January 7th facts
While investigating facts about January 7th, I found out little known, but curios details like:
On January 7th, 1610 Galileo Galilei improved the telescope's design and used it to study Jupiter. He discovered 4 of Jupiter's moons and helped disprove the Ptolemaic world system(Earth-centric universe) theory.
Russia has eight public holidays including the New Year, Christmas (January 7th), Defender of the Fatherland Day (Feb 23rd), International Women's Day (March 8th), National Flag Day (Aug. 22nd), Spring and Labour Day, Victory Day (May 9th), Russia Day (June 12th), and Unity Day (November 4th).
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 9 of the best facts about January 7th I managed to collect.
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The first baby born on the continent Antarctica was Emilio Marcos de Palma, on January 7th, 1978. He was also the first in history to be born as far south as he was.
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September, October, November, and December were the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th months (as the prefixes suggest), before the Romans added January and February to the beginning of the year, putting things out of order.
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Christmas is celebrated on January 7th in many countries around the world. The Greek Orthodox celebrates Christmas on January 7th. That includes Russia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and other countries.
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Christian Longo was spotted in Cancun, Mexico on December 27, 2001. A federal arrest warrant was issued on Lincoln County, Oregon on December 28th and on January 7th, 2002 he left the hotel he had been staying at.
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Russians celebrate Christmas on January 7th
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In Serbia, the main Church is the Orthodox Church and they still use the old 'Julian' Calendar, which means that Christmas Eve is on 6th January and Christmas Day is on the 7th January
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Russians celebrate Christmas on January 7th
