary ffane, at St. Margaret's Westminster.
 * - The first American commercial bank,, opens.
 * -  and n  travel from, , to , , in a gas.
 * - The current is first used.
 * - anchors off the.
 * - receives a  for.
 * - The "" is established only to be replaced two years later by "."
 * - ratifies the  by a 64-57 vote.
 * - completes.
 * 1924  - The  (FIH) is founded in  by seven member states:, , , , , , and.
 * - First transatlantic call -  to.
 * 1927  - The  play their first game.
 * - and French Foreign Minister  sign the.
 * - : Siege of the begins.
 * - : General  holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the.
 * - A fire at the Mercy Hospital in, kills 41 people.
 * -  announces that the  has developed a.
 * -, the first public demonstration of a system, is held in New York at the head office of IBM.
 * - The recognizes the new n government of.
 * -   on approach to  killing all 104 on board.
 * - fell to the advancing ese troops, driving out  and the.
 * - President authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out.
 * - becomes the sixth member of the  (ASEAN).
 * - The is closed to the public due to safety concerns.
 * - The of  is inaugurated with  as President.
 * - The trial of   begins.

Births

 * -, son of (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Queen of Navarre (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Swedish industrialist (d. )
 * -, German publisher (d. )
 * -, American general (d. )
 * -, King of Naples (d. )
 * -, Justice of the U.S. Supreme COurt (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, 13th (d. )
 * -, Canadian engineer; introduced (d. )
 * -, German-American painter (d. )
 * -, German labor organizer (d. )
 * -, German physicist and inventor (d. )
 * -, French saint (d. )
 * -, Bulgarian composer (d. )
 * -, French mathematician and politician (d. )
 * -, Hungarian producer (d. )
 * 1873  -, French poet and essayist (d. )
 * -, German gymnast (d. )
 * 1875  -, American runner (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, British playwright and actor (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1903  -, English actor (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, Pakistani poet (d. )
 * 1910  -, Governor of  (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Estonian chess player (d. )
 * -, Italian-born actor (d. )
 * 1922  -, French flutist (d. )
 * 1922  -, American baseball player and manager
 * -, Canadian literary critic (d. )
 * -, Argentine racing driver (d. )
 * -, British naturalist (d. )
 * -, American screenwriter
 * -, American actress
 * -, American runner
 * 1934  -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, American jazz clarinetist (d. )
 * 1935  -, American tubist (d. )
 * 1935  -, Soviet cosmonaut
 * -, American musician
 * -, French illustrator (d. )
 * 1938  -, British singer (d. )
 * 1938  -, American golfer
 * -, British violinist and conductor (d. )
 * 1941  -, English chemist,  laureate
 * -, Russian weightlifter
 * 1942  -, South African singer (d. )
 * 1942  -, American baseball player and manager
 * -, Norwegian sports commentator
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1945  -, Swiss politician
 * -, American publisher
 * -, Indian writer
 * -, American singer
 * -, American singer/songwriter
 * 1949  -, American actress
 * 1949  -, American actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1950  -, Indian actor
 * 1950  -, Mexican singer and songwriter
 * 1950  -, American baseball player
 * -, British actress
 * -, Hong Kong actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1956  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American novelist
 * 1957  -, American television host
 * 1957  -, Puerto Rican boxer
 * -, American musician
 * -, Russian politician
 * -, American actor
 * -, American publicist (d. )
 * -, British comedian and broadcaster
 * 1967  -, American ice hockey player
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1970  -, Angolan footballer
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American ice hockey player
 * -, Finnish singer
 * -, American guitarist and bassist
 * -, Canadian baseball player
 * 1976  -, Dominican baseball player
 * -, British model
 * 1977  -, American actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Indian model
 * 1979  -, Venezuelan actress and model
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1981  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Venezuelan baseball player
 * 1982  -, German swimmer
 * 1982  -, Argentine racing driver
 * -, American golfer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, English F1 racing driver
 * -, English footballer
 * -, Australian rules footballer
 * -, American actor
 * 1990  -, Georgian figure skater
 * 1990  -, American actress
 * 1990  -, American actress

Deaths

 * -, English politician (b. )
 * - Count (b. )
 * -, consort of (b. )
 * -, Flemish mystic (b. )
 * -, English painter (bc. )
 * -, Italian composer (bc. )
 * -, American colonist (b. )
 * -, English general (bc. )
 * -, Italian antiquarian (b. )
 * -, French-Catholic theologian and writer (b. )
 * -, Scottish poet (b. )
 * -, 1st president of (b. )
 * -, Swedish politician (b. )
 * -, English hymnist (b. )
 * -, French physician and scientist (b. )
 * -, English painter (b. )
 * -, 6th (b. )
 * -, American entrepreneur (b. )
 * -, Swiss poet (b. )
 * -, French chemist (b. )
 * -, Khedive of (b. )
 * -, Slovenian physicist and mathematician (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * - American industrialist and philanthropist (b. )
 * -, 1st (b. )
 * -, Serbian-born inventor and electrical engineer (b. )
 * -, Greek poet (b. )
 * -, French-Egyptian author (b. )
 * -, American explorer (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * 1972  -, Greek lyricist
 * -, American singer and songwriter (b. )
 * -, French physicist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American children's book writer and illustrator (b. )
 * 1986  -, Mexican novelist (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * 1988  -, French actor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American football player (b. )
 * -, American puppeteer (b. )
 * -, American economist (b. )
 * -, Japanese avant-garde artist (b. )
 * 1996  -, Hungarian politician (b. )
 * -, Croatian chemist, laureate (b. )
 * 1998  -, American record producer (b. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * 2002  -, Welsh musician   (b. )
 * 2002  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Swedish actress (b. )
 * -, French novelist (b. )
 * 2005  -, Irish politician (b. )
 * -, Austrian mountaineer (b. )
 * -, team owner (b. )
 * 2007  -, Icelandic-born television presenter (b. )