What Happened on April 7
Important 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 Organisation rules in favor of the United States in its long-running trade dispute with the European Union over bananas
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
Famous Birthdays
William Wordsworth
(1770 - 1850)- Billie Holiday
(1915 - 1959) - Joe Gallo
(1929 - 1972) - Francis Ford Coppola
81 Years Old - Jackie Chan
66 Years Old - Russell Crowe
56 Years Old
William Wordsworth
Billie Holiday
Joe Gallo
Francis Ford Coppola
Jackie Chan
Russell CroweWould You Believe?
Longest-ever captured python found on Penang in Malaysia (26ft/8m)
On April 7, 2016
Famous Weddings
- 1920 Country singer Jimmie Rodgers (22) weds Carrie Williamson
- 1921 French president Charles de Gaulle (30) weds Yvonne Vendroux (20)
- 1940 Writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (21) weds Natalya Reshetovskaya
Famous Divorces
- 1994 Actress Shannen Doherty files for divorce from Ashley Hamilton
Toussaint Louverture
P. T. Barnum
Henry Ford
George Nissen
Mike WallaceArticles, 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, 1832Rwandan Genocide
Skulls of genocide victims at the Nyamata Memorial Site in Rwanda
April 7, 1994Weekly 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?
April in History
Martin Luther King Shot Dead
Martin Luther King Jr, the celebrated (‘I have a dream’) civil rights campaigner, was shot dead on this day as he stood on a motel balcony in Memphis Tennessee.
April 4, 1968Lionheart Richard, The Stranger King
Richard the Lionheart, Robin Hood’s king is considered one of the great English monarchs. Yet he cost his country a fortune and barely lived there.
April 6, 1199Step Aboard the Titanic – Las Vegas Style
Even by Las Vegas standards it was controversial, a $1.2 billion recreation of the doomed Titanic, along with the iceberg that caused its destruction.
April 8, 1999Yes, We Have Some Bananas
A strange fruit went on sale in London on this day, the like of which nobody had seen before. Known to scientists as the Plantaine fruit, it is now unremarkable.
April 10, 1633
