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April 7, 30 AD lunar eclipse
http://holtz.org/Library/Social%20Science/History/Metals%20Age/Dating%20Jesus%20Death%20by%20Lunar%20Eclipse.htm

The annular Eclipse of April 7, 1940, at Chihuahua
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1940PA.....48..479G
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_April_7,_1940

Radar echoes from the sun were detected in 1959
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57232322/radar-echoes-from-the-sun/



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Charles University in Prague was established in 1348
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42713510/charles-university-in-prague/

The Soviet submarine K-278 Komsomolets sank in 1989
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42164531/soviet-submarine-k-278-komsomolets/



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Luna 14 was launched in 1968
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_14

The first Space Shuttle extravehicular activity (EVA) took place on April 7-8, 1983
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-6#Mission_summary

In 1990, AsiaSat 1 was relaunched after a Space Shuttle retrieval
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48692803/asiasat-1-satellite/

Mars Odyssey was launched April 7, 2001
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t13524023/mars-odyssey-orbiter/



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Donald L. Holmquest (born April 7, 1939) is a former NASA astronaut
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/holmquest-dl.html

Timothy Nigel Peake (born April 7, 1972) is a current European Space Agency astronaut.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53761351/timothy-peake/

Michaela Evelyn Ann Strachan (born 7 April 1966) is an English television presenter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michaela_Strachan



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NGC 2883 was discovered by John Herschel on the 7th April 1837.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57232036/ngc-2883/

NGC 3879 was discovered by William Herschel on the 7th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57232034/ngc-3879/

NGC 4234 was discovered by John Herschel on the 7th April 1828.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57232032/ngc-4234/

NGC 4250 was discovered by William Herschel on the 7th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57232028/ngc-4250/

NGC 4292 was discovered by John Herschel on the 7th April 1828.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57232024/ngc-4292/

NGC 4693 was discovered by William Herschel on the 7th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57232020/ngc-4693/

NGC 4734 was discovered by John Herschel on the 7th April 1828.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57232017/ngc-4734/

NGC 4749 was discovered by William Herschel on the 7th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57232013/ngc-4749/

NGC 4857 was discovered by William Herschel on the 7th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57232009/ngc-4857/

NGC 5034 was discovered by William Herschel on the 7th April 1793.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57232008/ngc-5034/

NGC 5086 was discovered by John Herschel on the 7th April 1837.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57232006/ngc-5086/

NGC 5530 was discovered by John Herschel on the 7th April 1837.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57232003/ngc-5530/



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On April 7, 2010, the Cassini probe detected an exosphere around the moon Dione
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dione_(moon)#Exosphere

Asteroid (215) Oenone was discovered by Viktor Knorre on April 7, 1880 in Berlin. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57232624/asteroid-215-oenone/



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Meteorites

The Lalitpur (L6) meteorite fell in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the 7th April, 1887.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48622474/lalitpur-meteorite/

The Indarch (EH4) meteorite fell in Baku, Azerbaijan, on the 7th April, 1891.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48622439/indarch-meteorite/

The Okano (Iron) meteorite fell in Kinki, Japan, on the 7th April, 1904.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48622435/okano-meteorite/

The Pribram (H5) meteorite fell in Stredocesky, Czech Republic, on the 7th April, 1959.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48622428/pribram-meteorite/

The Glanerbrug (L/LL5) meteorite fell in Overijssel, Netherlands, on the 7th April, 1990.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48622424/glanerbrug-meteorite/

The Berduc (L6) meteorite fell in Argentina, on the 7th April, 2008.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t16501664/entre-rios-meteorite/



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