457 — Leo I becomes Eastern Roman emperor
On 7 February 457, Leo I was crowned Eastern Roman emperor at Hebdomon near Constantinople, in present-day Turkey, succeeding Marcian.
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The published February 7 chronology runs from 457 to 2026, a span of 1,569 years. It contains 135 sourced records across 57 countries and 8 event categories. These figures describe the current collection, not all events that occurred on this date.
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- Arts & culture · 9 records
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- United Kingdom · 7 records
- China · 4 records
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- Politics & society: Leo I becomes Eastern Roman emperor (457) and 2025 Turks and Caicos Islands general election (2025) appear 1,568 years apart in this collection.
- War & conflict: Mongol forces take Vladimir (1238) and Kobé attack (2025) appear 787 years apart in this collection.
- Arts & culture: Savonarola’s supporters hold a bonfire of the vanities in Florence (1497) and 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (2024) appear 527 years apart in this collection.
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February 7 historical events
1238 — Mongol forces take Vladimir
Batu Khan’s forces broke through the walls of Vladimir and captured the city after a short siege. The city was the seat of the Vladimir-Suzdal principality.
February 7 is the Julian date recorded by the Laurentian Chronicle, corresponding to February 14 in the proleptic Gregorian calendar.
Vladimir, Russia · War & conflict · Checked 2026-11-07
1301 — Edward of Caernarfon granted the title Prince of Wales
On 7 February 1301, King Edward I granted his son Edward of Caernarfon, the future Edward II, the title Prince of Wales. This began the line of English royal heirs holding the title, following earlier native Welsh princes.
United Kingdom · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-20
1313 — Thihathu crowned king at Pinya
On 7 February 1313, Thihathu was crowned king at Pinya in present-day Myanmar, claiming succession to the kings of Pagan. Queen Pwa Saw took part in the coronation.
Myanmar · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-20
1365 — Ulvila is granted town rights
King Albert of Sweden granted town rights to Ulvila, a settlement on the Kokemäenjoki River in what is now western Finland.
Ulvila · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-06
1418 — Lam Sơn uprising
The Lam Sơn uprising was a rebellion against Ming China led by Vietnamese leader Lê Lợi. The uprising began in early 1418 and ended in late 1427 with the victory of the Lam Sơn rebels, the retreat of the Ming army after the Đông Quan oath, and the establishment of the Later Lê dynasty.
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1497 — Savonarola’s supporters hold a bonfire of the vanities in Florence
On 7 February 1497, supporters of Girolamo Savonarola collected and burned objects including cosmetics, art and books in a public square in Florence, Italy. The burning took place on Shrove Tuesday.
Italy · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-10-20
1603 — Battle of Glen Fruin
The Battle of Glen Fruin was fought on 7 February 1603 between the Clan Gregor and its allies on one side, and the Clan Colquhoun and its allies on the other. Glen Fruin is located in the Loch Lomond area, in the county of Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
Scotland, United Kingdom · War & conflict · Checked 2026-09-23
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1631 — Battle of Larache (1631)
The Battle of Larache occurred on February 7, 1631, when the forces of Sidi M'hamed el-Ayachi ambushed a detachment of the Spanish garrison of Larache.
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1658 — Siege of Nakskov
The siege of Nakskov began on 6 February 1658, when a Swedish cavalry regiment under Överste Overbeck surrounded the city, and only one day later, the civilians in the town, not wanting to end up like Fredriksodde, which had been besieged and conquered by the Swedes, surrendered the city on February 7.
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1783 — Great Siege of Gibraltar lifted
On 7 February 1783, French and Spanish forces lifted the Great Siege of Gibraltar, ending an unsuccessful effort to capture the British-held territory that had begun in 1779.
Gibraltar · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-20
1795 — Eleventh Amendment to the US Constitution ratified
On February 7, 1795, the Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution reached the required number of state ratifications. It restricted federal judicial power over certain suits brought against a state by citizens of another state or by foreign citizens.
United States of America · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-20
1807 — Battle of Eylau
The Battle of Eylau (also known as the Battle of Preussisch-Eylau) was a bloody and strategically inconclusive battle on 7 and 8 February [O.S. 26 and 27 Jan.] 1807 between Napoleon's Grande Armée and the Imperial Russian Army under the command of General Levin August von Bennigsen near the town of Preussisch Eylau in East Prussia. Late in the battle, the Russians received timely reinforcements from a Prussian division of von L'Estocq.
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1812 — A major earthquake strikes near New Madrid
One of three principal shocks in the New Madrid earthquake sequence struck near New Madrid, Missouri. Ground subsidence during the earthquake helped form Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee.
New Madrid, Missouri, United States · Disasters · Checked 2026-11-06
1813 — Action of 7 February 1813
In the action of 7 February 1813, two evenly matched frigates of the French Imperial Navy and Royal Navy, Aréthuse and HMS Amelia, engaged in a battle in the Atlantic Ocean at the Îles de Los, off Guinea. The action lasted four hours, causing significant damage and casualties to both opponents, and resulted in a stalemate. The two ships parted and returned to their respective ports of call, with both sides claiming victory.
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1813 — Raid on Elizabethtown
The Raid on Elizabethtown occurred on February 7, 1813, when Major Benjamin Forsyth and 200 regulars and militia crossed the frozen St. Lawrence River to occupy Elizabethtown, Upper Canada (present day Brockville, Ontario), seize military and public stores, free American prisoners and capture British military prisoners. This was the second successful raid by Forsyth along the St. Lawrence River, having previously attacked Gananoque.
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1815 — United States Senate election in New York, 1815
The 1815 United States Senate election in New York was held on February 7, 1815, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 1) to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.
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1819 — Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore for Penang
Stamford Raffles sailed for Penang after leaving William Farquhar in charge as Resident and Commandant. The East India Company had secured permission to establish a trading post the previous day.
Singapore · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-07
1823 — Battle of Mejicanos (1823)
The Battle of Mejicanos or also known Combat of Mejicanos was a confrontation between Salvadoran troops and Mexican troops led by General Vicente Filísola during the Mexican annexation of El Salvador.
El Salvador · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
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1823 — Battle of Ayutuxtepeque (1823)
The Battle of Ayutuxtepeque took place during Filisola's campaign in El Salvador, it was a battle led by imperial troops under the command of Vicente Filísola, the Salvadoran troops under the command of Antonio José Cañas which ended in a Salvadoran defeat.
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1826 — Congress elects Bernardino Rivadavia president
On 7 February 1826, Congress elected Bernardino Rivadavia president of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, in present-day Argentina. The presidency had been established by a law passed the previous day.
Argentina · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-20
1842 — Battle of Debre Tabor
The Battle of Debre Tabor was a conflict during the Zemene Mesafint in 1842 initiated by Dejazmach Wube Haile Maryam to overthrow Ras Ali II as Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia and gain control of Ethiopia. This confused battle was won by Ras Ali, but at a steep price, and this victory failed to cement his position as the most powerful warlord of his time. Dejazmach Wube's strategy against Ras Ali depended on his ability to import more firearms, which would provide him with a tactical superiority that would more than outweigh the vaunted cavalry of Ras Ali's Oromo kinsmen, and to obtain an Abuna for the Ethiopian Church, who would help unite the demoralized Christian population behind him.
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1846 — Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha (1846)
The Battle of the Col des Beni Aïcha or Battle of Thénia, which broke out on 3 February 1846, was a battle of the French conquest of Algeria between the Algerian rebels, and the France, which was the colonial power in the region since 1830.
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1854 — Swiss law establishes the federal polytechnic that became ETH Zurich
On 7 February 1854, Switzerland approved the law establishing a federal polytechnic school, now ETH Zurich. The school began teaching in Zurich on October 16, 1855.
This records the founding legislation, not the first lectures in October 1855.
Switzerland · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-20
1857 — Battle of Khushab
The Battle of Khushab (Battle of Khoosh-Ab) took place on 7 February 1857 and was the largest single engagement of the Anglo-Persian War. Having taken Borazjan without a fight, the British expeditionary army under Sir James Outram was in the process of withdrawing to Bushehr when it was ambushed by a far larger Persian force under Khanlar Mirza, drawn up in battle order to its rear. The distinguishing action of the battle was the charge of the 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry (now amalgamated into The Poona Horse) against an infantry square of the 1st Khusgai Regiment of Fars, in which two Victoria Crosses were won.
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1862 — Battle of Roanoke Island
The opening phase of what came to be called the Burnside Expedition, the Battle of Roanoke Island was an amphibious operation of the American Civil War, fought on February 7–8, 1862, in the North Carolina Sounds a short distance south of the Virginia border. The attacking force consisted of a flotilla of gunboats of the Union Navy drawn from the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, commanded by Flag Officer Louis M. Goldsborough, a separate group of gunboats under Union Army control, and an army division led by Brig. Gen. Ambrose Burnside.
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1863 — Battle of Sosnowiec
The Battle of Sosnowiec was one of battles of the January Uprising. It took place in the night of 6–7 February 1863, between Polish insurgents under Colonel Apolinary Kurowski, and the Imperial Russian Army garrison stationed in the town of Sosnowiec, in the Russian-ruled territory known officially as the ‘Kingdom of Poland’, otherwise Congress Poland. On 5 February 1863 Kurowski and his men left Ojców, and marched towards Olkusz.
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1863 — Battle of Siemiatycze
The Battle of Siemiatycze was one of the largest battles of the January Uprising. It took place on February 6–7, 1863, in the town of Siemiatycze, Russian Empire (now Poland). Russian forces of some 2,500 under General Zachar Maniukin clashed with 4,000 Polish insurgents commanded by Walenty Lewandowski, Roman Roginski and Wladyslaw Cichorski-Zameczek.
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1863 — HMS Orpheus wrecks at Manukau Harbour
On February 7, 1863, HMS Orpheus struck a sandbar at the entrance to Manukau Harbour, near Auckland. Of the 259 people aboard, 189 died.
Manukau Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand · Disasters · Checked 2026-11-05
1864 — Battle of Morton’s Ford ends
On February 7, 1864, Union forces withdrew during the night after the Battle of Morton’s Ford in Virginia, United States. Fighting had begun the previous day and ended without a decisive result.
February 7 is the recorded endpoint of the February 6–7 battle.
United States of America · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-20
1866 — Battle of Abtao
The Battle of Abtao was a naval battle fought on February 7, 1866, during the Chincha Islands War, between a Spanish squadron and a combined Peruvian-Chilean fleet, at the island of Abtao in the Gulf of Ancud near Chiloé Archipelago in south-central Chile. It reduced to a long-range exchange of fire between the two squadrons, as the Allied ships, anchored behind the island, were protected by shallow waters impracticable for the Spanish ships, whose gunnery, nevertheless, proved more accurate and inflicted damage to the Chilean and Peruvian ships.
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1878 — Battle of Centane
The battle of Centane, also the battle of Kentani or the battle of Quintana, was fought on 7 February 1878 near Kentani ("Centane") in South Africa's Cape Province during the Ninth Xhosa War between 1877 and 1879. A Xhosa forces, composed of Gcalaka and Rharhabe warriors, attacked a British camp in the Centane Mountains and suffered a severe defeat.
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1891 — 1891 Scottish Cup final
The 1891 Scottish Cup final was played on 7 February 1891 at the second Hampden Park (now known as Cathkin Park) in Glasgow and was the final of the 18th season of the Scottish Cup. Hearts and Dumbarton contested the match. Hearts won the match 1–0, thanks to a 15th-minute goal from Willie Mason.
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1899 — Greek legislative election, 1899
Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 7 February 1899. Although Charilaos Trikoupis died in 1896, his supporters emerged as the largest bloc in Parliament, with 110 of the 235 seats, Georgios Theotokis, his successor as a leader of the New Party became Prime Minister after the election.
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1900 — Battle of Vaal Krantz
The Battle of Vaal Krantz (Afrikaans: Slag van Vaalkrans, 5 - 7 February 1900) was the third failed attempt by General Redvers Buller's British army to fight its way past Louis Botha's army of Boer irregulars and lift the Siege of Ladysmith. The battle occurred during the Second Boer War.
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1904 — The Great Baltimore Fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours
The Great Baltimore Fire raged in Baltimore, Maryland from Sunday February 7 to Monday February 8, 1904. More than 1,500 buildings were completely leveled, and some 1,000 severely damaged, bringing property loss from the disaster to an estimated $100 million, or $3.6 billion in 2026. 1,231 firefighters helped bring the blaze under control, both professional paid truck and engine companies from the Baltimore City Fire Department (B.C.F.D.) and volunteers from surrounding counties and outlying towns, as well as out-of-state units that arrived on the major railroads.
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1910 — Birth of Xia Nai
On 7 February 1910, Xia Nai, an archaeologist, was born.
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1914 — Chaplin’s Tramp first appears on screen in Kid Auto Races at Venice
The short comedy Kid Auto Races at Venice was released, giving cinema audiences their first look at Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp. Chaplin had filmed another appearance as the character earlier, but that short reached theaters later.
United States · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-11-06
1914 — China promulgates the National Currency Ordinance
The government in Beijing set out a national coinage standard based on the silver yuan. The ordinance set the weight and silver content of the one-yuan coin and reserved the right to mint national currency to the government.
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1920 — February 1920 The Wrekin by-election
The Wrekin by-election of February 1920 was held on 7 February 1920. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Coalition Liberal MP, Sir Charles Henry Bt. It was won by the Independent Conservative candidate Charles Palmer, who was backed by Horatio Bottomley's Independent Parliamentary Group.
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1923 — 1923 Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives election
The 1923 election of the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives occurred on 7 February 1923, following the 1922 general election result. The election saw the incumbent speaker Sir Frederic Lang lose his parliamentary seat. It resulted in the election of Independent MP Charles Statham as Speaker.
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1929 — Battersea South by-election, 1929
The Battersea South by-election of 1929 was held on 7 February 1929. The by-election was held when the incumbent Conservative MP, Francis Curzon, succeeded to the peerage as Earl Howe. It was won by the Labour candidate William Bennett in a three-way contest.
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1940 — Disney’s Pinocchio premieres in New York
On February 7, 1940, Disney’s animated feature Pinocchio premiered at the Center Theatre in New York City, United States. Its wider theatrical release followed on February 23.
United States of America · Arts & culture · Checked 2026-10-20
1942 — 1942 Temuka by-election
The 1942 Temuka by-election was a by-election for the electorate of Temuka held during the 26th New Zealand Parliament.
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1942 — 1942 Hauraki by-election
The 1942 Hauraki by-election was a by-election for the electorate of Hauraki held during the 26th New Zealand Parliament.
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1943 — Operation Ke
Operation Ke (ケ号作戦, Ke-gō Sakusen) was the largely successful withdrawal of Japanese forces from Guadalcanal, concluding the Guadalcanal Campaign of World War II. The operation took place between 14 January and 7 February 1943, and involved both Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) and Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) forces under the overall direction of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters (IGH). Commanders of the operation included Isoroku Yamamoto and Hitoshi Imamura.
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1943 — Bukovica massacre
The Bukovica massacre was a massacre of Muslims in Bukovica, Pljevlja, in the Axis-occupied Italian governorate of Montenegro. It took place on 4–7 February 1943, during Pavle Đurišić's Chetniks' 1943 cleansing campaign (conducted against the order of supreme Chetnik command). The massacre was aimed at establishing Chetnik control over territories held by the Sandžak Muslim militia. After a short battle with the Muslim militia, Chetniks captured Bukovica and killed over five hundred civilians.
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1943 — Convoy SC 118
Convoy SC 118 was the 118th of the numbered series of World War II slow convoys of merchant ships from Sydney, Cape Breton Island, to Liverpool. The ships departed New York City on 24 January 1943 and were met by the Mid-Ocean Escort Force Group B-2 consisting of the Treasury-class cutter Bibb, the Town-class destroyer Beverley, the V-class destroyers Vanessa and Vimy and four Flower-class corvettes, Abelia, Campanula, Lobelia and Mignonette, with the convoy rescue ship Toward.
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1951 — Sancheong–Hamyang massacre
The Sancheong and Hamyang massacre (Korean: 산청・함양 양민학살 사건, Hanja: 山清・咸陽良民虐殺事件) was a massacre conducted by a unit of the South Korean Army 11th Division during the Korean War. On 7 February 1951, 705 unarmed citizens in Sancheong and Hamyang, South Gyeongsang district of South Korea were killed. The victims were civilians and 85% of them were women, children and elderly people.
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1964 — The Beatles arrive in New York on their first US visit
The Beatles landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport and held a press conference there. Their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show followed two days later.
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1965 — Attack on Camp Holloway
The attack on Camp Holloway occurred during the early hours of 7 February 1965, in the early stages of the Vietnam War. Camp Holloway was a helicopter facility constructed by the United States Army near Pleiku in 1962, to support the operations of Free World Military Forces in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. In August 1964, the United States Navy reported they were attacked by torpedo boats of the North Vietnamese Navy in what became known as the Tonkin Gulf Incident.
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1966 — 1966 Iloilo City fire
A fire in Iloilo City on February 7, 1966 destroyed nearly three quarters of the City Proper area, the central business district of Iloilo City, in the Philippines. It is the single most devastating fire in the city's history.
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1966 — Operation Shed Light
Operation Shed Light was a crash development project in aerial warfare, initiated in 1966 by the United States Air Force to increase the ability to accurately strike at night or in adverse weather. During the 1960s the United States military worked hard to interdict the movement of men and materiel along the Ho Chi Minh trail.
Dubbed Operation Shed Light, it began on 7 February 1966 as a means of coordinating a wide variety of technological and other projects and programs that were being pursued in order to improve the United States Air Force's night fighting capabilities.
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1968 — Battle of Lang Vei
The Battle of Lang Vei (Vietnamese: Trận Làng Vây) began on the evening of 6 February and concluded during the early hours of 7 February 1968, in Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam. Towards the end of 1967 the 198th Tank Battalion, Vietnam People's Army (VPA) 203rd Armored Regiment, received instructions from the North Vietnamese Ministry of Defense to reinforce the 304th Division as part of the Route 9-Khe Sanh Campaign. After an arduous journey down the Ho Chi Minh trail in January 1968, the 198th Tank Battalion linked up with the 304th Division for a major offensive along Highway 9, which stretched from the Laotian border through to Quảng Trị Province.
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1968 — Battle of Ba Ria
The Battle of Bà Rịa took place from January 31 to February 7, 1968 in Phước Tuy province, South Vietnam. It occurred as part of the Tet Offensive, with large formations of Viet Cong troops attacking allied forces consisting of South Vietnamese, Australian and American troops. The Australians engaged in the heaviest street fighting seen by any of their units during the war, and the attack was defeated with heavy casualties inflicted on the VC.
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1969 — Operation Bold Mariner
Operation Bold Mariner was a US Marine Corps operation that took place on the Batangan Peninsula southeast of Chu Lai, lasting from 12 January to 7 February 1969.
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1970 — 1970 Western Samoan general election
General elections were held in Western Samoa on 7 February 1970. All candidates ran as independents, with voting restricted to Faʻamatai and citizens of European origin ("individual voters"), with the matais electing 45 MPs and Europeans two. Following the election, Tupua Tamasese Lealofi IV became prime minister.
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1972 — 1972 New Zealand National Party leadership election
The New Zealand National Party leadership election was held to determine the leadership of the New Zealand National Party. The election was won by Karori MP Jack Marshall.
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1974 — Grenada becomes independent from the United Kingdom
On 7 February 1974, Grenada became independent from the United Kingdom. Eric Gairy became the country’s first prime minister as an independent state, and Queen Elizabeth II remained head of state.
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1974 — Death of Chu Coching
On 7 February 1974, Chu Coching, a geographer, died.
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1976 — 1976 Alice Springs by-election
A by-election for the seat of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 7 February 1976. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Country Liberal Party (CLP) member Bernie Kilgariff, the Deputy Majority Leader, to run for one of two newly created seats in the Australian Senate for the Northern Territory in the 1975 federal election.
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1979 — Algerian presidential election, 1979
Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 7 February 1979, following the death of incumbent Houari Boumediene in December 1978. His replacement as National Liberation Front leader, Chadli Bendjedid, was elected unopposed with 99.4% of the vote, based on a 99% turnout.
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1979 — The Skyluck arrives in Hong Kong with 2,651 refugees
The freighter Skyluck entered Hong Kong waters carrying 2,651 refugees from Vietnam. The vessel was escorted to an anchorage off Lamma Island.
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1981 — 1981 Pushkin Tu-104 crash
On 7 February 1981, a Tupolev Tu-104A passenger jet crashed during take off from Pushkin Airport near Leningrad, Soviet Union, resulting in the death of all 50 people on board, including 28 high-ranking Soviet military personnel. The official investigation concluded that the aircraft was improperly loaded.
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1982 — Costa Rican general election, 1982
General elections were held in Costa Rica on February 7, 1982. Luis Alberto Monge of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 78.6%. Affected by a deep economic crisis and tensions with Somoza’s Nicaragua due to Rodrigo Carazo’s support of the FSLN, Carazo’s government suffered from extremely low popularity. This naturally affected the Unity Coalition (Carazo’s party) and its candidate Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier giving to PLN and its candidate trade union leader and farmer Luis Alberto Monge a landslide victory and the party's biggest parliamentary group in its history (33 deputies).
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1982 — Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election, 1982
The 1982 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election was held in Toronto, Ontario, on February 7, 1982 to elect a successor to Michael Cassidy as leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). The convention was necessary because Cassidy resigned after the party's poor showing in the 1981 election. Bob Rae was an overwhelming favourite and this continued into the convention which Rae won on the first ballot. Rae went on to lead his party to their first election win in 1990.
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1982 — 3rd Yokohama Film Festival
The 3rd Yokohama Film Festival (第3回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 7 February 1982 in Yokohama Citizens Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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1984 — Two Challenger astronauts perform the first untethered spacewalk
Bruce McCandless and Robert Stewart tested rocket-powered maneuvering backpacks outside the space shuttle Challenger. McCandless was the first person to fly free of the spacecraft without a tether.
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1986 — Philippine presidential election, 1986
The Presidential election was held on 7 February 1986 in the Philippines were snap elections, and are popularly known as the Snap Elections, that followed the end of Martial Law and brought about the People Power Revolution, the downfall of President Ferdinand E. Marcos, and the accession of Corazon C. Aquino as President.
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1986 — Jean-Claude Duvalier leaves Haiti
On 7 February 1986, Jean-Claude Duvalier and his family left Haiti for France aboard a US Air Force aircraft, ending his rule following a popular uprising.
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1991 — Downing Street mortar attack
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) launched three homemade mortar shells at 10 Downing Street, London, the headquarters of the British government, on 7 February 1991. The goal was to assassinate Prime Minister John Major and his war cabinet, who were meeting to discuss the Gulf War. One of the 140 pound (64 kg) mortar shells exploded in the back garden of Number 10, a few yards from the Cabinet Office.
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1992 — Maastricht Treaty
The Maastricht Treaty (formally, the Treaty on European Union or TEU) undertaken to integrate Europe was signed on 7 February 1992 by the members of the European Community in Maastricht, Netherlands. On 9–10 December 1991, the same city hosted the European Council which drafted the treaty. Upon its entry into force on 1 November 1993 during the Delors Commission, it created the European Union and led to the creation of the single European currency, the euro. The Maastricht Treaty has been amended by the treaties of Amsterdam, Nice and Lisbon.
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1993 — 14th Yokohama Film Festival
The 14th Yokohama Film Festival (第14回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 7 February 1993 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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1993 — Cypriot presidential election, 1993
Presidential elections were held in Cyprus on 7 February 1993, with a second round on 14 February. The result was a victory for Glafcos Clerides of the Democratic Rally after he finished as runner-up behind George Vassiliou of the AKEL in the first round, a reverse of the 1988 elections. Voter turnout was 92.4% in the first round and 93.3% in the second.
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1993 — Zagreb local elections, 1993
The 1993 local elections in Zagreb were held on 7 February 1993. These were the first local elections since Croatia gained independence. The Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) won a majority in the City Assembly with 35 seats out of 60 and Branko Mikša became the new Mayor of Zagreb.
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1993 — 1993 Croatian local elections
On 7 February 1993, Croatia held its first local elections since it had declared independence from Yugoslavia. This was the time elections were held under the new law which abolished previous municipal categories Socio-Political Council, Council of Municipalities, Council of Associated Labor and introduced counties instead.
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1995 — Ramzi Yousef arrested in Islamabad
On 7 February 1995, Pakistani intelligence officers and US Diplomatic Security Service agents captured Ramzi Yousef at the Su-Casa Guest House in Islamabad, Pakistan. Yousef was involved in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
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1997 — UFC 12
UFC 12: Judgement Day was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 7, 1997 at the Dothan Civic Center in Dothan, Alabama. The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States, and later released on home video.
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1997 — 1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly election
1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly election was held in Indian state of Punjab in 1997, to elect 117 members to the 11th Punjab Legislative Assembly. Shiromani Akali Dal had majority of the seats in the 11th Punjab Assembly that was constituted after this election. Parkash Singh Badal was elected as the chief minister.
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1998 — New Orleans mayoral election, 1998
The New Orleans mayoral election of 1998 was held on February 7, 1998, and resulted in the reelection of incumbent Marc Morial to a second term as Mayor of New Orleans. Elections in Louisiana—with the exception of U.S. presidential elections—follow a variation of the open primary system. Candidates of any and all parties are listed on one ballot; voters need not limit themselves to the candidates of one party. Unless one candidate takes more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off election is then held between the top two candidates, who may in fact be members of the same party.
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1998 — Opening of 1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games (Japanese: 第18回オリンピック冬季競技大会, Hepburn: Dai Jūhachi-kai Orinpikku Tōkikyōgi Taikai) and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (Japanese: 長野1998), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with some events taking place in the nearby mountain communities of Hakuba, Karuizawa, Nozawa Onsen, and Yamanouchi.
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1999 — Hessian state election, 1999
The Hesse state election, 1999, was conducted on February 7, 1999, to elect members to the Landtag (state legislature) of Hesse.
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1999 — 20th Yokohama Film Festival
The 20th Yokohama Film Festival (第20回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 7 February 1999 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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1999 — ASEC Mimosas wins the CAF Super Cup
On 7 February 1999, ASEC Mimosas defeated Espérance 3–1 after extra time in the CAF Super Cup at Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The teams had drawn 1–1 in normal time.
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1999 — Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein
Abdullah II (Abdullah bin Hussein; born 30 January 1962) is the king of Jordan, having acceded to the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of the Hashemites, who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is traditionally regarded as a 41st-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Abdullah was born in Amman, as the first child of King Hussein and his wife, Princess Muna.
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2000 — 2000 Croatian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Croatia in January 2000, the third since independence in 1991. They were also the first early presidential elections, as they were held due to the death of incumbent president Franjo Tuđman on 10 December 1999, as well as being the last elections held under the semi-presidential system of government, by which the President was the most powerful official in the government structure and could appoint and dismiss the Prime Minister and their cabinet.
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2001 — Space shuttle Atlantis launches carrying the Destiny laboratory
Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center on STS-98, carrying the U.S. Destiny laboratory to the International Space Station. The crew installed the module after arrival.
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2001 — The Philippine Congress confirms Teofisto Guingona Jr. as vice president
The Senate and House of Representatives voted separately to confirm Teofisto Guingona Jr. for the vacant vice presidency. He took the oath of office two days later.
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2003 — 2003 CAF Super Cup
The 2003 CAF Super Cup was the 11th CAF Super Cup, an annual football match in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's two CAF club competitions, the African Cup of Champions Clubs and the African Cup Winners' Cup. The match took place on 7 February 2003, on Cairo Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, between Zamalek, the 2002 CAF Champions League winner, and Wydad AC, the 2002 African Cup Winners' Cup winner.
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2004 — 2004 Washington Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2004 Washington Democratic presidential caucuses were held on February 7, 2004. The Caucus is open to registered Democrats and Independents. The delegate allocation is proportional, the candidates are awarded delegates in proportion to the percentage of votes received. A total of 76 (of 95) delegates are awarded proportionally. A 15 percent threshold is required to receive delegates.
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2004 — 2004 Michigan Democratic presidential caucuses
The 2004 Michigan Democratic presidential caucuses were held on February 7, 2004, as part of the 2004 United States Democratic presidential primaries. Frontrunner John Kerry won the caucuses in a landslide victory.
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2004 — 2004 Queensland state election
The 2004 Queensland state election was held on 7 February 2004 to elect all 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The Labor Party (ALP) government of premier Peter Beattie won a third term in office, with its large majority almost untouched.
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2006 — Haitian general election, 2006
The 2006 elections in Haiti, to replace the interim government of Gérard Latortue put in place after the 2004 Haiti rebellion, were four times after having been originally scheduled for October and November 2005. The elections finally took place on February 7, 2006, with turnout of around 60%. All 99 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Haiti and all 30 seats in the Senate of Haiti were also contested. Run-off elections for the Chamber of Deputies of Haiti were held on 21 April 2006, with around 28% turnout.
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2008 — Belizean general election, 2008
A legislative election was held in the nation of Belize on February 7, 2008. Beginning with this election, Belizeans elected 31 members to the House of Representatives of Belize instead of 29. In what was considered an upset, the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) won the election with 25 out of 31 seats; the ruling People's United Party won six.
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2009 — UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens
UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens, also referred to as UFC Fight Night 17 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on February 7, 2009.
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2009 — Black Saturday bushfires
The Black Saturday bushfires were a series of bushfires that either ignited or were already burning across the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday, 7 February 2009, and was one of Australia's all-time worst bushfire disasters. The fires occurred during extreme bushfire weather conditions and resulted in Australia's highest-ever loss of human life from a bushfire, with 173 fatalities. Many people were left homeless and without families as a result.
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2010 — Costa Rican general election, 2010
Costa Rica held parliamentary and presidential elections on February 7, 2010. The ruling party before the election, the center-left National Liberation Party, put forward former Vice-President Laura Chinchilla as its presidential candidate, while the libertarian, Movimiento Libertario nominated former legislator Otto Guevara. Opinion polls before voting started consistently put Chinchilla as the front-runner, a trend confirmed in the election-night count, which showed her garnering 46.76% of the vote. The election was supervised by observers from several countries, as well as from the Organization of American States. The incumbent President, Óscar Arias, was ineligible to run for a second consecutive term.
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2010 — 2010 Social Democratic and Labour Party leadership election
An election for the leadership of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) was held 5–7 February 2010. Margaret Ritchie defeated her only challenger, Alasdair McDonnell, by 222 votes to 187.
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2010 — 2010 Ukrainian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Ukraine on 17 January 2010. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a run-off election was held between Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych on 7 February. On 14 February, Yanukovych was declared President-elect and winner with 50% of the popular vote. According to Article 104 of Ukraine's Constitution, the president had to be sworn into office within 30 days of the official declaration of the results.
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2012 — 2012 Maharashtra local elections
Elections for zila parishads and panchayat samiti were held on 7 February 2012. Municipal elections were held across various cities in Maharashtra, India on 16 February. In different cities elections results were mixed by party. The capital, Mumbai, resulted in a plurality for the Shiv Sena and the second largest city of Pune resulted in a Nationalist Congress Party plurality.
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2012 — 2012 Colorado Republican presidential caucuses
The 2012 Colorado Republican presidential caucuses took place on 7 February 2012. It was part of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries. The Republican caucuses were held on "Republican Party Precinct Caucus Day" (February 7, 2012). Caucus locations opened on 9 PM, February 7, 2012, with 36 delegates at stake; 33 of which are tied to the caucuses while 3 are unpledged RNC delegates.
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2012 — 2012 Meretz leadership election
The 2012 Meretz leadership election was held on 7 February 2012 in which party convention delegates elected Zehava Galon as the party's leader.
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2012 — Minnesota holds its 2012 presidential precinct caucuses
Rick Santorum led Minnesota's Republican presidential preference vote, while Barack Obama led the Democratic–Farmer–Labor vote. The votes were held at precinct caucuses across the state.
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2012 — Missouri holds its 2012 presidential preference primary
Rick Santorum led the Republican vote and Barack Obama led the Democratic vote in Missouri's presidential preference primary. The Republican preference vote did not assign convention delegates.
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2014 — Findings on the Happisburgh footprints announced
On 7 February 2014, researchers announced findings on ancient hominin footprints at Happisburgh in Norfolk, United Kingdom. The footprints, discovered in May 2013 and dated to roughly 850,000–950,000 years ago, were identified as the oldest then known outside Africa.
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2014 — Opening of 2014 Winter Olympics
The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games (Russian: XXII Олимпийские зимние игры, romanised: XXII Olimpiyskiye zimniye igry) and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (Сочи 2014), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening rounds in certain events were held on 6 February 2014, the day before the opening ceremony.
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2015 — Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 2015
A Delhi Legislative Assembly election was held on 7 February 2015 to elect 70 members of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi. The results were announced on 10 February 2015. The Aam Aadmi Party secured an absolute majority in the assembly, winning 67 of the 70 seats.
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2015 — 2015 Taiwanese legislative by-elections
The 2015 Taiwanese legislative by-elections were held on 7 February 2015 in Taiwan to elect 5 of the 113 members of the Legislative Yuan for the remaining term until 2016. No change in the party composition of the Legislative Yuan resulted from the by-elections; three Democratic Progressive Party candidates won the seats vacated by DPP legislators, and two Kuomintang candidates won the seats vacated by KMT legislators.
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2016 — Costa Rican municipal elections, 2016
Municipal elections were held in Costa Rica on February 7, 2016 in order to elect the mayors of the 81 cantons of the country plus a proportional number of councilors in each of the canton’s municipal councils, a syndic for every district and members of the District Councils and a total of 8 Intendants for districts and islands located too far away from the administrative center. For the first time in history, election of councilors was held at the same time as the other municipal offices.
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2016 — WSOF Global Championship 2: Japan
World Series of Fighting Global Championship 2: Japan was a mixed martial arts event held on February 7, 2016 at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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2016 — 2016 San José mayoral election
Mayoral and municipal elections were held in San Jose, Costa Rica, on 7 February 2016 and were the method by which the citizens of the canton of San José elected the mayor, deputy mayors, syndics, aldermen and district councilors of the capital municipality. For the first time the elections of aldermen (traditionally elected at the same time as the president and the deputies) were joined by the other municipal authorities after the 2009 reform to the Municipal Code.
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2016 — 2016 African Nations Championship final
The 2016 African Nations Championship final was a football match to determine the winners of the CHAN 2016 tournament and took place on 7 February 2016. The match contested by DR Congo and Mali at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali. DR Congo won the match 3–0, winning the title for the second time. DR Congo became the first nation to win the trophy twice, having won the inaugural CHAN tournament.
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2016 — 2016 Kyoto mayoral election
The 2016 Kyoto mayoral election was held on February 7, 2016. Incumbent mayor Daisaku Kadokawa ran for a third term, opposed by Independent and JCP politician Kumiko Honda and Independent Takashi Mikami. The total votes in the election were 398,988, a slight decrease in turnout compared to 2012. Kadokawa won by a wide margin compared to his 2012 election.
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2016 — 2016 Angola Super Cup
The 2016 Supertaça de Angola (29th edition) was contested by Recreativo do Libolo, the 2015 Girabola champion and Bravos do Maquis, the 2015 cup winner. Recreativo do Libolo was the winner, making it is's 2nd title in a row.
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2016 — North Korea launches the Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite
North Korea launched the Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Cholsan County. The satellite entered orbit and was later registered with the United Nations as an Earth observation satellite.
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2017 — Insurgency in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia
The Insurgency in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia was a protracted conflict between Russian security forces and militant groups operating in the regions of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia, located in the North Caucasus region of Russia. The conflict was part of the broader insurgency in the North Caucasus, which emerged following the end of the First Chechen War in 1996.
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2018 — 2018 Nepalese National Assembly election
National Assembly elections were held in Nepal on 7 February 2018 across all seven provinces to form the first National Assembly since the adoption of the new constitution in 2015. According to Article 86 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015, the members of the National Assembly are elected every six years through an electoral college.
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2020 — OSS Fighters 05
On February 7, 2020, OSS Fighters 05 took place at Sala Polivalentă in Bucharest, Romania.
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2020 — Death of Li Wenliang
On 7 February 2020, Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist, died.
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2021 — 2021 Uttarakhand flood
The 2021 Uttarakhand flood, also known as the Chamoli disaster, began on 7 February 2021 in the environs of the Nanda Devi National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the outer Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand state, India. It was caused by a large rock and ice avalanche consisting of material dislodged from Ronti peak.
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2021 — 2021 Ecuadorian general election
General elections were held in Ecuador on 7 February 2021, established by the National Electoral Council (CNE) as the date for the first round of the presidential election and a vote on mining in Cuenca. Incumbent president Lenín Moreno, who had held the office since his victory over Guillermo Lasso in 2017, did not seek reelection.
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2021 — 2020 African Nations Championship final
The 2020 African Nations Championship final was a football match to determine the winners of the CHAN 2020 tournament and took place on 7 February 2021 at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It was contested by Mali and Morocco. Morocco won 2-0 to claim their second title. By doing so, they became the first team to win back-to-back titles since the tournament's inaugural edition in 2009.
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2021 — 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam
The 50th International Film Festival Rotterdam, was the 2021 installment of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, which took place on 1–7 February 2021 and 2–6 June 2021. The first part of the edition focused on the main Tiger, Big Screen, Ammodo Tiger Short, and Limelight programmes. Whilst, the second part focused on the Harbour, Bright Future, Cinema Regained, Classics and Short and Mid-Length Film sections.
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2022 — 2021 Iranian Super Cup
The 2021 Iranian Super Cup was the 7th Iranian Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Persian Gulf Pro League, Persepolis, and the previous season's Hazfi Cup, Foolad. Persepolis were the defending champions as winners of the 2020 Iranian Super Cup. Foolad defeated Persepolis 1–0 to win their first title.
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2023 — Nduga hostage crisis
The Nduga hostage crisis began on 7 February 2023 when Free Papua Movement (Indonesian: Organisasi Papua Merdeka, OPM) insurgents attacked a plane and took its pilot and all five passengers hostage. While the passengers were soon released, New Zealander pilot Phillip Mark Mehrtens remained in captivity until 21 September 2024.
The Nduga hostage crisis began on 7 February 2023 when Free Papua Movement (, OPM) insurgents attacked a plane and took its pilot and all five passengers hostage.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
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2023 — Allegheny County fills three Pennsylvania House seats
Joe McAndrew, Abigail Salisbury and Matthew Gergely won special elections for Pennsylvania House districts 32, 34 and 35. The three districts were in Allegheny County.
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-07
2024 — February 2024 Balochistan bombings
On 7 February 2024, twin bombings killed at least 30 people in Balochistan Province of Pakistan, targeting political campaign offices on the eve of the 2024 general election. At least 40 people were reported injured. The Islamic State – Pakistan Province (ISPP) claimed responsibility for both bombings, and said both attacks were carried out by motorbikes rigged with explosives.
Location not yet verified · War & conflict · Checked 2026-10-18
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2024 — 2024 Azerbaijani presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Azerbaijan on 7 February 2024. Incumbent president Ilham Aliyev, who has held office since 2003, won a fifth consecutive term with over 92% of the vote, defeating his closest runner-up Zahid Oruj, who obtained just 2% of the vote. Originally planned for October 2025, President Aliyev called for a snap election in December 2023 following the victorious Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Azerbaijan · Politics & society · Checked 2026-10-18
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2024 — 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival
The 39th Santa Barbara International Film Festival, is the 2024 edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which took place from February 7 to February 17, 2024, at Santa Barbara, California, United States. In November and December, honorary awards were announced which are: Outstanding Performer of the Year Award for Bradley Cooper; Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence In Film for Ryan Gosling and Virtuosos Award for Lily Gladstone, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Greta Lee, Charles Melton, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, America Ferrera, and Andrew Scott.
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2024 — Matt MacFarlane wins the Borden-Kinkora by-election
Voters in Prince Edward Island's Borden-Kinkora district elected Matt MacFarlane to the provincial Legislative Assembly. The vote took place two days after the original polling date was postponed because of weather.
Borden-Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada · Politics & society · Checked 2026-11-07
2025 — Kobé attack
On February 7, 2025, jihadists suspected to be from the Islamic State – Sahel Province (ISGS) attacked a civilian convoy being escorted by Malian and Wagner Group soldiers near Kobé, Mali, in between Gao and Ansongo. At least 20 Malian soldiers were killed or injured along with a similar number of militants, and 34 civilians were killed during the attack.
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2025 — 2025 Turks and Caicos Islands general election
General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 7 February 2025 to determine the composition of the Parliament of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Significant constitutional changes meant they were the first general election in which nine at-large MPs were elected.
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2025 — 2025 President of Ireland's Cup
The 2025 President of Ireland's Cup was the eleventh edition of the President of Ireland's Cup. The match was played on 7 February between the champions of the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division, Shelbourne, and the 2024 FAI Cup winners, Drogheda United, at Tolka Park. Shelbourne won the game 2-0 to win the Cup for the first time.
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2025 — 2025 Chinese FA Super Cup
The Quark 2025 Chinese FA Super Cup (Chinese: 夸克2025中国足球协会超级杯) was the 20th Chinese FA Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Chinese Super League and FA Cup competitions. The match was played between Shanghai Port, champions of the 2024 Chinese Super League and the winner of the 2024 Chinese FA Cup, and Shanghai Shenhua, the runners-up of the 2024 Chinese Super League.
People's Republic of China · Sport · Checked 2026-10-25
2026 — Mario Bautista beats Vinicius Oliveira at UFC Fight Night
Mario Bautista submitted Vinicius Oliveira in the second round of their UFC Fight Night main event in the Las Vegas area.
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