Tukuk-OS📅 February 7
25 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on February 7? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2014 — An inquiry report of the United Nations Human Rights Council found systematic and wide-ranging violations of human rights in North Korea.
Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of KoreaUnited Nations Human Rights Council
- 2014 — Researchers announced the discovery of the Happisburgh footprints in Norfolk, England, the oldest known hominid footprints outside Africa, at more than 800,000 years old.
- 2005 — President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on the redenomination of Azerbaijan's currency, with 1 new manat equal to 5000 old manats.
Ilham AliyevRedenomination of the Azerbaijani manatAzerbaijani manat
- 1999 — Abdullah II became the reigning King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan following the death of his father King Hussein.
- 1997 — Steve Jobs returned to Apple Inc. as a consultant after the company's acquisition of his technology startup NeXT.
- 1995 — Ramzi Yousef, one of the main perpetrators of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the bombing of Philippine Airlines Flight 434, was arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Ramzi Yousef1993 World Trade Center bombingPhilippine Airlines Flight 434
- 1994 — Having retired four months earlier, American basketball player Michael Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play baseball.
- 1992 — The Maastricht Treaty, which led to the formation of the European Union, was signed by the member states of the European Communities.
- 1991 — The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army shelled 10 Downing Street with mortars in a failed attempt to assassinate British prime minister John Major.
The TroublesProvisional Irish Republican ArmyDowning Street mortar attack
- 1986 — President of Haiti Jean-Claude Duvalier fled the country after a popular uprising, ending 28 years of one-family rule in the nation.
- 1984 — During the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B, astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart performed the first untethered spacewalk (pictured).
- 1948 — Neil Harvey became the youngest Australian to score a century in Test cricket.
- 1943 — World War II: Japan successfully withdrew its troops from Guadalcanal.
- 1941 — Soviet border guards opened fire on civilians attempting to cross the border from the Soviet Union to Romania near Lunca, killing several hundred people.
- 1940 — Walt Disney's Pinocchio, the first animated feature to win a competitive Academy Award, debuted at the Center Theatre in New York City.
- 1914 — Kid Auto Races at Venice, featuring the first appearance of comedy actor Charlie Chaplin's character the Tramp, was released.
- 1900 — A Chinese immigrant in San Francisco fell ill with the bubonic plague in the first epidemic of the disease in the continental United States.
- 1900 — Second Boer War: British troops made a third unsuccessful attempt to lift the siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Vaal Krantz.
- 1865 — The trustees of Seattle enacted an ordinance that expelled Native Americans from the newly incorporated town.
- 1813 — Napoleonic Wars: Two evenly matched frigates, the French Aréthuse and the British Amelia, battled to a stalemate (pictured) at the Îles de Los off the Guinean coast.
- 1795 — The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting the ability of U.S. citizens and foreign nationals to sue U.S. states in federal courts, was ratified.
Eleventh Amendment to the United States ConstitutionConstitution of the United StatesFederal judiciary of the United States
- 1783 — American Revolutionary War: After three years and seven months, Spain and France abandoned their attempt (pictured) to capture Gibraltar from the British.
- 1497 — Supporters of the Dominican preacher Girolamo Savonarola collected and publicly burned thousands of vanity items such as cosmetics, art and books in Florence, Italy.
- 1365 — Albert, King of Sweden, granted a charter to the town of Ulvila, the third-oldest city in Finland.
- 457 — Leo I (pictured), who ruled for nearly 20 years, was crowned Byzantine emperor.
Births
- 2007 — Diego Aguado, Spanish footballer
- 2003 — Alessandro Fontanarosa, Italian footballer
- 2002 — Shedeur Sanders, American football player
- 2001 — R. J. Hampton, American basketball player
- 2000 — Jayden Campbell, Australian rugby league player
- 1999 — Omar Marmoush, Egyptian footballer
- 1997 — Nicolò Barella, Italian footballer
- 1997 — Anhelina Kalinina, Ukrainian tennis player
- 1996 — Aaron Ekblad, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1996 — Pierre Gasly, French racing driver
- 1995 — Tom Glynn-Carney, English actor and musician
- 1995 — Roberto Osuna, Mexican baseball player
Deaths
- 2025 — Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Welsh academic and politician (born 1946)
- 2025 — Tony Roberts, American actor and singer (born 1939)
- 2020 — Li Wenliang, Chinese ophthalmologist who initially warned about COVID-19 (born 1985)
- 2019 — John Dingell, American politician (born 1926)
- 2019 — Albert Finney, English actor (born 1936)
- 2019 — Jan Olszewski, Polish politician, 3rd Prime Minister (born 1930)
- 2019 — Frank Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1935)
- 2017 — Richard Hatch, American actor (born 1945)
- 2017 — Hans Rosling, Swedish academic (born 1948)
- 2017 — Tzvetan Todorov, Bulgarian philosopher (born 1939)
- 2015 — Billy Casper, American golfer (born 1931)
- 2015 — Marshall Rosenberg, American psychologist and author (born 1934)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Richard the Pilgrim
- Christian feast day: Blessed Eugénie Smet
- Christian feast day: John of Triora
- Christian feast day: Luke of Steiris
- Christian feast day: Blessed Petro Verhun
- Christian feast day: Blessed Pope Pius IX
- Christian feast day: Rosalie Rendu
- Christian feast day: Egidio Maria of Saint Joseph
- Christian feast day: February 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Christian feast day: New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Orthodox Church Typically observed on the Sunday closest to January 25 (O.S.)/February 7 (N.S.)
- Independence Day (Grenada), celebrates the independence of Grenada from the United Kingdom in 1974.
- National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (United States)
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