Births on April 7

Sorana Cîrstea

Born on April 7, 1990

Sorana Cîrstea, Romanian tennis player

Sorana Mihaela Cîrstea (Romanian pronunciation: [soˈrana ˈkɨrste̯a]; born 7 April 1990) is a Romanian tennis player. In singles, she achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21, on 12 August 2013. In doubles, her career-high ranking is No. 35, which she reached on 9 March 2009. Her biggest achievements: reaching the quarterfinals at the 2009 French Open and the final at the 2013 Rogers Cup. Over her career, Cîrstea has defeated 13 Top 10 players: Anna Chakvetadze, Sara Errani, Jelena Janković, Angelique Kerber, Petra Kvitová, Li Na, Karolína Plíšková, Francesca Schiavone, Samantha Stosur, Caroline Wozniacki, Vera Zvonareva, Johanna Konta and Venus Williams.

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2 Aug

Gulf War
Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
8 Aug

Gulf War
Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.
23 Aug

Gulf War
Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages) to try to prevent the Gulf War.
28 Aug

Kuwait
Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province.
28 Nov

Margaret Thatcher
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and the prime ministry, and is succeeded as both by John Major.

Births on April 7

Sorana Cîrstea

Born on April 7, 1990

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