April 7 in History
April 7 is the birthday of Rafaela Gómez (1997) and the anniversary of the death of Mircea Lucescu (2026). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for April 7, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria was born in 1206, while Jesus Christ (possible date of the crucifixion) died in AD 30.
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Famous people born on April 7
Famous people who died on April 7
2021
Tommy Raudonikis (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Australian rugby league footballer and coach (1950–2021)
2012
Ignatius Moses I Daoud (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Head of the Syriac Catholic Church from 1998 to 2001
What happened on April 7
- 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed for the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming the first black female justice.
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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.
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COVID-19 pandemic: China ends its lockdown in Wuhan.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2020
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.
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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.
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Syria launches the Douma chemical attack during the Eastern Ghouta offensive of the Syrian Civil War.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2017
A man deliberately drives a hijacked truck into a crowd of people in Stockholm, Sweden, killing five people and injuring fifteen others.
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U.S. President Donald Trump orders the 2017 Shayrat missile strike against Syria in retaliation for the Khan Shaykhun chemical attack.
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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.
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A gunman opens fire at an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing twelve children and injuring 22 others before committing suicide.
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Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces.
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Mass protests begin across Moldova under the belief that results from the parliamentary election are fraudulent.
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First release of Git distributed version control system.
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Iraq War: U.S. troops capture Baghdad; Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime falls two days later.
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Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide demands reparations of $21 billion from France for the Haitian independence debt.
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Editor's picks
Born on April 7
- 1206 — Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (died 1253)
- 1330 — John, 3rd Earl of Kent, English nobleman (died 1352)
- 1470 — Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire (died 1498)
Died on April 7
- AD 30 — Jesus Christ (possible date of the crucifixion) (born circa 4 BC)
- 821 — George the Standard-Bearer, archbishop of Mytilene (born c. 776)
- 924 — Berengar I of Italy (born 845)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for April 7
Quick answers
Who was born on April 7? Rafaela Gómez (1997), Emerson Hyndman (1996), Johanna Allik (1994).
Who died on April 7? Mircea Lucescu (2026), William Finn (2025), Greg Millen (2025).
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