December 7

December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 24 days remaining.

Events:

1787 - Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution
1903 - Orville Wright flies the first heavier-than-air aircraft.
1941 - The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brings the United States officially into World War II.
1965 - Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras simultaneously lift mutual excommunications that had been in place since 1054
1972 - Apollo 17, last Apollo moon mission, launched.
1975 - Indonesia invades East Timor.
1982 - first US execution by lethal injection
1988 - Yasser Arafat recognizes the right of Israel to exist
1989 - In the third and final installment of their historic boxing trilogy, Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran, nine years after their second fight, meet again, this time in Las Vegas. Both boxers were considered past their primes and the fight wasn't considered to be their best by most observers and critics, but Leonard retains the WBC Super Middleweight championship of the world with a 12 round decision.
1993 - South African transitional executive council established

Births:

521 - Saint Columba, Christian missionary
1598 - Gian Lorenzo Bernini, artist (+ 1680)
1670 - John Aislabie[?], director of the South Sea Company[?]
1761 - Marie Tussaud[?], waxwork modeller (+ 1850)
1801 - Johann Nestroy[?], dramatist and actor (+ 1862)
1863 - Richard Sears[?], department store founder (+ 1914)
1873 - Willa Cather, novelist (+ 1947)
1887 - Ernst Toch[?], composer (+ 1964)
1888 - Joyce Cary[?], author (+ 1957)
1905 - Gerard Kuiper, astronomer (+ 1973)
1912 - Louis Prima, musician (+ 1978)
1915 - Eli Wallach, actor
1924 - Mário Soárez[?], politician and President of Portugal 1986-1996
1928 - Noam Chomsky, linguist, political writer
1932 - Ellen Burstyn, actress
1934 - Gordon Parks Jr.[?], director (+ 1979)
1942 - Harry Chapin, musician (+ 1981)
1947 - Johnny Bench, Baseball Hall of Famer
1948 - Gary Morris[?], singer, actor
1949 - Tom Waits, singer, composer, actor
1956 - Larry Bird, basketball player
1966 - C. Thomas Howell, actor
1987 - Aaron Carter, singer

Deaths:

43 BC - Cicero, Roman politician and author
283 - St. Eutychian, Pope
1894 - Ferdinand Marie[?], French diplomat and engineer
1902 - Thomas Nast, cartoonist
1956 - Huntley Gordon, pioneer Hollywood actor
1970 - Rube Goldberg, cartoonist
1975 - Thornton Wilder, playwright
1985 - Potter Stewart[?], retired United States Supreme Court justice
1990 - Joan Bennett[?], actress
1993 - Felix Houphouet-Boigny[?], Côte d'Ivoire political leader

Holidays and Observances:

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		December 7
		December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 24 days remaining. Events: 1787 - Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution 1903 - Orville Wright flies the first heavier-than-air aircraft. 1941 - The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brings the United States officially into World War II. 1965 - Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras simultaneously lift mutual excommunications that had been in place since 1054 1972 - Apollo 17, last Apollo moon mission, launched. 1975 - Indonesia invades East Timor. 1982 - first US execution by lethal injection 1988 - Yasser Arafat recognizes the right of Israel to exist 1989 - In the third and final installment of their historic boxing trilogy, Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran, nine years after their second fight, meet again, this time in Las Vegas. Both boxers were considered past their primes and the fight wasn't considered to be their best by most observers and critics, but Leonard retains the WBC Super Middleweight championship of the world with a 12 round decision. 1993 - South African transitional executive council established Births: 521 - Saint Columba, Christian missionary 1598 - Gian Lorenzo Bernini, artist (+ 1680) 1670 - John Aislabie[?], director of the South Sea Company[?] 1761 - Marie Tussaud[?], waxwork modeller (+ 1850) 1801 - Johann Nestroy[?], dramatist and actor (+ 1862) 1863 - Richard Sears[?], department store founder (+ 1914) 1873 - Willa Cather, novelist (+ 1947) 1887 - Ernst Toch[?], composer (+ 1964) 1888 - Joyce Cary[?], author (+ 1957) 1905 - Gerard Kuiper, astronomer (+ 1973) 1912 - Louis Prima, musician (+ 1978) 1915 - Eli Wallach, actor 1924 - Mário Soárez[?], politician and President of Portugal 1986-1996 1928 - Noam Chomsky, linguist, political writer 1932 - Ellen Burstyn, actress 1934 - Gordon Parks Jr.[?], director (+ 1979) 1942 - Harry Chapin, musician (+ 1981) 1947 - Johnny Bench, Baseball Hall of Famer 1948 - Gary Morris[?], singer, actor 1949 - Tom Waits, singer, composer, actor 1956 - Larry Bird, basketball player 1966 - C. Thomas Howell, actor 1987 - Aaron Carter, singer Deaths: 43 BC - Cicero, Roman politician and author 283 - St. Eutychian, Pope 1894 - Ferdinand Marie[?], French diplomat and engineer 1902 - Thomas Nast, cartoonist 1956 - Huntley Gordon, pioneer Hollywood actor 1970 - Rube Goldberg, cartoonist 1975 - Thornton Wilder, playwright 1985 - Potter Stewart[?], retired United States Supreme Court justice 1990 - Joan Bennett[?], actress 1993 - Felix Houphouet-Boigny[?], Côte d'Ivoire political leader Holidays and Observances: See Also: December 6 - December 8 - November 7 - January 7 -- listing of all days January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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