Page 4: Historical Events In February - 07

1883  On February - 07 eubie Blake, ragtime composer/pianist (Memories of You)   

1884  On this day in history canadian Rugby Football Union forms   

1885  On this day in history sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930)   

1889  On this day in history astronomical Society of Pacific holds first meeting in San Francisco   

1889  On this day in history astronomical Society of Pacific holds 1st meeting in SF   

1891  Great Blizzard of 1891 begins on this day in history.   

1891  Joachim Stutschewsky, composer on February - 07.   

1894  On this day in history the Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado.   

1896  Harold Hoffman, South Amboy NJ, (Gov-NJ) on this day in history.   

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

1897  On February - 07 galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49   

1899  On this day in history arvid Pelshe, Latvian Communist leader, CPSU Politburo member   

1900  On this day in history british troops vacate Vaal Krantz, Natal   

1900  On February - 07 labour Party forms in England   

1901  On February - 07 queen Wilhelmina marries Prince Heinrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin   

1901  On February - 07 bob den Doolaard, [Cornelis Spoelstra], Dutch writer (Grape Pickers)   

1901  Benjamin Edward Woolf, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1902  Ethelda Blebtrey, Waterford NY, 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1920) on February - 07.   

1903  VVV '03 Soccer team forms in Venlo on February - 07.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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  Henry P'u-i, last emperor of China, puppet emperor of Manchukuo on this day in history.   

1907  The Mud March was the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) on February - 07.   

1907  Arthur George Bottomley, politician on this day in history.   

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

1909  On February - 07 joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Flem cyclist (champ sprinter 1932-37) [OS]   

1910  Edmond Rostand's "Chantecler," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1910  Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932) on this day in history.   

1911  Harry Graham, cricketer (6 Test for Australia 1893-96, 301 runs), dies on February - 07.   

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1102  On this day in history birth of empress Matilda, Princess of England and wife of Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1169)   

1478  Thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia) was born on this day in history.   

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  On February - 07 birth of jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/mathematician   

1612  On this day in history birth of thomas Killigrew, English humorist/playwright/leader (King's Men)   

1655  Jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria) was born on February - 07.   

1688  Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, [Marijke Meu], princess of Orange was born on February - 07.   

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 this day in history death of emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009)   

1317  On February - 07 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  On February - 07 jacques Amyot, French humanist/abbot of Bellozanne, dies at 79   

1609  Ferdinand I, cardinal/ruler of Toscane, dies on this day in history.   

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