Page 4: Historical Events In February - 07

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

1884  On February - 07 canadian Rugby Football Union forms   

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

1891  On February - 07 great Blizzard of 1891 begins   

1891  On this day in history joachim Stutschewsky, composer   

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  On this day in history 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 February - 07.   

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

1900  Labour Party forms in England on this day in history.   

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 February - 07 benjamin Edward Woolf, composer, dies at 64   

1902  On February - 07 ethelda Blebtrey, Waterford NY, 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1920)   

1903  On February - 07 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  On this day in history baltimore catches fire (1500 buildings destroyed in 80 blocks)   

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  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 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  On February - 07 arthur George Bottomley, politician   

1908  Connie Mack sells hurler Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000 on this day in history.   

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

1911  On February - 07 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  On this day in history birth of thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia)   

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

1556  Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren was born on February - 07.   

1589  Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/mathematician was born on this day in history.   

1612  On February - 07 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 this day in history.   

0590  Pelagius II, Gothic Pope (579-90), dies from plague on this day in history.   

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

1045  On February - 07 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  Death of Bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (b. 1493) on this day in history.   

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  Death of William V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548) on this day in history.