Historical Events
- "Fool Moon", starring Bill Irwin, closes at Ambassador Theater, NYC, after 81 performances
- 16th United Negro College Fund raises $12,600,000
"Crazy For You"
Musical featuring works of George and Ira Gershwin "Crazy For You" closes at Shubert Theater, NYC, after 1622 performances, winning 3 Tony Awards
Famous Birthdays
- Abbey Speakman, English twin born 19 days after her twin sister
Famous Deaths
- James Holland, English artist and exhibition organiser, dies at 90
- Károly Grósz, Hungarian communist politician, dies at 65
- Robley D. Evans, American nuclear physicist (one of the founders nuclear Medicine), dies at 88
- Seton Lloyd, English Archaeologist (Arzawa civilization, Turkey), dies at 93
- Tarō Okamoto, Japanese avant-garde artist (b. 1911)
About January 7, 1996
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 28 years, 7 months and 19 days
Leap Year: Yes
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