February 7th, 1788

Born on February 7th, 1788

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What 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.

February 7th, 1940

Walt Disney's Pinocchio, the first animated feature to win a competitive Academy Award, debuted at the Center Theatre in New York City.

February 7th, 1914

Kid Auto Races at Venice, featuring the first appearance of comedy actor Charlie Chaplin's character the Tramp, was released.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 7th

Same year
Born in 1788

36

Lord Byron

English Romantic poet and lyricist (1788–1824)

*January 22nd, 1788, City of Westminster †April 19th, 1824, Missolonghi

72

Arthur Schopenhauer

German philosopher (1788–1860)

*February 22nd, 1788, Gdańsk †September 21st, 1860, Frankfurt

74

Boniface de Castellane

Marshal of France (1788-1862)

*March 26th, 1788, Paris †September 16th, 1862, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon

50

Godefroy Engelmann

French-German lithographer (1788-1839)

*August 17th, 1788, Mulhouse †April 25th, 1839, Mulhouse

39

Augustin-Jean Fresnel

French engineer and physicist (1788-1827)

*May 10th, 1788, Broglie †July 14th, 1827, Ville-d'Avray

63

Margaret Taylor

First Lady of the United States from 1849 to 1850

*September 21st, 1788, Calvert County †August 14th, 1852, Mississippi

90

Sarah Josepha Hale

American writer and editor (1788–1879)

*October 13th, 1788, Newport †April 30th, 1879, Philadelphia

52

Theodore Hook

British writer

*September 22nd, 1788, London †August 24th, 1841, Fulham

71

Walenty Zwierkowski

*February 20th, 1788, Mokrzesz †December 15th, 1859, 10th arrondissement of Paris

89

Antoine César Becquerel

French scientist and pioneer in the study of electric and luminescent phenomena (1788-1878)

*March 7th, 1788, Châtillon-Coligny †January 18th, 1878, 5th arrondissement of Paris

56

Rafael Urdaneta

Venezuelan General (1788-1845)

*October 24th, 1788, Maracaibo †August 23rd, 1845, Venezuela

66

Carlos de Borbón y Borbón-Parma

Infante of Spain (1788–1855)

*March 29th, 1788, Aranjuez †March 10th, 1855, Trieste

38

Hugh Clapperton

Royal Navy officer and explorer

*May 18th, 1788, Annan †April 13th, 1827, Sokoto

64

Leopold Gmelin

German chemist (1788–1853)

*August 2nd, 1788, Göttingen †April 13th, 1853, Heidelberg

86

Johann Peter Pixis

German pianist and composer

*February 10th, 1788, Mannheim †December 22nd, 1874, Baden-Baden

78

Pedro Ferré

Argentinian politician

*June 29th, 1788, Corrientes †January 21st, 1867, Buenos Aires

58

Peter Dillon

Sea captain (1788-1847)

*June 15th, 1788, Martinique †February 9th, 1847, former 12th arrondissement of Paris

53

Joseph Kopp

German classical philologist

*November 16th, 1788, Lohberg †July 7th, 1842, Erlangen

55

Henry Sass

British artist (1788-1844)

*April 24th, 1788, London †January 1st, 1844, London

61

Adoniram Judson

American missionary (1788-1850)

*August 9th, 1788, Malden †April 12th, 1850, Bay of Bengal

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Leap year

Yes: 1788 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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