What Happened on April 7?
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EVENTS ON APRIL 7
Explore the most important historical events that happened on April 7, featuring key moments that shaped the world.
Nazi Germany
Year:
1933
Nazi Germany issues the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service banning Jews and political dissidents from civil service posts.
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Prohibition in the United States
Year:
1933
Prohibition in the United States is repealed for beer of no more than 3.2% alcohol by weight, eight months before the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution. (Now celebrated as National Beer Day in the United States.)
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Benito Mussolini
Year:
1939
Benito Mussolini invades Albania.
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AT&T Corporation
Year:
1927
AT&T engineer Herbert Ives transmits the first long-distance public television broadcast (from Washington, D.C., to New York City, displaying the image of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover).
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Violet Gibson
Year:
1926
Violet Gibson attempts to assassinate Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini.
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Algeciras Conference
Year:
1906
The Algeciras Conference gives France and Spain control over Morocco.
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Mount Vesuvius
Year:
1906
Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples.
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Teapot Dome scandal
Year:
1922
Teapot Dome scandal: United States Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall leases federal petroleum reserves to private oil companies on excessively generous terms.
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BIRTHS ON APRIL 7
Discover famous people and historical figures born on April 7, including leaders, artists, scientists, and cultural icons.
Hodding Carter III
Year of birth:
1935
Hodding Carter III, American journalist and politician, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (died 2023)
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Bobby Bare
Year of birth:
1935
Bobby Bare, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Ian Richardson
Year of birth:
1934
Ian Richardson, Scottish-English actor (died 2007)
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Wayne Rogers
Year of birth:
1933
Wayne Rogers, American actor, investor, and producer (died 2015)
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Donald Barthelme
Year of birth:
1931
Donald Barthelme, American short story writer and novelist (died 1989)
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Cal Smith
Year of birth:
1932
Cal Smith, American singer and guitarist (died 2013)
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Charlie Thomas (musician)
Year of birth:
1937
Charlie Thomas, American singer (died 2023)
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Freddie Hubbard
Year of birth:
1938
Freddie Hubbard, American trumpet player and composer (died 2008)
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DEATHS ON APRIL 7
Look back at notable individuals who passed away on April 7, and learn about their lasting influences on history.
James McGowen
Year of death:
1922
James McGowen, Australian politician, 18th Premier of New South Wales (born 1855)
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Karl Binding
Year of death:
1920
Karl Binding, German lawyer and jurist (born 1841)
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Alexander Bogdanov
Year of death:
1928
Alexander Bogdanov, Russian physician, philosopher, and author (born 1873)
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Suzanne Valadon
Year of death:
1938
Suzanne Valadon, French painter (born 1865)
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Alexandre Millerand
Year of death:
1943
Alexandre Millerand, French lawyer and politician, 12th President of France (born 1859)
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Joseph Lyons
Year of death:
1939
Joseph Lyons, Australian educator and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1879)
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George E. Ohr
Year of death:
1918
George E. Ohr, American potter (born 1857)
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Spyridon Samaras
Year of death:
1917
Spyridon Samaras, Greek composer and playwright (born 1861)
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HOLIDAYS ON APRIL 7
See which holidays, observances, and special celebrations take place on April 7 around the world.
April 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast days: April 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Christian feast days: Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
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Flag Day
Flag Day (Slovenia)
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Public holidays in Tanzania
Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume Day (Tanzania)
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World Health Day
World Health Day (International observance)
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Belgium
Veterans' Day (Belgium)
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Hermann Joseph von Steinfeld
Christian feast days: Hermann Joseph
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Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow
Christian feast days: Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow (Eastern Orthodox Church, Episcopal Church (USA))
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