Historical Events In February - 07

1974  Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles" opens in movie theaters on February - 07.  

1974  Arline Judge, actress (Age of Consent), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1975  On February - 07 brendan Fay, actor (Hustler, Man on a Swing), dies at 54  

1976  On this day in history larry Groce's "Junk Food Junkie" peaks at #9  

1976  On this day in history world's largest telescope (600 cm) begins operation (USSR)  

1977  Soyuz 24 launches with 2 cosmonauts on this day in history.  

1977  Herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher/lawyer, dies at 82 on February - 07.  

1978  On February - 07 ethiopian offensive in Ogaden desert  

1979  "Supertrain," TV Anthology, Superbomb of 1979, debuts on NBC on February - 07.  

1979  Colonel Benjedid Chadli succeeds President Boumédienne in Algeria on February - 07.  

1979  Faoud Bacchus scores 250 for West Indies vs India at Kanpur on February - 07.  

1979  On February - 07 neptune becomes farthest planet from the sun in our solar system (will remain that way for 20 years)  

1979  Pink Floyd premiered their live version of "The Wall" in Los Angeles on this day in history.  

1979  Josef Mengele, concentration camp doctor, drowns on this day in history.  

1980  Ernst Kunz, composer, dies at 88 on February - 07.  

1982  On February - 07 luis A Monge elected President of Costa Rica  

1984  On February - 07 david (born without immunity system) at 12, touches mom for first time  

1984  Michael Jackson awarded a 4-foot-high platinum disc by CBS on February - 07.  

1984  U.S. space shuttle astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert Stewart perform the first untethered space walk on February - 07.  

1984  On February - 07 uS astronaut Bruce McCandless is the first person to 'Spacewalk' untethered to a spacecraft  

1984  On this day in history brooks West, actor (Richard-My Friend Irma), dies at 67  

1985  On this day in history "New York, New York" became the official anthem of New York NY  

1985  Albert Dondeyne, Belgian philosopher/theologist, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

1986  On February - 07 haitian President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees, ending 28 years of rule by his family.  

1986  On February - 07 philippine Corazon Aquino defeats incumbent dictator Ferdinand Marcos but fraudulent returns gave the election to Marcos  

1986  On February - 07 uS female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas  

1986  Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/lyricist, dies at 81 on February - 07.  

1987  "Ronnies Rap" by Ron & DC Crew peaks at #93 on this day in history.  

1987  Dennis Conner & Stars & Stripes bring America's Cup back to US on February - 07.  

1987  Madonna's "Open Your Heart," single goes #1 on this day in history.  

1987  On February - 07 uS male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano  

1988  On February - 07 heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson marries actress Robin Givens  

1988  Lin[wood V] Carter, US, sci-fi writer (Lost World of Time), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1989  On February - 07 tennis superstar Björn Börg, apparently attempts suicide in Milan  

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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 February - 07.  

1478  Thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia) was born on this day in history.  

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 February - 07.  

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

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

1317  On February - 07 death of robert, Count of Clermont, French founder of the House of Bourbon (b. 1256)  

1560  Death of Bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (b. 1493) on February - 07.  

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)