Major Events
- 30 Scholars' estimate for Jesus' crucifixion by Roman troops in Jerusalem [or April 3]
- 529 First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis or the Justinian Code (a fundamental work in jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I
- 1948 World Health Organization is formed by the United Nations
- 1954 US President Dwight D. Eisenhower in a news conference is first to voice fear of a "domino-effect" of communism in the Indo-China region
- 1968 Riots continue in over 100 US cities following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1969 The Internet's symbolic birth date: publication of RFC 1
- More April 7 Events
Apr 7 in Film & TV
- 1927 First long distance television transmission: An image of Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover sent from Washington, D.C. to NYC by AT&T
Apr 7 in Music
- 1724 Johann Sebastian Bach's "St John Passion" premieres on Good Friday at St. Nicholas Church in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany)
Apr 7 in Sport
- 2000 South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje is charged by Delhi police with fixing One Day International matches against India
Did You Know?
William Wordsworth
Will Keith Kellogg
Gabriela Mistral
Allen Dulles
Joe Gallo
MacKenzie Scott
James Garner
David Frost
Francis Ford Coppola
Jackie Chan
Russell Crowe
Billie Holiday
Ravi Shankar
Anne-Marie
Bobby Doerr
Suzann Pettersen
Fun Fact About April 7
Longest-ever captured python found on Penang Island in Malaysia (26ft/8m)
Famous Weddings
- 1868 American religious leader Brigham Young weds his 53rd wife, American actress and future polygamy critic Anna Webb (24), in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1920 American country singer Jimmie Rodgers (22) weds Carrie Williamson
- 1921 French army captain, and future president, Charles de Gaulle (30) weds Yvonne Vendroux (20) in the Notre-Dame de Calais church
Famous Divorces
- 1994 Actress Shannen Doherty files for divorce from Ashley Hamilton
More April 7 Weddings
Charles VIII
Toussaint Louverture
P. T. Barnum
Henry Ford
George Nissen
