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, 28,454,400 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 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
- 457 –Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
- 1497 –The bonfire of the vanities occurs in which supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burn thousands of objects like cosmetics, art, and books in Florence, Italy.
- 1812 –The strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri.
- 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.
- 1940 –The second full length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.
- 1948 –Sancheong-Hamyang massacre:Korean War
- 1979 –Pluto moves inside Neptune’s orbit for the first time since either was discovered.
- 1991 –Haiti’s first democratically-elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in.
- 2008 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rat in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on February 7?
- 1877 –G. H. Hardy, English mathematician (d. 1947)
- 1898 –Dock Boggs, American musician (d. 1971)
- 1932 –Gay Talese, American author
- 1943 –Gareth Hunt, English actor (d. 2007)
- 1952 –Vasco Rossi, Italian singer
- 1964 –Ashok Banker, Indian novelist
- 1964 –Cynthia Woodhead, American swimmer
- 1975 –Alexandre Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1978 –Endy Chávez, baseball player
- 1986 –Michael Orozco Fiscal, American soccer player
Who died on February 7?
- 1642 –William Bedell, English clergyman (b. 1571)
- 1799 –Qianlong Emperor of China (b. 1711)
- 1898 –John Reily Knox, Lawyer and founder of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity (b. 1820)
- 1920 –Aleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak, Russian military commander (b. 1874)
- 1939 –Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter (b. 1886)
- 1964 –Sophoklis Venizelos, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1894)
- 1980 –Secondo Campini, Italian jet pioneer (b. 1904)
- 1985 –Matt Monro, English singer (b. 1932)
- 1990 –Jimmy Van Heusen, American songwriter (b. 1913)
- 2000 –Big Pun, Puerto Rican-American rapper (b. 1971)
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