What Happened on January 7, 2015

Day of the Week: Wednesday

Historical Events


Film tv awardsFilm and TV Awards

41st People's Choice Awards: Robert Downey & Jennifer Lawrence win (movie star), Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pomero (TV dramatic)

Actress Jennifer Lawrence
Actress
Jennifer Lawrence
Actor Patrick Dempsey
Actor
Patrick Dempsey
  • A car bomb explodes in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, killing 38 people and injuring more than 63

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Terrorist attack on the offices of satirical newspaper "Charlie Hebdo" in Paris kills 12 (including Jean Cabut and Stéphane Charbonnier), injures 11

Cartoonist Stéphane Charbonnier
Cartoonist
Stéphane Charbonnier

Famous Deaths

  • Jean Cabut [Cabu], French caricaturist (Charlie Hebdo), killed in terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo's office in Paris at 76

Person of interestRod Taylor

Rod Taylor, Australian actor (Time Machine, The Birds), dies at 84

Actor Rod Taylor
Actor
Rod Taylor

Person of interestStéphane Charbonnier

Stéphane Charbonnier [Charb], French cartoonist and editor of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, dies in a terrorist attack at 47

Cartoonist Stéphane Charbonnier
Cartoonist
Stéphane Charbonnier
  • Tadeusz Konwicki, Polish writer (Bohin Manor) and film director, dies at 88