Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah and former U.S. President George W. Bush, 2002. In 2006, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President George W. Bush’s plan to convict Guantanamo Bay prisoners in military courts violates US and international law. Image: Wikimedia Commons
On This Day: What happened on 07 February?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.
Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah and former U.S. President George W. Bush, 2002. In 2006, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President George W. Bush’s plan to convict Guantanamo Bay prisoners in military courts violates US and international law. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 07 February, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 07 FEBRUARY
2016 | North Korea launched Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 in the air in violation of many UN conventions and caused condemnation from all over the world.
2014 | On this day, Scientists claimed that Happisburgh’s footprints in Norfolk, England, have more than 800 000 years old, making them the oldest known hominid footprints outside Africa.
2012 | President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives Republic resigned, after 23 days of anti-government protests demanding the release of the Chief Justice arrested illegally by the military.
2009 | A wildfire in Victoria killed 173 people in the worst natural disaster in Australia’s history.
1999 | Crown Prince Abdullah became King of Jordan after the death of his father, King Hussein.
1995 | Ramzi Yousef, mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, was arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2006 | The only daughter of Abdulmejid II, Princess Durru Shehvar of the Ottoman Empire, 92.
2019 | Polish politician, 3rd Prime Minister, Jan Olszewski, 89.
2003 | Guatemalan author, Augusto Monterroso, 82.
1996 | American general, Phillip Davidson, 81.
1849 | Mexican general and 16th president, Mariano Paredes, 52.
BIRTHDAYS
1955 | American actor and director, Miguel Ferrer, died at age of 62.
1796 | British-Australian lawyer and politician, second Premier of Tasmania, Thomas Gregson, died in 1874.
1989 | American basketball player, Isaiah Thomas.
1978 | Swiss ice hockey player, David Aebischer.
SPORTS
1970 | On this day George Best scored 6 goals in an FA Cup Fifth Round match between Northampton Town and Manchester, United won the match 8-2.
ENTERTAINMENT
2003 | The first premier of “Deliver Us from Eva” was in the United States.
AFRICA FACT
Lesotho is among the three enclaves countries in the world, South Africa surrounds Lesotho. However, the other two countries are San Marino and Vatican City.
