Historical Events In February - 07

1842  On February - 07 alexandre Ribit, premier (France)   

1847  On this day in history ernst Franck, German composer/conductor   

1856  The colonial Tasmanian Parliament passes the first piece of legislation (the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections by way of a secret ballot on February - 07.   

1857  Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 on February - 07.   

1862  On this day in history federal fleet attack on Roanoke Island NC   

1862  On February - 07 bernard Maybeck, US architect (Palace of Fine Arts, SF)   

1862  Frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61 on February - 07.   

1863  On February - 07 hMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.   

1863  On this day in history mieczyslaw Soltys, composer   

1864  Federal troops occupy Jacksonville FL on February - 07.   

1864  On this day in history federal troops occupy Jacksonville, Florida   

1864  Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet) on this day in history.   

1865  On February - 07 john Henry Winder, US Confederate brig-gen/provost marshal, dies at 64   

1866  Raf[ael] Verhulst, [Koen Ravestein], Flemish writer (Jesus of Nazarus) on February - 07.   

1867  Laura Ingalls Wilder, Wisc, kid book author (Little House on Prarie) on February - 07.   

1869  On February - 07 jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Jan Cimbura)   

1870  Alfred Adler, Austria, psychiatrist (Inferiority Complex) on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history karl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammer, composer   

1872  On February - 07 alcorn A & M College opens   

1872  On February - 07 nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek lawyer/diplomat/foreign minister   

1875  On this day in history erkki Gustav Melartin, composer   

1876  On this day in history president Grant's private-secretary Orville acquitted in Whiskey Ring   

1876  Pres Grants private-secretary Orville acquitted in Whiskey Ring on February - 07.   

1877  1st Guernsey Cattle Club organizes (NYC) on February - 07.   

1877  Feliks Nowowiejski, composer on February - 07.   

1878  Ossip Gabrilovich, composer on February - 07.   

1878  On this day in history pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85   

1881  On February - 07 battle at Ingogo, Transvaal Boers beat superior British forces   

1881  Battle at Ingogo, Transvaal: Boers beat superior British forces on February - 07.   

1881  Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1882  On February - 07 the last unprotected (i.e., without padded gloves) heavyweight boxing championship fight occurs in Mississippi City.   

1882  On February - 07 last bare knuckle champion John L Sullivan KOs Paddy Ryan in Miss   

1883  On this day in history lieutenant-Colonel Borgnis-Desbordes founds Fort Bamako Niger   

1883  On this day in history lt-colonel Borgnis-Desbordes founds Fort Bamako Niger   

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1102  Empress Matilda, Princess of England and wife of Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1169) was born on February - 07.   

1478  On this day in history birth of thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia)   

1478  On February - 07 birth of sir Thomas More, English statesman, humanist, and author (d. 1535)   

1556  On this day in history birth of maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren   

1589  Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/mathematician was born on this day in history.   

1612  On February - 07 birth of thomas Killigrew, English humorist/playwright/leader (King's Men)   

1655  On this day in history birth of jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria)   

1688  Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, [Marijke Meu], princess of Orange was born on February - 07.   

0590  On this day in history pelagius II, Gothic Pope (579-90), dies from plague   

0999  On February - 07 death of boleslaus II of Bohemia   

1045  Death of Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009) on February - 07.   

1317  On February - 07 death of robert, Count of Clermont, French founder of the House of Bourbon (b. 1256)   

1560  On February - 07 death of bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (b. 1493)   

1593  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/abbot of Bellozanne, dies at 79 on February - 07.   

1609  On February - 07 ferdinand I, cardinal/ruler of Toscane, dies   

1626  On February - 07 death of william V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548)