Historical Events on April 7.

1.  Historical events in Indian and world history on April 7.

2.  1906, 7th April: The city of Naples was devastated by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

3.  1921, 7th April: Revolutionary leader San Yat-Sen became the first President of the Chinese Republic.

4.  1940, 7th April: Booker T. Washington became the first black American to have a picture on a postage stamp.

5.  1948, 7th April: Establishment of the World Health Organization (WHO).

6.  1996, 7th April: Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya set a world record for a half-century off 17 balls in the Singers Cup.

7.  2012, 7th April: 130 Pakistani soldiers died of landslides in Siachen.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on April 7.

1.  1506: Francis Xavier, a Spanish Catholic priest, missionary, and saint.

2.  1768: Mah Laqa Bai, an Indian 18th century Urdu poet.

3.  1770: William Wordsworth, an English Romantic poet.

4.  1860: W.K. Kellogg, an American industrialist in food manufacturing, was best known as the founder of the Kellogg Company.

5.  1891: Sir David Low, a New Zealand political cartoonist and caricaturist.

6.  1920: Pandit Ravi Shankar, an Indian musician, and composer of Hindustani classical music.

7.  1925: Chaturanan Mishra, an Indian politician and trade unionist.

8.  1942: Jeetendra, an Indian actor.

9.  1954: Jackie Chan, a Hong Kong martial artist, actor, stuntman, film director, action choreographer, screenwriter, producer, and singer.

10.  1962: Ram Gopal Varma, an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on April 7.

1.  1935: Dr. Shankar Abaji Bhise, an Indian scientist.

2.  1947: Henry Ford, an American industrialist and business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company.

3.  2001: G.N. Ramachandran, an Indian physicist.

4.  2004: Kelucharan Mohapatra, a legendary Indian classical dancer.