Historical Events
- 1st printing in Hawaii of a ceremonial broadside for King Kamehameha II by Elisha Loomis
- Free American Blacks establish a settlement on Providence Island, off the coast of West Africa; later becomes the city of Monrovia, Liberia
- Liberia colonized by the American Colonization Society
Famous Birthdays
- Theodor Aufrecht, German linguist, Indologist, and translator (Rigveda's Hymns), born in Leschnitz, Prussian Silesia (d. 1907)
About January 7, 1822
Calendar: Gregorian
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 202 years, 6 months and 5 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Capricorn
Augusto Pinochet
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Kim Jong-un
Nicolae Ceausescu
Pol Pot