7 December: On This Day In History | What Special Day Is Today?

7 December: In a year, the 7^th of December is the 341^st day as per the Georgian Calendar. In a leap year, it is the 342^nd day of the year.

What special day is today?

On this day, Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan, the 1988 Armenian earthquake killed 25,000–50,000, and “the Grateful Dead” (an American rock band) broke up.

Famous birthdays include Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Larry Bird, and Tony Yike Yang.

December 7 also marks International Civil Aviation Day.

Let’s explore what happened today.

7 December: On This Day In History | What Special Day Is Today?

What Happened Today? On This Day in History: 7 December

Art & Artists

1988 – Emily Browning won AFI International Award (best actress) for her portrayal of Violet Baudelaire in A Series of Unfortunate Events, based on Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket’s children’s novels with the same title.
1995 – The Grateful Dead, the American rock band broke up after Jerry Garcia (co-founder of the band) passed away on this date.

Science & Technology

1932 – Grant of an American visa to Albert Einstein. The great scientist was a German-born Swiss physicist who made many great inventions and formulated many scientific theories including the theory of relativity.

2020 – Chuck Yeager became the world’s first person to surpass the speed of sound in flight. The American aviator died on this date.

Leaders & Politics

1941 – Pearl Harbor (on the island of Oahu, Hawaii), the U.S. naval base was bombarded by Japan, The aerial attack killed 2,403 Americans, wounded 1,178, and destroyed many militaries and civic utilities, amenities, and establishments.
2004 – Hamid Karzai became the first popularly elected president of Afghanistan.

People & Society

1931 – According to a report in 1982 would be ensured by sterilizing certain races by the Nazis.
1981 – A whooping $109 billion record deficit was predicted in 1982.

Disasters: Natural & Man-made

1703 – The southern part of Great Britain was struck with a powerful windstorm that killed 9,000. The gusting wind speed was around 120 mph (193 kmph).
1988 – The north-western part of Armenia witnessed a high-magnitude earthquake that destroyed many cities killed 25,000–50,000 and wounded 31,000–130,000.

Discoveries & Explorations

1972 – Eugene Andrew Cernan, the American astronaut commanded the very last crewed flight to the Moon. It was in effect finished the Apollo program.

Leisure & Sports

1936 – Jack Fingleton, the Australian cricketer scored a ton (100 runs) in each of four consecutive Test innings. He became the first cricketer in the world to do so.