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7th February

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The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union.

The Treaty on European Union, commonly known as the Maastricht Treaty, is the foundation treaty of the European Union (EU). Concluded in 1992 between the then-twelve member states of the European…

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American Revolutionary War: French and Spanish forces lift the Great Siege of Gibraltar.

The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of…

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Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon finds Bennigsen's Russian forces taking a stand at Eylau. After bitter fighting, the French take the town, but the Russians resume the battle the next day.

The Napoleonic Wars (1803–15) were a global series of conflicts fought by a fluctuating array of European coalitions against the French First Republic (1803–04) under the First Consul followed by the…

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Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission: astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU).

The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for…

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World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy forces complete the evacuation of Imperial Japanese Army troops from Guadalcanal during Operation Ke, ending Japanese attempts to retake the island from Allied forces in the Guadalcanal campaign.

World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many engaging in total war…

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Edward of Caernarvon (later King Edward II of England) becomes the first English Prince of Wales.

Caernarfon is a royal town, community and port, in Gwynedd, Wales. The community has a population of 9,852. It lies along the A4871 road, on the eastern shore of the Menai Strait, opposite the island…

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President Mohamed Nasheed of the Republic of Maldives resigns, after 23 days of anti-governmental protests calling for the release of the Chief Judge unlawfully arrested by the military.

Mohamed Nasheed GCSK, also known as Anni, is a Maldivian politician and activist who served as the fourth president of the Maldives from 2008 until his controversial resignation in 2012. A founding…

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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…

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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…

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Korean War: More than 700 suspected communist sympathizers are massacred by South Korean forces.

The Korean War was an armed conflict fought on the Korean Peninsula between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union, while South Korea…

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Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Ramzi Ahmed Yousef is a Pakistani convicted terrorist who was one of the main perpetrators and mastermind behind the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the 1994 bombing of Philippine Airlines Flight…

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The Beatles land in the United States for the first time, at the newly renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport.

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band in…

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Krsto Papić
2013Krsto Papić

Krsto Papić was a Croatian screenwriter and film director whose career spanned over five decades. He is generally considered among the best directors of former Yugoslavia, and…

Witold Lutosławski
1994Witold Lutosławski

Witold Roman Lutosławski was a Polish composer and conductor. Among the major composers of 20th-century classical music, he is "generally regarded as the most significant Polish…

Boris Grigoriev
1939Boris Grigoriev

Boris Grigoriev was a painter, graphic artist, and writer.

Galileo Ferraris
1897Galileo Ferraris

Galileo Ferraris was an Italian university professor, physicist and electrical engineer, one of the pioneers of AC power system and inventor of the induction motor, although he…

1127Ava (poet)

The poet Ava, also known as Frau Ava, Ava of Göttweig or Ava of Melk, was the first named female writer in any genre in the German language. She is the author of five poems which…

Eubie Blake
1887
Eubie Blake
James Hubert "Eubie" Blake was an American pianist and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. Blake began his career in 1912, and during World…
Eddie Fenech Adami
1934
Eddie Fenech Adami
Edoardo "Eddie" Fenech Adami is a Maltese politician and lawyer who served as the prime minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996, and again from 1998…
João de Castro
1500
João de Castro
Dom João de Castro was a Portuguese nobleman, scientist, writer and colonial administrator, who served as the fourth Portuguese Viceroy of India from…
Dieter Bohlen
1954
Dieter Bohlen
Dieter Bohlen is a German songwriter, producer, singer and television personality. He first achieved fame as a member of the pop duo Modern Talking…
Manmath Nath Gupta
1908
Manmath Nath Gupta
Manmath Nath Gupta was an Indian Marxist revolutionary writer and author of autobiographical, historical and fictional books in Hindi, English and…
Earl King
1934
Earl King
Earl Silas Johnson IV, known as Earl King, was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, most active in blues music. A composer of blues…
Erkki Melartin
1875
Erkki Melartin
Erkki Gustaf Melartin was a Finnish composer, conductor, and teacher of the late-Romantic and early-modern periods. Melartin is generally considered…
King Curtis
1934
King Curtis
Curtis Ousley, known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll. A bandleader,…