January 7th, 1997

Born on January 7th, 1997

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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, 1782

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

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, 1327

The Parliament of 1327, which was instrumental in the transfer of the English Crown from King Edward II to his son, Edward III, began at the Palace of Westminster.

January 7th, 2025

A series of wildfires ravage the Greater Los Angeles area, resulting in at least 16 deaths and 13,401 structures destroyed.

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

Born on January 7th, 1997

29

Ayumi Ishida

Japanese singer, actress, dancer and model

*January 7th, 1997, Miyagi Prefecture

29

Lamar Jackson

American football player (born 1997)

*January 7th, 1997, Pompano Beach

29

Lee Sae-rom

South Korean pop singer

*January 7th, 1997, Chuncheon

Same year
Born in 1997

29

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

28

Zara Larsson

Swedish singer and songwriter

*December 16th, 1997, Solna Municipality

28

Chirag Shetty

Indian badminton player

*July 4th, 1997, Mumbai

28

Young Miko

Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter and former footballer

*November 8th, 1997, Añasco

29

Bad Gyal

Spanish singer, songwriter, DJ and model

*March 7th, 1997, Vilassar de Mar

28

Apache 207

German rapper

*October 23rd, 1997, Ludwigshafen

29

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

28

Megan Moroney

American country music singer

*October 9th, 1997, Savannah

28

Dardan

German rapper

*October 2nd, 1997, Stuttgart

29

Bella Poarch

American singer and social media personality

*February 9th, 1997, Philippines

29

Becky G

American singer and actress

*March 2nd, 1997, Inglewood

28

Marion Borras

French bicycle racer

*November 24th, 1997, Pontcharra

29

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

29

Li Yinhui

Chinese badminton player

*March 11th, 1997, Wuhan

29

Omah Lay

Nigerian singer

*May 19th, 1997, Rivers State

29

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

28

Leony

German singer-songwriter

*June 25th, 1997, Chammünster

29

Chloë Grace Moretz

American actress (born 1997)

*February 10th, 1997, Atlanta

28

Charles Leclerc

Monegasque racing driver

*October 16th, 1997, Monte Carlo

28

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist

*July 12th, 1997, Mingora

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Born on January 7th, 1997
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No: With 365 days 1997 is a normal year and no leap year.

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