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January 7: Christmas (Eastern Christianity); Victory over Genocide Day in Cambodia (1979)

CQD in Morse code

1797 – The Italian tricolour was first adopted as an official flag by the government of the Cispadane Republic.
1904 – The Marconi International Marine Communication Company specified CQD (audio featured) as the distress signal to be used by its operators.
1939 – French physicist Marguerite Perey identified francium, the last element to be discovered in nature rather than by synthesis.
1979 – The People's Army of Vietnam captured Phnom Penh, marking the end of large-scale fighting in the Cambodian–Vietnamese War.
2020 – After 253 days without an operational government, a second round of investiture votes produced Spain's first coalition government since the Second Republic.

Francis Poulenc (b. 1899)
Melly Goeslaw (b. 1974)
Richard Hamming (d. 1998)
Run Run Shaw (d. 2014)

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January 7

Subdividing Events section by category

in German and Dutch wikipedia pages the events are subdivided in Politics, War, Religion, Sciences and Technology, Sports, Economics, Disasters.

that subdivision enhances the usability of these pages. I propose the English wikipedia to use subdivisions. JaapB (talk) 08:21, 7 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I added a section heading, I hope you don't mind.

The talk page for the project would be a better place to propose this. I'm not hugely fond of the idea myself however. Having them all in the same section is more compact, and keeps them all in chronological order, not just events of a similar category. It also might involve some shoehorning to try and fit all the events into particular categories. Do you know if the de and nl projects require any events added to neatly fit into the given categories? That could be an interesting idea... Winston365 (talk) 02:25, 8 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Moons discovered by Galileo

In Ganymede_(moon), it's stated that "On January 7, 1610, Galileo Galilei observed what he believed were three stars near Jupiter, including what turned out to be Ganymede, Callisto, and one star that turned out to be the combined light from Io and Europa". This page states that "Galileo Galilei observes three of the four largest moons of Jupiter for the first time. He named them, and in turn the four are called the Galilean moons. Ganymede was not discovered by him until January 13.". One of these must be incorrect. --213.171.57.163 (talk) 11:13, 7 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto articles all tell the same story. Galileo first recorded his observation of the moons on the 7th, but only observed three of them, as he was unable to resolve Io and Europa separately. The next day (the 8th) he was able to observe both Io and Europa, bringing the total number of Galilean moons to four. So technically Ganymede and Callisto were discovered on the 7th, and Io and Europa on the 8th (see here). I have no idea where this January 13 date comes from, but it appears to be incorrect. Winston365 (talk) 02:14, 8 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have made an attempt at fixing the entry. Winston365 (talk) 02:57, 8 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

holidays and observances Synaxis of St John the Baptist (Julian Calendar)

This should read (Gregorian Calendar). https://www.antiochianladiocese.org/news_110204_4 --142.163.194.135 (talk) 16:35, 7 January 2022 (UTC) or: Synaxis of the Theotokos (Julian Calendar) --142.163.194.135 (talk) 16:37, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I'm not getting that from the reference you've provided. Could you find a better sourc, please? Deb (talk) 16:26, 8 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

the first link (to the Antiochian Church is the Gregorian Calendar, not the Julian Calendar. The Antiochians in the US, like the Greeks worldwide, follow the Gregorian Calendar for Christmas. The Synaxis of John the Baptist is the day after Epiphany. That is why Jan 7 should say "Gregorian Calendar" instead of "Julian calendar"; Epiphany for the Greeks (and many others) falls on Jan 6 of the Gregorian Calendar.

NB: Some Greek Orthodox follow the Julian calendar. —71.105.243.101 (talk) 02:24, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See January_7_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics) —71.105.243.101 (talk) 02:30, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Synaxis of the Theotokos is Dec 26, the day after Christmas. I should not have put it above, as it be Jan 8 on the Julian Calendar, not Jan 7, which is Christmas. That was my mistake --2607:FEA8:FF01:4B63:2442:C989:C4EE:EE53 (talk) 14:45, 10 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

wrong info?

Wayne Routledge's page says 1985, this says 1986. Which is it? 2605:EF80:8049:BED:0:0:61:72D9 (talk) 19:03, 20 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Both sources quoted on this page and his own page state 1985, so I've changed it here. Thanks for noticing. Kiwipete (talk) 08:55, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

1980 – Chrysler "bailout"

1980 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation. It's usually said that the president signs [whatever] into law. More importantly, my recollection is that the federal government didn't loan any money to Chrysler; rather, it guaranteed repayment of private-sector loans that Chrysler sought, allowing Chrysler to borrow at a lower interest rate. —71.105.243.101 (talk) 02:46, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any particular reason you don't want to make the amendment yourself? Deb (talk) 15:02, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]