Did you know
The first Labour and Co-operative prime minister, he identifies as a socialist and a social democrat, and is associated with the Labour Party's soft-left faction.
Famous Birthdays on January 7
1970 — Andy Burnham
English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
January 7 has 163 recorded notable births across history, from 889 to 2012. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
By thisDay.info Editorial Team · — Wikipedia
Famous Birthdays
163 source records
889 – 2012
Capricorn
Today in history
Major events on January 7
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1993 The Fourth Republic of Ghana is inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings as president. Source
- 1738 A peace treaty is signed between Peshwa Bajirao and Jai Singh II following Maratha victory in the Battle of Bhopal. Source
- 1927 The first transatlantic commercial telephone service is established from New York City to London. Source
- 1922 Dáil Éireann ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by a 64–57 vote. Source
Did you know
Lauren Cohan is a British actress known for her role as Maggie Rhee in the AMC post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, a role she reprises in The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023–present).
Did you know
Kenny Loggins has won two Grammy Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award; and was nominated for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
Did you know
Following his run on Saved by the Bell, Diamond toured in stand-up comedy alongside appearances in film and reality television, most notably with the fifth season of Celebrity Fit Club in 2007.
Did you know
Lamar Jackson played college football for the Louisville Cardinals, winning the Heisman Trophy in 2016, and was selected by the Ravens with the final pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft.
More major people born on January 7
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1982
Lauren Cohan
American-English actress
Lauren Cohan is a British actress known for her role as Maggie Rhee in the AMC post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, a role she reprises in The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023–present).
1948
Kenny Loggins
American singer-songwriter
Kenneth Clark Loggins is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
1977
Dustin Diamond
American actor and comedian (died 2021)
Dustin Neil Diamond was an American actor and stand-up comedian.
1997
Lamar Jackson
American football player
Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr. is an American professional football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL).
1891
Zora Neale Hurston
American novelist, short story writer, and folklorist (died 1960)
Zora Neale Hurston was an American writer, anthropologist, folklorist, and documentary filmmaker.
1925
Gerald Durrell
Indian-English zookeeper, conservationist and author, founded Durrell Wildlife Park (died 1995)
Gerald Malcolm Durrell was a British naturalist, writer, zookeeper, conservationist, and television presenter. He was born in Jamshedpur in British India, and moved to England when his father died in 1928.
1929
Terry Moore
American actress
Terry Moore is an American actress whose career has spanned more than eight decades.
1984
Jon Lester
American baseball player
Jonathan Tyler Lester is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals, and St. Louis Cardinals.
1976
Éric Gagné
Canadian baseball player
Éric Serge Gagné is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher who played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most notably for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1827
Sandford Fleming
Scottish-Canadian engineer, created Universal Standard Time (died 1915)
Sir Sandford Fleming was a Scottish Canadian engineer and inventor. Born and raised in Scotland, he immigrated to colonial Canada at the age of 18.
1976
Vic Darchinyan
Armenian-Australian boxer
Vakhtang "Vic" Darchinyan is an Armenian former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2017.
1718
Israel Putnam
American general (died 1790)
Israel Putnam, popularly known as "Old Put", was an American military officer and landowner who served in the French and Indian War and American Revolutionary War.
1979
Aloe Blacc
American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, businessman and philanthropist
Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III, known professionally as Aloe Blacc, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer.
1800
Millard Fillmore
American politician, 13th President of the United States (died 1874)
Millard Fillmore was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853.
1997
Ozzie Albies
Curaçaoan baseball player
Ozhaino Jurdy Jiandro "Ozzie" Albies is a Curaçaoan professional baseball second baseman for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB).
1904
Joseph Whitty
Irish Republican died while on hunger strike at Curragh Internment camp (died 1923)
Michael Joseph Whitty was an Irish militant and Republican activist who was the youngest of the 22 Irish republicans who died while on hunger strike in the 20th century.
1920
Vincent Gardenia
Italian-American actor (died 1992)
Vincent Gardenia was an Italian American stage, film and television actor. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, first for Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) and again for Moonstruck (1987).
1922
Alvin Dark
American baseball player and manager (died 2014)
Alvin Ralph Dark, nicknamed "Blackie" and "the Swamp Fox", was an American professional baseball shortstop and manager.
1943
Sadako Sasaki
Japanese survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, known for one thousand origami cranes (died 1955)
Sadako Sasaki was a Japanese girl who became a victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the United States. She was two years of age when the bombs were dropped and was severely irradiated.