Famous people born on January 7 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is January 7, you share it with Millard Fillmore, Katie Couric, Nicolas Cage — and you were born under Capricorn, the sign of the ambitious, disciplined, and built for the long game.
Birthday basics for January 7
Capricorn ♑
Zodiac sign
Garnet
Birthstone
Carnation
Birth flower
7th
Day of the year
January 7 is the 7th day of the year, with 358 days still to come.
Famous people born on January 7
Millard Fillmore — 13th president of the United States (born 1800).
Katie Couric — Television journalist and longtime host of the Today show (born 1957).
Nicolas Cage — Oscar-winning actor known for National Treasure and Moonstruck (born 1964).
Also sharing the day:
Zora Neale Hurston (b. 1891) — American author of the classic novel Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Charles Addams (b. 1912) — American cartoonist whose delightfully macabre drawings inspired The Addams Family.
Lewis Hamilton (b. 1985) — British driver who tied the record with seven Formula One world championships.
January 7 in history
1610 — Galileo Galilei made his first observation of the four largest moons of Jupiter.
1785 — Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries made the first balloon crossing of the English Channel.
1927 — The first transatlantic commercial telephone service was established between New York City and London.
1904 — The Marconi company established "CQD" as the first international radio distress signal.
1955 — Contralto Marian Anderson became the first Black singer to perform at New York's Metropolitan Opera.
1968 — NASA launched Surveyor 7, the last of its robotic spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon.
January 7 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is January 7?
Anyone born on January 7 is a Capricorn — ambitious, disciplined, and built for the long game.
What is the birthstone for January 7?
The birthstone for a January 7 birthday is Garnet, and the birth flower is the Carnation.
Who is the most famous person born on January 7?
Millard Fillmore is among the best known — 13th president of the United States (born 1800).
What happened on January 7?
In 1610, Galileo Galilei made his first observation of the four largest moons of Jupiter.
What day of the year is January 7?
January 7 is the 7th day of the year, with 358 days still to come.
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