Historical Events
- First reports of poisonous homemade alcohol killing people in the Indian states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, will go on to kill about 100
- France recalls its Italian ambassador from Rome after Italian deputy PM Luigi Di Maio met with yellow vest protesters
- Measles cases in Europe highest in a decade, tripling in a year to 82,596 according to WHO
- Measles outbreak declared in the Philippines with 1,813 cases and 26 deaths
- New kangaroo fossil research published from Riversleigh, Australia, show Kangaroos learned to hop 20 million years ago, much earlier than first thought
- Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio declares national emergency over rape and sexual assault violence after instances double
Famous Deaths
Albert Finney (1936-2019)
English actor (The Dresser, Under the Volcano), dies at 82
Frank Robinson (1935-2019)
American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder, manager (14 x MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1961; AL MVP 1966; World Series 1966, 70; Baltimore Orioles), dies of bone cancer at 83
- John Dingell, American politician (D-Michigan, 1955-2015), dies at 92
Died in 2019 2019 Highlights
About February 7, 2019
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 5 years, 2 months and 20 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: 7 Rings - Ariana Grande
