February 7: Chinese New Year's Day, Losar in Tibet, Tết Nguyên Ðán in Vietnam ( 2008); Independence Day in Grenada.
- 1301 – Edward of Carnarvon, the future King Edward II (statue pictured), became the first English heir apparent to hold the title as Prince of Wales.
- 1807 – Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Eylau began between the French Empire, and Russian and Prussia forces of the Fourth Coalition near Preußisch Eylau, East Prussia.
- 1863 – HMS Orpheus, a corvette of the Royal Navy, sank off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189 crew out of the ship's complement of 259.
- 1984 – During NASA Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B, astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart performed the first and second untethered spacewalks, respectively, using Manned Maneuvering Units.
- 1992 – The Maastricht Treaty, which led to the formation of the European Union, was signed in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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February 7: Chinese New Year's Day, Losar in Tibet, Tết Nguyên Ðán in Vietnam ( 2008); Independence Day in Grenada.
- 1301 – Edward of Carnarvon, the future King Edward II (statue pictured), became the first English heir apparent to hold the title as Prince of Wales.
- 1807 – Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Eylau began between the French Empire, and Russian and Prussia forces of the Fourth Coalition near Preußisch Eylau, East Prussia.
- 1863 – HMS Orpheus, a corvette of the Royal Navy, sank off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189 crew out of the ship's complement of 259.
- 1984 – During NASA Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-41-B, astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart performed the first and second untethered spacewalks, respectively, using Manned Maneuvering Units.
- 1992 – The Maastricht Treaty, which led to the formation of the European Union, was signed in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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