Jan 7 (Reuters) – Following are some of the major events to have occurred on January 7:
1610 – Astronomer Galileo announces discovery of Jupiter.
1927 – Harlem Globetrotters basketball team established.
1932 – The French politician Andre Maginot died. As war minister, he began building the French line of fortification against Germany later dubbed the Maginot Line.
1965 – Britain launches its first pay-TV service.
1989 – Emperor Hirohito of Japan died after a 63-year reign.
1990 – Italy’s Leaning Tower of Pisa, officially listed as a danger to the public, was closed to tourists for the first time in its 800-year history for restoration work.
1999 – The U.S. Senate opened the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton, the first of a sitting president in more than 130 years.
2012 – French sailor Loick Peyron and crew win Jules Verne trophy, set new sailing world record for non-stop, round-the-world voyage.
2012 – African National Congress marks centenary.
2015 – Prince Albert II of Monaco and wife Princess Charlene hold twins in official presentation of newborn royals in Monaco.
2015 – Charlie Hebdo offices attacked in Paris.
