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December 7 December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 24 days remaining. Events 1732 - The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London. 1787 - Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution. 1815 - Michel Ney, Marshal of France, is executed by firing squad, after been convicted of treason by the Bourbon Restoration government of Louis XVIII for his support of Napoleon Bonaparte during the Hundred Days. 1941 - The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor officially brings the United States into World War II. 1949 - Chinese Civil War: The government of the Republic of China moves from Nanking to Taipei. 1965 - Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras simultaneously lift mutual excommunications that had been in place since 1054 1972 - Apollo 17, the last Apollo moon mission, is launched. 1975 - Indonesia invades East Timor. 1982 - First US execution by lethal injection is carried out. 1988 - In Armenia an earthquake 6.9 on the Richter scale kills nearly 25.000, injures 15.000 and leaves 400.000 persons homeless. Yasser Arafat recognizes the right of Israel to exist. 1989 - In the third and final installment of their historic boxing trilogy, Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran fight in Las Vegas; Leonard retains the WBC Super Middleweight championship of the world with a 12 round decision. 1993 - South Africa transitional executive council established 2004 - Hamid Karzai is inaugurated as president of Afghanistan. Births 521 - Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland (d. 597) 1598 - Gian Lorenzo Bernini, artist (d. 1680) 1637 - Bernardo Pasquini, composer (d. 1710) 1670 - John Aislabie, director of the South Sea Company (d. 1742) 1761 - Marie Tussaud, museum proprietress and waxwork modeller (d. 1850) 1784 - Allan Cunningham, Scottish poet (d. 1842) 1801 - Johann Nestroy, dramatist and actor (d. 1862) 1847 - George Grossmith, English actor and comic writer, best remembered for his work with Gilbert & Sullivan (d. 1912) 1860 - Sir Joseph Cook, sixth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1947) 1863 - Pietro Mascagni, composer (d. 1945) 1863 - Richard Sears, department store founder (d. 1914) 1873 - Willa Cather, novelist (d. 1947) 1879 - Rudolf Friml, American composer (d. 1972) 1887 - Ernst Toch, composer (d. 1964) 1888 - Joyce Cary, author (d. 1957) 1888 - Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1991) 1903 - Danilo Blanusa, Croatian mathematician (d. 1987) 1904 - Konstantin Sokolsky, Russian singer 1905 - Gerard Kuiper, astronomer (d. 1973) 1910 - Louis Prima, musician (d. 1978) 1912 - Daniel Jones, composer 1915 - Eli Wallach, actor 1924 - Mário Soares, President of Portugal 1986-96 1927 - Helen Watts, Welsh contralto 1928 - Noam Chomsky, linguist, political writer 1932 - Ellen Burstyn, actress 1934 - Gordon Parks Jr., director (d. 1979) 1942 - Harry Chapin, musician (d. 1981) 1942 - Peter Tomarken, game show host 1944 - Daniel Chorzempa, organist 1945 - Marion Rung, Finnish singer 1947 - Johnny Bench, Baseball Hall of Famer 1948 - Gary Morris, singer, actor 1949 - Tom Waits, singer, composer, actor 1956 - Larry Bird, Basketball Hall of Famer 1966 - C. Thomas Howell, actor 1973 - Chasey Lain, erotic actress 1973 - Terrell Owens, American football star 1987 - Aaron Carter, singer 2003 - Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands Deaths 43 BCE - Cicero, Roman politician and author 283 - St. Eutychian, Pope 1254 - Pope Innocent IV 1815 - Michel Ney, a marshal of the French army, executed by firing squad 1817 - William Bligh, British naval officer 1894 - Ferdinand Marie, French diplomat and engineer 1902 - Thomas Nast, cartoonist 1956 - Huntley Gordon, pioneer Hollywood actor 1970 - Rube Goldberg, cartoonist 1975 - Thornton Wilder, playwright 1985 - Potter Stewart, retired United States Supreme Court justice 1985 - Robert Graves, author 1990 - Joan Bennett, actress 1993 - Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Côte d'Ivoire political leader 2003 - Carl F. H. Henry American Evangelical theologian, founder of Christianity Today magazine (90 years) 2003 - Azie Taylor Morton, former Treasurer of the United States 2003 - Raúl Vale, Venezuelan-Mexican entertainer Holidays and observances United States: Pearl Harbor Day (observance) December 6 - December 8 - November 7 - January 7 -- listing of all days Most Popular Articles: Music    Musical Instruments    Guitar    Classical Music    History    Music Definition    Country Music    Rock Music    Pop Music    Hip Hop    Rap    DJ    Video Games    Casino Games    Poker    Blackjack    Casinos    Real Estate    Loan    Auction    eBay    Marketing    Search Engine Optimization    File Sharing    MP3    Music Industry    Kazaa    Internet    Supermodel    Fashion    Fashion Designers    Erotica    Modeling    Clothing    Boots    Shoes    Diamond Engagement Rings    Diamond    Rugs    Gospel Music    Affiliate    E-Commerce    Radio This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html You may copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license. 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