Historical Events In February - 07

1842  Alexandre Ribit, premier (France) on February - 07.  

1847  On this day in history ernst Franck, German composer/conductor  

1856  The colonial Tasmanian Parliament passes the first piece of legislation (the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections by way of a secret ballot on February - 07.  

1857  On February - 07 félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65  

1862  On this day in history federal fleet attack on Roanoke Island NC  

1862  Bernard Maybeck, US architect (Palace of Fine Arts, SF) on February - 07.  

1862  On February - 07 frantisek Jan Skroup, composer, dies at 61  

1863  HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189 on this day in history.  

1863  Mieczyslaw Soltys, composer on this day in history.  

1864  Federal troops occupy Jacksonville FL on February - 07.  

1864  Federal troops occupy Jacksonville, Florida on this day in history.  

1864  On February - 07 arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet)  

1865  On this day in history john Henry Winder, US Confederate brig-gen/provost marshal, dies at 64  

1866  On February - 07 raf[ael] Verhulst, [Koen Ravestein], Flemish writer (Jesus of Nazarus)  

1867  Laura Ingalls Wilder, Wisc, kid book author (Little House on Prarie) on this day in history.  

1869  On February - 07 jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Jan Cimbura)  

1870  Alfred Adler, Austria, psychiatrist (Inferiority Complex) on February - 07.  

1871  Karl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammer, composer on this day in history.  

1872  On this day in history alcorn A & M College opens  

1872  On this day in history nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek lawyer/diplomat/foreign minister  

1875  Erkki Gustav Melartin, composer on this day in history.  

1876  On this day in history president Grant's private-secretary Orville acquitted in Whiskey Ring  

1876  Pres Grants private-secretary Orville acquitted in Whiskey Ring on this day in history.  

1877  1st Guernsey Cattle Club organizes (NYC) on February - 07.  

1877  On February - 07 feliks Nowowiejski, composer  

1878  Ossip Gabrilovich, composer on this day in history.  

1878  Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 on February - 07.  

1881  Battle at Ingogo, Transvaal Boers beat superior British forces on February - 07.  

1881  On February - 07 battle at Ingogo, Transvaal: Boers beat superior British forces  

1881  Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1882  The last unprotected (i.e., without padded gloves) heavyweight boxing championship fight occurs in Mississippi City on February - 07.  

1882  Last bare knuckle champion John L Sullivan KOs Paddy Ryan in Miss on this day in history.  

1883  Lieutenant-Colonel Borgnis-Desbordes founds Fort Bamako Niger on this day in history.  

1883  Lt-colonel Borgnis-Desbordes founds Fort Bamako Niger on this day in history.  

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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  Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/mathematician was born on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1317  On February - 07 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 this day in history.  

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

1609  On this day in history ferdinand I, cardinal/ruler of Toscane, dies  

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