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On This Day: January 7

38 events  ·  103 deaths  ·  189 births
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On January 7, history records 38 notable events, 189 famous births and 103 deaths, spanning the years 1131 to 1894.

Events on this day include: Canute Lavard was murdered at Haraldsted, Denmark by his cousin, Magnus I of Sweden. (1131); Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. (1325).

Notable people born on January 7 include Li Bian (889), Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355), Pope Gregory XIII (1502).

Notable figures who died on this day include Lucian of Antioch (312), Emperor Tenji (672), Aldric of Le Mans (856).

Events on 7 January 38

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Year 1131

Canute Lavard was murdered at Haraldsted, Denmark by his cousin, Magnus I of Sweden.

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Year 1325

Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal.

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Year 1558

France takes Calais, the last continental possession of England.

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Year 1566

Pope Pius V is elected.

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Year 1608

Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia.

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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.

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Year 1782

The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens.

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Year 1785

Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries travel from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in a gas balloon.

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Year 1835

HMS Beagle drops anchor off the Chonos Archipelago.

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Year 1894

William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film.

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Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 14

🇧🇾 Belarus · Orthodox Christmas Day
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina · Orthodox Christmas Day
🇰🇭 Cambodia · Day of Victory over the Genocidal Regime
🇪🇬 Egypt · Coptic Christmas Day
🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Christmas Day
🇬🇪 Georgia · Christmas Day
🇬🇭 Ghana · Constitution Day
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan · Orthodox Christmas
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan · Christmas Day
🇲🇩 Moldova · Christmas Day (by old style)
🇲🇰 North Macedonia · Christmas Day
🇷🇴 Romania · Saint John the Baptist
🇷🇺 Russia · Christmas Day
🇷🇸 Serbia · Orthodox Christmas Day

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
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
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
Adam Krieger
b. 1634 – d. 1666
Adam Krieger, German organist and composer (d. 1666)
William Louis, Duke of Württemberg
William Louis, Duke of Württemberg
b. 1647 – d. 1677
William Louis, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1647)
Jonas Alströmer
Jonas Alströmer
b. 1685 – d. 1761
Jonas Alströmer, Swedish businessman (b. 1685)
Johann Heinrich Zedler
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
Israel Putnam
b. 1718 – d. 1790
Israel Putnam, American general (b. 1718)
George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith
George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith
b. 1746 – d. 1823
George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith, Scottish admiral and politician (d. 1823)
Joseph Bonaparte
Joseph Bonaparte
b. 1768 – d. 1844
Joseph Bonaparte, French brother of Napoleon (b. 1768)
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Deaths on 7 January 103

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Lucian of Antioch
Lucian of Antioch
d. 312 (b. 240)
Lucian of Antioch, Turkish martyr, saint, and theologian (b. 240)
Emperor Tenji
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
Canute Lavard
d. 1131 (b. 1096)
Canute Lavard, Danish prince and saint (b. 1096)
Charles I of Naples
Charles I of Naples
d. 1285 (b. 1227)
Charles I of Naples (b. 1226)
Denis of Portugal
Denis of Portugal
d. 1325 (b. 1261)
Denis of Portugal (d. 1325)
Inês de Castro
Inês de Castro
d. 1355 (b. 1325)
Inês de Castro, Castilian noblewoman (b. 1325)
Gerlach I of Nassau-Wiesbaden
Gerlach I of Nassau-Wiesbaden
d. 1361
Gerlach I of Nassau-Wiesbaden
Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey
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
John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury
d. 1400 (b. 1350)
John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English Earl (b. 1350)
Amadeus VIII of Savoy
Amadeus VIII of Savoy
d. 1451 (b. 1383)
Amadeus VIII of Savoy (b. 1383)
Antipope Felix V
Antipope Felix V
d. 1451 (b. 1383)
Felix V, antipope of Rome (d. 1451)
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