Page 4: Historical Events In February - 07

1883  On this day in history eubie Blake, ragtime composer/pianist (Memories of You)   

1884  Canadian Rugby Football Union forms on February - 07.   

1885  Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930) on February - 07.   

1889  On February - 07 astronomical Society of Pacific holds first meeting in San Francisco   

1889  On February - 07 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  The Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado on this day in history.   

1896  Harold Hoffman, South Amboy NJ, (Gov-NJ) on February - 07.   

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 this day in history.   

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 February - 07.   

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

1901  On this day in history benjamin Edward Woolf, composer, dies at 64   

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

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

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

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

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

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

1905  On February - 07 oklahoma admitted to statehood   

1905  On this day in history 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  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  On February - 07 connie Mack sells hurler Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000   

1909  Joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Flem cyclist (champ sprinter 1932-37) [OS] on February - 07.   

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

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

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

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  On February - 07 birth of maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren   

1589  On this day in history birth of jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/mathematician   

1612  On February - 07 birth of thomas Killigrew, English humorist/playwright/leader (King's Men)   

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 this day in history.   

1045  Death of Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009) on February - 07.   

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 February - 07.   

1593  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/abbot of Bellozanne, dies at 79 on February - 07.   

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)