On this day: 7 December

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

Events

• 574 – Suffering from mental illness, Eastern Roman emperor Justin II had his general Tiberius proclaimed Caesar, adopting him as his own son. Read more: Justin II Tiberius II Constantine Caesar (title)
• 1936 – Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton became the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings. Read more: Cricket Jack Fingleton Century (cricket)
• 1995 – The Galileo spacecraft arrived at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34. Read more: Galileo (spacecraft) Jupiter Space Shuttle Atlantis
• 2015 – The JAXA space probe Akatsuki entered into orbit around Venus to study the planet's atmosphere, five years after its first attempt failed. Read more: JAXA Akatsuki (spacecraft) Atmosphere of Venus

Born on this day

• 1954 – Mary Fallin, American businesswoman and politician, 27th Governor of Oklahoma Read more: Mary Fallin Governor of Oklahoma
• 1955 – John Watkins, Australian educator and politician, 14th Deputy Premier of New South Wales Read more: John Watkins (Australian politician) Deputy Premier of New South Wales
• 1957 – Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Nigerian career-diplomat, President of the United Nations General Assembly (2019) Read more: Tijjani Muhammad-Bande President of the United Nations General Assembly
• 1980 – Dan Bilzerian, American poker player and internet celebrity Read more: Dan Bilzerian Internet personality
• 1997 – Abi Harrison, Scottish footballer Read more: Abi Harrison
• 1997 – Tommy Nelson, American actor Read more: Tommy Nelson (actor)
• 1998 – Tony Yike Yang, Canadian pianist Read more: Tony Yike Yang
• 1999 – Boo Buie, American basketball player Read more: Boo Buie
• 1999 – Pavol Regenda, Slovak ice hockey player Read more: Pavol Regenda
• 2000 – Dane Belton, American football player Read more: Dane Belton
• 2001 – Jalen McMillan, American football player Read more: Jalen McMillan
• 2002 – Torri Huske, American swimmer Read more: Torri Huske

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