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, 27,928,800 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.
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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
- 457 –Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
- 1795 –The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified.
- 1863 –HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.
- 1894 –The Cripple Creek miner’s strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado.
- 1907 –The Mud March is the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
- 1943 –Imperial 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.
- 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.
- 1990 –Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power.
- 1999 –Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein.
Who were born on February 7?
- 1873 –Thomas Andrews, British shipbuilder on the RMS Titanic (d. 1912)
- 1878 –Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Russian-American pianist and conductor (d. 1936)
- 1901 –Arnold Nordmeyer, New Zealand politician (d. 1989)
- 1912 –Roberta McCain, mother of John McCain
- 1962 –David Bryan, American musician (Bon Jovi)
- 1964 –Ashok Banker, Indian novelist
- 1968 –Mark Tewksbury, Canadian swimmer
- 1972 –Robyn Lively, American actress
- 1974 –Steve Nash, Canadian basketball player
- 1982 –Mickael Pietrus, French-born basketball player
Who died on February 7?
- 1652 –Gregorio Allegri, Italian composer (b. 1582)
- 1693 –Paul Pellisson, French writer (b. 1624)
- 1823 –Ann Radcliffe, English novelist (b. 1764)
- 1873 –Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (b. 1814)
- 1939 –Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter (b. 1886)
- 1963 –Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist (b. 1902)
- 2000 –Shiho Niiyama, Japanese voice actress (b. 1970)
- 2001 –Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and aviator (b. 1906)
- 2005 –Bob Turner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1934)
- 2009 –Molly Bee, American singer (b. 1939)
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