Updated January 6, 2012, 1:28 pm

On Jan. 7, 1979, Vietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge government.

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On Jan. 7, 1873, Adolph Zukor, the American entrepreneur who built the Paramount movie empire, was born. Following his death on June 10, 1976, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date By The Associated Press

1800	Millard Fillmore, the 13th president of the United States, was born in Summerhill, N.Y.
1927	Commercial transatlantic telephone service was inaugurated between New York and London.
1942	The World War II siege of Bataan began.
1953	President Harry S. Truman announced in his State of the Union address that the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb.
1955	Singer Marian Anderson made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, becoming the first black person to perform there as a member.
1959	The United States recognized Fidel Castro’s new government in Cuba.
1972	Lewis F. Powell Jr. and William H. Rehnquist were sworn in as the 99th and 100th members of the Supreme Court.
1979	Vietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge government.
1989	Japanese Emperor Hirohito died at age 87.
1996	A major blizzard paralyzed the eastern United States, claiming more than 100 lives.
1997	Newt Gingrich became the first Republican re-elected House speaker in 68 years.
1999	President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial began in the Senate.
2005	Actor Brad Pitt and actress Jennifer Aniston announced they were separating after four years of marriage.
2006	American journalist Jill Carroll was abducted in Iraq and a translator was killed. (Carroll was released unharmed after 82 days.)
2006	Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, facing corruption charges, stepped down as House majority leader.

Current Birthdays By The Associated Press

CBS News anchor Katie Couric turns 55 years old today.

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U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., turns 49 years old today.

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1938	Paul Revere, Rock musician, turns 74
1946	Jann Wenner, Magazine publisher (Rolling Stone), turns 66
1948	Kenny Loggins, Rock singer, turns 64
1956	David Caruso, Actor (“CSI: Miami”), turns 56
1961	John Thune, U.S. senator, R-S.D., turns 51
1964	Nicolas Cage, Actor, turns 48
1967	Nick Clegg, Deputy British prime minister, turns 45
1971	Jeremy Renner, Actor (“The Hurt Locker”), turns 41
1974	John Rich, Country musician (Big and Rich), turns 38
1976	Alfonso Soriano, Baseball player, turns 36

 

Historic Birthdays

Adolph Zukor 1/7/1873 – 6/10/1976 American entrepreneur.Go to obituary »

66	James Harrington 1/7/1611 – 9/11/1677 English political philosopher
63	Johann Christian Fabricius 1/7/1745 – 3/3/1808 Dutch entomologist
74	Millard Fillmore 1/7/1800 – 3/8/1874 13th president of the United States (1850-53)
35	Saint Bernadette of Lourdes 1/7/1844 – 4/16/1879 French nun
76	Herbert John Gladstone 1/7/1854 – 3/6/1930 English statesman
85	Émile Borel 1/7/1871 – 2/3/1956 French mathematician
64	Francis Poulenc 1/7/1899 – 1/30/1963 French composer
69	Aristotle Onassis 1/7/1906 (O.S.) – 3/15/1975 Greek shipping magnate
59	Henry Allen 1/7/1908 – 4/17/1967 American jazz musician
76	Charles Addams 1/7/1912 – 9/29/1988 American cartoonist