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7 Bahman 1472
Tuesday 7 Bahman 1472 in the Persian calendar is Tuesday, 26 January 2094, and 9 Ramadan 1517 in the Islamic calendar.
This day's Islamic date is not yet officially announced and is an astronomical estimate; it and the day's religious occasions may move by a day.
This day in four calendars
- Persian7 Bahman 1472
- Gregorian26 January 2094
- Islamic9 Ramadan 1517
- Imperial7 Bahman 2652
- Day of the year313 of 365
- Left in the year52 days
- ZodiacAquarius
- YearOx
Occasions on 7 Bahman 1472
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On this day: January 26
Events
- 1700 (326 years ago) The 8.7–9.2 Mw Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.
- 1788 (238 years ago) The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
- 1942 (84 years ago) World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe, landing in Northern Ireland.
- 1952 (74 years ago) Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
- 1959 (67 years ago) The 41-acre (17 ha) Chain Island is listed for sale by the California State Lands Commission, with a minimum bid of $5,226.
- 1962 (64 years ago) Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the Moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km).
- 1991 (35 years ago) Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi.
- 2020 (6 years ago) A Sikorsky S-76B flying from John Wayne Airport to Camarillo Airport crashes in Calabasas, 30 miles west of Los Angeles, killing all nine people on board, including five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant.
Births
- 1715 (311 years ago) Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher (died 1771)
- 1763 (263 years ago) Charles XIV John of Sweden,
- 1880 (146 years ago) Douglas MacArthur, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1964)
- 1925 (101 years ago) Paul Newman, American actor, activist, director, race car driver, and businessman, co-founded Newman's Own (died 2008)
- 1944 (82 years ago) Angela Davis, American activist, academic, and author
- 1953 (73 years ago) Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish politician and diplomat, 39th Prime Minister of Denmark
- 1958 (68 years ago) Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian, actress, and talk show host
- 1963 (63 years ago) José Mourinho, Portuguese footballer and manager
Deaths
- 1823 (203 years ago) Edward Jenner, English physician and immunologist, creator of the smallpox vaccine (born 1749)
- 1824 (202 years ago) Théodore Géricault, French painter and lithographer (born 1791)
- 1855 (171 years ago) Gérard de Nerval, French poet and translator (born 1808)
- 1891 (135 years ago) Nicolaus Otto, German engineer, invented the internal combustion engine (born 1833)
- 1943 (83 years ago) Nikolai Vavilov, Russian botanist and geneticist (born 1887)
- 1973 (53 years ago) Edward G. Robinson, Romanian-American actor (born 1893)
- 1979 (47 years ago) Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the United States (born 1908)
- 2020 (6 years ago) Kobe Bryant, American basketball player (born 1978)