Historical Events In February - 07

1958  On February - 07 1st showing of DAF 600 auto   

1958  On this day in history walter Kingsford, actor (My Favorite Blonde, Fly by Night), dies at 76   

1959  Castro proclaims new Cuban constitution on February - 07.   

1959  Cessna lands in Las Vegas after 65 d without landing (refuels in air) on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history "Whoop-Up" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 56 performances   

1959  On February - 07 daniel F Malan, premier of South Africa (1948-54), dies at 84   

1960  On this day in history old handwriting found in at Qumran, near the Dead Sea   

1960  Igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist, dies at 57 on February - 07.   

1961  On this day in history jane Fonda made her acting debut in the NBC drama "A String of Beads"   

1962  Gas explosion in Luisanthal coal mine Voelklingen Germany kills 298 on February - 07.   

1962  President Kennedy begins blockade of Cuba on this day in history.   

1962  On February - 07 arthur Carr, cricketer (11 Tests for Eng 22-29), dies shovelling snow   

1964  On this day in history baskin-Robbins introduces Beatle Nut ice cream   

1964  On this day in history cassius Clay becomes a Muslim & adopts the name Muhammad Ali   

1964  On this day in history the Beatles arrive at New York's JFK International Airport, on their first American tour.   

1964  Hermann A J Kees, German egyptologist, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1965  George Harrison of the Beatles, has his tonsils removed on February - 07.   

1965  On February - 07 uS begins regular bombing & strafing of North Vietnam   

1965  Cassius Clay becomes a Muslim & adopts the name Muhammad Ali on February - 07.   

1965  Nance O'Neil, actor (Cimarron, Royal Bed, Rogue Song), dies at 90 on February - 07.   

1967  Henry Morgenthau, US minster of Finance (devaluate dollar), dies at 74 on February - 07.   

1968  On February - 07 arthur Miller's "Price," premieres in New York NY   

1968  Belgium government of Vanden Boeynants falls on this day in history.   

1968  On February - 07 nick Adams, actor (Interns, Pillow Talk, FBI Story), ODs at 36   

1969  On this day in history "This Is Tom Jones," debuts on ABC TV   

1969  On this day in history al-Fatah-leader Yasser Arafat becomes president of PLO   

1969  On February - 07 bainbridge Crist, composer, dies at 85   

1970  "Hollywood Palace," last airs on ABC TV on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history "Jingle Jangle" hits #10 on the pop singles chart by Archies   

1970  On February - 07 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn   

1970  US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood on this day in history.   

1971  On February - 07 women win the right to vote in Switzerland   

1973  On this day in history senate creates Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities   

1974  On this day in history grenada wins its independence from Britain.   

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1102  On February - 07 birth of empress Matilda, Princess of England and wife of Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1169)   

1478  On February - 07 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  On this day in history 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  Pelagius II, Gothic Pope (579-90), dies from plague on this day in history.   

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 February - 07 jacques Amyot, French humanist/abbot of Bellozanne, dies at 79   

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

1626  On this day in history death of william V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548)