7 January was aday.

Events

On 7January1610,Galileo Galilei wrote in aletter that he had spottedthree ofJupiter'smoons. A fewmonths later, he discovered afourth. The final moon, thegolden planet ofVoga, would not be discovered byhumans until the29th century. (PROSE:Time Traveller's Diary^[+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

In1817,Iris Wildthyme andPanda attendedPrincess Charlotte's 21stbirthday celebrations inBrighton.Thomas Daley accompanied them, but skipped the party in favour of a dalliance with a stable boy. (PROSE:Rain and Regency^[+]Loading...["Rain and Regency (short story)"])

Saturday 7 January2012 was the date ofAlistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart's funeral. (PROSE:Lucy Wilson & the Bledoe Cadets^[+]Loading...["Lucy Wilson & the Bledoe Cadets (novel)"])

Mary metSarah's father on this date in an unspecified year, though she claimed that they met onNew Year's Eve, which she insisted to her daughter was "the same thing". (TV:Eve of the Daleks^[+]Loading...["Eve of the Daleks (TV story)"])

In2321, theSixth Doctor,Peri Brown, andFrobisher visited theMayflower. (COMIC:Profits of Doom!^[+]Loading...["Profits of Doom! (comic story)"])

Births and deaths

In1796,Princess Charlotte was born. (PROSE:Rain and Regency^[+]Loading...["Rain and Regency (short story)"])

In1908,Nora Wicker's husbandErnie was born. (AUDIO:The World Tree^[+]Loading...["The World Tree (audio story)"])

In1979,Phil Tyson, acleaner atCheeky Chicken, was born inPeckham Hospital at 3:50 PM.Shogalath usedquantum runes to divine that his spirit "re-entered the physical plane" in the body ofbaby Phil. (COMIC:Mr Nobody^[+]Loading...["Mr Nobody (comic story)"])