What are the important events that happened on January 2, 2007? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

January 2, 2007: Facts & Myths About This Day

January 2, 2007 is the 2^nd day of the year 2007 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 363 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 20, 2006 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 324,360 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘digon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Cent every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $37.67. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Dog is the mythical animal and Fire is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

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Who died on January 2, 2007?

• 2007 –
  Dan Shaver, American racecar driver (b. 1950)
• 2007 –
  David Perkins, American geneticist (b. 1919)
• 2007 –
  Don Massengale, American PGA Tour golf player (b. 1937)
• 2007 –
  Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, American historian (b. 1941)
• 2007 –
  Garry Betty, American CEO of Earthlink (b. 1957)
• 2007 –
  Mauno Jokipii, Finnish professor and researcher (b. 1924)
• 2007 –
  Paek Nam-sun, North Korean Foreign Affairs minister (b. 1929)
• 2007 –
  Richard Newton, Australian-born technology pioneer and professor (b. 1951)
• 2007 –
  Robert C. Solomon, American scholar of continental philosophy (b. 1942)
• 2007 –
  Teddy Kollek, Austrian-born mayor of Jerusalem (b. 1911)

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