Page 6: Historical Events In February - 07

1936  A flag is authorized for Vice President on February - 07.   

1937  On this day in history elihu Root, US min of War/Foreign affairs (Nobel 1912), dies at 91   

1940  On this day in history british railroads nationalized   

1940  Walt Disney's 2nd feature-length movie, "Pinocchio," premieres (New York NY) on February - 07.   

1940  Francis Ford, cricketer (5 Tests for Engld v Australia 1894-95), dies on February - 07.   

1941  On February - 07 frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey Orchestra record "Everything Happens to Me"   

1941  On February - 07 frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey Orch record "Everything Happens to Me"   

1942  On this day in history 1st indoor 15' pole vault (Cornelius Warmerdam 15' 3/8")   

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

1943  On this day in history shoe rationing begins in US (may purchase up to 3 more pairs in 1942)   

1943  On February - 07 the birth of Gareth Hunt, British actor   

1944  Bing Crosby records "Swinging on a Star" for Decca Records on this day in history.   

1944  On February - 07 the Nazis launch a counteroffensive at Anzio, Italy, during WWII.   

1945  General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history president Truman appoints Irwin C Mollison judge of US Customs Court   

1945  On February - 07 the birth of Pete Postlethwaite, American actor.2006 An aging Egyptian passenger ferry carrying more than 1,400 people sinks in the Red Sea off the Saudi coast.   

1945  US 76th/5th Infantry divisions begin crossing Sauer on this day in history.   

1945  The birth of Pete Postlethwaite, American actor on this day in history.   

1946  Filibuster in US Senate kills FEPC bill on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history arabs & Jews reject British proposal to split Palestine   

1948  On February - 07 "Cradle Will Rock" closes at Mansfield Theater NYC after 34 performances   

1948  On this day in history u.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Army chief of staff, and is succeeded by General Omar Bradley.   

1948  "Cradle Will Rock" closes at Mansfield Theater NYC after 34 perfs on this day in history.   

1948  On this day in history "Red" McKenzie, blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies   

1949  Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000/year baseball player (NY Yankees) on this day in history.   

1950  On February - 07 georges Bidault forms French government   

1950  Senator Joe McCarthy finds "communists" in US Ministry of Foreign Affairs on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history uS & Great-Britain recognize Bao Dai Vietnamese regime   

1950  Georges Bidault forms French govt on February - 07.   

1954  On this day in history jan Adam Maklakiewicz, composer, dies at 54   

1956  Autherine Lucy, first black admitted to University of Alabama, is expelled on this day in history.   

1956  On February - 07 autherine Lucy, 1st black admitted to U of Alabama, is expelled   

1957  Rudolph Reti, composer, dies at 71 on February - 07.   

1958  On this day in history dutch auto-transmission car DAF 600 introduced   

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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  Sir Thomas More, English statesman, humanist, and author (d. 1535) was born on this day in history.   

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  Thomas Killigrew, English humorist/playwright/leader (King's Men) was born on this day in history.   

1655  Jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria) was born on February - 07.   

1688  Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, [Marijke Meu], princess of Orange was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 07.   

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 this day in history.