^B{^#!16!7 January^N! Christmas Day in the Orthodox Church. Feast day of St Valentine, St Raymund of Pe±afort, St Aldric, St Lucian of Antioch, St Tillo, St Canute Lavard, and St Reinold.
^B{1558^B} Calais, the last English possession on mainland France, was recaptured by the French. ^B{1610^B} Italian astronomer Galileo discovered Jupiter's four satellites, naming them Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. ^B{1785^B} The first aerial crossing of the English Channel was made by Jean Pierre Blanchard and Dr John Jeffries, in a hot-air balloon. ^B{1927^B} The London-New York telephone service began operating, a three-minute call costing ú15. ^B{1975^B} OPEC agreed to raise crude oil prices by 10%, which began a tidal wave of world economic inflation. ^B{1990^B} The Leaning Tower of Pisa was closed to the public, as its accelerated rate of 'leaning' raised fears for the safety of its many visitors.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples, ^B{1768^B}; Carl Laemmle, US film producer, founder of Universal Pictures, ^B{1867^B}; Adolph Zukor, US film magnate, ^B{1873^B}; Charles PΘguy, French poet and socialist, ^B{1873^B}; Francis Poulenc, French composer, ^B{1899^B}; Gerald Durrell, British author and naturalist, ^B{1925^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, ^B{1536^B}; Nicholas Hilliard, English miniaturist painter, ^B{1619^B}; AndrΘ Maginot, French politician, ^B{1932^B}; Trevor Howard, British actor, ^B{1988^B}; Michinomiya Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, ^B{1989^B}.
