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An annular solar eclipse occurred on February 7, 2008. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_February_7,_2008



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The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies 'Mud March' of 7 February 1907
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_March_(Suffragists)

In 1863 John Newlands noticed that every eighth element seemed to share similar properties
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52549014/newlands-law-of-octaves/

The forth and last 1812 New Madrid earthquake occurred on the 7th February, 1812. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t5937649/new-madrid-quake/

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific was founded in 1889
http://www.astrosociety.org/



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Soyuz 24 was a 1977 Soviet mission to the Salyut 5 space station
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_24

A KH-11 KENNAN (OPS 2581) spy satellite was launched on the 7th February 1982
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KH-11_Kennan#KH-11_missions

Salyut 7 re-entered over Argentina in 1991
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48788198/salyut-7/

The Stardust spacecraft was launched in 1999
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t5174764/the-stardust-probe/

STS-98 was launched in 2001
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52549155/sts-98/

STS-122 was launched in 2008
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-122



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Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov (7 February 1926 - 21 November 2009) was a Soviet cosmonaut 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t32442711/konstantin-feoktistov-1926-2009/

Alfred Merrill Worden (born February 7, 1932) is an American astronaut
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47702598/alfred-merrill-worden/

Heidemarie Martha Stefanyshyn-Piper (born on February 7, 1963) is an American Naval officer and a former NASA astronaut.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidemarie_Stefanyshyn-Piper

Fr. Nicolas Sarrabat or Sarabat (February 7, 1698 - April 27, 1739) was a French mathematician and scientist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Sarrabat

James Roger Prior Angel (born February 7, 1941) is an American astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Angel

Sir William Huggins (7 February 1824 - 12 May 1910) was an English amateur astronomer 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_William_Huggins

Peter William Postlethwaite (7 February 1946 - 2 January 2011) was an English stage, film and television actor
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52549059/peter-postlethwaite-1946-2011/



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NGC 3052 was discovered by William Herschel on the 7th February 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56637479/ngc-3052/

NGC 3072 was discovered by William Herschel on the 7th February 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56637463/ngc-3072/

NGC 3091 was discovered by William Herschel on the 7th February 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56637446/ngc-3091/

NGC 3242 was discovered by William Herschel on the 7th February 1785 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56637432/ngc-3242/

NGC 3537 was discovered by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel on the 7th February 1878.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56637502/ngc-3537/



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SN 2006X was a Type Ia supernova in Messier 100, discovered in early February 2006
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_2006X

Epsilon Tauri b was discovered on February 7, 2007 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epsilon_Tauri_b

Names of the satellites of Mars
http://adsabs.harvard.edu//full/seri/AN.../0092//0000031.000.html
Ed ~1878 Febr. 7

GJ 3634 b was discovered on February 7, 2011 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GJ_3634_b



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Bristol fireball 1922 February 7: A detonating fireball in sunshine
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56641079/bristol-fireball-1922-february-7/



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Meteorites

The Rupota (L4-6) meteorite fell in Lindi, Tanzania, on the 7th February, 1949.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47702555/rupota-meteorite/

The Guangnan (L6) meteorite fell in Yunnan, China, on the 7th February, 1983.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47702567/guangnan-meteorite/



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