January 07
Overview
Holidays & Observances
ChristianFeast Day:
André Bessette(Canada), Canute Lavard, Charles of Sezze, Felix and Januarius, Lucian of Antioch, Raymond of Penyafort, SynaxisofJohn the Forerunner & Baptist(Julian calendar), January 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
A day in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar honoring a group of saints and commemorations observed on January 7.
Christmas(Eastern Orthodox ChurchesandOriental Orthodox Churchesusing theJulian calendar,Rastafari)
Christmas in Russia, Christmas in Ukraine, Christmas in Serbia, Ethiopian Christmas, Remembrance Day of the Dead(Armenia)
The celebration of Christmas on January 7 by Orthodox Christian communities and Rastafari adherents following the Julian calendar.
Distaff Day(medieval Europe)
A medieval folk tradition marking the end of Christmas celebrations and the return to spinning and household work.
Nanakusa-no sekku(Japan)
A Japanese festival celebrating the consumption of seven-herb rice porridge for health and longevity.
Pioneer's Day(Liberia)
A national holiday in Liberia honoring the arrival of freed African Americans who founded the country in 1822.
Tricolour DayorFesta del Tricolore(Italy)
Italy's celebration of the adoption of the green, white, and red tricolor flag, observed on January 7.
Victory from Genocide Day(Cambodia)
A Cambodian national holiday commemorating the end of the Khmer Rouge regime on January 7, 1979.
André Bessette(Canada)
Feast day honoring Saint André Bessette, a Canadian religious brother famed for his healing ministry and devotion to Saint Joseph.
Canute Lavard
Feast day commemorating Saint Canute Lavard, a Danish prince and martyr venerated for his leadership and piety.
Events
The Senate of Rome says that Caesar will be declared a public enemy unless he disbands his army, prompting the tribunes who support him to flee to where Caesar is waiting in Ravenna.
Conflict erupts between Julius Caesar and the Roman Senate when they demand he disband his army, forcing his allies to seek refuge in Ravenna.
Afonso IV becomes King of Portugal.
Afonso IV ascends to the Portuguese throne, embarking on a reign defined by military campaigns and diplomatic alliances.
French troops, led by Francis, Duke of Guise, take Calais, the last continental possession of England.
French troops led by Francis, Duke of Guise, seize Calais from England, ending English rule on the continent.
Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia.
A catastrophic fire destroys key structures in the Jamestown colony, testing the resilience of its settlers.
Galileo Galilei makes his first observation of the four Galilean moons: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa, although he is not able to distinguish the last two until the following night.
Galileo Galilei makes his groundbreaking first observations of Jupiter’s four largest moons.
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.
Bashkir and Tatar rebels clash with Tsardom of Russia forces at the Battle of Zlatoust.
Bashkir rebels besiege Yelabuga.
Bashkir rebels lay siege to the town of Yelabuga in the ongoing 1704–1711 rebellion.
A peace treaty is signed between Peshwa Bajirao and Jai Singh II following Maratha victory in the Battle of Bhopal.
Peshwa Bajirao and Jai Singh II sign a peace treaty after the Maratha victory at the Battle of Bhopal.
The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens.
The Bank of North America, the first chartered commercial bank in the United States, opens its doors.
Births
Li Bian
Li Bian was the founding emperor of the Southern Tang kingdom during China's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
Thomas of Woodstock
Thomas of Woodstock was the 1st Duke of Gloucester and a key English noble and statesman during the reign of King Richard II.
Henry II
Henry II was Count of Nassau-Siegen in the early 15th century, overseeing his family's territories within the Holy Roman Empire.
Pope Gregory XIII led the Catholic Church from 1572 to 1585 and is best known for implementing the Gregorian calendar.
Adam Krieger
Adam Krieger was a German organist and early Baroque composer celebrated for his sacred and secular songs.
William Louis
William Louis was Duke of Württemberg from 1654 until 1677, guiding his duchy through post-Thirty Years’ War reconstruction.
Jonas Alströmer
Jonas Alströmer was a Swedish agronomist and entrepreneur who introduced potato cultivation and modern industry to Sweden.
Johann Heinrich Zedler
Johann Heinrich Zedler was a German publisher best known for his monumental 18th-century encyclopedia.
Giovanni Battista Locatelli
Giovanni Battista Locatelli was an influential Italian opera director and manager in the 18th century.
Deaths
Lucian of Antioch
Lucian of Antioch was a revered theologian and martyr of the early Christian Church. He is celebrated as a saint for his unwavering faith in the face of persecution.
Babak Khorramdin
Babak Khorramdin was an Iranian revolutionary leader who spearheaded the Khurramite uprising against the Abbasid Caliphate.
Aldric
Aldric served as the bishop of Le Mans in the mid-9th century, guiding his diocese through a period of political and social change.
Canute Lavard
Canute Lavard was a Danish prince and nobleman celebrated for his diplomatic skill and later revered as a saint.
Charles I of Naples was the King of Sicily and Naples whose reign reshaped Mediterranean politics in the 13th century.
Denis of Portugal, known as the “Farmer King,” was a monarch celebrated for agrarian reforms and cultural patronage.
Inês de Castro
Inês de Castro was a Castilian noblewoman whose tragic romance with King Peter I of Portugal became legendary.
John Montagu
John Montagu, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, was a prominent English nobleman and royal counselor under King Richard II.
Amadeus VIII
Amadeus VIII was Duke of Savoy who later became Antipope Felix V, uniquely blending secular rule and ecclesiastical authority.