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January 7: Zodiac, Trivia, Birthdays and Holidays

January 7th marks the 7th day of the Gregorian calendar year. There are 358 days remaining until the end of the year (or 359 days in case of leap years). People born on this day are under the sign of Capricorn. Famous birthdays on this day include Nicolas Cage (1964), Blue Ivy Carter (2012) and Jeremy Renner (1971). Holidays and observances around the world include: Orthodox Christmas.
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Holidays

Christmas Day in the Julian calendar. This is the day on which Christmas is celebrated in most Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches.
European traditional - Distaff day: women's traditional work begins again after Epiphany.
Catholicism - Feast day of St. Raymond of Peáafort.

Events

2019 2019 Gabonese attempt at a coup de etat: A coup d’etat was repelled by soldiers. This attempted coup d'etat occurred while Ali Bongo was receiving medical treatment in Morocco.
2018 Syrian Civil War: At least 23 people are killed in an explosion at the headquarters for the Chechen-led Ajnad al-Kavkaz rebel organization in Idlib (Syria), while many others remain unaccounted for according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
2017 Syrian Civil War: Near the border with Turkey, a fuel truck explodes in Azaz, a Syrian town. At least 43 people are killed, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
2016 Libyan Civil War (2014-present: Zliten truck bombing. At least 65 people were killed when a truck bomb exploded at a training center for police officers in Zliten, Libya.
2015 Twelve people were killed and ten others injured when gunmen attacked the Paris office for the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Witnesses claim that the gunmen claimed to be affiliated with al-Qaeda in Yemen. An issue from 2011 featured a cartoon depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammed.
2014 Conflict between the Syrian opposition-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Both belligerents execute dozens of combatants.
2013 Eight miners were killed in an explosion at a coal mine in Zonguldak, Turkey.
2012 After Boko Haram, a radical Islamic group, issues an ultimatum to all Christians for them to flee the north, at least 37 people were killed in attacks on northeastern Nigeria in just two days.
2011 A suicide bomber killed 17 people in Kandahar province in Afghanistan and left at least 20 other victims in the public bathhouse. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
2010 The Guardian newspaper's claims that China tried to "hijack the Copenhagen summit's Accord with China, the Xinhua news agency responded by claiming that Wen Jiabao, the Chinese premier, was not invited to secret US talks on December 17.
2009 35th Annual People's Choice Awards USA
2008 The Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments about whether execution by lethal injection is an offense to the Constitution's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments.
2007 After Friday's accusations that he had collaborated with the secret police of the Polish communist government, Stanislaw Wojciech Wielgus has been resigned as Archbishop of Warsaw. He was to be officially ordained by Pope Benedict XVI at 10:00 GMT. His decision was announced only an hour earlier.
2006 Former U.S. House Majority leader Tom DeLay has announced that he will not be seeking to retake his post after being embroiled in numerous scandals.
2005 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake: Japan sends its largest military force since World War II to help tsunami-stricken countries. There are approximately 1,000 soldiers on standby. Sources at the HM Treasury stated that the Group of Seven Industrialized Nations (G7) has agreed to a moratorium in the repayment of debts of the countries most affected by the tsunamis. (CNA)FBI warns of fraud in disaster appeal scams
2004 The Bush administration in the United States proposes major immigration reform, including the creation of a temporary worker program, and the legalization of both illegal and non-immigrant workers for renewable three year periods.
2003 With a Republican Senate majority, the US Congress meets
2000 Microsoft Corporation purchases Visio Corporation through a stock swap
1999 For the first time since the 1868 impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson, the trial of President Clinton begins in the Senate.
1997 Newt Gingrich narrowly re-elected speaker of the House of Representatives.
1996 Crazy after You closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 1622 performances
1995 Christmas Carol closes at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC after 18 performances
1994 US female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya Harding.
1993 The Winter Consumer Electronics Show is held in Las Vegas, Nevada. 3DO announces a CD-based entertainment platform, developed by Electronic Arts, Time Warner, Matsushita, and Kleiner Perkins.
1992 AT&T releases video-telephone ($1499).
1991 Nia Peeples Party Machine premieres on TV
1990 Tower Of Pisa closed to the public after leaning too far
1989 Akhito becomes Emperor of Japan
1987 Kapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket, at age 28 the youngest.
1986 Chicago Bears defeat New England Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XX
1985 King & I opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 191 performances
1984 Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
1983 US President Ronald Reagan ends US arms embargo against Guatemala.
1982 Fame premieres on NBC TV
1980 U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation approving $1.5 billion in loan guarantees to bail out the Chrysler Corporation.
1979 Vietnamese forces capture Phnom Penh from Khmer Rouge
1978 Angola revises its constitution.
1975 Shenandoah opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 1050 performances
1974 Dutch rations gasoline
1973 Purlie closes at Billy Rose Theater NYC after 14 performances
1972 William Hubbs Rehnquist sworn in as US Supreme Court Justice.
1971 -40 degrees F (-40 degrees C), Hawley Lake, Arizona (state record).
1970 Farmers sue Max Yasgur for US$35,000 in damages caused by "Woodstock".
1969 US Congress doubles Presidential salary.
1968 GE College Bowl quiz show premieres on NBC TV
1967 Newlywed Game premieres on ABC TV
1966 Dance Theatre of Harlem debuts
1965 France announces it will convert US$150 million of its currency to gold.
1964 Bahamas becomes self-governing
1963 1st class postage raised from 4 cents to 5 cents
1962 Assassination attempt on Indonesian president Sukarno fails.
1961 Trucial States (later United Arab Emirates) issue their first postage stamps.
1960 The Polaris missile is test launched.
1959 The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
1958 USSR shrinks army to 300,000.
1956 Vinoo Mankad scores 231 versus New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy.
1955 Marian Anderson becomes 1st black singer to perform at Met
1953 US President Harry Truman announces development of the hydrogen bomb.
1952 French Plevin government falls.
1950 Happy as Larry closes at Coronet Theater NYC after 3 performances
1949 First photo of genes taken at University of Southern California by Pease and Baker.
1948 US President Harry Truman raises taxes for Marshall plan.
1946 The recently elected government of Austria is recognized by the US, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union.
1945 Lord Haw-Haw reports total German victory at Ardennen.
1944 US Air Force announces production of first US jet fighter, the Bell P-59.
1942 WW II siege of Bataan starts
1939 US workers' union leader Tom Mooney freed (jailed since 1916).
1938 Joseph P. Kennedy is appointed American Ambassador to Great Britain, and Hugh R. Wilson is appointed Ambassador to Germany.
1936 Tennis champions Helen Moody and Howard Kinsley volley 2,001 times (1 hour 18 minutes).
1934 Flash Gordon comic strip (by Alex Raymond) debuts
1933 1st edition of People and Fatherland published in the Netherlands
1931 Guy Menzies flies the first solo non-stop trans-Tasman flight (from Australia to New Zealand) in 11 hours and 45 minutes, crash-landing on New Zealand's west coast.
1929 Buck Rogers, first sci-fi comic strip, premieres.
1928 The moat at the Tower of London, previously drained in 1843 (and planted with grass), is completely refilled by a tidal wave.
1927 Harlem Globetrotters play first basketball game (Hinckley, Illinois).
1925 Musical Big Boy with Al Jolson premieres in New York City
1923 Baltimore Sun warns of Ku Klux Klan
1920 The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist assemblymen.
1919 Montenegrin guerrilla fighters rebel against the planned annexation of Montenegro by Serbia, but fail.
1916 German troops conquer Fort Vaux at Verdun.
1913 William M Burton patents a process to "crack" petroleum.
1911 Dutch Scouts Organization established in Amsterdam.
1910 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators sweep Galt (Ont) in 2 games
1908 England beat Australia by one wicket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
1904 Marconi Company establishes "CQD" as first international radio distress signal.
1903 Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure of Blanched Soldier
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Top #1 songs in the USA

2018 Ed Sheeran - Perfect
2017 The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk - Starboy
2016 Adele - Hello
2015 Taylor Swift - Blank Space
2014 Eminem Featuring Rihanna - The Monster
2014 Eminem - The Monster
2013 Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven
2012 LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It
2011 Bruno Mars - Grenade
2010 Ke$ha - TiK ToK
2009 Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
2008 Flo Rida - Low
2007 Beyonce - Irreplaceable
2006 Mariah Carey - Don't Forget About Us
2005 Mario - Let Me Love You
2004 OutKast - Hey Ya!
2003 Eminem - Lose Yourself
2002 Nickelback - How You Remind Me
2001 Destiny's Child - Independent Women Part I
2000 Santana - Smooth
1999 R. Kelly - I'm Your Angel
1998 Elton John - Candle In The Wind 1997
1998 Elton John - Something About The Way You Look Tonight
1997 Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart
1996 Mariah Carey - One Sweet Day
1995 Boyz II Men - On Bended Knee
1994 Mariah Carey - Hero
1993 Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
1992 Michael Jackson - Black Or White
1991 Madonna - Justify My Love
1990 Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise
1989 Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
1988 Whitney Houston - So Emotional
1987 Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian
1986 Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me
1985 Madonna - Like A Virgin
1984 Paul McCartney - Say Say Say
1983 Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater
1982 Olivia Newton-John - Physical
1981 John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over
1980 K.C and the Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go
1979 Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven
1978 Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love
1977 Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. - You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)
1976 Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night
1975 Elton John - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
1974 Jim Croce - Time In A Bottle
1973 Carly Simon - You're So Vain
1972 Melanie - Brand New Key
1971 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
1970 B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
1969 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
1968 The Beatles - Hello Goodbye
1967 The Monkees - I'm A Believer
1966 The Beatles - We Can Work It Out
1965 The Beatles - I Feel Fine
1964 Bobby Vinton - There! I've Said It Again
1963 The Tornadoes - Telstar
1962 The Tokens - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
1961 Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome To-Night?
1960 Marty Robbins - El Paso
1959 The Chipmunks - The Chipmunk Song
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