Historical Events In February - 07

1883  Eubie Blake, ragtime composer/pianist (Memories of You) on February - 07.   

1884  On February - 07 canadian Rugby Football Union forms   

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  Astronomical Society of Pacific holds 1st meeting in SF on February - 07.   

1891  On February - 07 great Blizzard of 1891 begins   

1891  Joachim Stutschewsky, composer on February - 07.   

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

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 February - 07 galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49   

1899  Arvid Pelshe, Latvian Communist leader, CPSU Politburo member on February - 07.   

1900  British troops vacate Vaal Krantz, Natal on this day in history.   

1900  On February - 07 labour Party forms in England   

1901  Queen Wilhelmina marries Prince Heinrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history bob den Doolaard, [Cornelis Spoelstra], Dutch writer (Grape Pickers)   

1901  On February - 07 benjamin Edward Woolf, composer, dies at 64   

1902  On this day in history ethelda Blebtrey, Waterford NY, 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1920)   

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

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

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

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

1905  Dominican Republic signs treaty turning over customs collection to US on February - 07.   

1905  On this day in history oklahoma admitted to statehood   

1905  On this day in history dominican Rep signs treaty turning over customs collection to US   

1905  On this day in history olf S von Euler-Chelpin, Swedish physiologist   

1906  On this day in history henry P'u-i, last emperor of China, puppet emperor of Manchukuo   

1907  On this day in history the Mud March was the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).   

1907  On this day in history arthur George Bottomley, politician   

1908  Connie Mack sells hurler Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000 on February - 07.   

1909  Joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Flem cyclist (champ sprinter 1932-37) [OS] on this day in history.   

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

1910  On this day in history buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932)   

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 February - 07.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1655  Jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria) was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 07.   

0999  On February - 07 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 this day in history death of bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (b. 1493)   

1593  On February - 07 jacques Amyot, French humanist/abbot of Bellozanne, dies at 79   

1609  Ferdinand I, cardinal/ruler of Toscane, dies on February - 07.   

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