On this day: 7 February

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

Events

• 457 – Leo I, who ruled for nearly 20 years, was crowned Byzantine emperor. Read more: Leo I (emperor) Byzantine Empire
• 1365 – Albert, King of Sweden, granted a charter to the town of Ulvila, the third-oldest city in Finland. Read more: Albert, King of Sweden Charter Ulvila
• 1795 – The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution, limiting the ability of U.S. citizens and foreign nationals to sue U.S. states in federal courts, was ratified. Read more: Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution Constitution of the United States Federal judiciary of the United States
• 1865 – The trustees of Seattle enacted an ordinance that expelled Native Americans from the newly incorporated town. Read more: Seattle Town of Seattle Ordinance No. 5
• 1914 – Kid Auto Races at Venice, featuring the first appearance of comedy actor Charlie Chaplin's character the Tramp, was released. Read more: Kid Auto Races at Venice Charlie Chaplin The Tramp
• 1940 – Walt Disney's Pinocchio, the first animated feature to win a competitive Academy Award, debuted at the Center Theatre in New York City. Read more: Walt Disney Pinocchio (1940 film) Academy Awards
• 1948 – Neil Harvey became the youngest Australian to score a century in Test cricket. Read more: Neil Harvey Australia national cricket team Century (cricket)
• 1984 – During the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B, astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart performed the first untethered spacewalk. Read more: Space Shuttle Challenger STS-41-B Bruce McCandless II
• 1986 – President of Haiti Jean-Claude Duvalier fled the country after a popular uprising, ending 28 years of one-family rule in the nation. Read more: Jean-Claude Duvalier
• 1992 – The Maastricht Treaty, which led to the formation of the European Union, was signed by the member states of the European Communities. Read more: Maastricht Treaty European Union European Communities
• 1994 – Having retired four months earlier, American basketball player Michael Jordan signed a contract with the Chicago White Sox to play baseball. Read more: Michael Jordan Chicago White Sox
• 1997 – Steve Jobs returned to Apple Inc. as a consultant after the company's acquisition of his technology startup NeXT. Read more: Steve Jobs Apple Inc. NeXT
• 2005 – President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on the redenomination of Azerbaijan's currency, with 1 new manat equal to 5000 old manats. Read more: Ilham Aliyev Redenomination of the Azerbaijani manat Azerbaijani manat
• 2014 – An inquiry report of the United Nations Human Rights Council found systematic and wide-ranging violations of human rights in North Korea. Read more: Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea United Nations Human Rights Council
• 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. Read more: Happisburgh footprints Norfolk Hominidae

Born on this day

• 1934 – Eddie Fenech Adami, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th President of Malta Read more: Eddie Fenech Adami President of Malta
• 1940 – Tony Tan, Singaporean academic and politician, 7th President of Singapore Read more: Tony Tan President of Singapore
• 1979 – Tawakkol Karman, Yemeni journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Tawakkol Karman Nobel Peace Prize
• 1990 – Jacksepticeye, Irish YouTuber Read more: Jacksepticeye YouTuber
• 1997 – Nicolò Barella, Italian footballer Read more: Nicolò Barella
• 1997 – Anhelina Kalinina, Ukrainian tennis player Read more: Anhelina Kalinina
• 1999 – Omar Marmoush, Egyptian footballer Read more: Omar Marmoush
• 2000 – Jayden Campbell, Australian rugby league player Read more: Jayden Campbell
• 2001 – R. J. Hampton, American basketball player Read more: R. J. Hampton
• 2002 – Shedeur Sanders, American football player Read more: Shedeur Sanders
• 2003 – Alessandro Fontanarosa, Italian footballer Read more: Alessandro Fontanarosa
• 2007 – Diego Aguado, Spanish footballer Read more: Diego Aguado

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / February 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.