On this day: 7 April

Selected events and births on 7 April, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1655 – After a conclave lasting eighty days, the College of Cardinals elected Fabio Chigi as Pope Alexander VII. Read more: 1655 conclave College of Cardinals Pope Alexander VII
• 1831 – Pedro II became emperor of the Empire of Brazil. Read more: Pedro II of Brazil Empire of Brazil
• 1948 – The United Nations established the World Health Organization to act as a coordinating authority on international public health. Read more: United Nations World Health Organization Public health
• 1949 – The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, based on Tales of the South Pacific by James Michener, opened on Broadway. Read more: Rodgers and Hammerstein South Pacific (musical) Tales of the South Pacific

Born on this day

• 1938 – Jerry Brown, American lawyer and politician, 34th and 39th Governor of California Read more: Jerry Brown Governor of California
• 1940 – Marju Lauristin, Estonian academic and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Social Affairs Read more: Marju Lauristin Ministry of Social Affairs (Estonia)
• 1944 – Gerhard Schröder, German lawyer and politician, 7th Chancellor of Germany Read more: Gerhard Schröder List of chancellors of Germany
• 1946 – Herménégilde Chiasson, Canadian poet, playwright, and politician, 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick Read more: Herménégilde Chiasson Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
• 1949 – Mitch Daniels, American academic and politician, 49th Governor of Indiana Read more: Mitch Daniels Governor of Indiana
• 1956 – Annika Billström, Swedish businesswoman and politician, 16th Mayor of Stockholm Read more: Annika Billström List of municipal commissioners for finance of Stockholm
• 1963 – Nick Herbert, English businessman and politician, Minister for Policing Read more: Nick Herbert, Baron Herbert of South Downs Minister of State for Policing and Crime
• 1973 – Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of Defence Read more: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert List of ministers of defence of the Netherlands
• 1994 – Johanna Allik, Estonian figure skater Read more: Johanna Allik
• 1994 – Aaron Gray, Australian rugby league player Read more: Aaron Gray (rugby league)
• 1996 – Emerson Hyndman, American international soccer player Read more: Emerson Hyndman
• 1997 – Rafaela Gómez, Ecuadorian tennis player Read more: Rafaela Gómez

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / April 7 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.