February 7th, 1497

Born on February 7th, 1497

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What happened on February 7th, 1497?

February 7th, 1497

In Florence, Italy, supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burn cosmetics, art, and books, in a "Bonfire of the vanities".

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence

February 7th, 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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Order

What else happened on February 7th?

February 7th, 2005

President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on the redenomination of Azerbaijan's currency, with 1 new manat equal to 5000 old manats.

February 7th, 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.

February 7th, 1999

Abdullah II became the reigning King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan following the death of his father King Hussein.

February 7th, 1997

Steve Jobs returned to Apple Inc. as a consultant after the company's acquisition of his technology startup NeXT.

February 7th, 1865

The trustees of Seattle enacted an ordinance that expelled Native Americans from the newly incorporated town.

February 7th, 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.

February 7th, 1994

Having retired four months earlier, American basketball player Michael Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play baseball.

February 7th, 1992

The Maastricht Treaty, which led to the formation of the European Union, was signed by the member states of the European Communities.

February 7th, 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.

February 7th, 1986

President of Haiti Jean-Claude Duvalier fled the country after a popular uprising, ending 28 years of one-family rule in the nation.

February 7th, 1984

During the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B, astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart performed the first untethered spacewalk (pictured).

February 7th, 1948

Neil Harvey became the youngest Australian to score a century in Test cricket.

February 7th, 1943

World War II: Japan successfully withdrew its troops from Guadalcanal.

Public holidays on February 7th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 7th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1497 is a normal year and no leap year.

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