Page 4: 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 this day in history 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 this day in history astronomical Society of Pacific holds 1st meeting in SF   

1891  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1896  On February - 07 harold Hoffman, South Amboy NJ, (Gov-NJ)   

1897  Quincy Porter, New Haven Ct, composer on February - 07.   

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

1899  Arvid Pelshe, Latvian Communist leader, CPSU Politburo member on this day in history.   

1900  British troops vacate Vaal Krantz, Natal on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history labour Party forms in England   

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

1901  On this day in history bob den Doolaard, [Cornelis Spoelstra], Dutch writer (Grape Pickers)   

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

1904  Baltimore catches fire (1500 buildings destroyed in 80 blocks) on February - 07.   

1904  On February - 07 milton Krims, writer (Speed)   

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

1905  Oklahoma admitted to statehood on February - 07.   

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

1905  On February - 07 olf S von Euler-Chelpin, Swedish physiologist   

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 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 February - 07.   

1910  On this day in history edmond Rostand's "Chantecler," premieres in Paris   

1910  Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932) on February - 07.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 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 February - 07.   

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

1045  On this day in history 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  Death of Bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (b. 1493) on this day in history.   

1593  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/abbot of Bellozanne, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

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