On this day: February 7

February 7

Charlie Chaplin as "The Tramp"

• 1497 – Supporters of the Dominican priest Girolamo Savonarola collected and publicly burned thousands of objects such as cosmetics, art, and books in Florence, Italy.
• 1813 – Napoleonic Wars: Two evenly matched frigates from the French Navy and the British Royal Navy fought for four hours, causing significant damage, but resulted in a stalemate.
• 1914 – The film Kid Auto Races at Venice, featuring the first appearance of comedy actor Charlie Chaplin's character "The Tramp" (pictured), was released.
• 1943 – World War II: Japan successfully withdrew its troops from Guadalcanal.
• 1948 – Neil Harvey became the youngest Australian to score a century in Test cricket.

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