Historical Events In February - 07

1936  A flag is authorized for Vice President on this day in history.  

1937  Elihu Root, US min of War/Foreign affairs (Nobel 1912), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

1940  British railroads nationalized on February - 07.  

1940  On this day in history walt Disney's 2nd feature-length movie, "Pinocchio," premieres (New York NY)  

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 February - 07 frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey Orch record "Everything Happens to Me"  

1942  1st indoor 15' pole vault (Cornelius Warmerdam 15' 3/8") on this day in history.  

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 February - 07.  

1943  On this day in history the birth of Gareth Hunt, British actor  

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

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

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

1945  President Truman appoints Irwin C Mollison judge of US Customs Court on February - 07.  

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  US 76th/5th Infantry divisions begin crossing Sauer on February - 07.  

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

1946  Filibuster in US Senate kills FEPC bill on this day in history.  

1947  Arabs & Jews reject British proposal to split Palestine on February - 07.  

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

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

1948  "Cradle Will Rock" closes at Mansfield Theater NYC after 34 perfs on this day in history.  

1948  On February - 07 "Red" McKenzie, blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies  

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

1950  On this day in history georges Bidault forms French government  

1950  On February - 07 senator Joe McCarthy finds "communists" in US Ministry of Foreign Affairs  

1950  US & Great-Britain recognize Bao Dai Vietnamese regime on February - 07.  

1950  Georges Bidault forms French govt on this day in history.  

1954  On this day in history jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer, dies at 54  

1956  Autherine Lucy, first black admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled on February - 07.  

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

1957  Rudolph Reti, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1958  Dutch auto-transmission car DAF 600 introduced on this day in history.  

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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  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  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 February - 07.  

0999  On this day in history death of boleslaus II of Bohemia  

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 February - 07.  

1560  Death of Bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (b. 1493) on this day in history.  

1593  On this day in history 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 February - 07.