Bashkir rebels besiege Yelabuga.

Siege of Yelabuga – the siege of the city by bashkir rebels under the command of Kusyum Tyulekeyev.

Yelabuga is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River and 200 kilometers (120 mi) east from Kazan. Population: 70,728 (2010 Census); 68,663 (2002 Census); 53,537 (1989 Soviet census).

January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 358 days remain until the end of the year.