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, 1,707,264,000 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 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.
- 1842 –Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.
- 1856 –The 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.
- 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.
- 1898 –Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J'Accuse.
- 1900 –Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
- 1978 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Horse in Chinese astrology.
- 1986 –Twenty-eight years of one-family rule end in Haiti, when President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees the Caribbean nation.
- 1999 –Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein.
Who were born on February 7?
- 1870 –Alfred Adler, Austrian psychologist (d. 1937)
- 1909 –Wilhelm Freddie, Danish painter (d. 1995)
- 1920 –An Wang, Chinese-born computer pioneer (d. 1990)
- 1926 –John Frank Davidson, British chemical engineer and Royal Medal holder
- 1932 –Al Worden, American astronaut
- 1947 –Wayne Allwine, American voice artist (d. 2009)
- 1952 –Vasco Rossi, Italian singer
- 1954 –Brian Morton, Scottish writer
- 1964 –Cynthia Woodhead, American swimmer
- 1983 –Christian Klien, Austrian racing driver
Who died on February 7?
- 1693 –Paul Pellisson, French writer (b. 1624)
- 1823 –Ann Radcliffe, English novelist (b. 1764)
- 1862 –Francisco de Paula Martinez de la Rosa, Spanish statesman and dramatist (b. 1787)
- 1878 –Blessed Pope Pius IX (b. 1792)
- 1959 –Guitar Slim, American blues guitarist (b. 1926)
- 1960 –Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist (b. 1903)
- 1963 –Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist (b. 1902)
- 1991 –Jean-Paul Mousseau, French-Canadian painter, member of Les Automatistes (b. 1927)
- 1992 –Buzz Sawyer, wrestler (b. 1959)
- 2001 –Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and aviator (b. 1906)
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