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January 7 Events in History - January 7 Birthdays - January 7 Deaths
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January 7, 1999 Senate begins to try President Clinton on lying under oath and obstruction of justice in the Lewisnky case January 7, 1997 Newt Gingrich, narrowly re-elected speaker of the House January 7, 1996 "Crazy after You" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 1622 performances January 7, 1996 16th United Negro College Fund raises $12,600,000 January 7, 1995 "Christmas Carol" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 18 performances January 7, 1995 "Passion" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 280 performances January 7, 1994 South Africa beat Australia in the Sydney Test by 5 runs January 7, 1994 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya Harding January 7, 1994 United Express commuter plane crashes in Ohio, killing 5 January 7, 1992 AT&T releases video-telephone ($1,499) January 7, 1992 Last day of Test cricket for Imran Khan January 7, 1992 Tom Seaver and Rollie Fingers elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame January 7, 1991 "Nia Peeples Party Machine" premieres on TV January 7, 1990 Lynn Jennings runs world record 5K indoor at 15:22.64 January 7, 1990 Tower Of Pisa closed to the public after leaning too far January 7, 1989 Akhito becomes emperor of Japan January 7, 1989 International Conference on Limitation of Chemical Weapons opens in Paris January 7, 1989 NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers longest win streak (11) January 7, 1989 Cleve Cavs block 21 New York Knick shots tying NBA regulation game record January 7, 1987 French airplanes harass Libyan positions in Duadi Doum January 7, 1987 Kapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket, at 28 the youngest January 7, 1986 Chicago Bears defeat New England Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XX January 7, 1986 Netherlands Bank issues 250 guilder notes January 7, 1986 STS 61-C mission scrubbed at T -9m because of weather problems January 7, 1986 US president Reagan proclaims economic sanctions against Libya January 7, 1985 "King and I" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 191 performances January 7, 1985 Japanese space probe Sakigake launched to Halley's comet January 7, 1985 KHQ-AM in Spokane WA changes call letters to KLSN (now KAQQ) January 7, 1985 Lou Brock and Hoyt Wilhelm, elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame January 7, 1983 Australia regain the Ashes with a 2-1 series win vs. England January 7, 1983 Reagan ends U.S. arms embargo against Guatemala January 7, 1982 "Fame" premieres on NBC TV January 7, 1982 Islander's Bryan Trottier's 10th career hat trick January 7, 1980 Minn ends Philadelphia Flyers' NHL record 35 game unbeaten streak ends January 7, 1979 Vietnamese forces capture Phnom Penh from Khmer Rouge January 7, 1978 Angola revises its constitution January 7, 1977 Huyman Rights Charta '77 established in Prague January 7, 1975 "Shenandoah" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 1050 performances January 7, 1975 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to AR Ammons (Sphere) January 7, 1975 Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Shenandoah," premieres in New York City January 7, 1975 Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert, causing $30,000 damage January 7, 1974 Dutch rations gasoline January 7, 1973 "Purlie" closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 14 performances January 7, 1973 British Darts Organisation founded in North London January 7, 1973 Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational January 7, 1973 Johnny Watkins bowls six overs 0-21 vs. Pakistan Never again January 7, 1973 US poet James Merrill wins Bollingen Prize January 7, 1973 WNPB TV channel 13 in Marquette, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting January 7, 1972 Iberian Airlines crashes into 800' peak on island of Ibiza, 104 die January 7, 1972 Los Angeles Lakers chalk up 33rd consecutive win (NBA record) January 7, 1972 Lewis F. Powell, Jr. becomes a Supreme Court Justice January 7, 1972 William Hubbs Rehnquist, sworn in as Supreme Court Justice January 7, 1971 -40 degrees F (-40 degrees C), Hawley Lake, Ariz (state record) January 7, 1970 Farmers sue Max Yasgur for $35,000 in damages caused by "Woodstock" January 7, 1969 U.S. Congress doubles president salary January 7, 1968 "GE College Bowl" quiz show premieres on NBC TV January 7, 1968 1st class postage raised from 5 cents to 6 cents January 7, 1967 "Newlywed Game" premieres on ABC TV January 7, 1966 Dance Theatre of Harlem debuts January 7, 1966 Gene Kiniski beats Lou Thesz in St. Louis, to become NWA champ January 7, 1965 France announces it will convert $150 million of its currency to gold January 7, 1964 Bahamas becomes self-governing January 7, 1964 Dick Weber rolls highest bowling game in air (Boeing 707) January 7, 1963 1st class postage raised from 4 cents to 5 cents January 7, 1962 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 47-27 January 7, 1962 Assassination attempt on Indonesian president Sukarno, fails January 7, 1962 Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to John Hall Wheelock January 7, 1961 1st NFL Playoff Bowl (runner-up bowl)-Detroit beats Cleveland 17-16 January 7, 1961 Trucial States (now UAE) issue their 1st postage stamps January 7, 1959 U.S. recognizes Fidel Castro's Cuban government January 7, 1958 U.S.S.R. shrinks army to 300,000 January 7, 1956 Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs. NZ, 413 opening stand with Roy January 7, 1955 Marian Anderson becomes 1st black singer to perform at Met (New York City) January 7, 1955 WCIQ TV channel 7 in Mt Cheaha, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting January 7, 1953 President Truman announces development of hydrogen bomb January 7, 1952 French Plevin government falls January 7, 1950 "Happy as Larry" closes at Coronet Theater New York City after 3 performances January 7, 1950 Hank Snow's 1st appearance on "Grand Ole Opry" January 7, 1950 Mental health wing of Mercy Hospital burns, kills 41 (Davenport Ia) January 7, 1949 1st photo of genes taken at University of South California by Pease and Baker January 7, 1948 US president Truman raises taxes for Marshall-plan January 7, 1947 Aust vs. Eng at MCG drawn in 6 days, 1st cricket draw in Aust since 1882 January 7, 1946 Cambodia becomes autonomous state inside French Union January 7, 1945 Lord Haw-Haw reports total German victory at Ardennen January 7, 1944 Air Force announces production of 1st U.S. jet fighter, the Bell P-59 January 7, 1942 WW II siege of Bataan starts January 7, 1939 U.S. worker's union leader Tom Mooney freed (jailed since 1916) January 7, 1936 Tennis champs Helen Moody and Howard Kinsley volley 2,001 times (1h18m) January 7, 1935 Zoe Akins' "Old Maid," premieres in New York City January 7, 1934 "Flash Gordon" comic strip (by Alex Raymond) debuts January 7, 1934 Princess Juliana marries German prince Bernhard von Lippe-Biesterfeld January 7, 1933 1st edition of People and Fatherland published in Netherlands January 7, 1932 1st game played at Orchard Lake Curling Club, Mich January 7, 1930 Edwin Justus Mayer's "Children of Darkness," premieres in New York City January 7, 1929 "Buck Rogers," 1st sci-fi comic strip, premieres January 7, 1929 "Tarzan," one of the 1st adventure comic strips, 1st appears January 7, 1929 1st telephone connection between Netherlands and East Indies January 7, 1927 Commercial transatlantic telephone service inaugurated between New York and London January 7, 1927 Harlem Globetrotters play 1st game (Hinckley, Ill) January 7, 1925 Musical "Big Boy" with Al Jolson premieres in New York City January 7, 1923 Baltimore Sun warns of Ku Klux Klan January 7, 1916 German troops conquer Fort Vaux at Verdun January 7, 1914 1st steamboat passes through Panama Canal January 7, 1913 William M Burton patents a process to "crack" petroleum January 7, 1911 1st airplane bombing experiments with explosives, SF January 7, 1911 Dutch Scouts Organization established in Amsterdam January 7, 1910 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators sweep Galt (Ont) in 2 games January 7, 1908 England beat Australia by one wicket at the MCG January 7, 1907 Clyde Fitch' "Truth," premieres in New York City January 7, 1904 Marconi Co establishes "CQD" as 1st International radio distress signal January 7, 1903 Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Blanched Soldier" January 7, 1903 Vincent d'Indy's opera "L'etranger," premieres in Brussel January 7, 1899 Walter Camp publishes his 1st All-American football team in Collier's January 7, 1896 Fanny Farmer publishes her 1st cookbook January 7, 1894 Motion picture experiment of comedian Fred Ott filmed sneezing January 7, 1893 Hermann Sudermanns "Heimat," premieres in Berlin January 7, 1892 Mine explosion kills 100, Krebs, Okla-blacks trying to help rescue white survivors, driven away with guns January 7, 1890 W B Purvis patents fountain pen January 7, 1888 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Valley of Fear" January 7, 1879 Dutch King Willem II marries Emma von Waldeck-Pyrmont January 7, 1868 Arkansas constitutional convention meets in Little Rock January 7, 1868 Mississippi constitutional convention meets in Jackson January 7, 1862 Battle of Manassas Junction, VA January 7, 1862 Romney Campaign-Stonewall Jackson march towards Romney, WV January 7, 1861 Florida troops takeover Ft. Marion at St. Augustine January 7, 1842 Gioacchino Rossini's opera "Stabat Mater" premieres in Paris January 7, 1835 HMS Beagle anchors off Chonos Archipelago January 7, 1830 1st U.S. Railroad Station opens (Baltimore) January 7, 1822 1st printing in Hawaii January 7, 1822 Liberia colonized by Americans January 7, 1817 2nd Bank of U.S. opens January 7, 1785 1st balloon flight across English Channel (Blanchard and Jeffries) January 7, 1784 1st U.S. seed business established by David Landreth, Philadelphia January 7, 1782 1st U.S. commercial bank, Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia January 7, 1761 Battle at Panipat India: Afghan army beats Mahratten January 7, 1714 Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later) January 7, 1698 Russian Czar Peter the Great departs Netherlands to England January 7, 1654 Fire after heavy storm destroys 2/3 of De Rijp Neth, 1 dies January 7, 1630 Composer Pier Cavalli marries rich widow Maria Sosomeno January 7, 1622 Germany and Transylvania sign Peace of Nikolsburg January 7, 1618 Francis Bacon becomes English lord chancellor January 7, 1610 Galileo discovers 1st 3 Jupiter satellites, Io, Europa and Ganymede January 7, 1608 Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia January 7, 1601 Robert, Earl of Essex leads revolt in London against Queen Elizabeth January 7, 1598 Boris Godunov seizes Russian throne on death of Feodore I January 7, 1584 Last day of the Julian calendar in Bohemia and Holy Roman empire January 7, 1579 England signs an offensive and defensive alliance with Netherland January 7, 1566 Antonio "Michele" Ghislieri is elected Pope Pius V January 7, 1566 Michaele Ghislieri is elected Pope Pius V January 7, 1558 Calais, last English possession in France, retaken by French January 7, 1325 Afonso IV succeeds Dionysius as king of Portugal January 7, 754 Pope Stefanus II arrives in Ponthion |