In a January 7thbut in 1999, the United States Senate begins the trial against Bill Clinton, the first against a US president in 130 years, following the sexual scandal with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
OTHER ANIMALS
1610.- Galileo Galilei discover three satellites Jupiter with a homemade telescope. Days later, she observes another one.
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1785.- First crossing of Strait of Calais in a balloon, by the French Jean-Pierre Blanchard and the North American John Jeffries.
1791.- The French Constituent Assembly creates the invention patents.
1797.- Adoption of the italian tricolor flag (green, white and red) in Reggio Emilia.
1899.- Publication of the first issue of the magazine ‘Literary life‘, directed by Jacinto Benavente and whose collaborators included Ruben Dario, Miguel de Unamuno and Antonio Machado.
1919.- A labor movement breaks out in Argentinawhich lasts until the 14th and is known as the Tragic Week.
1928.- He Thames overflows as it passes through Londoncausing one of the largest floods in the British capital.
1929.- The comic begins to be published Tarzanof Hal Fosteradaptation of the literary character of Edgard Rice Borroughs.
1939.- The French Margaret Perey discover the france.
1958.- Bobby Fischer wins, at 14 years old, the US National Chess Championship
1962.- Monserrat Caballé debuts successfully in the Great Theater of the Liceo of Barcelonawith the premiere of ‘Arabella‘the last opera of Richard Strauss.
1965.- It appears in Colombia the guerrilla of National Liberation Army (ELN), which carried out its first armed action in the town of Simacotta (Department of Santander).
1970.- First air hijacking in Spainmade by an 18 year old young man, Mariano Ventura Rodríguezin Saragossa.
1979.- Vietnamese forces occupy Phnom Penhcapital of Cambodiawith the help of Cambodians opposed to the regime Pol Potwho flees.
1989.- Passes away Hirohito and the prince Akihito succeeds him as emperor of Japan.
1990.- The Pisa’s leaning tower Closes to the public due to safety concerns. It reopened on December 15, 2001, after being straightened by 40 centimeters.
1991.- Roger Lafontantformer minister of the overthrown Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalierfails in his coup against the elected president, Jean B. Aristide.
2001.- Senegal approves a new Constitution.
2002.- The French Yves Saint Laurent retires from the world of fashion.
2007.- The Polish archbishop Stanislaw Wielgus resigns from the position of metropolitan of Warsawafter it was discovered that he was a confidant of the communist police.
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2013.- China announces the end of the controversial reeducation camps.
2014.- Leaves Syria the first shipment of chemical weapons to be destroyed.
2015.- Twelve dead in one jihadist attack against the French weekly ‘Charlie Hebdo‘, in Paris.
2019.- The president of the world Bank, Jim Yong Kim.
2020.- Pedro Sanchez President of the Government of Spain.
.- More than 50 people die in Kerman (Iran) in a stampede during the funeral of Qasem Soleimanimurdered days before by USA.
.- In Venezuelathe opposition reinstates Juan Guaidó as interim president after entering Parliament by force.
2022.- Surgeons of the University of Maryland (USA) perform the first transplant of a pig heart modified to a man. The receptor, David Bennettdied two months later.
2023.- The Republican Kevin McCarthy is elected president of the United States House of Representatives after 15 votes.
BIRTH
891.- Abderrahman IIICaliph from Cordoba.
1539.- Sebastian de CovarrubiasSpanish lexicographer.
1907.- Nicanor ZabaletaSpanish harpist.
1913.- Francisco Fernández del RiegoSpanish writer.
1932.- Max GalloFrench historian, writer and politician.
1950.- ‘John Gabriel’ (Alberto Aguilera), Mexican singer.
1963.- Carmen MachiSpanish actress.
1964.- Nicolas Coppolabetter known as Nicolas Cage, American actor.
1967.- Nick CleggBritish politician.
1971.- Jeremy RennerAmerican actor.
1985.- Lewis HamiltonBritish Formula 1 driver.
1988.- Duane da RochaSpanish swimmer born in Brazil.
1991.- Caster SemenyaSouth African athlete.
.- Eden HazardBelgian footballer.
1993.- Jan OblakSlovenian footballer.
nineteen ninety five.- Leslie GraceAmerican singer and songwriter of Dominican descent.
DEATHS
1536.- Catherine of AragonQueen of England.
1932.- André MaginotFrench politician.
1943.- Nicholas Teslaengineer and inventor born in Croatia (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire) and naturalized American.
1948.- Maria de MaeztuSpanish pedagogue.
1984.- Alfred KastlerFrench physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics 1966.
1986.- Juan RulfoMexican writer.
1988.- Trevor HowardBritish actor.
1989.- Hirohitoemperor of Japan.
1993.- Italo ManciniItalian philosopher.
nineteen ninety six.- Karoly GroszHungarian politician.
2005.- Pierre DaninosFrench writer and humorist.
2006.- Heinrich HarrerAustrian mountaineer.
2015.- Rod TaylorAustralian actor.
2016.- André CourrégesFrench fashion designer.
2017.- Mario SoaresPortuguese politician.
2018.- France GallFrench singer.
.- Peter SutherlandIrish businessman and politician.
2019.- Moshe ArensIsraeli politician and diplomat.
2020.- Elizabeth WurtzelAmerican writer and journalist.
.- Neil PeartCanadian musician, drummer for the group Rush.
2021.- Michael AptedBritish filmmaker.
2022.- Francisco LaínaSpanish politician.
