Historical Events In February - 07

1936  On February - 07 a flag is authorized for Vice President   

1937  On February - 07 elihu Root, US min of War/Foreign affairs (Nobel 1912), dies at 91   

1940  On February - 07 british railroads nationalized   

1940  Walt Disney's 2nd feature-length movie, "Pinocchio," premieres (New York NY) on February - 07.   

1940  On February - 07 francis Ford, cricketer (5 Tests for Engld v Australia 1894-95), dies   

1941  On February - 07 frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey Orchestra record "Everything Happens to Me"   

1941  On this day in history frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey Orch record "Everything Happens to Me"   

1942  On February - 07 1st indoor 15' pole vault (Cornelius Warmerdam 15' 3/8")   

1942  On this day in history dorando di Desiderio Pietri, marathoner (Oly-gold-1908), dies at 56   

1943  Shoe rationing begins in US (may purchase up to 3 more pairs in 1942) on this day in history.   

1943  The birth of Gareth Hunt, British actor on February - 07.   

1944  Bing Crosby records "Swinging on a Star" for Decca Records on this day in history.   

1944  The Nazis launch a counteroffensive at Anzio, Italy, during WWII on this day in history.   

1945  General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila on February - 07.   

1945  On this day in history president Truman appoints Irwin C Mollison judge of US Customs Court   

1945  The birth of Pete Postlethwaite, American actor.2006 An aging Egyptian passenger ferry carrying more than 1,400 people sinks in the Red Sea off the Saudi coast on this day in history.   

1945  On February - 07 uS 76th/5th Infantry divisions begin crossing Sauer   

1945  On this day in history the birth of Pete Postlethwaite, American actor.   

1946  On February - 07 filibuster in US Senate kills FEPC bill   

1947  On February - 07 arabs & Jews reject British proposal to split Palestine   

1948  "Cradle Will Rock" closes at Mansfield Theater NYC after 34 performances on February - 07.   

1948  On February - 07 u.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Army chief of staff, and is succeeded by General Omar Bradley.   

1948  On February - 07 "Cradle Will Rock" closes at Mansfield Theater NYC after 34 perfs   

1948  "Red" McKenzie, blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000/year baseball player (NY Yankees)   

1950  Georges Bidault forms French government on February - 07.   

1950  Senator Joe McCarthy finds "communists" in US Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February - 07.   

1950  On February - 07 uS & Great-Britain recognize Bao Dai Vietnamese regime   

1950  On this day in history georges Bidault forms French govt   

1954  Jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer, dies at 54 on February - 07.   

1956  Autherine Lucy, first black admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history autherine Lucy, 1st black admitted to U of Alabama, is expelled   

1957  On this day in history rudolph Reti, composer, dies at 71   

1958  On February - 07 dutch auto-transmission car DAF 600 introduced   

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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  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  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  Pelagius II, Gothic Pope (579-90), dies from plague on February - 07.   

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  Death of Robert, Count of Clermont, French founder of the House of Bourbon (b. 1256) on this day in history.   

1560  On February - 07 death of bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (b. 1493)   

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

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

1626  Death of William V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548) on February - 07.