On This Day in History for December 7
Events in History
- 43 BC Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman orator and politician is assassinated in Formiae
- 185 Emperor Lo-Yang, China sees supernova (MSH15-52)
- 1354 Margaretha van Bavarian's son earl Willem V signs peace treaty
- 1696 Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways in the U.S. is completed to Trumbull.
- 1703 Great storm of 1703 hits Southern England - thousands killed, Royal Navy losses 13 ships and around 1,500 seamen
- 1703 The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703
- 1724 Tumult of Thorn - religious unrest was followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities.
- 1727 Physician Sir Hans Soane becomes President of the Royal Society, succeeding Sir Isaac Newton [1]
- More Events in History
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Theodor Schwann
Mário Soares
Noam ChomskyWeddings in History
- 1646 Princess Louise Henriette (19) of Nassau marries Frederick Henry Elector of Brandenburg
- 1929 Nizari Imam Aga Khan III (52) weds Andrée Joséphine Carron in Aix-les-Bains, France
- 1940 Mexican painters Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo remarry in San Francisco (divorced 1939)
More Weddings in History
Cicero
William Bligh
Thomas Nast
Rube Goldberg
Thornton Wilder
Chuck YeagerDecember in History
St Nicholas – The Man Behind Santa Claus
Saint Nicholas died on this day but happily the tradition associated with him of giving gifts to others, especially children, has survived the centuries.
December 6, 343 AD
'Infamy' as Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor
Japan launched its shock attack against the American Navy base at Pearl Harbor on this day – a date to “live in infamy,” according to the US President.
December 7, 1941
Attack on Pearl Harbor
USS Arizona ablaze and sinking after the attack on Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941
The Blue Marble
The famous 'Blue Marble' photograph of the Earth taken by the crew of the Apollo 17
December 7, 1972