Ketanji Brown Jackson
Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed for the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming the first black female justice.
What happened on April 7
33 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1655 to 2026.
About April 7
April 7 is the 97th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 97 of 365 (98 in leap years)268 days left in the year (268 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Tuesday in 2026, Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028, Saturday in 2029, Sunday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 15 of 2026 · Q2
- Zodiac sign
- ♈ Aries (March 21 – April 19)
- Season
- Spring in the north · Autumn in the south
- April birthstone
- Diamondstrength, eternity and clarity
- April birth flower
- Daisy / Sweet peainnocence and blissful pleasure
- Next occurrence
- In 162 days
- Roman numerals
- VII.IVday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 100thBenito Mussolini1926
- 30thEmerson Hyndman1996
- 25thNASA2001
- 5thCenters for Disease Control and Prevention2021
- 5thTommy Raudonikis2021
- 1stGreg Millen2025
- 1stWilliam Finn2025
April 7 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Nothing recorded
- 25 years ago2001
- NASA
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Benito Mussolini
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on April 7 — ages this year
- 1997Rafaela Gómezturns 29
- 1996Emerson Hyndmanturns 30
- 1994Johanna Allikturns 32
- 1994Josh Haderturns 32
- 1994Aaron Gray (rugby league)turns 32
- 1993Ichinojō Takashiturns 33
Historical events 33
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
COVID-19 pandemic: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant has become the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the United States.
Thomas Modly
COVID-19 pandemic: Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigns for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on USS Theodore Roosevelt and the dismissal of Brett Crozier.
COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic: China ends its lockdown in Wuhan.
Brazilians
Former Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, is arrested for corruption by determination of Judge Sérgio Moro, from the "Car-Wash Operation". Lula stayed imprisoned for 580 days, before being released by the Brazilian Supreme Court.
Douma chemical attack
Syria launches the Douma chemical attack during the Eastern Ghouta offensive of the Syrian Civil War.
2017 Stockholm truck attack
A hijacker deliberately drove a truck into crowds along Drottninggatan in Stockholm, Sweden, killing five people.
Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump orders the 2017 Shayrat missile strike against Syria in retaliation for the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack.
Rio de Janeiro school shooting
A gunman opens fire at an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing twelve children and injuring 22 others before committing suicide.
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces use their Iron Dome missile system to successfully intercept a BM-21 Grad launched from Gaza, marking the first short-range missile intercept ever.
Peru
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces.
April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests
Mass protests begin across Moldova under the belief that results from the parliamentary election are fraudulent.
Git
First release of Git distributed version control system.
Iraq War
Iraq War: U.S. troops capture Baghdad; Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime falls two days later.
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide demands reparations of $21 billion from France for the Haitian independence debt.
NASA
NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey (artist's conception pictured), the longest-surviving continually active spacecraft in orbit around a planet other than Earth, launched from Cape Canaveral.
Turkish Airlines Flight 5904
Turkish Airlines Flight 5904 crashes near Ceyhan in southern Turkey, killing six people.
First Chechen War
First Chechen War: Russian paramilitary troops began a massacre of hundreds of civilians in Samashki, Chechnya.
FedEx
A FedEx employee tried to hijack Federal Express Flight 705 in a failed suicide attempt.
Federal Express Flight 705
Auburn Calloway attempts to destroy Federal Express Flight 705 in order to allow his family to benefit from his life insurance policy.
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide: Massacres of Tutsis begin in Kigali, Rwanda, and soldiers kill the civilian Prime Minister Agathe Uwilingiyimana.
Rwandan Civil War
Rwandan Civil War: The Rwandan genocide began a few hours after the assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana, with hundreds of thousands killed in the following 100 days.
Uganda–Tanzania War
Uganda–Tanzania War: Tanzanian forces defeated Ugandan troops and their Libyan allies at the Battle of Entebbe, opening the way for an advance on the Ugandan capital, Kampala.
Viet Cong
Communist forces overran the South Vietnamese town of Lộc Ninh.
Bruce W. Klunder
American Presbyterian minister Bruce W. Klunder was killed by a bulldozer while protesting the construction of a segregated school in Cleveland, Ohio.
Rodgers and Hammerstein
The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, based on Tales of the South Pacific by James Michener, opened on Broadway.
United Nations
The United Nations established the World Health Organization to act as a coordinating authority on international public health.
World War II
World War II: U.S. forces sank the Japanese battleship Yamato during Operation Kikusui I in the East China Sea.
Benito Mussolini
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini survived an assassination attempt by Irishwoman Violet Gibson.
Nansen's Fram expedition
An Arctic expedition led by Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen (pictured) reached 86°13.6′N, almost three degrees beyond the previous Farthest North latitude.
American Civil War
American Civil War: Union forces defeated Confederate troops at the Battle of Shiloh, at the time the bloodiest battle in U.S. history, in Hardin County, Tennessee.
Pedro II of Brazil
Pedro II became emperor of the Empire of Brazil.
1655 conclave
After a conclave lasting eighty days, the College of Cardinals elected Fabio Chigi as Pope Alexander VII.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Anna Bogomazova
Anna Bogomazova, Russian-American kick-boxer, martial artist, and wrestler
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Tommy Raudonikis
Tommy Raudonikis, Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1950)
Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca
Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca, Romanian historian and philologist (born 1941)
Tim Babcock
Tim Babcock, American soldier and politician, 16th Governor of Montana (born 1919)
Sandy Green (mathematician)
James Alexander Green, American-English mathematician and academic (born 1926)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Hermann Joseph von Steinfeld
Christian feast days: Hermann Joseph
Henry Walpole
Christian feast days: Henry Walpole
Hegesippus (chronicler)
Christian feast days: Hegesippus
Brynach
Christian feast days: Brynach
Edward Oldcorne
Christian feast days: Blessed Edward Oldcorne and Blessed Ralph Ashley
Aibert
Christian feast days: Aibert of Crespin
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Christian feast days: Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Alexander Rawlins
Christian feast days: Blessed Alexander Rawlins
Spread across the centuries
- 17th century1
- 19th century3
- 20th century33
- 21st century36
Earliest: 1655 conclave (1655). Most recent: Mircea Lucescu (2026).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
Nearby and related
Questions about April 7
What day of the year is April 7?
April 7 is the 97th day of the year, with 268 days left after it.
What star sign is April 7?
April 7 falls under Aries (March 21 – April 19), a fire sign ruled by Mars. The birthstone for the month is Diamond.
How many things happened on April 7?
We record 81 entries for April 7: 33 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1655 to 2026.
Who was born on April 7?
Rafaela Gómez (1997) is among the notable births on April 7. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the April 7 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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