Vladimir Putin with Muammar Gaddafi. Nobody Knows When Muammar Mohammed Gaddafi was born, since his Bedouin clan does not record births. However, many biographers use 7 June 1942. Image: Wikimedia Commons
On This Day: What happened on 07 April?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.
Vladimir Putin with Muammar Gaddafi. Nobody Knows When Muammar Mohammed Gaddafi was born, since his Bedouin clan does not record births. However, many biographers use 7 June 1942. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 07 April, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 07 APRIL
2017 | The 2017 Stockholm attack killed five and injured 15 others.
2009 | Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering the killings and kidnappings carried out by security forces.
2009 | Mass protests began across Moldova under the belief that the parliamentary election was fraudulent.
1999 | The World Trade Organisation decided to support the United States in its long-running trade dispute with the European Union over bananas.
1995 | First Chechen War: Russian paramilitary troops began killing civilians in Samashki, Chechnya.
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BIRTHDAYS
1983 | Estonian basketball player, Janar Talts.
1973 | British radio DJ and presenter, Christian O’Connell.
1938 | American lawyer and politician, 34th and 39th Governor of California, Jerry Brown.
1952 | American hurdler and heptathlete, Jane Frederick.
1988 | Italian footballer, Antonio Piccolo.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2013 | Italian composer and educator, Irma Ravinale, 76.
2012 | Tanzanian actor and director, Steven Kanumba, 28.
1984 | American soldier, lawyer, and politician, Frank Church, 60.
2015 | American actor, Geoffrey Lewis, 80.
2016 | American professional wrestler, Blackjack Mulligan, 74.
SPORTS
1979 | With 15 minutes left, Arsenal’s Steve Brignall came on as a substitute for Frank Stapleton at Liverpool on this day, and that was the only time he ever played in the Football League
ENTERTAINMENT
2017 | The first premier of Smurfs: The Lost Village was on April 2, 2017, and was released on April 7, in the United States on this day.
AFRICA FACT
Nobody Knows When Muammar Mohammed Gaddafi was born, since his Bedouin clan does not record births. However, many biographers use 7 June 1942
