Page 7: Historical Events In July - 29
Saturday, 07 February 2026
1973 Eileen Percy, silent film actress (Wicked, Backstage), dies at 72 

1974 2nd impeachment vote against Nixon by the House Judiciary Committee. 

1974 St Louis Card Lou Brock steals his 700th base 

1974 Cass Elliot, singer (Mamas and Papas), chokes to death in London at 32. 

1975 Ford became inaugural US pres to visit Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz 

1975 Military staged coup in Nigeria 

1975 James [Benjamin] Blish, sci-fi author (Star Trek Reader), dies at 54 

1977 Austin Matthews, cricketer (Test Eng v NZ 1937), dies 

1978 600000 attend "Summer Jam" rock festival, Watkins Glen, NY. 

1978 Penny Dean swims English Channel in record 7h40m 

1978 Pioneer 11 transmits images of Saturn and its rings. 

1978 Wesley La Violette, composer, dies at 84. 

1979 Herbert Marcuse, philosopher (Eros and Civilization), dies at 81 

1980 Jan Tausinger, composer, dies at 58. 

1981 Nearly four billion people in seventy-four countries tuned in to witness the marriage of Charles, heir to the British throne, to a young English schoolteacher named Lady Diana Spence 

1981 Prince Charles of England weds Lady Diana Spencer 

1982 Andy Taylor of rock group Duran Duran weds Tracie Wilson. 

1982 Cor[nelis R J] Kieboom, resistor/President Feyenoord, dies at 81. 

1983 "Friday Night Videos" premiers on NBC TV. 

1983 (James) David (Graham) Niven Academy Award-winning actor died. 

1983 Steve Garvey ends his NL record 1207 consecutive game streak 

1983 David Niven, actor (Rugues), dies in Switzerland at 73. 

1984 Summer Olympics opens in LA. 

1984 Fred Waring, orch leader (Fred Waring Show), dies at 84 

1985 19th Space Shuttle Mission (51-F)-Challenger 8-launched. 

1985 James F Nolan, actor (Dante), dies of cancer at 69. 

1987 Ben and Jerry's and Jerry Garcia agree on a new flavor Cherry Garcia. 

1987 Arthur Chipperfield, cricketer (14 Tests for Australia), dies 

1988 FDIC bails out inaugural Republic Bank, Dallas, with $4 billion. 

1988 Gorbachev pushes plan electing president and parliament in March, 1989. 

1988 Judge orders NASA to release unedited tape from Challenger cockpit 

1988 Last US Playboy Club (Lansing Mich) closes sigh 

1988 South African govt bans anti-apartheid film "Cry Freedom" 

1988 Ellin Berlin, [MacKay], Mrs Irving Berlin, dies at 86 

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