Historical Events on February 7.

1.  1856, 7th Feb: The British annexed Awadh Kingdom. Emperor Wajid Ali Shah was imprisoned.

2.  1940, 7th Feb: Railways nationalized in Britain.

3.  1948, 7th Feb: Neil Harvey became the youngest Australian to score a century in Test cricket.

4.  1959, 7th Feb: Fidel Castro announced the new constitution of Cuba.

5.  1999, 7th Feb: Crown Prince Abdullah of Jordan assumed the throne.

6.  2009, 7th Feb: President Pratibha Tai Patil was conferred the title of D Lit by the Governor of Maharashtra, S. C. Jamir.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on February 7.

1.  1812: Charles Dickens, an English writer, and social critic.

2.  1864: P. S. Sivaswami Iyer, a prominent lawyer, administrator, and statesman.

3.  1898: Ramabai Bhimrao Ambedkar, the first wife of B. R. Ambedkar.

4.  1902: Devaneya Pavanar, a prominent Indian Tamil author.

5.  1934: Sujit Kumar, an Indian film actor, and producer.

6.  1938: S. Ramachandran Pillai, a communist politician from Kerala, India.

7.  1987: Durjoy Datta, an Indian author, and screenwriter.

8.  1993: Srikanth Kidambi, an Indian badminton player.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on February 7.

1.  1333: Nikko, the founder of Shoshu Buddhism.

2.  1894: Adolphe Sax, a Belgian inventor and musician who created the saxophone.

3.  1938: Harvey S. Firestone, an American businessman and the founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.