On this day: December 7
Events
Founding of NortelDecember 7, 1895 · Companies
Siege of KutDecember 7, 1915 – April 29, 1916 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of KikkomanDecember 7, 1917 · Companies
Georgian–Armenian WarDecember 7, 1918 – December 31, 1918 · Wars & Conflicts
Attack on Pearl HarborDecember 7, 1941 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of A Bullet for the GeneralDecember 7, 1966 · Film
- Release of Wild LifeDecember 7, 1971 · Music
- Release of Brain Salad SurgeryDecember 7, 1973 · Music
Release of Star Trek: The Motion PictureDecember 7, 1979 · Film
Founding of MathWorksDecember 7, 1984 · Companies
1988 Spitak earthquakeDecember 7, 1988 · Geography- Release of Camille ClaudelDecember 7, 1988 · Film
- Release of Man on the MoonDecember 7, 1999 · Film
- Release of Blue DragonDecember 7, 2006 · Gaming
Launch of EcosiaDecember 7, 2009 · Internet
Release of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit TracksDecember 7, 2009 · Gaming- Release of ¡Tré!December 7, 2012 · Music
- Release of A Ghost StoryDecember 7, 2017 · Film
Release of Super Smash Bros. UltimateDecember 7, 2018 · Gaming
Founding of Perplexity AIDecember 7, 2022 · Companies- Release of Avatar: Frontiers of PandoraDecember 7, 2023 · Gaming
Fall of DamascusDecember 7, 2024 – December 8, 2024 · Wars & Conflicts
Born on this day
Abd al-Rahman al-SufiDecember 7, AD 903 – May 25, AD 986 · Science
Gian Lorenzo BerniniDecember 7, 1598 – November 28, 1680 · Culture
Nicodemus Tessin the ElderDecember 7, 1615 – May 24, 1681 · Culture
Christina of SwedenDecember 7, 1626 – April 9, 1689 · Culture
Johann NestroyDecember 7, 1801 – May 25, 1862 · Music
Jean Eugène Robert-HoudinDecember 7, 1805 – June 13, 1871 · Technology
Leopold KroneckerDecember 7, 1823 – December 29, 1891 · Science
Luigi CremonaDecember 7, 1830 – June 10, 1903 · Science
Hermann GoetzDecember 7, 1840 – December 3, 1876 · Music
David SchwarzDecember 7, 1850 – January 13, 1897 · Technology
Pietro MascagniDecember 7, 1863 – August 2, 1945 · Music
Johan HuizingaDecember 7, 1872 – February 1, 1945 · Culture- Sergey BelyavskyDecember 7, 1883 – October 13, 1953 · Science
Ernst TochDecember 7, 1887 – October 1, 1964 · Music
Gabriel MarcelDecember 7, 1889 – October 8, 1973 · Culture
Stuart DavisDecember 7, 1892 – June 24, 1964 · Art
Gerard KuiperDecember 7, 1905 – December 24, 1973 · Science
František ČápDecember 7, 1913 – January 13, 1972 · Film
Mary Ellen RudinDecember 7, 1924 – March 18, 2013 · Science- Leon KossoffDecember 7, 1926 – July 4, 2019 · Art
Noam ChomskyDecember 7, 1928 – present · Culture
Dani KaravanDecember 7, 1930 – May 29, 2021 · Art
Ellen BurstynDecember 7, 1932 – present · Film
Pentti LinkolaDecember 7, 1932 – April 5, 2020 · Culture
Armando ManzaneroDecember 7, 1935 – December 28, 2020 · Music
Kenneth ColleyDecember 7, 1937 – June 30, 2025 · Film
Larry HankinDecember 7, 1937 – present · Film
Harry ChapinDecember 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981 · Film
Tom WaitsDecember 7, 1949 – present · Music
Abdellatif KechicheDecember 7, 1960 – present · Film
C. Thomas HowellDecember 7, 1966 – present · Film
Chasey LainDecember 7, 1971 – present · Film
Damien RiceDecember 7, 1973 – present · Music
Mark DuplassDecember 7, 1976 – present · Film
Kristofer HivjuDecember 7, 1978 – present · Film
Jeff NicholsDecember 7, 1978 – present · Film
Sara BareillesDecember 7, 1979 – present · Music
Jack HustonDecember 7, 1982 – present · Film
Cara CunninghamDecember 7, 1987 – present · Music
Zita HanrotDecember 7, 1989 – present · Film