Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in. Date: February 7, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union. Date: February 7, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)

Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan. Date: February 7, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)

Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein. Date: February 7, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-98, carrying the Destiny laboratory module to the International Space Station. Date: February 7, 2001 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 2001 📅 On This Day (Today)

Bushfires in Victoria leave 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia's history. Date: February 7, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)

President Mohamed Nasheed of the Republic of Maldives resigns, after 23 days of anti-governmental protests calling for the release of the Chief Judge unlawfully arrested by the military. Date: February 7, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)

The U.S. state of Mississippi officially certifies the Thirteenth Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was formally ratified by Mississippi in 1995. Date: February 7, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This…

Scientists announce that the Happisburgh footprints in Norfolk, England, date back to more than 800,000 years ago, making them the oldest known hominid footprints outside Africa. Date: February 7, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)

North Korea launches Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 into outer space violating multiple UN treaties and prompting condemnation from around the world. Date: February 7, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)