Major Events
- 1301 Edward of Caernarfon (later Edward II) becomes the first English Prince of Wales
- 1842 Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien
- 1856 Colonial Tasmanian Parliament passes the 1st piece of legislation (the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections by way of a secret ballot
- 1991 Provisional Irish Republican Army launches a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street during a cabinet meeting in an attempt to assassinate UK Prime Minister John Major, injuring four people
- 1992 The Maastricht Treaty is signed by 12 countries from the European Community (EC) to create the European Union (EU)
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Feb 7 in Film & TV
- 1974 Mel Brooks' western spoof film "Blazing Saddles", starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder premieres at the Pickwick Drive-In in Burbank, California; patrons watched from horseback rather than cars
Feb 7 in Music
- 1985 "New York, New York" becomes the official anthem of New York City
Feb 7 in Sport
- 2005 Britain's Ellen MacArthur becomes the then fastest person to sail solo around the world, taking 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds
Did You Know?
Thomas More
Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel
John Deere
Charles Dickens
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Alfred Adler
Desmond Doss
Chris Rock
Ashton Kutcher
Garth Brooks
Dan Quisenberry
Steve Nash
Matthew Stafford
Fun Fact About February 7
All citrus fruit can be traced to the southeast foothills of the Himalayas, according to DNA study published in "Nature"
Famous Weddings
- 1403 English King Henry IV marries his second wife Joan of Navarre
- 1901 Queen Wilhelmina marries Prince Heinrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin
- 1925 Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (29) weds actress Estelle Taylor (30)
More February 7 Weddings
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Harvey S. Firestone
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Billy Casper
Albert Finney
Frank RobinsonArticles, Photos and Quiz
Great Siege of Gibraltar
Detailed view of combat during the siege
February 7, 1783
2,000-year-old Glass Treasure Shattered by a Drunk
One of the British Museum's treasured pieces of Roman antiquity was shattered on this day by a drunken visitor.
February 7, 1845
Maastricht Treaty
Map of the 12 countries that signed the Treaty on European Union commonly known as the Maastricht Treaty
February 7, 1992
