Birthday January 07, 1800 Millard Fillmore, (Whig) 13th US pres (1850-53)
Birthday January 07, 1845 Louis III, last king of Bavaria (1913-18)
Birthday January 07, 1891 Zora Neale Hurston is born
Birthday January 07, 1911 Butterfly McQueen, Actress (Gone with the Wind)
Birthday January 07, 1925 Gerald Durrell, British zoologist and writer and broadcaster
Birthday January 07, 1935 Valeri N. Kubasov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 6 and 36 and Apollo-Soyuz)
Birthday January 07, 1942 Vasili Alexeyev, world champion weight-lifter
Birthday January 07, 1948 Kenny Loggins, singer
History January 07, 1558 Calais last English possession in France retaken by French
History January 07, 1610 Galileo discovers 1st 3 Jupiter satellites Io Europa & Ganymede
History January 07, 1714 Typewriter patented (built years later)
History January 07, 1753 Plough Monday
History January 07, 1776 Samuel Adams writes that the confederation is not dead, but sleepeth
History January 07, 1785 Across the English Channel in a balloon
History January 07, 1785 1st balloon flight across English Channel
History January 07, 1789 1st natl presidental election - US
History January 07, 1822 1st printing in Hawaii
History January 07, 1822 Liberia colonized by Americans
History January 07, 1864 Caleb Blood Smith dies
History January 07, 1892 Mine explodes in Oklahoma
History January 07, 1901 Cannibal Alfred Packer is paroled
History January 07, 1911 America’s sweetheart Mary Pickford marries Owen Moore
History January 07, 1915 Bolshevik envoy approaches German ambassador in Turkey
History January 07, 1927 Harlem Globetrotters play their first game
History January 07, 1929 Chrysler is Time magazine's Man of the Year
History January 07, 1929 Tarzan" one of the 1st adventure comic strips appears
History January 07, 1945 Monty holds a press conference
History January 07, 1946 A case of split personality in puzzling Chicago murders
History January 07, 1947 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts
History January 07, 1953 Truman announces U.S. has developed hydrogen bomb
History January 07, 1959 United States recognizes new Cuban government
History January 07, 1963 1st class postage raised from 4› to 5›.
History January 07, 1965 Civilian government is restored in Saigon
History January 07, 1967 Newlywed Game premiers
History January 07, 1968 1st class postage raised from 5› to 6›
History January 07, 1971 Laird visits Saigon
History January 07, 1972 LA Lakers chalk up 33rd consecutive win (NBA record)
History January 07, 1979 Pol Pot overthrown
History January 07, 1982 Islander's Bryan Trottier's 10th career hat trick
History January 07, 1989 Emperor Hirohito dies
History January 07, 1999 Clinton impeachment trial begins
History January 07, 1999 Clinton's Senate impeachment trial begins
January 07, 1800 Millard Fillmore, (Whig) 13th US pres (1850-53)
January 07, 1845 Louis III, last king of Bavaria (1913-18)
January 07, 1891 Zora Neale Hurston is born
January 07, 1911 Butterfly McQueen, Actress (Gone with the Wind)
January 07, 1925 Gerald Durrell, British zoologist and writer and broadcaster
January 07, 1935 Valeri N. Kubasov, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 6 and 36 and Apollo-Soyuz)
January 07, 1942 Vasili Alexeyev, world champion weight-lifter
January 07, 1948 Kenny Loggins, singer
January 07, 1558 Calais last English possession in France retaken by French
January 07, 1610 Galileo discovers 1st 3 Jupiter satellites Io Europa & Ganymede
January 07, 1714 Typewriter patented (built years later)
January 07, 1753 Plough Monday
January 07, 1776 Samuel Adams writes that the confederation is not dead, but sleepeth
January 07, 1785 Across the English Channel in a balloon
January 07, 1785 1st balloon flight across English Channel
January 07, 1789 1st natl presidental election - US
January 07, 1822 1st printing in Hawaii
January 07, 1822 Liberia colonized by Americans
January 07, 1864 Caleb Blood Smith dies
January 07, 1892 Mine explodes in Oklahoma
January 07, 1901 Cannibal Alfred Packer is paroled
January 07, 1911 America’s sweetheart Mary Pickford marries Owen Moore
January 07, 1915 Bolshevik envoy approaches German ambassador in Turkey
January 07, 1927 Harlem Globetrotters play their first game
January 07, 1929 Chrysler is Time magazine's Man of the Year
January 07, 1929 Tarzan" one of the 1st adventure comic strips appears
January 07, 1945 Monty holds a press conference
January 07, 1946 A case of split personality in puzzling Chicago murders
January 07, 1947 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is the #1 song on the U.S. pop charts
January 07, 1953 Truman announces U.S. has developed hydrogen bomb
January 07, 1959 United States recognizes new Cuban government
January 07, 1963 1st class postage raised from 4› to 5›.
January 07, 1965 Civilian government is restored in Saigon
January 07, 1967 Newlywed Game premiers
January 07, 1968 1st class postage raised from 5› to 6›
January 07, 1971 Laird visits Saigon
January 07, 1972 LA Lakers chalk up 33rd consecutive win (NBA record)
January 07, 1979 Pol Pot overthrown
January 07, 1982 Islander's Bryan Trottier's 10th career hat trick
January 07, 1989 Emperor Hirohito dies
January 07, 1999 Clinton impeachment trial begins
January 07, 1999 Clinton's Senate impeachment trial begins