This is our day guide for Thursday February 7th 2019 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
1965 - Black civil rights campaigner Malcolm X is assassinated by Muslim extremists as he takes to the stage at the Audubon Ballroom on West 166th Street, New York.
1964 - The Beatles fly to America for the fist time, where they are met by ecstatic crowds at Kennedy airport, New York.
1834 - Dmitri Mendeleev, creator of the periodic table, is born.
1812 - The great British author Charles Dickens is born.
