Historical Events In February - 07

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

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

1856  On this day in history 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.  

1857  Félix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 on February - 07.  

1862  Federal fleet attack on Roanoke Island NC on this day in history.  

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

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 February - 07.  

1863  Mieczyslaw Soltys, composer on this day in history.  

1864  On February - 07 federal troops occupy Jacksonville FL  

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1864  On February - 07 federal troops occupy Jacksonville, Florida  

1864  Arthur Collins, singer/comedian (Peerless Quartet) on this day in history.  

1865  On February - 07 john Henry Winder, US Confederate brig-gen/provost marshal, dies at 64  

1866  On this day in history raf[ael] Verhulst, [Koen Ravestein], Flemish writer (Jesus of Nazarus)  

1867  Laura Ingalls Wilder, Wisc, kid book author (Little House on Prarie) on February - 07.  

1869  On this day in history 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 February - 07.  

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

1872  Nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek lawyer/diplomat/foreign minister on this day in history.  

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

1876  President Grant's private-secretary Orville acquitted in Whiskey Ring on February - 07.  

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

1877  On this day in history 1st Guernsey Cattle Club organizes (NYC)  

1877  Feliks Nowowiejski, composer on February - 07.  

1878  Ossip Gabrilovich, composer on this day in history.  

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

1881  Battle at Ingogo, Transvaal Boers beat superior British forces on this day in history.  

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

1881  On this day in history fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies at 73  

1882  On this day in history the last unprotected (i.e., without padded gloves) heavyweight boxing championship fight occurs in Mississippi City.  

1882  On this day in history last bare knuckle champion John L Sullivan KOs Paddy Ryan in Miss  

1883  Lieutenant-Colonel Borgnis-Desbordes founds Fort Bamako Niger on February - 07.  

1883  On February - 07 lt-colonel Borgnis-Desbordes founds Fort Bamako Niger  

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1102  On February - 07 birth of empress Matilda, Princess of England and wife of Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1169)  

1478  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

1655  On this day in history birth of jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria)  

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

0590  Pelagius II, Gothic Pope (579-90), dies from plague on this day in history.  

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

1045  Death of Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009) on this day in history.  

1317  Death of Robert, Count of Clermont, French founder of the House of Bourbon (b. 1256) on this day in history.  

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)