All Events

Historical Events on January 7

  • France

    1558

    France takes Calais, the last continental possession of England.

  • Benito Mussolini

    1935

    Benito Mussolini and French Foreign minister Pierre Laval sign the Franco-Italian Agreement.

  • World War II

    1942

    World War II: The siege of the Bataan Peninsula begins.

  • United Kingdom

    1945

    World War II: British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge.

  • Cuba

    1959

    The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.

  • Jimmy Carter

    1980

    U.S. President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation.

  • History of Ghana

    1993

    The Fourth Republic of Ghana is inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings as President.

  • Bosnian War

    1993

    Bosnian War: The Bosnian Army executes a surprise attack at the village of Kravica in Srebrenica.

  • Charlie Hebdo shooting

    2015

    Two gunmen commit mass murder at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, shooting twelve people execution style, and wounding eleven others.

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