Page 7: Historical Events In December - 07
Saturday, 17 January 2026
1983 On December - 07 2 jets collided at Madrid Airport killing 93 

1983 On this day in history edgar Graham, member of N Ireland Assembly, shot dead by IRA 

1984 Jeanne Cagney, actress (Quicksand, Kentucky Rifle), dies at 65 on December - 07. 

1985 Atlantis returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB on this day in history. 

1985 On this day in history potter Stewart, 94th Supreme Court Justice (1958-81), dies in NH at 70 

1987 On this day in history 43 die in Pacific Southwest Airline crash in California (man shot pilots) 

1987 Gorbachev arrives in the US for a summit meeting on this day in history. 

1988 On this day in history armenian SSR rocked by earthquake, 8 on Richter scale (55,000 die) 

1988 Gorbachev announces 10% unilateral Soviet troop reductions at UN on this day in history. 

1988 Mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St crowds upon arrival in NYC on December - 07. 

1988 On this day in history yasser Arafat recognizes existence of Israel 

1988 On this day in history andrei P Ershov, Russian computer pioneer, dies 

1988 On December - 07 armenian earthquake in Armenia killing 25,000 people 

1990 Iraqi parliament endorses Saddam's decision to free hostages on December - 07. 

1990 Ted Turner and Jane Fonda announce their engagement on December - 07. 

1990 On this day in history delecta "Dee" Clark, US singer (Raindrops), dies at 52 

1992 Maurice Coutinho, writer/translator (Silent Struggle), dies at 79 on this day in history. 

1993 South African transitional executive council set up on December - 07. 

1993 On this day in history félix Houphouet-Boigny, pres of Ivory Coast (1960-93), dies at 88 

1994 On December - 07 elga Andersen, German/French model/actress (Global Affair), dies at 58 

1995 On December - 07 bill Gates announced that Microsoft would shift its entire business focus to the Internet. 

1995 On December - 07 galileo arrives on Jupiter 

1995 On this day in history larry Bartlett, photographer, dies at 42 

1996 Eugene Izzi, mystery writer, hangs himself at 43 on this day in history. 

2005 A U.S. Federal Air Marshal fatally shoots Rigoberto Alpizar on a jetway at Miami International Airport in Florida on December - 07. 

2005 European Union TLD .eu is launched, and replaced .eu.int. Initially this will be only for business purposes. From 7 April 206 onwards, EU citizens can also register .eu domains on this day in history. 

2007 On this day in history uranus' orbit will be positioned such that the sun shines directly above its equator (i.e. an equinox) 

2014 On December - 07 the Syrian military accuse Israel of carrying out two air strikes on Syria 

2017 On December - 07 naples' pizza spinning given UNESCO intangible heritage status along with Germany's organ music, Kyrgystan's Kok boru and India's Kumbh festival 

2017 On this day in history australia's parliament votes to legalize gay marriage 

2017 On this day in history virtual currency Bitcoin rises in value, passing $18,440 on some exchanges 

2017 Unrest in West Bank and Gaza, schools closed and a general strike in response to America's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital on this day in history. 

2017 On this day in history cristiano Ronaldo wins his 5th FIFA Ballon d’Or to equal Lionel Messi's record 

2017 Pantone's 2018 Colour of the Year is Ultra Violet on December - 07. 

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