Page 4: Historical Events In February - 07

1883  Eubie Blake, ragtime composer/pianist (Memories of You) on February - 07.   

1884  Canadian Rugby Football Union forms on February - 07.   

1885  Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930) on this day in history.   

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

1889  Astronomical Society of Pacific holds 1st meeting in SF on February - 07.   

1891  Great Blizzard of 1891 begins on February - 07.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1897  Quincy Porter, New Haven Ct, composer on this day in history.   

1897  On this day in history galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49   

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

1900  British troops vacate Vaal Krantz, Natal on February - 07.   

1900  On February - 07 labour Party forms in England   

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 this day in history.   

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

1903  On this day in history vVV '03 Soccer team forms in Venlo   

1904  Fire erupts in Baltimore, Maryland, burning for nearly 30 hours and destroying over 1500 buildings on this day in history.   

1904  On February - 07 baltimore catches fire (1500 buildings destroyed in 80 blocks)   

1904  Milton Krims, writer (Speed) on this day in history.   

1905  On February - 07 dominican Republic signs treaty turning over customs collection to US   

1905  On this day in history oklahoma admitted to statehood   

1905  On February - 07 dominican Rep signs treaty turning over customs collection to US   

1905  On this day in history olf S von Euler-Chelpin, Swedish physiologist   

1906  Henry P'u-i, last emperor of China, puppet emperor of Manchukuo on February - 07.   

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

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

1908  On this day in history connie Mack sells hurler Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000   

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

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  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 February - 07.   

1478  Sir Thomas More, English statesman, humanist, and author (d. 1535) was born on this day in history.   

1556  Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 07.   

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.   

0590  On February - 07 pelagius II, Gothic Pope (579-90), dies from plague   

0999  Death of Boleslaus II of Bohemia on February - 07.   

1045  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009)   

1317  Death of Robert, Count of Clermont, French founder of the House of Bourbon (b. 1256) on February - 07.   

1560  On this day in history death of bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (b. 1493)   

1593  On February - 07 jacques Amyot, French humanist/abbot of Bellozanne, dies at 79   

1609  On February - 07 ferdinand I, cardinal/ruler of Toscane, dies   

1626  On this day in history death of william V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548)