What happened on February 7? There are more than 265 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About February 7
February 7 is the 38th day of the year 2024. There are 328 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday. This day falls under the 6th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Wrightsville, Arkansas 72183 sunrise occured at 07:00 AM and sunset occured at 05:45 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Aquarius. The modern birthstone for this month is Amethyst while the mystical birthstone is Bloodstone.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 3 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (February 10, 2024).
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Historical Events For February 7
- 457Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
- 1074Pandulf IV of Benevento is killed battling the invading Normans at the Battle of Montesarchio.
- 1301Edward of Caernarvon (later King Edward II of England) becomes the first English Prince of Wales.
- 1497The bonfire of the vanities occurs in which supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burn thousands of objects like cosmetics, art, and books in Florence, Italy.
- 1783American Revolutionary War: French and Spanish forces lift the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
- 1795The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified.
- 1807Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Eylau – Napoléon’s French Empire begins fighting against Russian and Prussian forces of the Fourth Coalition at Eylau, Poland.
- 1812The strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri.
- 1819Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking it over, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar.
- 1842Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.
- 1856The Kingdom of Awadh is annexed by the British East India Company and Wajid Ali Shah, the king of Awadh, is imprisoned and later exiled to Calcutta.
- 1856The colonial Tasmanian Parliament passes the second piece of legislation (the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections by way of a secret ballot.
- 1863HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.
- 1894The Cripple Creek miner’s strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado.
- 1897Greco-Turkish War: The first full-scale battle takes place when the Greek expeditionary force in Crete defeats a 4,000-strong Ottoman force at Livadeia.
- 1898Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse.
- 1900Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
- 1904A fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
- 1907The Mud March is the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
- 1935The classic board game Monopoly is invented.
- 1940The second full length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.
- 1943Imperial Japanese naval forces complete the evacuation of Imperial Japanese Army troops from Guadalcanal during Operation Ke, ending Japanese attempts to retake the island from Allied forces in the Guadalcanal Campaign.
- 1944World War II: In Anzio, Italy, German forces launch a counteroffensive during the Allied Operation Shingle.
- 1948Neil Harvey becomes the youngest Australian to score a century in Test cricket.
- 1948Sancheong-Hamyang massacre:Korean War
- 1962The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.
- 1974Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1979Pluto moves inside Neptune’s orbit for the first time since either was discovered.
- 1984Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU).
- 1986Twenty-eight years of one-family rule end in Haiti, when President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees the Caribbean nation.
- 1990Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power.
- 1991Haiti’s first democratically-elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in.
- 1992The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union.
- 1995Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan.
- 1997New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Ox in Chinese astrology.
- 1999Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein.
- 2009Bushfires in Victoria left 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia’s history.
Who Were Born On February 7?
- 1102Empress Matilda, Princess of England and wife of Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1169)
- 1478Sir Thomas More, English statesman, humanist and author (d. 1535)
- 1612Thomas Killigrew, English dramatist (d. 1683)
- 1693Empress Anna of Russia (d. 1740)
- 1804John Deere, American manufacturer (Deere & Company) (d. 1886)
- 1812Charles Dickens, English novelist (d. 1870)
- 1837Sir James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist (d. 1915)
- 1842Alexandre Ribot, French statesman (d. 1923)
- 1867Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (d. 1957)
- 1870Alfred Adler, Austrian psychologist (d. 1937)
- 1873Thomas Andrews, British shipbuilder on the RMS Titanic (d. 1912)
- 1877G. H. Hardy, English mathematician (d. 1947)
- 1878Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Russian-American pianist and conductor (d. 1936)
- 1885Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (d. 1953)
- 1885Sinclair Lewis, American writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1951)
- 1886Yehezkel Abramsky, Russian-born rabbi, head of the London Beth Din for 17 years (d. 1976)
- 1887Eubie Blake, American musician and composer (d. 1983)
- 1889Harry Nyquist, important contributor to information theory (d. 1976)
- 1891Ann Little, American actress (d. 1984)
- 1895Anita Stewart, American film actress (d. 1961)
- 1898Dock Boggs, American musician (d. 1971)
- 1901Arnold Nordmeyer, New Zealand politician (d. 1989)
- 1905Paul Nizan, French author (d. 1940)
- 1905Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1983)
- 1906Oleg Antonov, Soviet aircraft designer (d. 1984)
- 1906Puyi, Emperor of China (d. 1967)
- 1907Yevgeniy Abalakov, Soviet mountaineer (d. 1948)
- 1908Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (d. 1983)
- 1908Fred Gipson, American author (d. 1973)
- 1909Amedeo Guillet, former officer of the Italian Army (d. 2010)
- 1909Hélder Câmara, Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1999)
- 1909Silvio Zavala, Mexican historian
- 1909Wilhelm Freddie, Danish painter (d. 1995)
- 1912Roberta McCain, mother of John McCain
- 1912Russell Drysdale, Australian Artist (d. 1981)
- 1914Ramón Mercader, Spanish assassin of Leon Trotsky (d. 1978)
- 1915Eddie Bracken, American actor (d. 2002)
- 1915Teoctist, Ex-Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church (d. 2007)
- 1918Markey Robinson, Northern Irish painter (d. 1999)
- 1920An Wang, Chinese-born computer pioneer (d. 1990)
- 1920Oscar Brand, Canadian folk musicologist
- 1922Hattie Jacques, English actress (d. 1980)
- 1923Martha Holmes, American photographer (d. 2006)
- 1926John Frank Davidson, British chemical engineer and Royal Medal holder
- 1926Konstantin Feoktistov, cosmonaut (d. 2009)
- 1927Juliette Gréco, French singer and actor
- 1927Vladimir Kuts, Russian runner (d. 1975)
- 1929Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean filmmaker
- 1932Al Worden, American astronaut
- 1932Gay Talese, American author
- 1933John Anderton, English footballer
- 1934Earl King, American musician (d. 2003)
- 1934Eddie Fenech Adami, Maltese politician, Prime Minister (1987-1996, 1998-2004); President (2004-2009)
- 1934King Curtis, American saxophonist (d. 1971)
- 1935Herbert Kohl, American politician
- 1937Juan Pizarro, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1938S. Ramachandran Pillai, Indian communist leader
- 1939Ray Taliaferro, American radio talkshow host
- 1941Peter Foxhall, Australian evangelist
- 1943Gareth Hunt, English actor (d. 2007)
- 1945Gerald Davies, Welsh rugby player
- 1945Ian Jack, Scottish journalist
- 1946Hector Babenco, Brazilian film director
- 1946Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (d. 2011)
- 1947Wayne Allwine, American voice artist (d. 2009)
- 1949Joe English, American drummer
- 1949Paulo César Carpegiani, Brazilian footballer and coach
- 1951Benny Ayala, baseball player
- 1952Vasco Rossi, Italian singer
- 1953Dan Quisenberry, baseball player (d. 1998)
- 1954Brian Morton, Scottish writer
- 1954Dieter Bohlen German composer
- 1955Miguel Ferrer, American actor
- 1955Rolf Benirschke, American football player
- 1956Emo Philips, American comedian
- 1956Mark St. John, American musician (Kiss) (d. 2007)
- 1957Carney Lansford, American baseball player
- 1957Richard Cook, British jazz writer (d. 2007)
- 1958Matt Ridley, British scientist and science writer
- 1960James Spader, American actor
- 1960Robert Smigel, American actor and Comedian
- 1962David Bryan, American musician (Bon Jovi)
- 1962Eddie Izzard, British actor and comedian
- 1962Garth Brooks, American singer
- 1964Ashok Banker, Indian novelist
- 1964Cynthia Woodhead, American swimmer
- 1964Ray Mears, British survival expert and TV presenter
- 1965Chris Rock, American actor and comedian
- 1965Jason Gedrick, American actor
- 1966Kristin Otto, German swimmer
- 1967Cheung Man, Hong Kong actress
- 1967Richie Burnett, Welsh darts player
- 1968Mark Tewksbury, Canadian swimmer
- 1968Peter Bondra, Slovak ice hockey player
- 1968Sully Erna, American singer (Godsmack)
- 1969Adriano, Brazilian footballer
- 1969Yves Racine, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1970Stanley Roberts, American basketball player
- 1971Anita Tsoy, Russian singer of Korean descent
- 1972Amon Tobin, Canadian/Brazilian musician
- 1972Essence Atkins, American actress
- 1972Robyn Lively, American actress
- 1973Irina Björklund, Finnish actress
- 1973Juwan Howard, American basketball player
- 1974Danny Goffey, British musician (Supergrass)
- 1974J Dilla, American record producer (d. 2006)
- 1974Nujabes, Japanese hip hop producer (d. 2010)
- 1974Steve Nash, Canadian basketball player
- 1975Alexandre Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1975Wes Borland, American guitarist (Limp Bizkit)
- 1976Kelly Choi, Korean-American TV hostess of Top Chef Masters
- 1976Sreto Ristić, German soccer player
- 1977Dimitris Papanikolaou, Greek basketball player
- 1977Georgios Alexopoulos, Greek soccer player
- 1977Mariusz Pudzianowski, Polish strongman competitor
- 1977Paul Comrie, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1977Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, Japanese footballer
- 1978Ashton Kutcher, American actor
- 1978Daniel Van Buyten, Belgian soccer player
- 1978David Aebischer, Swiss ice hockey player
- 1978Endy Chávez, baseball player
- 1979Cerina Vincent, American actress
- 1979Daniel Bierofka, German footballer
- 1979Jon Leicester, American baseball player
- 1979Nicola Campedelli, Italian footballer
- 1980Kevin J. Boyle, American politician
- 1980Maximiliano Cejas, Argentine footballer
- 1981Lee Ok-Sung, South Korean amateur boxer
- 1982Mickael Pietrus, French-born basketball player
- 1982Osamu Mukai, Japanese actor
- 1983Christian Klien, Austrian racing driver
- 1983Georgios Gougoulias, Greek footballer
- 1983Scott Feldman, American baseball player
- 1983Sho Kamogawa, Japanese football player
- 1983Teshome Getu, Ethiopian soccer player
- 1984Lenny Pidgeley, British footballer
- 1985Deborah Ann Woll, American actress
- 1985Devis Nossa, Italian footballer
- 1985Tina Majorino, American actress
- 1986Michael Orozco Fiscal, American soccer player
- 1986Pippa Wilson, British professional sailor
- 1987Joe Cardle, British footballer
- 1987Kerli, Estonian singer
- 1988Ai Kago, Japanese singer
- 1988Albin Hodza, French footballer
- 1988Lee Don-Ku, South Korean ice hockey defenceman player
- 1988Lee Joon, Korean singer (MBLAQ)
- 1988Matthew Stafford, American NFL football player
- 1989Louisa Lytton, British actress
- 1989Nick Calathes, Greek basketball player
- 1990Anna Abreu, Finnish singer
- 1990Neil Etheridge, English–Filipino footballer
- 1990Steven Stamkos, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1991Zhou Yimiao' Chinese tennis player
- 1992Maimi Yajima, Japanese singer
- 1993David Dorfman, American actor
- 1996David Castro, American actor
- 1996Mai Hagiwara, Japanese singer
Who Died On February 7?
- 999Boleslaus II of Bohemia
- 1045Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009)
- 1317Robert, Count of Clermont, French founder of the House of Bourbon (b. 1256)
- 1560Bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (b. 1493)
- 1603Hermann Wilken, German humanist and mathematician (b. 1522)
- 1626William V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548)
- 1642William Bedell, English clergyman (b. 1571)
- 1652Gregorio Allegri, Italian composer (b. 1582)
- 1690William Morice, English royalist statesman
- 1693Paul Pellisson, French writer (b. 1624)
- 1736Stephen Gray, English astronomer and scientist (b. 1666)
- 1779William Boyce, English composer (b. 1711)
- 1799Qianlong Emperor of China (b. 1711)
- 1801Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (b. 1726)
- 1823Ann Radcliffe, English novelist (b. 1764)
- 1837King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (b. 1778)
- 1839Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)
- 1862Francisco de Paula Martinez de la Rosa, Spanish statesman and dramatist (b. 1787)
- 1871Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg, piano manufacturer (Steinway & Sons) (b. 1797)
- 1873Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (b. 1814)
- 1878Blessed Pope Pius IX (b. 1792)
- 1897Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (b. 1847)
- 1898John Reily Knox, Lawyer and founder of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity (b. 1820)
- 1919William Halford, American naval officer and Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1841)
- 1920Aleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak, Russian military commander (b. 1874)
- 1937Elihu Root, American statesman and diplomat, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1845)
- 1938Harvey Firestone, American manufacturer (b. 1868)
- 1939Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter (b. 1886)
- 1942Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator (b. 1876)
- 1944Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (b. 1874)
- 1952Pete Henry, American professional American football player and coach (b. 1897)
- 1959Daniel François Malan, South African Prime Minister, father of Apartheid policy (b. 1874)
- 1959Guitar Slim, American blues guitarist (b. 1926)
- 1959Nap Lajoie, American baseball player (b. 1874)
- 1960Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist (b. 1903)
- 1962Clara Nordström, German writer and translator (b. 1886)
- 1963Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist (b. 1902)
- 1964Sophoklis Venizelos, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1894)
- 1968Nick Adams, American actor (b. 1931)
- 1979Dr. Josef Mengele, German, Nazi war criminal (b. 1911)
- 1980Secondo Campini, Italian jet pioneer (b. 1904)
- 1985Matt Monro, English singer (b. 1932)
- 1986Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian (b. 1923)
- 1990Alfredo M. Santos, Filipino military figure (b. 1905)
- 1990Jimmy Van Heusen, American songwriter (b. 1913)
- 1991Amos Yarkoni, Israeli soldier, Medal of Distinguished Service recipient (b. 1920)
- 1991Jean-Paul Mousseau, French-Canadian painter, member of Les Automatistes (b. 1927)
- 1992Buzz Sawyer, wrestler (b. 1959)
- 1994Arnold Smith, Canadian diplomat (b. 1915)
- 1994Stephen Milligan, British journalist and politician (b. 1948)
- 1994Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer (b. 1913)
- 1996Phillip Davidson, US Army general (b. 1915)
- 1998Lawrence Sanders, American author (b. 1920)
- 1999Bobby Troup, American musician and actor (b. 1918)
- 1999José Silva, author of Silva Method and the Silva UltraMind ESP System (b. 1914)
- 1999King Hussein of Jordan (b. 1935)
- 2000Big Pun, Puerto Rican-American rapper (b. 1971)
- 2000Dave Peverett, English musician (Foghat, Savoy Brown) (b. 1943)
- 2000Doug Henning, Canadian magician (b. 1947)
- 2000Shiho Niiyama, Japanese voice actress (b. 1970)
- 2001Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and aviator (b. 1906)
- 2001Dale Evans, American actress and singer (b. 1912)
- 2002Jack Fairman, British racing driver (b. 1913)
- 2003Augusto Monterroso, Guatemalan author (b. 1921)
- 2003John Reading, Mayor of Oakland, California (b. 1917)
- 2005Bob Turner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1934)
- 2006Princess Hadice Hayriye Ayshe Dürrühsehvar (b. 1914)
- 2008Tamara Desni, German-born British actress (b. 1913)
- 2009Brian Naylor, Australian television presenter (b. 1931)
- 2009Molly Bee, American singer (b. 1939)
- 2010Franco Ballerini, Italian Cycler, Coach of the Italy team of cycling (b. 1964)
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