What Happened on April 7
Historical Events
- 30 Scholars' estimate for Jesus' crucifixion by Roman troops in Jerusalem [or April 3]
- 529 First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (fundamental work in jurisprudence) issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I
- 1948 World Health Organization formed by the United Nations
- 1954 US President Dwight D. Eisenhower in news conference is first to voice fear of a "domino-effect" of communism in Indo-China
- 1969 The Internet's symbolic birth date: publication of RFC 1
- 1999 The World Trade Organization rules in favor of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with the European Union over bananas
- More Historical Events
Apr 7 in Film & TV
- 1927 First long distance television transmission: An image of Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover sent from Washington, D.C. to NYC by AT&T
Apr 7 in Music
- 1724 Johann Sebastian Bach's "St John Passion" premieres in Leipzig
Apr 7 in Sport
- 2000 South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje is charged by Delhi police with fixing One Day International matches against India
William Wordsworth
Billie Holiday
Joe Gallo
Francis Ford Coppola
Jackie Chan
Russell Crowe
Would You Believe?
Longest-ever captured python found on Penang in Malaysia (26ft/8m)
On April 7, 2016
Famous Weddings
- 1868 American religious leader Brigham Young weds his 53rd wife, American actress and future polygamy critic Anna Webb (24), in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1920 Country singer Jimmie Rodgers (22) weds Carrie Williamson
- 1921 French army captain, and future president, Charles de Gaulle (30) weds Yvonne Vendroux (20) in the Notre-Dame de Calais church
Famous Divorces
- 1994 Actress Shannen Doherty files for divorce from Ashley Hamilton
More Weddings & Divorces
Charles VIII
Toussaint Louverture
P. T. Barnum
Henry Ford
George NissenArticles, Photos and Quiz
The Man Who Sold His Wife
Most modern readers believe Thomas Hardy was plunging into deep fiction when he wrote about a man selling his wife in, The Mayor of Casterbridge. He wasn't.
April 7, 1832
Rwandan Genocide
Skulls of genocide victims at the Nyamata Memorial Site in Rwanda
April 7, 1994
Weekly Quiz for April 6 - 12
What year was the 1st modern Olympics? Who established the 1st European settlement in South Africa in 1652? Did Peter the Great end a tax on beards in 1722?
