Page 4: Historical Events In February - 07

1883  On this day in history eubie Blake, ragtime composer/pianist (Memories of You)   

1884  Canadian Rugby Football Union forms on February - 07.   

1885  On February - 07 sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930)   

1889  Astronomical Society of Pacific holds first meeting in San Francisco on February - 07.   

1889  Astronomical Society of Pacific holds 1st meeting in SF on February - 07.   

1891  On February - 07 great Blizzard of 1891 begins   

1891  On this day in history joachim Stutschewsky, composer   

1894  On February - 07 the Cripple Creek miner's strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado.   

1896  Harold Hoffman, South Amboy NJ, (Gov-NJ) on this day in history.   

1897  On February - 07 quincy Porter, New Haven Ct, composer   

1897  On this day in history galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49   

1899  On this day in history arvid Pelshe, Latvian Communist leader, CPSU Politburo member   

1900  British troops vacate Vaal Krantz, Natal on February - 07.   

1900  Labour Party forms in England on this day in history.   

1901  Queen Wilhelmina marries Prince Heinrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin on February - 07.   

1901  Bob den Doolaard, [Cornelis Spoelstra], Dutch writer (Grape Pickers) on February - 07.   

1901  Benjamin Edward Woolf, composer, dies at 64 on February - 07.   

1902  Ethelda Blebtrey, Waterford NY, 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1920) on this day in history.   

1903  VVV '03 Soccer team forms in Venlo on this day in history.   

1904  Fire erupts in Baltimore, Maryland, burning for nearly 30 hours and destroying over 1500 buildings on February - 07.   

1904  Baltimore catches fire (1500 buildings destroyed in 80 blocks) on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history milton Krims, writer (Speed)   

1905  Dominican Republic signs treaty turning over customs collection to US on February - 07.   

1905  Oklahoma admitted to statehood on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history dominican Rep signs treaty turning over customs collection to US   

1905  Olf S von Euler-Chelpin, Swedish physiologist on this day in history.   

1906  On February - 07 henry P'u-i, last emperor of China, puppet emperor of Manchukuo   

1907  The Mud March was the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history arthur George Bottomley, politician   

1908  On February - 07 connie Mack sells hurler Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000   

1909  On February - 07 joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Flem cyclist (champ sprinter 1932-37) [OS]   

1910  On this day in history edmond Rostand's "Chantecler," premieres in Paris   

1910  Buster Crabbe, 400m US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932) on this day in history.   

1911  On February - 07 harry Graham, cricketer (6 Test for Australia 1893-96, 301 runs), dies   

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1102  On this day in history birth of empress Matilda, Princess of England and wife of Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1169)   

1478  On February - 07 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 this day in history.   

1556  On February - 07 birth of maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren   

1589  Jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/mathematician was born on this day in history.   

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

0590  Pelagius II, Gothic Pope (579-90), dies from plague on February - 07.   

0999  On February - 07 death of boleslaus II of Bohemia   

1045  Death of Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009) on February - 07.   

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  Jacques Amyot, French humanist/abbot of Bellozanne, dies at 79 on February - 07.   

1609  On February - 07 ferdinand I, cardinal/ruler of Toscane, dies   

1626  Death of William V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548) on February - 07.