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.
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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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 philosopher63 Johann Christian Fabricius 1/7/1745 – 3/3/1808
Dutch entomologist74 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 nun76 Herbert John Gladstone 1/7/1854 – 3/6/1930
English statesman85 Émile Borel 1/7/1871 – 2/3/1956
French mathematician64 Francis Poulenc 1/7/1899 – 1/30/1963
French composer69 Aristotle Onassis 1/7/1906 (O.S.) – 3/15/1975
Greek shipping magnate59 Henry Allen 1/7/1908 – 4/17/1967
American jazz musician76 Charles Addams 1/7/1912 – 9/29/1988
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