Famous Birthdays In February - 07

1102  Empress Matilda, Princess of England and wife of Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1169) was born on February - 07.  

1478  On February - 07 birth of thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia)  

1478  On February - 07 birth of sir Thomas More, English statesman, humanist, and author (d. 1535)  

1556  Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren was born on February - 07.  

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

1612  On February - 07 birth of thomas Killigrew, English humorist/playwright/leader (King's Men)  

1655  On February - 07 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.  

1693  Anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40) [NS] was born on this day in history.  

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

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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  Joseph Pouteau, composer was born on February - 07.  

1740  Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP was born on this day in history.  

1753  On this day in history birth of rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle/Thirsa)  

1758  Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer was born on this day in history.  

1801  John Rylands, England, merchant/philanthropist was born on this day in history.  

1804  John Deere, pioneer manufacturer of agricultural implements was born on this day in history.  

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 February - 07.  

1817  On this day in history birth of leroy Pope Walker, US lawyer/Confederate minister of War (1861)  

1822  Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer was born on February - 07.  

1823  Richard Genee, composer was born on February - 07.  

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

1825  On February - 07 birth of crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer  

1833  On this day in history birth of ricardo Palma, Peru, writer/poet (Tradiciones Peruanas)  

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

1837  On this day in history birth of james Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary  

1839  Nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901) was born on February - 07.  

1842  Alexandre Ribit, premier (France) was born on this day in history.  

1842  Alexandre Ribot, French statesman (d. 1923) was born on this day in history.  

1847  On February - 07 birth of ernst Franck, German composer/conductor  

1862  Bernard Maybeck, US architect (Palace of Fine Arts, SF) was born on this day in history.  

1863  On this day in history birth of mieczyslaw Soltys, composer  

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0590  Pelagius II, Gothic Pope (579-90), dies from plague on February - 07.  

0999  Death of Boleslaus II of Bohemia on this day in history.  

1045  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009)  

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  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/abbot of Bellozanne, dies at 79 on February - 07.  

1609  Ferdinand I, cardinal/ruler of Toscane, dies on this day in history.  

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