Famous Deaths In February - 07

1918  On this day in history alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, composer, dies at 68  

1919  On this day in history death of william Halford, American naval officer and Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1841)  

1920  On February - 07 death of alexander Koltsjak, adm/leader Russian counter-revolutionary, executed  

1921  On this day in history peter Kropotkin, Russ Prince/geologist/revolut anarchist, dies at 78  

1931  On this day in history ion Vidu, composer, dies at 67  

1933  On this day in history albert Gyorgy Earl Apponyi, Hung minister of Education, dies at 86  

1937  On February - 07 elihu Root, US min of War/Foreign affairs (Nobel 1912), dies at 91  

1938  On this day in history death of harvey Firestone, American manufacturer (b. 1868)  

1939  On February - 07 death of boris Grigoriev, Russian painter (b. 1886)  

1940  On this day in history francis Ford, cricketer (5 Tests for Engld v Australia 1894-95), dies  

1942  Dorando di Desiderio Pietri, marathoner (Oly-gold-1908), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

1944  On this day in history death of lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (b. 1874)  

1948  "Red" McKenzie, blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies on this day in history.  

1954  Jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer, dies at 54 on February - 07.  

1957  Rudolph Reti, composer, dies at 71 on February - 07.  

1958  Walter Kingsford, actor (My Favorite Blonde, Fly by Night), dies at 76 on February - 07.  

1959  On this day in history daniel F Malan, premier of South Africa (1948-54), dies at 84  

1960  Igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1962  Arthur Carr, cricketer (11 Tests for Eng 22-29), dies shovelling snow on this day in history.  

1963  Death of Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist (b. 1902) on this day in history.  

1964  Hermann A J Kees, German egyptologist, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1965  Nance O'Neil, actor (Cimarron, Royal Bed, Rogue Song), dies at 90 on February - 07.  

1967  Henry Morgenthau, US minster of Finance (devaluate dollar), dies at 74 on February - 07.  

1968  Death of Nick Adams, actor (Interns, Pillow Talk, FBI Story), ODs at 36 on February - 07.  

1969  Bainbridge Crist, composer, dies at 85 on February - 07.  

1974  Arline Judge, actress (Age of Consent), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1975  On February - 07 brendan Fay, actor (Hustler, Man on a Swing), dies at 54  

1977  Herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher/lawyer, dies at 82 on February - 07.  

1979  Death of Josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns on February - 07.  

1980  Ernst Kunz, composer, dies at 88 on February - 07.  

1981  On this day in history death of frederika of Hanover, Queen of Greece (b. 1917)  

1984  On this day in history brooks West, actor (Richard-My Friend Irma), dies at 67  

1985  Albert Dondeyne, Belgian philosopher/theologist, dies at 83 on February - 07.  

1986  Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/lyricist, dies at 81 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  On February - 07 birth of thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia)  

1478  On this day in history 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  Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/mathematician was born on February - 07.  

1612  Thomas Killigrew, English humorist/playwright/leader (King's Men) was born on this day in history.  

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 February - 07.