Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/February 7
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This is a list of selected February 7 anniversaries that appears on the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition may be controversial, or on a day that is or soon will be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors.February 7: Chinese New Year's Day (2008); Losar in Tibet (2008); Tết Nguyên Ðán in Vietnam (2008); Independence Day in Grenada
- 1301 – Edward of Carnarvon, the future King Edward II (pictured), became the first English heir apparent to hold the title as Prince of Wales.
- 1807 – Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Eylau began between the French Empire, and Russian and Prussian forces of the Fourth Coalition near Preußisch Eylau, East Prussia.
- 1863 – HMS Orpheus, a corvette of the Royal Navy, sank off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189 crew out of the ship's complement of 259.
- 1984 – During NASA Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B, astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart performed the first and second untethered spacewalks, respectively, using Manned Maneuvering Units.
- 1992 – The Maastricht Treaty, which led to the formation of the European Union, was signed in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
More events: February 6 – February 7 – February 8
