Famous Deaths In February - 07

1918  On February - 07 alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, composer, dies at 68   

1919  Death of William Halford, American naval officer and Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1841) on February - 07.   

1920  On February - 07 death of alexander Koltsjak, adm/leader Russian counter-revolutionary, executed   

1921  On February - 07 peter Kropotkin, Russ Prince/geologist/revolut anarchist, dies at 78   

1931  Ion Vidu, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1933  On February - 07 albert Gyorgy Earl Apponyi, Hung minister of Education, dies at 86   

1937  Elihu Root, US min of War/Foreign affairs (Nobel 1912), dies at 91 on February - 07.   

1938  On February - 07 death of harvey Firestone, American manufacturer (b. 1868)   

1939  On this day in history death of boris Grigoriev, Russian painter (b. 1886)   

1940  On February - 07 francis Ford, cricketer (5 Tests for Engld v Australia 1894-95), dies   

1942  On this day in history dorando di Desiderio Pietri, marathoner (Oly-gold-1908), dies at 56   

1944  Death of Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (b. 1874) on this day in history.   

1948  "Red" McKenzie, blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies on February - 07.   

1954  On February - 07 jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer, dies at 54   

1957  On this day in history rudolph Reti, composer, dies at 71   

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

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

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

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

1963  On February - 07 death of learco Guerra, Italian cyclist (b. 1902)   

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

1965  On this day in history nance O'Neil, actor (Cimarron, Royal Bed, Rogue Song), dies at 90   

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

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

1969  Bainbridge Crist, composer, dies at 85 on February - 07.   

1974  Arline Judge, actress (Age of Consent), dies at 61 on February - 07.   

1975  On this day in history brendan Fay, actor (Hustler, Man on a Swing), dies at 54   

1977  On this day in history herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher/lawyer, dies at 82   

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

1980  Ernst Kunz, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1981  On February - 07 death of frederika of Hanover, Queen of Greece (b. 1917)   

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

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

1986  Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/lyricist, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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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  Thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia) was born on February - 07.   

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

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  On February - 07 birth of maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, [Marijke Meu], princess of Orange