January 7 in history: • 1327 – The Parliament of 1327, which was instrumental in the transfer of the English Crown from King Edward II to his son, Edward III, began at the Palace of Westminster. → go there • 1931 – Australian aviator Guy Menzies (pictured) flew from Sydney to New Zealand's West Coast, making the first solo trans-Tasman flight. → go there • 1978 – An article entitled "Iran and Red and Black Colonization" was published in the newspaper Ettela'at attacking Ruhollah Khomeini, then in exile in Iraq. → go there • 1989 – In one of the most famous upsets in FA Cup history, Sutton United, a team in the fifth tier of English league football, defeated top-tier Coventry City. → go there Died 1619: Nicholas Hilliard Wiki link Born 1951: Helena Válková Wiki link Born 1956: Johnny Owen Wiki link Born 1991: Eden Hazard Wiki link Pictured: Guy Menzies.