Day of the year
December 7
Born on December 7? You're a Sagittarius with the Turquoise birthstone.
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December 7 Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)
Element: Fire
optimisticadventurousindependenthonestenthusiastic
Birthstone
Turquoise
Birth Flower
Narcissus
Season
Fall
Numerology 1
A number of leadership, independence, and fresh starts.
December 7: This Day in History
- 1787— Delaware became the first state to ratify the United States Constitution, earning the nickname 'The First State.'
- 1941— Japan launched a surprise military attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, propelling the U.S. into World War II.
- 1972— NASA launched Apollo 17, the last crewed mission to the Moon; the crew took the iconic 'Blue Marble' photograph of Earth.
- 1988— A catastrophic earthquake struck Soviet Armenia, killing approximately 25,000 people and devastating the cities of Spitak and Leninakan.
- 1995— NASA's Galileo spacecraft arrived at Jupiter, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit the gas giant.
Famous Birthdays on December 7
- Tom Waits (1949) — singer-songwriter and actor
- Noam Chomsky (1928) — linguist and political philosopher
- Ellen Burstyn (1932) — actress
- Larry Bird (1956) — basketball player and coach
- Aaron Carter (1987) — pop singer
What Happens on December 7?
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (USA)
Did You Know? December 7 Fun Facts
- President Franklin D. Roosevelt described December 7, 1941 as 'a date which will live in infamy' in his address to Congress the following day.
- The 'Blue Marble' photo taken by Apollo 17 on December 7, 1972 became one of the most reproduced photographs in history.
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