Page 7: Historical Events In February - 07

1958  On this day in history 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  On this day in history castro proclaims new Cuban constitution   

1959  On this day in history cessna lands in Las Vegas after 65 d without landing (refuels in air)   

1959  On February - 07 "Whoop-Up" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 56 performances   

1959  Daniel F Malan, premier of South Africa (1948-54), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1960  On February - 07 old handwriting found in at Qumran, near the Dead Sea   

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

1961  Jane Fonda made her acting debut in the NBC drama "A String of Beads" on this day in history.   

1962  On February - 07 gas explosion in Luisanthal coal mine Voelklingen Germany kills 298   

1962  President Kennedy begins blockade of Cuba on February - 07.   

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

1964  Baskin-Robbins introduces Beatle Nut ice cream on February - 07.   

1964  Cassius Clay becomes a Muslim & adopts the name Muhammad Ali on February - 07.   

1964  On February - 07 the Beatles arrive at New York's JFK International Airport, on their first American tour.   

1964  On this day in history hermann A J Kees, German egyptologist, dies at 77   

1965  On this day in history george Harrison of the Beatles, has his tonsils removed   

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 this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history arthur Miller's "Price," premieres in New York NY   

1968  On this day in history belgium government of Vanden Boeynants falls   

1968  Nick Adams, actor (Interns, Pillow Talk, FBI Story), ODs at 36 on this day in history.   

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

1969  Al-Fatah-leader Yasser Arafat becomes president of PLO on this day in history.   

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

1970  On February - 07 "Hollywood Palace," last airs on ABC TV   

1970  On February - 07 "Jingle Jangle" hits #10 on the pop singles chart by Archies   

1970  US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn on February - 07.   

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  Senate creates Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities on February - 07.   

1974  On February - 07 grenada wins its independence from Britain.   

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

1478  Sir Thomas More, English statesman, humanist, and author (d. 1535) was born on February - 07.   

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

1589  On February - 07 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 this day in history.   

1688  Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, [Marijke Meu], princess of Orange was born on this day in history.   

0590  On February - 07 pelagius II, Gothic Pope (579-90), dies from plague   

0999  Death of Boleslaus II of Bohemia on February - 07.   

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

1609  Ferdinand I, cardinal/ruler of Toscane, dies on February - 07.   

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