Historical Events In February - 07

1842  Alexandre Ribit, premier (France) on February - 07.   

1847  On February - 07 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history bernard Maybeck, US architect (Palace of Fine Arts, SF)   

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

1863  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1864  On this day in history arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet)   

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

1866  On this day in history raf[ael] Verhulst, [Koen Ravestein], Flemish writer (Jesus of Nazarus)   

1867  Laura Ingalls Wilder, Wisc, kid book author (Little House on Prarie) on this day in history.   

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  Karl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammer, composer on this day in history.   

1872  Alcorn A & M College opens on this day in history.   

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

1875  On February - 07 erkki Gustav Melartin, composer   

1876  President Grant's private-secretary Orville acquitted in Whiskey Ring on February - 07.   

1876  On February - 07 pres Grants private-secretary Orville acquitted in Whiskey Ring   

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

1877  Feliks Nowowiejski, composer on this day in history.   

1878  Ossip Gabrilovich, composer on this day in history.   

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

1881  On this day in history battle at Ingogo, Transvaal Boers beat superior British forces   

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

1881  On this day in history fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73   

1882  On this day in history the last unprotected (i.e., without padded gloves) heavyweight boxing championship fight occurs in Mississippi City.   

1882  Last bare knuckle champion John L Sullivan KOs Paddy Ryan in Miss on February - 07.   

1883  Lieutenant-Colonel Borgnis-Desbordes founds Fort Bamako Niger on February - 07.   

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

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1102  On February - 07 birth of empress Matilda, Princess of England and wife of Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1169)   

1478  Thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia) was born on this day in history.   

1478  On this day in history birth of sir Thomas More, English statesman, humanist, and author (d. 1535)   

1556  Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren was born on this day in history.   

1589  On this day in history birth of jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/mathematician   

1612  Thomas Killigrew, English humorist/playwright/leader (King's Men) was born on February - 07.   

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

1688  On February - 07 birth of maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, [Marijke Meu], princess of Orange   

0590  Pelagius II, Gothic Pope (579-90), dies from plague on this day in history.   

0999  Death of Boleslaus II of Bohemia on February - 07.   

1045  Death of Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009) on this day in history.   

1317  Death of Robert, Count of Clermont, French founder of the House of Bourbon (b. 1256) on this day in history.   

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  Ferdinand I, cardinal/ruler of Toscane, dies on February - 07.   

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