December 7

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

Births:

• 521 - Saint Columba, Christian missionary
• 1670 - John Aislabie, Director of the South Sea Company
• 1873 - Willa Cather, American novelist
• 1928 - Noam Chomsky, linguist
• 1932 - Ellen Burstyn, actress
• 1942 - Harry Chapin
• 1947 - Johnny Bench, Baseball Hall-of-famer
• 1949 - Tom Waits, singer, composer, actor
• 1956 - Larry Bird, basketball player

Deaths

• 43 BC - Cicero, Roman politician and author
• 1894 - Ferdinand Marie, French diplomat and engineer

Events

• 1787 - Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the US Constitution.
• 1796 - John Adams becomes the second president of the United States.
• 1896 - Martin Van Buren becomes the eighth president of the United States.
• 1903 - Orville Wright flies the first aircraft with a petrol engine.
• 1941 - The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brings the United States officially into World War II

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

December 6 - December 8 - November 7 - January 7 - other historical anniversaries