Events on 7 January 38
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Canute Lavard was murdered at Haraldsted, Denmark by his cousin, Magnus I of Sweden.
Year 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.
Year 1785
Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travel from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in a gas balloon.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 14
Birthdays on 7 January 189
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Li Bian
b. 889 – d. 943
Li Bian, emperor of Southern Tang (d. 943)
Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
b. 1355 – d. 1397
Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1355)
Pope Gregory XIII
b. 1502 – d. 1585
Pope Gregory XIII (b. 1502)
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Edward Stafford, 3rd Baron Stafford
b. 1535 – d. 1603
Edward Stafford, 3rd Baron Stafford, English Baron (d. 1603)
Adam Krieger
b. 1634 – d. 1666
Adam Krieger, German organist and composer (d. 1666)
William Louis, Duke of Württemberg
b. 1647 – d. 1677
William Louis, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1677)
Jonas Alströmer
b. 1685 – d. 1761
Jonas Alströmer, Swedish businessman (b. 1685)
Johann Heinrich Zedler
b. 1706 – d. 1751
Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (d. 1751)
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Giovanni Battista Locatelli
b. 1713 – d. 1785
Giovanni Battista Locatelli, Italian director and manager (d. 1785)
Israel Putnam
b. 1718 – d. 1790
Israel Putnam, American general (b. 1718)
George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith
b. 1746 – d. 1823
George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith, Scottish admiral and politician (d. 1823)
Joseph Bonaparte
b. 1768 – d. 1844
Joseph Bonaparte, French brother of Napoleon (b. 1768)
Deaths on 7 January 103
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Lucian of Antioch
d. 312 (b. 240)
Lucian of Antioch, Turkish martyr, saint, and theologian (b. 240)
Emperor Tenji
d. 672 (b. 626)
Tenji, Japanese emperor (b. 626)
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Aldric of Le Mans
d. 856
Aldric, bishop of Le Mans
Canute Lavard
d. 1131 (b. 1096)
Canute Lavard, Danish prince and saint (b. 1096)
Charles I of Naples
d. 1285 (b. 1227)
Charles I of Naples (b. 1226)
Denis of Portugal
d. 1325 (b. 1261)
Denis of Portugal (d. 1325)
Inês de Castro
d. 1355 (b. 1325)
Inês de Castro, Castilian noblewoman (b. 1325)
Gerlach I of Nassau-Wiesbaden
d. 1361
Gerlach I of Nassau-Wiesbaden
Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey
d. 1400 (b. 1374)
Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, English politician (b. 1374)
John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
d. 1400 (b. 1350)
John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English Earl (b. 1350)
Amadeus VIII of Savoy
d. 1451 (b. 1383)
Amadeus VIII of Savoy (b. 1383)
Antipope Felix V
d. 1451 (b. 1383)
Felix V, antipope of Rome (d. 1451)