What are the important events that happened on February 7? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 7: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 7 is the 38th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 328 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 25, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,454,400 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘triacontaoctagon’ day.
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 3 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,065 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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February 7 Historical Events
- 1074 –Pandulf IV of Benevento is killed battling the invading Normans at the Battle of Montesarchio.
- 1783 –American Revolutionary War: French and Spanish forces lift the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
- 1894 –The Cripple Creek miner’s strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado.
- 1897 –Greco-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.
- 1948 –Sancheong-Hamyang massacre:Korean War
- 1962 –The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.
- 1974 –Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1978 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Horse in Chinese astrology.
- 1984 –Space 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).
- 1986 –Twenty-eight years of one-family rule end in Haiti, when President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees the Caribbean nation.
Who were born on February 7?
- 1804 –John Deere, American manufacturer (Deere & Company) (d. 1886)
- 1909 –Wilhelm Freddie, Danish painter (d. 1995)
- 1912 –Russell Drysdale, Australian Artist (d. 1981)
- 1915 –Eddie Bracken, American actor (d. 2002)
- 1915 –Teoctist, Ex-Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church (d. 2007)
- 1939 –Ray Taliaferro, American radio talkshow host
- 1946 –Hector Babenco, Brazilian film director
- 1954 –Brian Morton, Scottish writer
- 1967 –Richie Burnett, Welsh darts player
- 1980 –Maximiliano Cejas, Argentine footballer
Who died on February 7?
- 1837 –King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (b. 1778)
- 1878 –Blessed Pope Pius IX (b. 1792)
- 1897 –Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (b. 1847)
- 1938 –Harvey Firestone, American manufacturer (b. 1868)
- 1980 –Secondo Campini, Italian jet pioneer (b. 1904)
- 1986 –Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian (b. 1923)
- 1990 –Jimmy Van Heusen, American songwriter (b. 1913)
- 2000 –Dave Peverett, English musician (Foghat, Savoy Brown) (b. 1943)
- 2002 –Jack Fairman, British racing driver (b. 1913)
- 2010 –Franco Ballerini, Italian Cycler, Coach of the Italy team of cycling (b. 1964)
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