Almanac for January 7th

Erin O'Riordan's almanac for January 7th: https://ko-fi.com/post/January-7th-D1D2Z4T3M

Today's Observance: Eastern Orthodox Christmas
Artist Birthday: Zora Neale Hurston

Bummer January 7th

January 7, 1943: Inventor Nikola Tesla dies alone, of a heart attack, at the Hotel New Yorker.

January 7, 1948: 25-year-old Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Captain Thomas F. Mantell crashes his P-51 Mustang fighter plane near Franklin, Kentucky. Prior to the crash, Mantell told Godman Army Airfield that he had sighted an unidentified aerial object (which officials speculate may have been an unpiloted balloon collecting atmospheric data). In pursuit of the unknown object, Mantell banked sharply upward; the lack of oxygen at the higher altitude may have contributed to his loss of control of the aircraft.

January 7, 2012: Eleven people are killed when a hot air balloon over Carterton, Aotearoa (New Zealand), catches fire while attempting to land.

January 7, 2015: Two Islamist extremists target the headquarters of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Twelve people are killed, including five cartoonists and two editors.

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