January 7th, 1782

Born on January 7th, 1782

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 7th, 1782?

January 7th, 1782

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_North_America

January 7th, 1782

The Bank of North America (pictured) opened in Philadelphia as the de facto first central bank of the United States.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_North_America

What else happened on January 7th?

January 7th, 2012

A hot air balloon flight from Carterton, New Zealand, collided with a power line while landing, causing it to crash and killing all eleven people on board.

January 7th, 2010

In Nag Hammadi, Egypt, Muslim gunmen opened fire on a crowd of Coptic Christians leaving church after attending Christmas Liturgy, killing eight of them, as well as one Muslim bystander.

January 7th, 1993

The Fourth Republic of Ghana was inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings, the country's former military ruler, as president.

January 7th, 1989

Representatives of Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini delivered a letter to Mikhail Gorbachev, inviting him to consider Islam as an alternative to communism, and predicting the dissolution of the Soviet Bloc.

January 7th, 1979

The People's Army of Vietnam captured Phnom Penh, marking the end of large-scale fighting in the Cambodian–Vietnamese War.

January 7th, 1955

Marian Anderson became the first African-American to perform with the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

January 7th, 1948

Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell, flying in pursuit of an alleged UFO, was killed when his P-51 Mustang crashed near Fort Knox, Kentucky.

January 7th, 1939

French physicist Marguerite Perey identified francium, the last element to be discovered in nature rather than by synthesis.

January 7th, 1931

Australian aviator Guy Menzies (pictured) flew from Sydney to New Zealand's West Coast, making the first solo trans-Tasman flight.

January 7th, 1797

The Italian tricolour was first adopted as an official flag by the government of the Cispadane Republic.

January 7th, 1610

Through his telescope, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei made the first observation of Jupiter's Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, although he was not able to distinguish the first two until the following night.

January 7th, 2020

After 253 days without an operational government, a second round of investiture votes produced Spain's first coalition government since the Second Republic.

January 7th, 2015

A car bomb explodes outside a police college in the Yemeni capital Sana'a with at least 38 people reported dead and more than 63 injured.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 7th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 7th?

74

Millard Fillmore

President of the United States from 1850 to 1853

*January 7th, 1800, Summerhill †March 8th, 1874, Buffalo

31

Nico Santos

German singer-songwriter

*January 7th, 1993, Bremen

25

Brandon Austin

English association football player

*January 7th, 1999, Hemel Hempstead

36

Line Damkjær Kruse

Badminton player

*January 7th, 1988, Aarhus

24

Rosario Soto

Argentinian Beach handball player

*January 7th, 2000, Cipolletti

74

Paul Deussen

German Orientalist and Sanskrit scholar

*January 7th, 1845, Oberdreis †July 6th, 1919, Kiel

93

Geoffrey Bayldon

British actor (1924-2017)

*January 7th, 1924, Leeds †May 10th, 2017, London

58

Markus Schupp

German association football player and manager

*January 7th, 1966, Idar-Oberstein

60

Nicolas Cage

American actor

*January 7th, 1964, Long Beach

79

Francesco Carlini

Astronomer and mathematician from Italy

*January 7th, 1783, Milan †August 29th, 1862, Crodo

39

Lewis Hamilton

British racing driver

*January 7th, 1985, Stevenage

53

Jeremy Renner

American actor, producer, and musician

*January 7th, 1971, Modesto

69

Zora Neale Hurston

African American folklorist, novelist, short story writer, and Civic Rights advocate (1891-1960)

*January 7th, 1891, Notasulga †January 28th, 1960, Fort Pierce

85

Émile Borel

French mathematician and politician

*January 7th, 1871, Saint-Affrique †February 3rd, 1956, Paris

65

Luigi Lodigiani

Italian bookbinder

*January 7th, 1778, Pontremoli †October 3rd, 1843, Milan

33

Eden Hazard

Belgian association football player (born 1991)

*January 7th, 1991, La Louvière

61

Rand Paul

United States Senator from Kentucky since 2011

*January 7th, 1963, Pittsburgh

62

Thomas Henry Ismay

British businessman (1837-1899)

*January 7th, 1837, Maryport †November 23rd, 1899, Dawpool

31

Jan Oblak

Slovenian association football player

*January 7th, 1993, Kranj

72

Hans-Dieter Jancker

German journalist

*January 7th, 1952, Grevesmühlen

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Born in 1782

79

Martin Van Buren

President of the United States from 1837 to 1841

*December 5th, 1782, Kinderhook †July 24th, 1862, Kinderhook

52

Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow

Prussian lieutenant-general

*May 18th, 1782, Berlin †December 6th, 1834, Berlin

57

Niccolò Paganini

Italian violinist and composer (1782–1840)

*October 27th, 1782, Genoa †May 27th, 1840, Nice

68

John C. Calhoun

Vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832

*March 18th, 1782, Abbeville †March 31st, 1850, Old Brick Capitol

48

Vicente Guerrero

Leading revolutionary generals of the Mexican War of Independence and President of Mexico (1782-1831)

*August 10th, 1782, Tixtla de Guerrero †February 14th, 1831, Cuilapan de Guerrero

72

Marcellin Marbot

French general

*August 18th, 1782, Altillac †November 16th, 1854, Paris

67

Daoguang Emperor

Qing-dynasty Chinese emperor (1782–1850)

*September 16th, 1782, Forbidden City †February 25th, 1850, Old Summer Palace

70

Friedrich Fröbel

German educator

*April 21st, 1782, Oberweißbach †June 21st, 1852, Marienthal

84

Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied

German explorer, ethnologist and naturalist (1782–1867)

*September 23rd, 1782, Neuwied †February 3rd, 1867, Neuwied

76

F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich

British Prime Minister, politician (1782-1859)

*November 1st, 1782, London †January 28th, 1859, London

57

Caroline Bonaparte

Queen of Naples and Sicily (1782-1839)

*March 25th, 1782, Ajaccio †May 18th, 1839, Florence

71

Félicité de La Mennais

French priest, philosopher and political theorist (1782–1854)

*June 19th, 1782, Saint-Malo †February 27th, 1854, Paris

83

Lewis Cass

American politician (1782-1866)

*October 9th, 1782, Exeter †June 17th, 1866, Detroit

76

Thomas Hart Benton

State Senator from Tennessee, Senator and U.S. Representative from Missouri (1782-1858)

*March 14th, 1782, Hillsborough †April 10th, 1858, Washington, D.C.

54

John Field

Irish pianist, composer, and teacher

*July 26th, 1782, Dublin †January 23rd, 1837, Moscow

84

William Czar Bradley

American politician (1782-1867)

*March 23rd, 1782, Westminster †March 3rd, 1867, Westminster

72

Angelo Mai

Italian cardinal and philologist (1782–1854)

*March 7th, 1782, Schilpario †September 8th, 1854, Albano Laziale

48

Johann Rudolf Wyss

Swiss writer (1782-1830)

*March 4th, 1782, Bern †March 21st, 1830, Bern

80

Christoph Bernoulli

Swiss economist (1782-1863)

*May 15th, 1782, Basel †February 6th, 1863, Basel

44

Gustave Dugazon

French composer and choreographer

*January 1st, 1782, Paris †January 1st, 1826, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1782 is a normal year and no leap year.

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