Historical Events
- Baltimore becomes the 1st American city lit by gas street lamps with the first turned on at Market and Lemon Streets (currently Baltimore and Holliday Streets)
Famous Birthdays
- LeRoy Pope Walker, American lawyer and 1st Confederate States Secretary of War (1861), born in Huntsville, Alabama (d. 1884)
About February 7, 1817
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 207 years, 2 months and 27 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Aquarius
