Born on December 7
December 7 birthdays & history
If you were born on December 7, you share a birthday with Gian Lorenzo Bernini, John Terry and Pietro Mascagni. December 7 babies are Sagittarius, with turquoise as their birthstone and the narcissus as their birth flower. December 7 is the 342nd day of the year in leap years (341st in other years).
Famous people born on December 7
- 1598Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Italian sculptor and painter
- 1980John Terry, English footballer
- 1863Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer and conductor
- 1984Robert Kubica, Polish race car driver
- 1823Leopold Kronecker, Polish-German mathematician and academic
- 1873Willa Cather, American novelist, short story writer, and poet
- 1915Eli Wallach, American actor
- 1905Gerard Kuiper, Dutch-American astronomer and academic
- 1924Mário Soares, Portuguese historian, lawyer, and politician, 17th President of Portugal
- 1810Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and biologist
What happened on December 7
- 1842First concert of the New York Philharmonic, founded by Ureli Corelli Hill.
- 1922The Parliament of Northern Ireland votes to remain a part of the United Kingdom and not unify with Southern Ireland.
- 1930W1XAV in Boston, Massachusetts telecasts video from the CBS radio orchestra program, The Fox Trappers. The telecast also includes the first television advertisement in the United States, for I.J. Fox Furriers, which also sponsored the radio show.
- 1932German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.
- 1936Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton became the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings.
- 1962Prince Rainier III of Monaco revises the principality's constitution, devolving some of his power to advisory and legislative councils.
- 1971Pakistan President Yahya Khan announces the formation of a coalition government with Nurul Amin as Prime Minister and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as Deputy Prime Minister.
- 1972Apollo 17, the last Apollo Moon mission, is launched. The crew takes the photograph known as The Blue Marble as they leave the Earth.
- 1995The Galileo spacecraft arrived at Jupiter, a little more than six years after it was launched by Space Shuttle Atlantis during Mission STS-34.
- 2003The Conservative Party of Canada is officially registered, following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
- 2015The JAXA space probe Akatsuki entered into orbit around Venus to study the planet's atmosphere, five years after its first attempt failed.
- 2025British racing driver Lando Norris wins the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2025 with McLaren.
Also observed on December 7
- Armed Forces Flag Day (India)
- International Civil Aviation Day
- National Heroes Day (East Timor)
- Spitak Remembrance Day (Armenia)
Questions, answered
What star sign is December 7?
People born on December 7 are Sagittarius. Their birthstone is turquoise and their birth flower is the narcissus.
Which famous people were born on December 7?
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598), John Terry (1980), Pietro Mascagni (1863), Robert Kubica (1984), Leopold Kronecker (1823), Willa Cather (1873) were all born on December 7.
What happened on December 7 in history?
Among other things: in 2003, The Conservative Party of Canada is officially registered, following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada; in 2015, The JAXA space probe Akatsuki entered into orbit around Venus to study the planet's atmosphere, five years after its first attempt failed; in 2025, British racing driver Lando Norris wins the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2025 with McLaren.
Can I get a newspaper front page from December 7?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any December 7 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “December 7”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.