Page 7: Historical Events In February - 07

1958  On this day in history 1st showing of DAF 600 auto   

1958  On February - 07 walter Kingsford, actor (My Favorite Blonde, Fly by Night), dies at 76   

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

1959  Daniel F Malan, premier of South Africa (1948-54), dies at 84 on February - 07.   

1960  Old handwriting found in at Qumran, near the Dead Sea on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist, dies at 57   

1961  On February - 07 jane Fonda made her acting debut in the NBC drama "A String of Beads"   

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

1962  On February - 07 president Kennedy begins blockade of Cuba   

1962  On this day in history arthur Carr, cricketer (11 Tests for Eng 22-29), dies shovelling snow   

1964  On February - 07 baskin-Robbins introduces Beatle Nut ice cream   

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

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

1964  On February - 07 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 this day in history uS begins regular bombing & strafing of North Vietnam   

1965  On this day in history cassius Clay becomes a Muslim & adopts the name Muhammad Ali   

1965  On February - 07 nance O'Neil, actor (Cimarron, Royal Bed, Rogue Song), dies at 90   

1967  On this day in history henry Morgenthau, US minster of Finance (devaluate dollar), dies at 74   

1968  Arthur Miller's "Price," premieres in New York NY on this day in history.   

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  "This Is Tom Jones," debuts on ABC TV on February - 07.   

1969  On February - 07 al-Fatah-leader Yasser Arafat becomes president of PLO   

1969  Bainbridge Crist, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

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

1970  US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn on this day in history.   

1970  US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood on February - 07.   

1971  Women win the right to vote in Switzerland on February - 07.   

1973  On February - 07 senate creates Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities   

1974  Grenada wins its independence from Britain on February - 07.   

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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 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  On this day in history birth of maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren   

1589  On February - 07 birth of jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/mathematician   

1612  On this day in history birth of thomas Killigrew, English humorist/playwright/leader (King's Men)   

1655  On this day in history 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  Death of Boleslaus II of Bohemia on this day in history.   

1045  Death of Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009) on this day in history.   

1317  Death of Robert, Count of Clermont, French founder of the House of Bourbon (b. 1256) on this day in history.   

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