Lando Norris
British racing driver Lando Norris wins the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2025 with McLaren.
What happened on December 7
30 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 43 BCE to 2025.
Standout on December 7
2025
Lando Norris
British racing driver Lando Norris wins the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2025 with McLaren.
About December 7
December 7 is the 341st day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 341 of 365 (342 in leap years)24 days left in the year (24 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Monday in 2026, Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029, Saturday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 50 of 2026 · Q4
- Zodiac sign
- ♐ Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)
- Season
- Autumn in the north · Spring in the south
- December birthstone
- Turquoise / Tanzanite / Zircongood fortune, wisdom and success
- December birth flower
- Narcissus / Holly / Poinsettiarespect, hope and good wishes
- Next occurrence
- In 41 days
- Roman numerals
- VII.XIIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 90thCricket1936
- 25thJalen McMillan2001
- 10thGreg Lake2016
- 10thJunaid Jamshed2016
- 10thPakistan International Airlines Flight 6612016
- 1st2025 Beninese coup attempt2025
- 1stLando Norris2025
December 7 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661 · Greg Lake · Junaid Jamshed
- 25 years ago2001
- Jalen McMillan
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on December 7 — ages this year
- 2002Torri Husketurns 24
- 2001Jalen McMillanturns 25
- 2000Dane Beltonturns 26
- 1999Pavol Regendaturns 27
- 1999Boo Buieturns 27
- 1998Tony Yike Yangturns 28
Historical events 30
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
2025 Beninese coup attempt
An attempted coup takes place in Benin, but is thwarted, and order restored.
Fall of Damascus (2024)
Battle of Damascus (2024): Syrian opposition forces enter the Rif Dimashq Governorate, reaching within 20 km of the capital Damascus.
2017 Aztec High School shooting
Aztec High School shooting: William Atchison kills two students at his former high school.
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661, a domestic passenger flight from Chitral to Islamabad, operated by an ATR-42-500 crashes near Havelian, killing all 47 on board.
JAXA
The JAXA space probe Akatsuki entered into orbit around Venus to study the planet's atmosphere, five years after its first attempt failed.
Furry convention
The annual furry convention Midwest FurFest was targeted in an unsolved chlorine gas attack.
Al Anbar Governorate
The United States transferred its last base in the Al Anbar Governorate to the Iraqi government, ending the Anbar campaign.
Killing of Rigoberto Alpizar
Rigoberto Alpizar, a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924 who allegedly claimed to have a bomb, is shot and killed by a team of U.S. federal air marshals at Miami International Airport.
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada is officially registered, following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
Air Caraïbes
An Air Saint Martin (now Air Caraïbes) Beechcraft 1900 crashes near the Haitian commune of Belle Anse, killing 20.
Galileo (spacecraft)
The Galileo spacecraft arrived at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34.
Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949
Khabarovsk United Air Group Flight 3949 crashes into the Bo-Dzhausa Mountain, killing 98.
Long Island Rail Road shooting
Long Island Rail Road shooting: Passenger Colin Ferguson murders six people and injures 19 others on the LIRR in Nassau County, New York.
Surface-wave magnitude
A 6.8 Ms earthquake struck the Spitak region of Armenia, killing at least 25,000 people (aftermath pictured).
1988 Armenian earthquake
The 6.8 Ms Armenian earthquake shakes the northern part of the country with a maximum MSK intensity of X (Devastating), killing 25,000–50,000 and injuring 31,000–130,000.
Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771
Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771, a British Aerospace 146-200A, crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-boss traveling on the flight, then shoots both pilots and steers the plane into the ground.
Iberia (airline)
An Iberia Airlines Boeing 727 collides with an Aviaco DC-9 in dense fog while the two airliners are taxiing down the runway at Madrid–Barajas Airport, killing 93 people.
Senior Road Tower
The Senior Road Tower collapses in less than 17 seconds. Five workers on the tower are killed and three workers on a building nearby are injured.
Texas
In Texas, Charles Brooks Jr., becomes the first person to be executed by lethal injection in the United States.
Indonesian occupation of East Timor
The Indonesian military began a lengthy occupation of East Timor under the pretext of anti-colonialism.
Martin Bormann
Construction workers found the remains of Martin Bormann near Lehrter Station in Berlin, ending a decades-long search after his conviction in absentia at the Nuremberg trials.
Apollo 17
Apollo 17, the last Apollo Moon mission, is launched. The crew takes the photograph known as The Blue Marble as they leave the Earth.
Battle of Sylhet
The Battle of Sylhet is fought between the Pakistani military and the Indian Army.
World War II
Second World War: A small unit of Royal Marines launched Operation Frankton, in which they damaged six ships in the port of Bordeaux in German-occupied France.
Cricket
Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton (pictured) became the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.
American Civil War
American Civil War: The Battle of Prairie Grove ended a Confederate attempt to regain control of northwestern Arkansas.
William Lyon Mackenzie
British troops swiftly defeated rebels led by William Lyon Mackenzie and Anthony Van Egmond at the Battle of Montgomery's Tavern, the only major confrontation of the Upper Canada Rebellion.
Justin II
Suffering from mental illness, Eastern Roman emperor Justin II had his general Tiberius proclaimed Caesar, adopting him as his own son.
Cicero
Cicero, widely considered one of ancient Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists, was killed after having been proscribed as an enemy of the state.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Junaid Jamshed
Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani recording artist, television personality, fashion designer, occasional actor, singer-songwriter and preacher. (born 1964)
Édouard Molinaro
Édouard Molinaro, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1928)
Roelof Kruisinga
Roelof Kruisinga, Dutch physician and politician, Dutch Minister of Defence (born 1922)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Maria Giuseppa Rossello
Christian feast day: Maria Giuseppa Rossello
Armed Forces Flag Day
Armed Forces Flag Day (India)
Sabinus of Spoleto
Christian feast day: Sabinus of Spoleto
Buíte of Monasterboice
Christian feast day: Buíte of Monasterboice
Ambrose
Christian feast day: Ambrose
December 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: December 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day of the Little Candles
Eve of the Immaculate Conception-related observances: Day of the Little Candles, begins after sunset (Colombia)
Aemilianus (African martyr)
Christian feast day: Aemilianus (Greek Church)
Spread across the centuries
- 1st century BCE1
- 6th century1
- 19th century2
- 20th century34
- 21st century32
Earliest: Cicero (43 BCE). Most recent: Lando Norris (2025).
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.
Dates before the year 1 are given on the proleptic Julian calendar. Day-level precision for ancient events is traditional rather than documented.
Nearby and related
Questions about December 7
What day of the year is December 7?
December 7 is the 341st day of the year, with 24 days left after it.
What star sign is December 7?
December 7 falls under Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21), a fire sign ruled by Jupiter. The birthstone for the month is Turquoise or Tanzanite or Zircon.
How many things happened on December 7?
We record 78 entries for December 7: 30 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 43 BCE to 2025.
Who was born on December 7?
Torri Huske (2002) is among the notable births on December 7. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the December 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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