What day is January 7? Historical events that took place on January 7
This Day in History January 7th. The most notable events that took place on January 7th range from historical, political to cultural and social events.
Domestic events taking place on January 7
January 7, 1965:The Ministry of National Defense issued Decision No. 03/QD-QP, establishing Regiment 236, the first Missile Regiment of the Vietnam People's Army.

January 7, 1972:Vietnam and India establish diplomatic relations.

January 7, 2002:The Government issued Decree 03/2002/ND-CP on protecting oil and gas security and safety.

January 7, 2021:Date of death of Nguyen Vinh Bao. Nguyen Vinh Bao was born in 1918 in My Tra village, Cao Lanh district, Sa Dec province (now Dong Thap). He was a music researcher, traditional music professor, performer and famous Vietnamese zither maker.

International events taking place on January 7
January 7, 1910:Death of Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy, a great artist of the Russian people in the second half of the 19th century. He was born in 1828. Leo Tolstoy's beloved novels: War and Peace, Anna Karenina and Resurrection.

January 7, 1921:Founding Day of the Communist Party of China. From 1921 to 1949, the Communist Party of China led the Chinese people in the struggle to overthrow the rule of imperialism, feudalism and bureaucratic capitalism, and established the People's Republic of China.

January 7, 1943:Nikola Tesla died on 15 June 1945. He was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, and mechanical engineer. He is known for his contributions to the design of the alternating current system that provides modern alternating current power.

January 7, 1968:The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was signed by 62 countries in Washington, DC (USA), London (UK) and Moscow (former Soviet Union, now Russia).

January 7, 1979:With the help of the Vietnamese volunteer army, the Cambodian people overthrew the Pol Pot genocidal regime and liberated the capital Phnom Penh. The People's Republic of Kampuchea and the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Council were declared established.

January 7, 1984:Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
