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7 January 2025
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2020 - After 253 days without an operational government, a second round of investiture votes produced Spain's first coalition government since the Second Republic.Anniversary
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.Lighter-than-air aircraft
Anniversary
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.City in Qena, Egypt
Anniversary
1993 - The Fourth Republic of Ghana was inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings, the country's former military ruler, as president.Anniversary
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.Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
Historical events
History
2025 - A series of wildfires ravage the Greater Los Angeles area, resulting in at least 16 deaths and 13,401 structures destroyed.Series of wildfires in California, United States
History
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.History
2020 - The 6.4Mw 2019–20 Puerto Rico earthquakes kill four and injure nine in southern Puerto Rico.History
2015 - Two gunmen commit mass murder at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, executing twelve people and wounding eleven others.2015 terrorist attack in Paris, France
History
2015 - A car bomb explodes outside a police college in the Yemeni capital Sanaa with at least 38 people reported dead and more than 63 injured.Terrorist attack in Yemen
History
2012 - A hot air balloon crashes near Carterton, New Zealand, killing all 11 people on board.Lighter-than-air aircraft
History
1999 - The Senate trial in the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton begins.1998 US charging of president
History
1994 - A British Aerospace Jetstream 41 operating as United Express Flight 6291 crashes in Gahanna, Ohio, killing five of the eight people on board.Turboprop-powered regional airliner
History
1993 - The Fourth Republic of Ghana is inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings as president.History
1993 - Bosnian War: The Bosnian Army executes a surprise attack at the village of Kravica in Srebrenica.1992–1995 armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Notable births
Born
2012 - Blue Ivy Carter, American singer and actressAmerican singer (born 2012)
Born
2007 - Chloe Chua, Singaporean violinist, 2018 joint 1st prize winner of the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young ViolinistsSingaporean violinist (born 2007)
Born
2003 - Ryan Dunn, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2003)
Born
1997 - Ozzie Albies, Curaçaoan baseball playerCuraçaoan baseball player (born 1997)
Born
1997 - Lamar Jackson, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Alex Nedeljkovic, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1996)
Born
1995 - Jordan Bell, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1995)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Glenn Hall, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (born 1931)Canadian ice hockey player (1931–2026)
Died
2025 - Jean-Marie Le Pen, French intelligence officer and politician (born 1928)French politician (1928–2025)
Died
2025 - Peter Yarrow, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1938)American singer and songwriter (1938–2025)
Died
2024 - Franz Beckenbauer, German footballer and manager (born 1945)German footballer (1945–2024)
Died
2021 - Michael Apted, English filmmaker (born 1941)English filmmaker (1941–2021)
Died
2021 - Tommy Lasorda, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1927)American baseball player and manager (1927–2021)
Died
2021 - Henri Schwery, Swiss cardinal (born 1932)Swiss Catholic Cardinal (1932–2021)
Died
2020 - Neil Peart, Canadian drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1952)Canadian drummer and lyricist (1952–2020)
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 7.8 days
Sun zodiac
Capricorn
17.44 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Moon zodiac
Aries
24.01 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
Moon
Moon at ApogeeThe Moon reaches a relatively distant point in its orbit around Earth.