This Day, That Year – February 7

Charles Dickens was an English writer born on this day in 1812. He created some of the world’s well-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.

Did you know that:

• Alfred Adler, an Austrian psychotherapist and founder of the school of individual psychology, was born on this day in 1870
• Seán William McLoughlin, better known as Jacksepticeye, is an Irish YouTuber born on this day in 1990
• A patent was granted to Larry Gunter and Tracie Williams for a personalized interactive storybook on this day in 1995