Famous Birthdays In February - 07

1478  Thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia) was born on February - 07.   

1478  Sir Thomas More, English statesman, humanist, and author (d. 1535) was born on February - 07.   

1556  On February - 07 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 this day in history birth of thomas Killigrew, English humorist/playwright/leader (King's Men)   

1655  Jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria) was born on February - 07.   

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

1693  On February - 07 birth of anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40) [NS]   

1700  Philippe Buache, French geographer/cartographer (Contourlijnen) was born on February - 07.   

1707  On February - 07 birth of carl August Thielo, composer   

1710  On this day in history birth of william Boyce, English organist/composer of Cathedral music   

1739  On this day in history birth of joseph Pouteau, composer   

1740  On this day in history birth of adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP   

1753  Rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle/Thirsa) was born on February - 07.   

1758  Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer was born on February - 07.   

1801  John Rylands, England, merchant/philanthropist was born on February - 07.   

1804  John Deere, pioneer manufacturer of agricultural implements was born on February - 07.   

1809  On February - 07 birth of frederik Paludan-Muller, Danish Romantic poet (Danserinden)   

1812  Charles Dickens, England, novelist (Oliver Twist, Tale of 2 Cities) was born on this day in history.   

1817  Leroy Pope Walker, US lawyer/Confederate minister of War (1861) was born on February - 07.   

1822  Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer was born on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history birth of richard Genee, composer   

1824  On February - 07 birth of william Higgins, discoverer (nature of spiral nebulae)   

1825  On this day in history birth of crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer   

1833  Ricardo Palma, Peru, writer/poet (Tradiciones Peruanas) was born on February - 07.   

1834  Dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist (Periodic Table) was born on February - 07.   

1837  James Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary was born on February - 07.   

1839  Nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901) was born on this day in history.   

1842  On this day in history birth of alexandre Ribit, premier (France)   

1842  On this day in history birth of alexandre Ribot, French statesman (d. 1923)   

1847  Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor was born on this day in history.   

1862  Bernard Maybeck, US architect (Palace of Fine Arts, SF) was born on February - 07.   

1863  On February - 07 birth of mieczyslaw Soltys, composer   

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

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

0999  On this day in history death of boleslaus II of Bohemia   

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

1317  On this day in history death of robert, Count of Clermont, French founder of the House of Bourbon (b. 1256)   

1560  Death of Bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (b. 1493) on this day in history.   

1593  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/abbot of Bellozanne, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1609  On this day in history ferdinand I, cardinal/ruler of Toscane, dies   

1626  On this day in history death of william V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548)