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Las Meninas
Las Meninas is a world-class museum collection item preserved at Museo del Prado, Madrid.
Diego Velázquez (Oil on canvas)
Famous Pioneer Born on 2/7
Born under Aquarius (♒ Aquarius), possessing unique vision and inspiration.
"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once."
—— Aquarius Pioneer
Historical Milestone of 2/7
On this day in history (2/7), significant global milestones and breakthroughs were recorded across science, culture, and human society.
Steve Jobs returned to Apple Inc. as a consultant after the company's acquisition of his technology startup NeXT.
Steven Paul Jobs was an American businessman, inventor, and investor. A pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, Jobs co-founded Apple Inc. with his early business partner Steve Wozniak as Apple Computer Company in 1976. After the company's board of directors fired him in 1985, he founded NeXT the same year and purchased Pixar in 1986, becoming its chairman and majority shareholder until 2007. Jobs returned to Apple in 1997 as CEO, where he was closely involved with the creation and promotion of many of the company's most influential products until his resignation in 2011.
Abdullah II became the reigning King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan following the death of his father King Hussein.
Abdullah II is the King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of the Hashemites, who have been the reigning royal family of Jordan since 1921, and is traditionally regarded as a 41st-generation direct descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
R._J._Hampton Born
Roderick Deon Hampton Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Changsha Yongsheng of the National Basketball League in China. He was a five-star recruit at Little Elm High School in Little Elm, Texas. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks as the 24th overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft.
「Roderick Deon Hampton Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Chang...」
—— R._J._Hampton
Shedeur_Sanders Born
Shedeur Deion Sanders is an American professional football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). The son of Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders, he began his college football career under his father with the Jackson State Tigers, winning the Jerry Rice Award and Deacon Jones Trophy between 2021 and 2022. He continued to play under his father with the Colorado Buffaloes, where he won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2024 after leading the NCAA in completion percentage. Sanders was selected by the Browns in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft and was selected to the Pro Bowl in his first season.
「Shedeur Deion Sanders is an American professional football quarterback for the Clevel...」
—— Shedeur_Sanders
Alessandro_Fontanarosa Born
Alessandro Fontanarosa is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Avellino.
「Alessandro Fontanarosa is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-ba...」
—— Alessandro_Fontanarosa
President Ilham Aliyev issued a decree on the redenomination of Azerbaijan's currency, with 1 new manat equal to 5000 old manats.
Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev is an Azerbaijani politician and statesman who has been the fourth president of Azerbaijan since 2003. He has been the leader of the New Azerbaijan Party since 2005.
Diego_Aguado Born
Diego Aguado Facio is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for Real Madrid Castilla.
「Diego Aguado Facio is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for Real Madrid C...」
—— Diego_Aguado
President Mohamed Nasheed of the Republic of Maldives resigns, after 23 days of anti-governmental protests calling for the release of the Chief Judge unlawfully arrested by the military.
Mohamed Nasheed GCSK, also known as Anni, is a Maldivian politician and activist who served as the fourth president of the Maldives from 2008 until his controversial resignation in 2012. A founding member of the Maldivian Democratic Party, he subsequently served as the 19th speaker of the People's Majlis from May 2019 until his resignation in November 2023. He is the first democratically elected president of the Maldives and the only president to resign from office.
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An inquiry report of the United Nations Human Rights Council found systematic and wide-ranging violations of human rights in North Korea.
The Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is the landmark document resulting from the investigations on human rights in North Korea commissioned by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2013 and concluded in 2014.
Researchers announced the discovery of the Happisburgh footprints in Norfolk, England, the oldest known hominid footprints outside Africa, at more than 800,000 years old.
The Happisburgh footprints were a set of fossilized hominid footprints that date to the end of the Early Pleistocene, around 850–950,000 years ago. They were discovered in May 2013 in a newly uncovered sediment layer of the Cromer Forest Bed on a beach at Happisburgh in Norfolk, England, and carefully photographed in 3D before being destroyed by the tide shortly afterwards.
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