Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton becomes the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings. Date: December 7, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 1936 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Attack on Pearl Harbor: The Imperial Japanese Navy carries out a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet and its defending Army and Marine air forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (For Japan's near-simultaneous attacks on Eastern Hemisphere targets, see December 8.) Date: December 7, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…
World War II: British commandos conduct Operation Frankton, a raid on shipping in Bordeaux harbour. Date: December 7, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)
An earthquake along the coast of Wakayama Prefecture in Japan causes a tsunami which kills 1,223 people. Date: December 7, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)
A fire at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia kills 119 people, the deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history. Date: December 7, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)
Chinese Civil War: The Government of the Republic of China moves from Nanjing to Taipei, Taiwan. Date: December 7, 1949 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 1949 📅 On This Day (Today)
Prince Rainier III of Monaco revises the principality's constitution, devolving some of his power to advisory and legislative councils. Date: December 7, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)
Instant replay makes its debut during the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Date: December 7, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I simultaneously revoke mutual excommunications that had been in place since 1054. Date: December 7, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
Pakistan President Yahya Khan announces the formation of a coalition government with Nurul Amin as Prime Minister and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as Deputy Prime Minister. Date: December 7, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 7 📅 Events on this day in 1971 📅 On This Day (Today)