What Happened on 7 January

Barb challenged us to look at Wikipedia and post what took place on the date we were born. Before looking at Wikipedia I went to the history channel and found a similar list.

On 7 January the following has taken place.


Holidays
Christmas by the Julian calendar
Eastern Orthodox - Feast of John the Baptist
Nanakusa - Japan (Seven Herbs Festival)


Events
1782 – first commercial bank in the US opens for business
1789 – first Presidential election in the US
1785 – first crossing of the English channel in a balloon
1924 – Gershwin completes Rhapsody in Blues (I love that item)
1926 – George Burns marries Gracie Allen
1953 – Truman announces the US has developed the hydrogen bomb
1979 – Pol Pot is overthrown (and the world was better for it)
1985 – GM launches the Saturn
1999 – Clinton impeachment trial commences (another high point in politics)


Deaths
- 0312 Lucianus of Antioch theologist/saint, dies 1
- 1536 Catherine of Aragon 1st wife of England's King Henry VIII, dies
- 1695 Mary II Stuart queen of England, dies at 32
- 1921 Benno Erdmann German philosopher, dies at 69
- 1989 – Emperor Hirohito of Japan dies
- 1990 Joseph Robbie lawyer/NFL owner (Miami Dolphins), dies at 73


Births
- 1710 Josef Antonin Sehling composer
- 1800 Millard Fillmore Locke NY, (Whig) 13th President (1850-53)
- 1845 Louis III last king of Bavaria (1913-18)
- 1928 William Peter Blatty New York City NY, author (The Exorcist)
- 1942 Paul Revere Boise ID, keyboardist (Paul Revere & Raiders)
- 1957 Katie Couric [Katherine], Arlington VA, TV news host