February 7

Events

 * - becomes emperor of the.
 * - Battle of Montesarchio wherein the, , is killed battling the encroaching.
 * - Edward of (later King ) becomes the first.
 * - becomes.
 * - The to the  is passed.
 * - : - 's  begins fighting against n and n forces of the  at Eylau,.
 * - The in a series of s strikes.
 * - Sir Thomas leaves  after just taking over it, leaving it in  the hands of.
 * - : Ras, Regent of the defeats warlord  of Semien.
 * - The n  passes the first piece of  (the Electoral Act 1856) anywhere in the world providing for s by way of a.
 * - sinks off the coast of, , killing 189.
 * - The last heavyweight championship  fight takes place in Mississippi City,.
 * - The, led by the , begins in.
 * - is brought to trial for  for publishing .
 * - A in  destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
 * - first appears as "", as his first film Kid Auto Races at Venice is released at.
 * - Birthday of legend.
 * - : In,  forces launch a counteroffensive.
 * 1944  - World War II: American Aircraft carrier strike on.
 * - Gen. resigned as Army chief of staff and was succeeded by Gen..
 * - The  bans all n imports and exports.
 * - A fire at a restaurant in, kills 25 people.
 * - The original  Powerhouse is removed from service.
 * - Women gain the right to vote in.
 * - becomes independent from the.
 * - Future  of the  scores six goals and records four assists in an 11-4 victory over the, setting a  record with 10 points in one game.
 * - moves inside 's orbit for the first time since either was known to science.
 * 1979  - The final session of Iranian  was held.
 * - : Mission - s  and  make the first untethered  using the  (MMU).
 * - Twenty-eight years of one-family rule end in, when  flees the  nation.
 * - : The of the  agrees to give up its monopoly of power.
 * - 's first democratically-elected president,, is sworn in.
 * 1991  - The  launched a mortar attack on  during a cabinet meeting.
 * - The signed, it led to the creation of the.
 * -, the mastermind of the  bombing, was arrested in.
 * -  became the King of  on the death of his father, King.
 * - Indian cricketer became the second person in the history of cricket to take all 10 wickets in a single inning of a test match.
 * - is established through the  of  of  of.

Births

 * -, Princess of England and wife of (d. )
 * - Sir, English statesman, humanist, and author (d. )
 * -, English dramatist (d. )
 * - Empress (d. )
 * -, American manufacturer (d. )
 * -, English novelist (d. )
 * -, French statesman (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, Austrian psychologist (d. )
 * -, English mathematician (d. )
 * -, American writer, (d. )
 * 1885  -, German field marshal (d. )
 * -, American musician and composer (d. )
 * -, important contributor to (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American film actress (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, Swedish physiologist, (d. )
 * 1905  -, French author (d. )
 * -, Soviet aircraft designer (d. )
 * 1906  -, Emperor of China (d. )
 * -, Soviet mountaineer (d. )
 * -, American swimmer and actor (d. )
 * -, Roman catholic archbishop (d. )
 * -, Spanish assassin of (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1915  -, Ex-Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church (d. )
 * -, Northern Irish painter (d. )
 * -, Chinese-born computer pioneer (d. )
 * -, English actress (d. )
 * -, cosmonaut
 * -, French singer and actor
 * 1927  -, Russian runner (d. )
 * -, American author
 * 1932  -, American astronaut
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1934  -, President of Malta
 * 1934  -, American saxophonist (d. )
 * -, pitcher
 * -, Indian communist leader
 * -, Australian evangelist
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, Welsh rugby player
 * 1945  -, English actor
 * 1945  -, Scottish journalist
 * -, American journalist
 * -, American drummer
 * 1949  -, Brazilian footballer and coach
 * -, baseball player
 * -, Italian singer
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * - German composer
 * 1954  -, Scottish writer
 * -, American football player
 * 1955  -, Brazilian physician
 * 1955  -, American actor
 * -, American comedian
 * 1956  -, American musician, former member of
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1957  -, British jazz writer (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American singer
 * 1962  -, British actor and comedian
 * 1962  -, American musician
 * -, American actor
 * 1965  -, American comedian and actor
 * -, Welsh darts player
 * 1967  -, Hong Kong actress
 * -, Ukrainian-born hockey player
 * 1968  -, American singer
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American race car driver
 * 1972  -, American actress
 * -, Canadian basketball player
 * 1974  -, also known as Jay-Dee, American hip-hop producer (d. )
 * -, American guitarist
 * 1975  -,  player
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American actor
 * 1978  -, Belgian international footballer
 * 1978  -, baseball player
 * 1978  -,  goaltender
 * -, American actress
 * 1979  -, American baseball player
 * -, Chinese-American voice actress
 * -, Austrian racing driver
 * 1983  -, Ethiopian footballer
 * 1983  -, Greek footballer
 * -, American actress
 * 1985  -, American actress
 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, Georgia Bulldogs Quarterback
 * -, British actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, American actor
 * -, Japanese singer
 * -, Japanese singer

Deaths

 * - of Japan (b. )
 * -, French founder of the House of Bourbon (b. )
 * -, Italian sculptor (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English clergyman (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, English royalist statesman
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, English astronomer and scientist (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, Emperor of China (b. )
 * -, Polish painter (b. )
 * -, English novelist (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Swedish poet (b. )
 * -, piano manufacturer (b. )
 * -, Irish writer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Italian physicist (b. )
 * -, American naval officer and recipient (b. )
 * -, Russian military commander (b. )
 * -, American statesman and diplomat, (b. )
 * -, American manufacturer (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, Russian illustrator (b. )
 * -, Italian soprano (b. )
 * -, American blues guitarist (b. )
 * -, Russian physicist (b. )
 * -, German writer and translator (b. )
 * -, Italian cyclist (b. )
 * -, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Nazi war criminal (b. )
 * -, Italian jet pioneer (b. )
 * -, English singer (b. )
 * -, Senegalese historian (b. )
 * -, American songwriter (b. )
 * -, legendary i soldier (b. )
 * 1991  -, Quebec painter, member of  (b. )
 * -, wrestler (b. )
 * -, Polish composer (b. )
 * 1994  -, British journalist and politician (b. )
 * -, US Army general (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * 1999  -, author of  and the Silva UltraMind ESP System (b. )
 * 1999  -, American musician and actor (b. )
 * -, Puerto Rican-American rapper (b. )
 * 2000  -, Canadian magician (b. )
 * -, American actress and singer (b. )
 * 2001  -, American author and aviator (b. )
 * -, American model (b. )
 * 2002  -, British racing driver (b. )
 * -, Guatemalan author (b. )
 * 2003  -, Mayor of Oakland, California (b. )
 * - Princess (b. )
 * -, New Zealand chemist (b. )
 * 2007  -, New Zealand politician (b. )
 * 2007  -, New Zealand politician (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * in.
 * in,.
 * in.

Liturgical feasts

 * (d. Nagasaki, 1597)
 * Blessed (d. 1871)