Page 4: Historical Events In February - 07

1883  On February - 07 eubie Blake, ragtime composer/pianist (Memories of You)   

1884  Canadian Rugby Football Union forms on this day in history.   

1885  Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930) on February - 07.   

1889  On February - 07 astronomical Society of Pacific holds first meeting in San Francisco   

1889  On this day in history astronomical Society of Pacific holds 1st meeting in SF   

1891  On February - 07 great Blizzard of 1891 begins   

1891  On this day in history joachim Stutschewsky, composer   

1894  On February - 07 the Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado.   

1896  Harold Hoffman, South Amboy NJ, (Gov-NJ) on February - 07.   

1897  On this day in history quincy Porter, New Haven Ct, composer   

1897  On this day in history galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49   

1899  On February - 07 arvid Pelshe, Latvian Communist leader, CPSU Politburo member   

1900  British troops vacate Vaal Krantz, Natal on February - 07.   

1900  Labour Party forms in England on February - 07.   

1901  On this day in history queen Wilhelmina marries Prince Heinrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin   

1901  Bob den Doolaard, [Cornelis Spoelstra], Dutch writer (Grape Pickers) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history benjamin Edward Woolf, composer, dies at 64   

1902  Ethelda Blebtrey, Waterford NY, 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1920) on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history vVV '03 Soccer team forms in Venlo   

1904  On this day in history fire erupts in Baltimore, Maryland, burning for nearly 30 hours and destroying over 1500 buildings.   

1904  Baltimore catches fire (1500 buildings destroyed in 80 blocks) on February - 07.   

1904  Milton Krims, writer (Speed) on this day in history.   

1905  On February - 07 dominican Republic signs treaty turning over customs collection to US   

1905  Oklahoma admitted to statehood on this day in history.   

1905  Dominican Rep signs treaty turning over customs collection to US on this day in history.   

1905  Olf S von Euler-Chelpin, Swedish physiologist on this day in history.   

1906  Henry P'u-i, last emperor of China, puppet emperor of Manchukuo on February - 07.   

1907  The Mud March was the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) on February - 07.   

1907  Arthur George Bottomley, politician on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history connie Mack sells hurler Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000   

1909  Joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Flem cyclist (champ sprinter 1932-37) [OS] on February - 07.   

1910  Edmond Rostand's "Chantecler," premieres in Paris on February - 07.   

1910  Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932) on February - 07.   

1911  On February - 07 harry Graham, cricketer (6 Test for Australia 1893-96, 301 runs), dies   

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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  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  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  Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, [Marijke Meu], princess of Orange was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1045  On February - 07 death of emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009)   

1317  On this day in history 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 this day in history death of william V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548)