Events on 7 February 38
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Pandulf IV of Benevento is killed battling the invading Normans at the Battle of Montesarchio.
Year 1301
Edward of Caernarvon (later King Edward II of England) becomes the first English Prince of Wales.
Year 1497
The Bonfire of the Vanities occurs, during which supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burn cosmetics, art, and books in Florence, Italy.
Year 1783
American Revolutionary War: French and Spanish forces lift the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
Year 1807
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.
Year 1813
In the action of 7 February 1813 near the Îles de Los, the frigates Aréthuse and Amelia batter each other, but neither can gain the upper hand.
Year 1819
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking it over, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar.
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