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07 February, 2000
Bahria University is established through Presidential Ordinance No. V of 2000 by the Government of Pakistan.
07 February, 1999
Crown Prince Abdullah become the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein.
07 February, 1999
Indian cricketer Anil Kumble becomes the second person in the history of cricket to take all 10 wickets in a single inning of a test match.
07 February, 1995
Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan.
07 February, 1992
The Maastricht Treaty is signed, which will lead to the creation of the European Union.
07 February, 1991
Haitis first democratically-elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in.
07 February, 1991
The IRA launches a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street during a cabinet meeting.
07 February, 1990
Collapse of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly of power.
07 February, 1986
Twenty-eight years of one-family rule end in Haiti, when President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees the Caribbean nation.
07 February, 1984
Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission - Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU).
07 February, 1979
Pluto moves inside Neptunes orbit for the first time since either was known to science.
07 February, 1979
The final session of Iranian National Consultative Assembly is held.
07 February, 1976
Future Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler of the Toronto Maple Leafs scores six goals and records four assists in an 11-4 victory over the Boston Bruins, setting a NHL record with 10 points in one game.
07 February, 1974
Grenada becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
07 February, 1969
The original Hetch Hetchy Moccasin Powerhouse is removed from service.
07 February, 1967
A fire at a restaurant in Montgomery, Alabama kills 25 people.
07 February, 1964
The Beatles arrive at JFK International Airport to begin their first tour of the United States.
07 February, 1962
The United States Government bans all Cuban imports and exports.
07 February, 1948
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower resigned as Army chief of staff and was succeeded by Gen. Omar Bradley.
07 February, 1944
World War II: In Anzio, Italy German forces launch a counteroffensive.
07 February, 1944
World War II: American Aircraft carrier strike on Truk.
07 February, 1914
Charlie Chaplin first appears as "The Tramp", as his first film Kid Auto Races at Venice is released at Keystone Studios.
07 February, 1904
A fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
07 February, 1898
Émile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing JAccuse.
07 February, 1894
The Cripple Creek miners strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado.
07 February, 1882
The last heavyweight boxing championship bare-knuckle fight takes place in Mississippi City, Mississippi.
07 February, 1863
HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.
07 February, 1856
The colonial Tasmanian Parliament passes the first piece of legislation (the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections by way of a secret ballot.
07 February, 1842
Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.
07 February, 1819
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking over it, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar.
07 February, 1812
The strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri.
07 February, 1807
Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Eylau - Napoléons French Empire begins fighting against Russian and Prussian forces of the Fourth Coalition at Eylau, Poland.
07 February, 1795
The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed.
07 February, 1550
Julius III becomes Pope.
07 February, 1301
Edward of Caernarvon (later King Edward II of England) becomes the first English Prince of Wales.
07 February, 1074
Battle of Montesarchio wherein the prince of Benevento, Pandulf IV, is killed battling the encroaching Normans.
07 February, 457
Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

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