On December 7, history records 33 notable events, 170 famous births and 102 deaths, spanning the years 574 to 1917.
Events on this day include: Byzantine Emperor Justin II retires due to recurring seizures of insanity. He abdicates the throne in favor of his general Tiberius, proclaiming him Caesar. (574); The Great Storm of 1703, the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain, makes landfall. Winds gust up to 120 mph, and 9,000 peop... (1703).
Notable people born on December 7 include Columba (521), Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (903), Abū-Sa'īd Abul-Khayr (967).
Notable figures who died on this day include Pope Eutychian (283), Anspert (881), Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (983).
Events on 7 December 33
See all →Byzantine Emperor Justin II retires due to recurring seizures of insanity. He abdicates the throne in favor of his general Tiberius, proclaiming him Caesar.
The Great Storm of 1703, the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain, makes landfall. Winds gust up to 120 mph, and 9,000 people die.
Tumult of Thorn: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities.
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
American outlaw Jesse James commits his first confirmed bank robbery in Gallatin, Missouri.
Comparative fuel trials begin between warships HMS Spiteful and HMS Peterel: Spiteful was the first warship powered solely by fuel oil, and the trials led to the obsolescence of coal in ships of the Royal Navy.
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Birthdays on 7 December 170
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