49 BCE — The Roman Senate demands that Caesar give up his command
On 7 January 49 BC, the Roman Senate demanded that Caesar give up his command or be judged an enemy of the state.
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The published January 7 chronology runs from 49 BCE to 2025, a span of 2,074 years. It contains 99 sourced records across 27 countries and 9 event categories. These figures describe the current collection, not all events that occurred on this date.
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- United States · 32 records
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- War & conflict: The Roman Senate demands that Caesar give up his command (49 BCE) and Palestinian militants and Palestinian Authority forces clash in the West Bank (2022) appear 2,071 years apart in this collection.
- Politics & society: Afonso IV becomes King of Portugal (1325) and 2024 Bangladeshi general election (2024) appear 699 years apart in this collection.
- Disasters: Fire damages James Fort at Jamestown (1608) and January 2025 Southern California wildfires (2025) appear 417 years apart in this collection.
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January 7 historical events
1325 — Afonso IV becomes King of Portugal
Afonso IV (Afonso Dinis; 8 February 1291 – 28 May 1357), called the Brave (Portuguese: o Bravo), was King of Portugal from 1325 until his death in 1357. He was the only legitimate son of King Denis of Portugal and Elizabeth of Aragon.
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1519 — Bajaur massacre
The Bajaur massacre or Battle of Bajaur was a military conflict waged by Babur against the Gabari Swati tribe inhabiting the Bajaur region, on 6–7 January 1519. Babur, a Timurid (and later Mughal) ruler from Fergana (in present-day Uzbekistan) who captured Kabul in 1504, launched this assault with the purpose of solidifying his authority in the Kabulistan.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
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1554 — Capture of Fez (1554)
The Conquest of Fez or Capture of Fez took place in 1554 between the Algerian forces of Salah Rais and the ruler of the Saadi Sultanate, Mohammed ash-Sheikh. The battle took place on 7 January at Qudyat-al-Mahali, a suburb near Fez and occurred after Salah Reis’ two previous victories against the Saadians, one at Taza and another at the Sebou river.
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1558 — French troops, led by Francis, Duke of Guise, take Calais, the last continental possession of England
The French siege of Calais in early 1558 was part of the Italian War of 1551–1559 between France and England and their respective allies. It resulted in the seizure of the town and its dependencies by France. The Pale of Calais had been ruled by England since 1347, during the Hundred Years' War. By the 1550s, England was ruled by Mary I and her husband Philip II of Spain.
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1569 — Battle of Catirai
The Battle of Catirai was a battle that took place on January 7, 1569, in the Catirai region in Chile during the Arauco War. The battle was fought between Mapuche forces led by the chieftains Llanganabal and Millalelmo, and forces of the Spanish Empire led by General Martín Ruiz de Gamboa, and it resulted in a Mapuche victory.
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1601 — Battle of Wenden (1601)
The Battle of Wenden (also known as Battle of Kieś) took place on January 7, 1601, during the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611). Polish-Lithuanian forces were led by Jürgen von Farensbach (Jerzy Farensbach) and Maciej Dębiński. The Swedes were under Hans Bengtsson. The battle is significant as the first encounter between Swedish reiters and Polish hussars.
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1608 — Fire damages James Fort at Jamestown
On 7 January 1608, a fire damaged James Fort at Jamestown in Virginia, burning buildings and stores of ammunition and provisions. The settlers soon began rebuilding.
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1610 — Galileo observes Callisto from Padua
On 7 January 1610, Galileo Galilei observed Callisto, one of Jupiter’s moons, from Padua in present-day Italy. The USGS planetary nomenclature catalogue records this date and observing location.
The location is the observation site on Earth, rather than Callisto itself.
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1708 — Siege of Yelabuga (1708)
Siege of Yelabuga – the siege of the city by bashkir rebels under the command of Kusyum Tyulekeyev.
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1708 — Battle of Zlatoust during the Bashkir rebellion of 1704–1711
The Battle of Zlatoust was fought between Bashkir and Tatar rebels and the government forces of the Tsardom of Russia. It was part of the Bashkir rebellion of 1704–1711.
Battle of Zlatoust: Battle between Bashkir and Tatar rebels and the government troops of the Tsardom of Russia. It is one of the events of the Bashkir rebellion of 1704–1711.
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1782 — The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens
The Bank of North America was the first chartered bank in the United States, and served as the country's first de facto central bank. It was chartered by the Congress of the Confederation on May 26, 1781, and opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 7, 1782.
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1785 — Blanchard and Jeffries make the first flight across the English Channel
French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American physician John Jeffries flew a gas balloon from Dover to the Calais area. They were the first people to cross the English Channel by air.
Dover, England, United Kingdom · Exploration · Checked 2026-11-06
1789 — 1788–89 United States presidential election in New Jersey
A presidential election was held in New Jersey on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1789 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose six representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. New Jersey, which had become the 3rd state on December 18, 1787, unanimously cast its 6 electoral votes for George Washington during its first presidential election.
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1789 — 1788–89 United States presidential election in Virginia
A presidential election was held in Virginia on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1788–1789 United States presidential election to elect the first President. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. However, one elector did not vote, and another elector was not chosen because an election district failed to submit returns, resulting in only 10 electoral votes being submitted.
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1789 — 1789 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware
The 1789 United States House of Representatives election in Delaware was held on January 7, 1789. The former Continental Congressman John Vining won the election and became Delaware's first Representative to the House of Representatives.
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1789 — 1788–89 United States presidential election in South Carolina
A presidential election was held in South Carolina on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1789 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose 7 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. South Carolina, which became the 8th state on May 23, 1788, unanimously cast its seven electoral votes for George Washington during its first presidential election.
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1789 — 1788–89 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania
A presidential election was held in Pennsylvania on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1788–89 United States presidential election. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President. Pennsylvania unanimously voted for nonpartisan candidate and commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, George Washington.
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1789 — 1788–89 United States presidential election in Maryland
A presidential election was held in Maryland on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1788–1789 United States presidential election to elect the first President. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. However, two electors did not vote. Early elections were quite different from modern ones. Voters voted for individual electors, who were pledged to vote for certain candidates.
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1789 — 1788–89 United States presidential election in Delaware
A presidential election was held in Delaware on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1788–89 United States presidential election. The Federalists carried the state's three counties unanimously, choosing three electors who voted for George Washington. Washington was widely expected to be the first choice of the Electoral College in the first elections held under the Constitution of the United States.
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1789 — 1788–89 United States presidential election in Connecticut
A presidential election was held in Connecticut on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1788–89 United States presidential election. The Connecticut General Assembly chose seven electors, all Federalists, who voted for George Washington. Washington was widely expected to be the first choice of the Electoral College in the first elections held under the Constitution of the United States.
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1789 — 1788–89 United States presidential election in Georgia
A presidential election was held in Georgia on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1788–89 United States presidential election. The Georgia House of Assembly chose five electors, who voted for George Washington. Washington was widely expected to be the first choice of the Electoral College in the first elections held under the Constitution of the United States.
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1789 — 1788–89 United States presidential election in Massachusetts
A presidential election was held in Massachusetts on December 18, 1788, and January 7, 1789, as part of the 1788–89 United States presidential election. Federalists led the polls in the first round of voting in each of the state's eight electoral districts. The Massachusetts General Court subsequently chose one elector from among the leading candidates in each district and appointed two further electors to represent the state at-large.
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1828 — 1828 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 1828 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on January 7, 1828, in order to elect the governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Joseph Kent was re-elected by the Maryland General Assembly against National Republican nominee and former speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates Benedict Joseph Semmes.
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1833 — 1833 Maryland gubernatorial election
The 1833 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on January 7, 1833, in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. National Republican nominee and former member of the Maryland Senate James Thomas was elected by the Maryland General Assembly against candidates John S. Stoddart and John Thomas.
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1841 — Second Battle of Chuenpi
The Second Battle of Chuenpi was fought between British and Chinese forces in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong province, China, on 7 January 1841 during the First Opium War. The British launched an amphibious attack at the Humen strait (Bogue), capturing the forts on the islands of Chuenpi and Taikoktow. Subsequent negotiations between British Plenipotentiary Charles Elliot and Chinese Imperial Commissioner Qishan resulted in the Convention of Chuenpi on 20 January. As one of the terms of the agreement, Elliot announced the cession of Hong Kong Island to the British Empire, after which the British took formal possession of the island on 26 January.
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1856 — 1856 Toronto municipal election
The 1856 City of Toronto Municipal Election was the city's 22nd municipal election. Polling occurred on the first Monday and Tuesday of the year, January 7 and 8. Elections for Aldermen and Councilmen were held in seven wards and for the Municipal License Inspector. After the election, John Beverley Robinson a member of the family compact and strong supporter of the railroads, was elected Mayor by City Council, beating John Hutchison a Toronto merchant, who had a reputation for opposing corruption.
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1865 — Battle of Julesburg
The Battle of Julesburg took place on January 7, 1865 near Julesburg, Colorado between 1,000 Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Lakota Indians and about 60 soldiers of the U.S. army and 40 to 50 civilians.
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1867 — Kingstree jail fire
The Kingstree jail fire killed 22 prisoners on the evening of Monday, January 7, 1867, in the Williamsburg County seat of Kingstree, South Carolina, United States. One white prisoner escaped the building and survived, but all of the African-American prisoners, incarcerated on the third floor, were killed. Attempts to rescue the 19 men and 3 women left in the building were ineffective. By the time action was taken, the billowing smoke and heat were overwhelming. The cause of the fire was never made public. Some sources speculate that the prisoners caused the fire, while others contest this claim.
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1869 — Battle of El Salado (1869)
The Battle of El Salado occurred on January 7, 1869, during the Ten Years' War, near Salado River and the Salado settlement (Spanish: El Salado), in the municipality of Río Cauto, Granma Province, in Cuba.
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1894 — Fred Ott’s Sneeze is filmed at Edison’s Black Maria studio
The short film Fred Ott’s Sneeze was filmed at Edison’s Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey, on 7 January 1894. It shows Edison employee Fred Ott sneezing. William Heise operated the camera, and William K. Laurie Dickson applied for copyright registration.
The date records filming. The cited catalog describes a copyright application; it does not establish a patent grant on the same day.
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1896 — Lanzadera Campaign
The Lanzadera Campaign was a significant part of the Cuban War of Independence as it was the next operation of the Mambises by Máximo Gómez to distract Spanish troops to him and avoiding their pressure on Antonio Maceo, who was able to continue to the West to complete the Invasion from East to West in Cuba.
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1902 — The Qing imperial court returns to Beijing
Empress Dowager Cixi, the Guangxu Emperor and the Qing court returned to Beijing after leaving the capital during the Boxer conflict in 1900. The American minister reported the court's arrival in a dispatch from Beijing that afternoon.
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1902 — Empress Dowager Cixi and the Guangxu Emperor return to Beijing
The Qing imperial court returned to Beijing. The Guangxu Emperor and Empress Dowager Cixi arrived by train at Majiapu, south of the city wall, then proceeded into the capital.
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1904 — Ashburton by-election, 1904
The Ashburton by-election, 1904 was a parliamentary by-election held in England on 7 January 1904 to elect a new Member of Parliament (MP) for the British House of Commons constituency of Ashburton in Devon. It was triggerred by the death of the sitting Liberal Party MP Charles Seale-Hayne. The election was contested by the Conservative and Liberal parties and won by the Liberal candidate, Harry Trelawney Eve, with a majority of 1,476 votes.
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1904 — Marconi issues a circular prescribing CQD as a radio distress call
CQD (transmitted in Morse code as ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ) is one of the first distress signals adopted for radio use. On 7 January 1904 the Marconi International Marine Communication Company issued "Circular 57", which specified that, for the company's installations, beginning 1 February 1904 "the call to be given by ships in distress or in any way requiring assistance shall be 'C Q D'".
The circular was issued on January 7, 1904 and prescribed use beginning February 1. Adoption of SOS at the 1906 convention did not immediately end CQD transmissions.
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1916 — Battle of Mojkovac
The Battle of Mojkovac (Serbian: Бој на Мојковцу, Boj na Mojkovcu) was a World War I battle fought between 6 January and 7 January 1916 near Mojkovac, Montenegro, between the armies of Austria-Hungary and Montenegro. It ended with a Montenegrin victory.
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1919 — Christmas Uprising
The Christmas Uprising or Christmas Rebellion (Montenegrin: Божићна побуна, Božićna pobuna or Божићни устанак, Božićni ustanak) refers to the uprising of Montenegrin guerrilla fighters aimed at overturning the unification of the Kingdom of Montenegro with the Kingdom of Serbia. The uprising occurred in and around the town of Cetinje on 7 January 1919, the day of Orthodox Christmas. The catalyst for the uprising was the decision of the controversial Grand People's Assembly in Montenegro (The Podgorica Parliament) for unconditional unification of Montenegro with the Kingdom of Serbia.
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1922 — Anglo-Irish Treaty
The 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty (Irish: An Conradh Angla-Éireannach), commonly known in Ireland as The Treaty and officially the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland, was an agreement between the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the government of the Irish Republic that concluded the Irish War of Independence.
Dáil Éireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by a 64–57 vote.
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1927 — Commercial transatlantic telephone service opens
A public radiotelephone service began between New York and London. The inaugural call linked the head of AT&T with the secretary of Britain’s General Post Office.
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1928 — 1928 Thames flood
The 1928 Thames flood was a disastrous flood of the River Thames that affected much of riverside London on 7 January 1928, as well as places further downriver. Fourteen people died and thousands were made homeless when floodwaters poured over the top of the Thames Embankment and part of the Chelsea Embankment collapsed.
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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
Guy Lambton Menzies (20 August 1909 – 1 November 1940) was an Australian aviator who flew the first solo trans-Tasman flight, from Sydney, Australia, to the West Coast of New Zealand, on 7 January 1931.
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1935 — Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935
The Franco-Italian Agreements (often called Mussolini-Laval Accord) were signed in Rome by both French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval and Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini on 7 January 1935.
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1937 — Birth of Tong Kai
On 7 January 1937, Tong Kai, a martial arts choreographer, was born.
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1940 — Battle of Raate Road
The Battle of Raate Road (Finnish: Raatteen tien taistelu) was fought during the Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland in January 1940, as a part of the Battle of Suomussalmi. On December 7, 1939, the Soviet 163rd Rifle Division captured Suomussalmi, but found itself trapped deep inside Finnish territory, and the Soviet 44th Rifle Division was sent to aid the 163rd.
Winter War: Battle of Raate Road: The Finnish 9th Division finally defeat the numerically superior Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road.
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1942 — Battle of Lyuban
The Battle of Lyuban, Lyuban offensive operation or Battle of the Volkhov (7 January 1942 – 30 April 1942) (Russian: Любанская наступательная операция; German: Schlacht am Wolchow) was a Soviet offensive operation of World War II. It was conducted by the Volkhov and Leningrad Fronts of the Red Army with the goal of relieving the siege of Leningrad and encircling and destroying the German forces carrying out the siege.
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1942 — Battle of Slim River
The Battle of Slim River occurred during the Malayan campaign in January 1942 between the Imperial Japanese Army and the British Indian Army on the west coast of Malaya.
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1942 — Bombing of Bangkok in World War II
The city of Bangkok, Thailand was bombed by the Allies on numerous occasions during World War II because of its strategic importance as the logistic and command center for the Japanese Southeast Asian operations in their Burma and Malayan campaigns. Thailand would eventually declare war against the Allies on January 1942 making Bangkok a prime target for the Allied air forces.
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1942 — Battle of Moscow
The Battle of Moscow was a military campaign that consisted of two periods of strategically significant fighting on a 600 km (370 mi) sector of the Eastern Front during World War II, between October 1941 and January 1942. The Soviet defensive effort thwarted Germany's attack on Moscow, the capital and largest city of the Soviet Union.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
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1946 — Battles of Bircza
The battles of Bircza were a series of Ukrainian Insurgent Army attacks on the town of Bircza.
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1948 — Thomas Mantell dies while pursuing an unidentified flying object
Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas F. Mantell died on 7 January 1948 when his P-51 Mustang crashed near Franklin, Kentucky, after he was sent to investigate an unidentified flying object.
The term unidentified flying object describes the reported observation; it is not a claim of an extraterrestrial craft.
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1950 — 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash
The Sverdlovsk plane crash of 7 January 1950 killed all 19 people on board, including almost the entire ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Forces – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur. The team was on board a twin-engined Lisunov Li-2 transport aircraft, a licensed Soviet-built version of the DC-3, heading to a match against Dzerzhinets Chelyabinsk.
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1952 — Birth of Sammo Hung
On 7 January 1952, Sammo Hung, an actor, was born.
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1954 — Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York at the head office of IBM
The Georgetown–IBM experiment was an influential demonstration of machine translation, which was performed on January 7, 1954. Developed jointly by Georgetown University and IBM, the experiment involved completely automatic translation of more than sixty Russian sentences into English.
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1955 — Marian Anderson makes her Metropolitan Opera debut as Ulrica
Contralto Marian Anderson made her Metropolitan Opera debut in New York on 7 January 1955, singing Ulrica in Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera. She became the first African American artist to sing a leading role with the company.
This milestone concerns a leading operatic role, rather than the first appearance of any performer of color at the Met.
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1959 — Battle of Ath Yahia Moussa
The Battle of Ath Yahia Moussa was an armed conflict during the Algerian War that took place on January 6, 1959, in the Kabylia region of Algeria. This battle involved the National Liberation Army (ALN) against the French Army.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
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1959 — The United States recognizes Cuba’s new provisional government
The United States recognized Cuba’s new provisional government on 7 January 1959 after the fall of Fulgencio Batista. The government was headed by provisional president Manuel Urrutia Lleó. Ambassador Earl E. T. Smith delivered the recognition note in Havana.
This entry concerns recognition of the provisional government headed by Urrutia; it does not describe Fidel Castro as prime minister on this date.
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1968 — NASA launches Surveyor 7 toward the Moon
An Atlas-Centaur rocket carried Surveyor 7 into space from Cape Canaveral. The last spacecraft in the Surveyor program landed near the lunar crater Tycho three days later.
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1969 — 1969 Maryland gubernatorial special election
The 1969 Maryland gubernatorial special election was not a direct election, but a vote in the Maryland General Assembly to determine who would assume the governorship of Maryland after Spiro Agnew's resignation, following his election to the U.S. vice presidency. At this time Maryland didn't have a position of lieutenant governor, and state law did not designate a person who would assume the office of governor in case of vacancy (unlike most states, when there is always a designated person such as lieutenant governor, Senate President or Secretary of State). In case of vacancy, the General Assembly would choose a governor. In 1969 the Assembly had a Democratic majority, so it was clear that Republican Agnew's successor would be a Democrat. The election was held on January 7, 1969.
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1971 — Operation Counterpunch
Operation Counterpunch, waged 26 September 1970 to 7 January 1971, was a military offensive of the Laotian Civil War. Royalist General Vang Pao's guerrilla army regained the vital all-weather forward fighter base at Muang Soui on the Plain of Jars from the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The preemptive Counterpunch was credited with delaying an imminent PAVN wet season offensive for a month.
This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.
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1972 — United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1972
The 1972 United States Senate special election in Vermont took place on January 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican Robert Stafford, appointed in September 1971 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Winston L. Prouty, successfully ran for re-election to the remainder of Prouty's term in the United States Senate. Stafford defeated Democratic candidate Randolph T. Major.
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1972 — Iberia Flight 602
Iberia Flight 602 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight operated by a Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle that took off from Valencia, Spain, bound for the Balearic island of Ibiza, which flew into the side of a mountain near Ibiza Airport. All 98 passengers and 6 crew died in the crash.
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1974 — Gombe Chimpanzee War
The Gombe Chimpanzee War, also known as the Four-Year War, was a violent conflict between two communities of chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park in the Kigoma region of Tanzania between 1974 and 1978. The two groups were once unified in the Kasakela community. By 1974, researcher Jane Goodall noticed the community splintering.
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
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1979 — Vietnamese forces capture Phnom Penh and topple the Khmer Rouge government
Vietnamese forces and Cambodian allies captured Phnom Penh on 7 January 1979, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge government. Fighting continued after the capital fell; Vietnamese forces remained in Cambodia until their withdrawal in 1989.
The fall of Phnom Penh did not end the Cambodian–Vietnamese War.
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1980 — Jimmy Carter signs the Chrysler loan-guarantee law
President Jimmy Carter signed the Chrysler Corporation Loan Guarantee Act of 1979 on 7 January 1980 at the White House. The law authorized up to $1.5 billion in federal guarantees for loans from private sources, subject to additional financial commitments or concessions from other participants in the rescue package.
The measure authorized loan guarantees; it was not a direct $1.5 billion government loan or grant.
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1984 — Brunei becomes ASEAN’s sixth member
Brunei joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations when its foreign minister and the five existing members signed a declaration in Jakarta.
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1985 — Japan launches the Sakigake interplanetary probe
Japan’s Institute of Space and Astronautical Science launched Sakigake from Kagoshima Space Center at Uchinoura on 7 January 1985 UTC, corresponding to 8 January in Japan. The spacecraft entered a heliocentric orbit to test technology for later interplanetary missions and study the solar wind and interplanetary environment.
January 7 is the UTC launch date; the ISAS mission archive lists January 8, 1985 in Japan Standard Time.
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1989 — 1989 Aruban general election
General elections were held in Aruba on 7 January 1989. The People's Electoral Movement (MEP) emerged as the largest party, winning ten of the 21 seats in the Estates. The MEP formed a three-party coalition government with the Aruban Democratic Party and the Aruban Patriotic Party, with Nelson Oduber becoming prime minister.
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1989 — Sutton United 2–1 Coventry City (1989)
Sutton United 2–1 Coventry City was a football match played on 7 January 1989 at Gander Green Lane, Sutton. The match was an FA Cup Third Round tie. It is one of the most famous 'giant-killings' in the competition's history, notable for being one of those rare occasions when a club from the highest tier of English football was defeated by a non-League side.
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1989 — Upon the death of Emperor Hirohito on 7 January 1989, Akihito acceded to the throne, becoming the 125th Emperor of Japan
Akihito (born 23 December 1933) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor of Japan from 7 January 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. The era of his rule was named the Heisei era, Heisei being an expression of achieving peace worldwide. Akihito was born as the fifth child and first son of Emperor Hirohito and Empress Kōjun.
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1993 — Kravica attack (1993)
On 7 January 1993, the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina attacked the Bosnian Serb village of Kravica from the Srebrenica enclave. The date coincided with Serbian Orthodox Christmas. Accounts cited by the article report 41–48 Serb deaths, including 30–35 soldiers and 11–13 civilians.
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1993 — Ghana’s Fourth Republic begins as Jerry Rawlings takes office
Jerry Rawlings took office as president of Ghana on 7 January 1993, the same day that the new constitution came into effect and the Fourth Republic began. The inauguration followed his victory in the 1992 presidential election.
This entry records the constitutional inauguration, rather than Rawlings’s earlier military rule.
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1994 — United Express Flight 6291
United Express Flight 6291 was a regularly scheduled United Express flight from Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C. to Port Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio. It was a service operated by Atlantic Coast Airlines on behalf of United Express. Late on the night of January 7, 1994, the British Aerospace Jetstream 41 operating as Flight 6291 stalled and crashed on approach to Port Columbus International Airport.
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1996 — 1996 Heineken Cup final
The 1996 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 1995–96 Heineken Cup, the inaugural season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 7 January 1996 at the Arms Park in Cardiff. The match was contested by Cardiff of Wales and Toulouse of France. Toulouse won the match 21–18 after extra time; they took the lead with two tries in the first 10 minutes, but the kicking of Adrian Davies kept Cardiff level.
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2001 — Guilty as Charged (2001)
Guilty as Charged (2001) was the third and final Guilty as Charged professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on January 7, 2001, from the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, New York. This was the final nationally and globally broadcast event held by the original and independent ECW before it filed for bankruptcy two months later that year.
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2007 — New Year's Revolution (2007)
New Year's Revolution (2007) was the third annual and final New Year's Revolution professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 7, 2007, at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri and featured wrestlers and other talent from WWE's Raw brand. There were seven professional wrestling matches scheduled on the event's card. Four championships exclusive to the Raw brand were contested for; none was lost as all four championships were retained. The main event was a standard wrestling match, in which WWE Champion John Cena defeated challenger Umaga to retain his championship.
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2007 — WWC Euphoria
WWC Euphoria is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico since 2007. This event is always celebrated as the first show of the year.
This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.
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2009 — Operation Shahi Tandar
Operation Shahi Tandar, also called Operation Atal, was a series of operations by Coalition troops from the British 42 Commando Royal Marines, Royal Canadian Regiment, 2-2 United States Infantry, and the Afghan national military in central Helmand province and the Western Panjwayi and Western Zhari districts of Kandahar, Afghanistan from January 7–31, 2009. One raid targeted a Taliban bomb-making factory in the Khakrez and Shah Wali Khot districts of Kandahar, Afghanistan January 7–9, 2009. In the raid, conducted by helicopter and armored vehicles, the coalition troops seized six large tubs of explosives along with 38 pressure plates used to detonate hidden mines.
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2011 — Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine
Strikeforce Challengers: Woodley vs. Saffiedine was held at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, on 7 January 2011. Tyron Woodley defeated Tarec Saffiedine by unanimous decision in the main event.
The date belongs to this named fight card, not to the entire 2011 promotion calendar.
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2012 — 2012 Carterton hot air balloon crash
On 7 January 2012, a scenic hot air balloon flight from Carterton, New Zealand, collided with a high voltage power line while attempting to land, causing it to catch fire, disintegrate and crash just north of the town, killing all eleven people (ten passengers and the pilot) on board. An inquiry into the accident by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) concluded that the balloon pilot made an error of judgement when contact with the power lines became imminent, trying to out-climb the power lines rather than using the rapid descent system to drop the balloon quickly to the ground below.
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2012 — Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine
Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine was a mixed martial arts event held by Strikeforce. The event took place on January 7, 2012 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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2014 — Death of Jeffrey Ho
On 7 January 2014, Jeffrey Ho, a drama instructor and actor, died.
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2015 — Charlie Hebdo shooting
On 7 January 2015, at about 11:30 a.m. in Paris, France, the employees of the French satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo were targeted in a terrorist shooting attack by two French-born Algerian Muslim brothers, Saïd Kouachi and Chérif Kouachi. Armed with rifles and other weapons, the duo murdered 12 people and injured 11 others; they identified themselves as members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which claimed responsibility for the attack.
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2015 — January 2015 Sanaa bombing
On 7 January 2015, a car bomb was detonated in front of a police academy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, killing at least 38 people and injuring more than 60 others.
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2016 — 2015–16 Kiribati parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Kiribati on 30 December 2015, with a second round of voting for 25 seats on 7 January 2016. The result was a victory for the Pillars of Truth party, which won 26 of the 46 seats.
This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.
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2017 — Death of Wu Mingxia
On 7 January 2017, Wu Mingxia, an actor, died.
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2018 — IWRG Zona de Ejecucion (January 2018)
IWRG held its Zona de Ejecucion professional wrestling show at Arena Naucalpan in Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico, on 7 January 2018.
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2018 — 2018 MFF Charity Cup
The 2018 MFF Charity Cup, also known as the 2018 MPT Charity Cup for sponsorship reasons, was a football match between Shan United and Yangon United. It was held at Aung San Stadium on 7 January 2018.
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2019 — 2019 Gabonese coup attempt
On 7 January 2019, members of the Armed Forces of Gabon announced a coup d'état in Gabon. Military officers claimed that they had ousted President Ali Bongo, who was re-elected in 2016 after a controversial election and protests. During the absence of Ali Bongo, who was receiving medical treatment in Morocco, armed rebels in the capital city Libreville took hostages and declared that they had established a "National Restoration Council" to "restore democracy in Gabon".
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2020 — 2019–20 Puerto Rico earthquakes
Starting on December 28, 2019, and progressing into 2020, the southwestern part of the island of Puerto Rico was struck by an earthquake swarm, including 11 that were of magnitude 5 or greater. The largest and most damaging of this sequence was a magnitude 6.4 Mw, which occurred on January 7 at 04:24 AST (08:24 UTC), with a maximum felt intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
This entry records the local date, as dated in the source infobox.
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2022 — Palestinian militants and Palestinian Authority forces clash in the West Bank
Armed clashes involving Palestinian militants and Palestinian Authority forces were reported in Jenin and the Balata refugee camp on 7 January 2022 amid protests against the Authority. The article links the unrest to the violent arrest of Ahmed Zubeidi by Palestinian police in Jenin.
This entry records the dated clashes described in the source, without assigning a precise beginning to all hostility between the groups.
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2022 — 2021 UAE Super Cup
The 2021 UAE Super Cup was the 14th professional and 20th overall UAE Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's League and President's Cup. It was played between Al Jazira who won the league on the final day of the season and Shabab Al Ahli who defeated Al Nasr in the President's cup final.
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2023 — Blood and Thunder (2023)
Blood and Thunder (2023) was a professional wrestling supercard event produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), which took place on January 7, 2023 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the third event under the MLW Blood and Thunder chronology, and also featured wrestlers from the Dragon Gate promotion.
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2023 — The longest U.S. House of Representatives speaker election since the December 1859 – February 1860 U.S. speaker election concludes and Kevin McCarthy is elected 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Kevin Owen McCarthy (born January 26, 1965) is an American politician who served as the 55th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January to October 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he represented California's 22nd congressional district from 2007 to 2013, followed by California's 23rd congressional district from 2013 to 2023, and finally California's 20th congressional district in 2023 before resigning from the House of Representatives the same year.
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2023 — The 2023 Battle of Los Angeles wrestling tournament opens
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla held its opening tournament matches at the Globe Theatre. Masha Slamovich defeated Alex Shelley, and Jordynne Grace beat Jonathan Gresham to earn a first-round match on the second night.
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2024 — 2024 Bangladeshi general election
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 7 January 2024 in accordance with the constitutional requirement, stating that elections must take place within the 90-day period before the expiration of the current term of the Jatiya Sangsad on 29 January 2024. The Awami League, led by incumbent Sheikh Hasina, won the election for the fourth consecutive time with less than 40% of the eligible voters voting according to an Election Commission, which was run by the ruling political party.
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2024 — 2022–23 Tunisian Super Cup
The 2022–23 Tunisian Super Cup was the 18th edition of the Tunisian Super Cup. The match was contested by the 2022–23 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champions, Étoile du Sahel and the Tunisian Cup winners, Olympique Béja. The match took place at Stade Hammadi Agrebi in Tunis on 7 January 2024.
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2025 — NXT: New Year's Evil (2025)
The 2025 New Year's Evil was a professional wrestling television special produced by WWE for its developmental brand NXT. It was the fifth annual NXT: New Year's Evil and sixth New Year's Evil overall. It took place on January 7, 2025, at the Shrine Expo Hall in Los Angeles, California and aired live as a special episode of NXT on The CW.
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2025 — January 2025 Southern California wildfires
From January 7 to 31, 2025, 14 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).
This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.
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