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FEBRUARY 7, 1783
American Revolutionary War: After three years and seven months, Spain and France abandoned their attempt to capture Gibraltar from the British.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 2014
An inquiry report of the United Nations Human Rights Council found systematic and wide-ranging violations of human rights in North Korea.
The Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the landmark document resulting Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 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 Troubles were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 1365
Albert, King of Sweden, granted a town charter to Ulvila, the third-oldest city in Finland.
Albert, also known as Albert of Mecklenburg, was King of Sweden from 1364 to 1389 and Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1384 to 1412.
FEBRUARY 7, 1997
Steve Jobs returned to Apple Inc. as a consultant after the company's acquisition of his technology startup NeXT.
Steven Paul Jobs was an American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology company Apple Inc. Jobs was also Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 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.
The Eleventh Amendment is an amendment to the United States Constitution which was passed by Congress on March 4, 1794, and ratified Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 1900
Second Boer War: British troops made a third unsuccessful attempt to lift the siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Vaal Krantz.
The Second Boer War, also known as the Boer War, Transvaal War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 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.
Bubonic plague is one of three types of plague caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. One to seven days after exposure to Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 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 Ahmed Yousef is a Pakistani convicted terrorist who was one of the main perpetrators and the mastermind behind the 1993 World Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 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.
The Order of Preachers, commonly known as the Dominican Order, is a Catholic mendicant order of pontifical right that was founded in Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 1914
Kid Auto Races at Venice, featuring the first appearance of comedy actor Charlie Chaplin's character the Tramp, was released.
Kid Auto Races at Venice is a 1914 American film starring Charles Chaplin. It is the first film in which his "Little Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 1999
Abdullah II became the reigning King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan following the death of his father King Hussein.
Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of the Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 457
Leo I (pictured), who ruled for nearly 20 years, was crowned Byzantine emperor.
Leo I, also known as "the Thracian", was Eastern Roman emperor from 457 to 474. He was a native of Dacia Aureliana Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 1992
The Maastricht Treaty, which led to the formation of the European Union, was signed by the member states of the European Communities.
The Treaty on European Union, commonly known as the Maastricht Treaty, is the foundation treaty of the European Union (EU). Concluded in Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 1994
Having retired four months earlier, American basketball player Michael Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play baseball.
Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player, who is currently a Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 1865
The trustees of Seattle enacted an ordinance that expelled Native Americans from the newly incorporated town.
Seattle is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 1940
Walt Disney's Pinocchio, the first animated feature to win a competitive Academy Award, debuted at the Center Theatre in New York City.
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 1984
During the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B, astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart performed the first untethered spacewalk (pictured).
Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA. Named after the commanding ship Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 2005
President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on the redenomination of Azerbaijan's currency, with 1 new manat equal to 5000 old manats.
Ilham Heydar Oghlu Aliyev is an Azerbaijani politician who has been the fourth and current president of Azerbaijan since 2003. (Image Credits)
FEBRUARY 7, 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.
The Happisburgh footprints were a set of fossilized hominid footprints that date to the end of the Early Pleistocene, around 850–950,000 years Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 1986
President of Haiti Jean-Claude Duvalier fled the country after a popular uprising, ending 28 years of one-family rule in the nation.
Jean-Claude Duvalier, nicknamed "Baby Doc", was a Haitian dictator who held the presidency of Haiti from 1971 until he was overthrown by Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 1943
World War II: Japan successfully withdrew its troops from Guadalcanal.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 1948
Neil Harvey became the youngest Australian to score a century in Test cricket.
Robert Neil Harvey is an Australian former cricketer who was a member of the Australian cricket team between 1948 and 1963, playing Read More
FEBRUARY 7, 1813
Napoleonic Wars: Two evenly matched frigates, the French Aréthuse and the British Amelia, battled to a stalemate (depicted) at the Îles de Los off the Guinean coast.
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a global series of conflicts fought between the French First Republic (1803–1804)/First French Empire (1804–1815) under the Read More

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