Historical Events In February - 07

1883  Eubie Blake, ragtime composer/pianist (Memories of You) on this day in history.  

1884  Canadian Rugby Football Union forms on this day in history.  

1885  On February - 07 sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930)  

1889  Astronomical Society of Pacific holds first meeting in San Francisco on this day in history.  

1889  On February - 07 astronomical Society of Pacific holds 1st meeting in SF  

1891  On February - 07 great Blizzard of 1891 begins  

1891  Joachim Stutschewsky, composer on this day in history.  

1894  The Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado on February - 07.  

1896  On this day in history harold Hoffman, South Amboy NJ, (Gov-NJ)  

1897  On this day in history quincy Porter, New Haven Ct, composer  

1897  Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1899  Arvid Pelshe, Latvian Communist leader, CPSU Politburo member on February - 07.  

1900  On February - 07 british troops vacate Vaal Krantz, Natal  

1900  Labour Party forms in England on February - 07.  

1901  Queen Wilhelmina marries Prince Heinrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin on this day in history.  

1901  Bob den Doolaard, [Cornelis Spoelstra], Dutch writer (Grape Pickers) on this day in history.  

1901  Benjamin Edward Woolf, composer, dies at 64 on February - 07.  

1902  On this day in history ethelda Blebtrey, Waterford NY, 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1920)  

1903  VVV '03 Soccer team forms in Venlo on this day in history.  

1904  Fire erupts in Baltimore, Maryland, burning for nearly 30 hours and destroying over 1500 buildings on February - 07.  

1904  On this day in history baltimore catches fire (1500 buildings destroyed in 80 blocks)  

1904  Milton Krims, writer (Speed) on February - 07.  

1905  Dominican Republic signs treaty turning over customs collection to US on February - 07.  

1905  On February - 07 oklahoma admitted to statehood  

1905  Dominican Rep signs treaty turning over customs collection to US on this day in history.  

1905  Olf S von Euler-Chelpin, Swedish physiologist on February - 07.  

1906  On this day in history henry P'u-i, last emperor of China, puppet emperor of Manchukuo  

1907  The Mud March was the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) on this day in history.  

1907  On this day in history arthur George Bottomley, politician  

1908  Connie Mack sells hurler Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000 on February - 07.  

1909  Joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Flem cyclist (champ sprinter 1932-37) [OS] on this day in history.  

1910  Edmond Rostand's "Chantecler," premieres in Paris on February - 07.  

1910  On this day in history buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932)  

1911  On this day in history harry Graham, cricketer (6 Test for Australia 1893-96, 301 runs), dies  

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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 February - 07.  

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

1556  On February - 07 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  On February - 07 birth of maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, [Marijke Meu], princess of Orange  

0590  On this day in history pelagius II, Gothic Pope (579-90), dies from plague  

0999  On this day in history death of boleslaus II of Bohemia  

1045  On February - 07 death of emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009)  

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

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  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)