Tukuk-OS📅 December 7
13 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on December 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
- 2015 — The JAXA space probe Akatsuki entered into orbit around Venus to study the planet's atmosphere, five years after its first attempt failed.
- 2014 — The annual furry convention Midwest FurFest was targeted in an unsolved chlorine gas attack.
Furry conventionMidwest FurFest2014 Midwest FurFest gas attack
- 2011 — The United States transferred its last base in the Al Anbar Governorate to the Iraqi government, ending the Anbar campaign.
- 1995 — The Galileo spacecraft arrived at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34.
- 1988 — A 6.8 Ms earthquake struck the Spitak region of Armenia, killing at least 25,000 people (aftermath pictured).
- 1975 — The Indonesian military began a lengthy occupation of East Timor under the pretext of anti-colonialism.
- 1972 — Construction workers found the remains of Martin Bormann near Lehrter Station in Berlin, ending a decades-long search after his conviction in absentia at the Nuremberg trials.
- 1942 — Second World War: A small unit of Royal Marines launched Operation Frankton, in which they damaged six ships in the port of Bordeaux in German-occupied France.
- 1936 — Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton (pictured) became the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.
- 1862 — American Civil War: The Battle of Prairie Grove ended a Confederate attempt to regain control of northwestern Arkansas.
American Civil WarBattle of Prairie GroveConfederate States of America
- 1837 — British troops swiftly defeated rebels led by William Lyon Mackenzie and Anthony Van Egmond at the Battle of Montgomery's Tavern, the only major confrontation of the Upper Canada Rebellion.
William Lyon MackenzieAnthony Van EgmondBattle of Montgomery's Tavern
- 574 — Suffering from mental illness, Eastern Roman emperor Justin II had his general Tiberius proclaimed Caesar, adopting him as his own son.
- -43 — Cicero, widely considered one of ancient Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists, was killed after having been proscribed as an enemy of the state.
Births
- 2002 — Torri Huske, American swimmer
- 2001 — Jalen McMillan, American football player
- 2000 — Dane Belton, American football player
- 1999 — Boo Buie, American basketball player
- 1999 — Pavol Regenda, Slovak ice hockey player
- 1998 — Tony Yike Yang, Canadian pianist
- 1997 — Abi Harrison, Scottish footballer
- 1997 — Tommy Nelson, American actor
- 1994 — Pete Alonso, American baseball player
- 1994 — Geno Chiarelli, American politician
- 1994 — Yuzuru Hanyu, Japanese figure skater
- 1994 — Hunter Henry, American football player
Deaths
- 2024 — Doudou Adoula, Congolese atalaku and composer (born 1965)
- 2023 — Benjamin Zephaniah, British writer and dub poet (born1958)
- 2023 — Refaat Alareer, Palestinian professor and writer (born1979)
- 2023 — Emiko Miyamoto, Japanese volleyball player (born 1937)
- 2020 — Dick Allen, American baseball player and tenor (born 1942)
- 2020 — Chuck Yeager, American aviator (born 1923)
- 2019 — Ron Saunders, English football player and manager (born 1932)
- 2017 — Steve Reevis, Native American actor (born 1962)
- 2016 — Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani recording artist, television personality, fashion designer, occasional actor, singer-songwriter and preacher. (born 1964)
- 2016 — Greg Lake, English musician (born 1947)
- 2015 — Gerhard Lenski, American sociologist and academic (born 1924)
- 2015 — Hyron Spinrad, American astronomer and academic (born 1934)
Observances & holidays
- Armed Forces Flag Day (India)
- Christian feast day: Aemilianus (Greek Church)
- Christian feast day: Ambrose
- Christian feast day: Buíte of Monasterboice
- Christian feast day: Maria Giuseppa Rossello
- Christian feast day: Sabinus of Spoleto
- Christian feast day: December 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Eve of the Immaculate Conception-related observances: Day of the Little Candles, begins after sunset (Colombia)
- International Civil Aviation Day
- National Heroes Day (East Timor)
- National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (United States)
- Spitak Remembrance Day (Armenia)
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