February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 327 days remaining until the end of the year (328 in leap years).

• 1497 – The bonfire of the vanities occurs in which supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burn thousands of objects like cosmetics, art, and books in Florence,Italy.

• 1812 – The strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri.

• 1856 – The colonial Tasmanian Parliament passes the second piece of legislation(the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections by way of asecret ballot.

• 1904 – A fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.

• 1935 – The classic board game Monopoly is invented.
• 1940 – The second full length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.

• 1962 – The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.

• 1964 – The Beatles, rock band from Liverpool, England, first arrived in the United States. Their performance on The Ed Sullivan Show two days later would mark the beginning of the British Invasion.

• 1990 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power.

• 1992 – The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union.