Birthday December 07, 1542 Mary Queen, of Scots
Birthday December 07, 1598 Gian Bernini, baroque sculptor
Birthday December 07, 1761 Madame Marie Tussaud, created wax museum
Birthday December 07, 1873 Willa Cather is born
Birthday December 07, 1873 Willa Cather, American author (My Antonia)
Birthday December 07, 1878 Akiko Yosano, Japanese poet
Birthday December 07, 1888 Joyce Cary, writer
Birthday December 07, 1905 Gerard Kuiper, US astronomer, discovered moons of Uranus, Neptune
Birthday December 07, 1915 Eli Wallach, Actor
Birthday December 07, 1923 Ted Knight, Actor (Ted Baxter, anchorman)
Birthday December 07, 1924 Mario Soares, (Socialist), premier of Portugal (1976-78, 1983-, )
Birthday December 07, 1928 Noam Chomsky, linguist, founder of transformational grammar
Birthday December 07, 1932 Ellen Burstyn, in Det
Birthday December 07, 1947 Gregg Allman, singer
Birthday December 07, 1947 Johnny Bench, baseball catcher
Birthday December 07, 1948 Yoko Morishita, prima ballerina
Birthday December 07, 1956 Larry Bird, (Boston Celtics)
Birthday December 07, 1956 Priscilla Barnes, (3's Company)
History December 07, 1787 Delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution
History December 07, 1787 The First State
History December 07, 1787 Delaware ratifies the Constitution
History December 07, 1805 Lewis and Clark temporarily settle in Fort Clatsop
History December 07, 1842 NY Philharmonic's 1st concert
History December 07, 1862 Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas
History December 07, 1912 George Darwin theorized moon was pulled out of Pacific Ocean dies
History December 07, 1916 David Lloyd George becomes prime minister of Britain
History December 07, 1935 Winnipeg Blue Bombers become 1st western team to win Grey Cup
History December 07, 1941 A date which will live in infamy
History December 07, 1941 FDR reacts to news of Pearl Harbor bombing
History December 07, 1941 Pearl Harbor attacked (a day that will live in infamy) 1st Japanese submarine sunk by American ship (Ward)
History December 07, 1953 Israel's PM Ben-Gureon retires
History December 07, 1960 France grants Ivory Coast independence (National Day)
History December 07, 1963 The Singing Nun reaches #1 on the U.S. pop charts with Dominique
History December 07, 1964 NYC officials revive Lower Manhattan Expressway
History December 07, 1964 Situation deteriorates in South Vietnam
History December 07, 1965 McNamara predicts that more U.S. troops will be needed
History December 07, 1972 Apollo 17 last of Apollo moon series launched
History December 07, 1975 Indonesia invades East Timor
History December 07, 1975 10th Islander shut-out opponent - Glenn Resch 3-0 vs Sabres
History December 07, 1977 Islander Billy Smith's 10th shut-out opponent - Black Hawks 4-0
History December 07, 1978 Islander's Mike Bossy's 1st career hat trick
History December 07, 1979 Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin 1st woman full prof at Harvard U dies
History December 07, 1982 First execution by lethal injection
History December 07, 1987 Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in United States for summit with Ronald Reagan
History December 07, 1988 Earthquakes wreak havoc in Armenia
History December 07, 1988 Earthquake devastates Armenia
History December 07, 1989 Sugar Ray Leonard fights Roberto Duran for the third and final time
History December 07, 1993 Commute of terror
History December 07, 2001 Clooney stars in Sinatra role in Ocean’s Eleven remake
December 07, 1542 Mary Queen, of Scots
December 07, 1598 Gian Bernini, baroque sculptor
December 07, 1761 Madame Marie Tussaud, created wax museum
December 07, 1873 Willa Cather is born
December 07, 1873 Willa Cather, American author (My Antonia)
December 07, 1878 Akiko Yosano, Japanese poet
December 07, 1888 Joyce Cary, writer
December 07, 1905 Gerard Kuiper, US astronomer, discovered moons of Uranus, Neptune
December 07, 1915 Eli Wallach, Actor
December 07, 1923 Ted Knight, Actor (Ted Baxter, anchorman)
December 07, 1924 Mario Soares, (Socialist), premier of Portugal (1976-78, 1983-, )
December 07, 1928 Noam Chomsky, linguist, founder of transformational grammar
December 07, 1932 Ellen Burstyn, in Det
December 07, 1947 Gregg Allman, singer
December 07, 1947 Johnny Bench, baseball catcher
December 07, 1948 Yoko Morishita, prima ballerina
December 07, 1956 Larry Bird, (Boston Celtics)
December 07, 1956 Priscilla Barnes, (3's Company)
December 07, 1787 Delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution
December 07, 1787 The First State
December 07, 1787 Delaware ratifies the Constitution
December 07, 1805 Lewis and Clark temporarily settle in Fort Clatsop
December 07, 1842 NY Philharmonic's 1st concert
December 07, 1862 Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas
December 07, 1912 George Darwin theorized moon was pulled out of Pacific Ocean dies
December 07, 1916 David Lloyd George becomes prime minister of Britain
December 07, 1935 Winnipeg Blue Bombers become 1st western team to win Grey Cup
December 07, 1941 A date which will live in infamy
December 07, 1941 FDR reacts to news of Pearl Harbor bombing
December 07, 1941 Pearl Harbor attacked (a day that will live in infamy) 1st Japanese submarine sunk by American ship (Ward)
December 07, 1953 Israel's PM Ben-Gureon retires
December 07, 1960 France grants Ivory Coast independence (National Day)
December 07, 1963 The Singing Nun reaches #1 on the U.S. pop charts with Dominique
December 07, 1964 NYC officials revive Lower Manhattan Expressway
December 07, 1964 Situation deteriorates in South Vietnam
December 07, 1965 McNamara predicts that more U.S. troops will be needed
December 07, 1972 Apollo 17 last of Apollo moon series launched
December 07, 1975 Indonesia invades East Timor
December 07, 1975 10th Islander shut-out opponent - Glenn Resch 3-0 vs Sabres
December 07, 1977 Islander Billy Smith's 10th shut-out opponent - Black Hawks 4-0
December 07, 1978 Islander's Mike Bossy's 1st career hat trick
December 07, 1979 Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin 1st woman full prof at Harvard U dies
December 07, 1982 First execution by lethal injection
December 07, 1987 Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in United States for summit with Ronald Reagan
December 07, 1988 Earthquakes wreak havoc in Armenia
December 07, 1988 Earthquake devastates Armenia
December 07, 1989 Sugar Ray Leonard fights Roberto Duran for the third and final time
December 07, 1993 Commute of terror
December 07, 2001 Clooney stars in Sinatra role in Ocean’s Eleven remake