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 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 327 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 25, 2023 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,675,728,000 seconds 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 368 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 3,700 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.
- 1842 –Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.
- 1900 –Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
- 1935 –The classic board game Monopoly is invented.
- 1940 –The second full length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.
- 1944 –World War II: In Anzio, Italy, German forces launch a counteroffensive during the Allied Operation Shingle.
- 1978 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Horse in Chinese astrology.
- 1979 –Pluto moves inside Neptune’s orbit for the first time since either was discovered.
- 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?
- 1941 –Peter Foxhall, Australian evangelist
- 1958 –Matt Ridley, British scientist and science writer
- 1960 –Robert Smigel, American actor and Comedian
- 1962 –David Bryan, American musician (Bon Jovi)
- 1969 –Adriano, Brazilian footballer
- 1986 –Michael Orozco Fiscal, American soccer player
- 1987 –Kerli, Estonian singer
- 1988 –Lee Don-Ku, South Korean ice hockey defenceman player
- 1989 –Louisa Lytton, British actress
- 1993 –David Dorfman, American actor
Who died on February 7?
- 1693 –Paul Pellisson, French writer (b. 1624)
- 1839 –Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)
- 1960 –Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist (b. 1903)
- 1979 –Dr. Josef Mengele, German, Nazi war criminal (b. 1911)
- 1990 –Alfredo M. Santos, Filipino military figure (b. 1905)
- 1991 –Amos Yarkoni, Israeli soldier, Medal of Distinguished Service recipient (b. 1920)
- 1994 –Arnold Smith, Canadian diplomat (b. 1915)
- 1999 –Bobby Troup, American musician and actor (b. 1918)
- 2000 –Doug Henning, Canadian magician (b. 1947)
- 2008 –Tamara Desni, German-born British actress (b. 1913)
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