Historical Events In February - 07

1958  On this day in history 1st showing of DAF 600 auto   

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

1959  Castro proclaims new Cuban constitution on this day in history.   

1959  Cessna lands in Las Vegas after 65 d without landing (refuels in air) on February - 07.   

1959  On February - 07 "Whoop-Up" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 56 performances   

1959  On February - 07 daniel F Malan, premier of South Africa (1948-54), dies at 84   

1960  On this day in history old handwriting found in at Qumran, near the Dead Sea   

1960  On February - 07 igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist, dies at 57   

1961  On February - 07 jane Fonda made her acting debut in the NBC drama "A String of Beads"   

1962  On this day in history gas explosion in Luisanthal coal mine Voelklingen Germany kills 298   

1962  On this day in history president Kennedy begins blockade of Cuba   

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

1964  Baskin-Robbins introduces Beatle Nut ice cream on February - 07.   

1964  Cassius Clay becomes a Muslim & adopts the name Muhammad Ali on February - 07.   

1964  On this day in history the Beatles arrive at New York's JFK International Airport, on their first American tour.   

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

1965  On February - 07 george Harrison of the Beatles, has his tonsils removed   

1965  US begins regular bombing & strafing of North Vietnam on this day in history.   

1965  Cassius Clay becomes a Muslim & adopts the name Muhammad Ali on this day in history.   

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

1967  Henry Morgenthau, US minster of Finance (devaluate dollar), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1968  On February - 07 arthur Miller's "Price," premieres in New York NY   

1968  Belgium government of Vanden Boeynants falls on this day in history.   

1968  Nick Adams, actor (Interns, Pillow Talk, FBI Story), ODs at 36 on February - 07.   

1969  "This Is Tom Jones," debuts on ABC TV on this day in history.   

1969  Al-Fatah-leader Yasser Arafat becomes president of PLO on this day in history.   

1969  Bainbridge Crist, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1970  "Hollywood Palace," last airs on ABC TV on this day in history.   

1970  "Jingle Jangle" hits #10 on the pop singles chart by Archies on this day in history.   

1970  US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn on February - 07.   

1970  US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history women win the right to vote in Switzerland   

1973  Senate creates Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history grenada wins its independence from Britain.   

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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 February - 07.   

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

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  Thomas Killigrew, English humorist/playwright/leader (King's Men) was born on February - 07.   

1655  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

0590  Pelagius II, Gothic Pope (579-90), dies from plague on this day in history.   

0999  On this day in history death of boleslaus II of Bohemia   

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

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  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  Death of William V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1548) on this day in history.