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 this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1688  On this day in history birth of maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, [Marijke Meu], princess of Orange  

1693  On this day in history birth of anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40) [NS]  

1700  Philippe Buache, French geographer/cartographer (Contourlijnen) was born on this day in history.  

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1707  On February - 07 birth of carl August Thielo, composer  

1710  William Boyce, English organist/composer of Cathedral music was born on this day in history.  

1739  On this day in history birth of joseph Pouteau, composer  

1740  Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP was born on February - 07.  

1753  Rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle/Thirsa) was born on this day in history.  

1758  On February - 07 birth of benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer  

1801  John Rylands, England, merchant/philanthropist was born on February - 07.  

1804  On this day in history birth of john Deere, pioneer manufacturer of agricultural implements  

1809  Frederik Paludan-Muller, Danish Romantic poet (Danserinden) was born on February - 07.  

1812  Charles Dickens, England, novelist (Oliver Twist, Tale of 2 Cities) was born on February - 07.  

1817  Leroy Pope Walker, US lawyer/Confederate minister of War (1861) was born on this day in history.  

1822  Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer was born on this day in history.  

1823  On February - 07 birth of richard Genee, composer  

1824  William Higgins, discoverer (nature of spiral nebulae) was born on February - 07.  

1825  Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer was born on this day in history.  

1833  On February - 07 birth of ricardo Palma, Peru, writer/poet (Tradiciones Peruanas)  

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

1837  On February - 07 birth of james Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary  

1839  Nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901) was born on this day in history.  

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

1842  On February - 07 birth of alexandre Ribot, French statesman (d. 1923)  

1847  Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor was born on February - 07.  

1862  On February - 07 birth of bernard Maybeck, US architect (Palace of Fine Arts, SF)  

1863  Mieczyslaw Soltys, composer was born on February - 07.  

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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  Death of Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009) on February - 07.  

1317  On this day in history death of robert, Count of Clermont, French founder of the House of Bourbon (b. 1256)  

1560  Death of Bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (b. 1493) on February - 07.  

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 this day in history.