December 7 Holidays

✡️ Religious Observances

• Jewish: Chanukah: 4 Candles חנוכה: ד׳ נרות holiday

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2016 — Syrian army continues large-scale attack and controls the revival (Sheikh Lutfi, Marja, Bab al-Nairab, Maadi, Al-Salhin) in the east of... ↗
• 2015 — The JAXA probe Akatsuki successfully enters orbit around Venus five years after the first attempt. ↗
• 2005 — Rigoberto Alpizar, a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924 who allegedly claimed to have a bomb, is shot and killed by a team of... ↗
• 2003 — The Conservative Party of Canada is officially registered, following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive... ↗
• 1999 — A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.: The Recording Industry Association of America sues the peer-to-peer file-sharing service Napster,... ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 2003 — Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange
• 1994 — Yuzuru Hanyu, Japanese figure skater
• 1993 — Rahama Sadau, Nigerian actress
• 1991 — Eugenio Pisani, Italian race car driver
• 1990 — David Goffin, Belgian tennis player