Page 4: Historical Events In February - 07

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

1884  Canadian Rugby Football Union forms on February - 07.   

1885  On this day in history sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930)   

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  Great Blizzard of 1891 begins on February - 07.   

1891  Joachim Stutschewsky, composer on this day in history.   

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

1896  On this day in history harold Hoffman, South Amboy NJ, (Gov-NJ)   

1897  Quincy Porter, New Haven Ct, composer on this day in history.   

1897  Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49 on February - 07.   

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

1901  Bob den Doolaard, [Cornelis Spoelstra], Dutch writer (Grape Pickers) on February - 07.   

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

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

1903  On February - 07 vVV '03 Soccer team forms in Venlo   

1904  On February - 07 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 this day in history.   

1904  On February - 07 milton Krims, writer (Speed)   

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

1905  Oklahoma admitted to statehood on February - 07.   

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

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

1906  On February - 07 henry P'u-i, last emperor of China, puppet emperor of Manchukuo   

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 February - 07.   

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 February - 07.   

1910  On February - 07 edmond Rostand's "Chantecler," premieres in Paris   

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

1911  Harry Graham, cricketer (6 Test for Australia 1893-96, 301 runs), dies on February - 07.   

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

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

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

0590  On February - 07 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  Death of Robert, Count of Clermont, French founder of the House of Bourbon (b. 1256) on February - 07.   

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

1593  On this day in history jacques Amyot, French humanist/abbot of Bellozanne, dies at 79   

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

1626  Death of William V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548) on February - 07.