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February 7th, 2008 (February 07 2008)DeathTamara Desni, German-born British actress (born in 1913)
February 7th, 2006 (February 07 2006)DeathPrincess Hadice Hayriye Ayshe Durruhsehvar (born in 1914)
February 7th, 2005 (February 07 2005)DeathBob Turner, Canadian ice hockey player (born in 1934)
February 7th, 2003 (February 07 2003)DeathAugusto Monterroso, Guatemalan author (born in 1921)
February 7th, 2003 (February 07 2003)DeathJohn Reading, Mayor of Oakland, California (born in 1917)
February 7th, 2002 (February 07 2002)DeathJack Fairman, British racing driver (born in 1913)
February 7th, 2001 (February 07 2001)DeathDale Evans, American actress and singer (born in 1912) Evans Quotes
February 7th, 2001 (February 07 2001)DeathAnne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and aviator (born in 1906)
February 7th, 2000 (February 07 2000)EventBahria University is established through Presidential Ordinance No. V of 2000 by the Government of Pakistan.
February 7th, 2000 (February 07 2000)DeathBig Pun, Puerto Rican-American rapper (born in 1971)
February 7th, 2000 (February 07 2000)DeathDoug Henning, Canadian magician (born in 1947)
February 7th, 2000 (February 07 2000)DeathDave Peverett, English musician (Foghat, Savoy Brown) (born in 1943)
February 7th, 1999 (February 07 1999)EventCrown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein.
February 7th, 1999 (February 07 1999)DeathKing Hussein of Jordan (born in 1935) Hussein of Jordan Quotes
February 7th, 1999 (February 07 1999)DeathJose Silva, author of Silva Method and the Silva UltraMind ESP System (born in 1914)
February 7th, 1999 (February 07 1999)DeathBobby Troup, American musician and actor (born in 1918)
February 7th, 1998 (February 07 1998)DeathLawrence Sanders, American author (born in 1920)
February 7th, 1996 (February 07 1996)BirthMai Hagiwara, Japanese singer
February 7th, 1996 (February 07 1996)DeathPhillip Davidson, US Army general (born in 1915)
February 7th, 1995 (February 07 1995)EventRamzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan.
February 7th, 1994 (February 07 1994)DeathWitold Lutoslawski, Polish composer (born in 1913)
February 7th, 1994 (February 07 1994)DeathStephen Milligan, British journalist and politician (born in 1948)
February 7th, 1993 (February 07 1993)BirthDavid Dorfman, American actor
February 7th, 1993 (February 07 1993)BirthPhilip Wiegratz, German actor
February 7th, 1992 (February 07 1992)EventThe Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union.
February 7th, 1992 (February 07 1992)BirthMaimi Yajima, Japanese singer
February 7th, 1992 (February 07 1992)BirthMiguel Andres Matienzo Guerra, Mexican athlete
February 7th, 1992 (February 07 1992)DeathBuzz Sawyer, wrestler (born in 1959)
February 7th, 1991 (February 07 1991)EventHaiti s first democratically-elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in.
February 7th, 1991 (February 07 1991)EventThe IRA launches a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street during a cabinet meeting.
February 7th, 1991 (February 07 1991)BirthRachel Sibner, American actress
February 7th, 1991 (February 07 1991)DeathAmos Yarkoni, legendary Israeli soldier (born in 1920)
February 7th, 1991 (February 07 1991)DeathJean-Paul Mousseau, Quebec painter, member of Les Automatistes (born in 1927)
February 7th, 1990 (February 07 1990)EventCollapse of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power.
February 7th, 1990 (February 07 1990)BirthSteven Stamkos, Canadian ice hockey player
February 7th, 1990 (February 07 1990)DeathAlfredo M. Santos, First Four-star General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, World War II hero (born in 1905)
February 7th, 1990 (February 07 1990)DeathJimmy Van Heusen, American songwriter (born in 1913)
February 7th, 1989 (February 07 1989)BirthLouisa LyttonBritish actress
February 7th, 1988 (February 07 1988)BirthAi Kago, Japanese singer
February 7th, 1988 (February 07 1988)BirthMatthew Stafford, American college football player
February 7th, 1986 (February 07 1986)EventTwenty-eight years of one-family rule end in Haiti, when President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees the Caribbean nation.
February 7th, 1986 (February 07 1986)BirthDeanna Casaluce, Canadian actress
February 7th, 1986 (February 07 1986)BirthMichael Orozco, American footballer
February 7th, 1986 (February 07 1986)DeathCheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian (born in 1923)
February 7th, 1985 (February 07 1985)BirthTina Majorino, American actress
February 7th, 1985 (February 07 1985)BirthClara Bryant, American actress
February 7th, 1985 (February 07 1985)DeathMatt Monro, English singer (born in 1932)
February 7th, 1984 (February 07 1984)EventSpace Shuttle program: STS-41-B MissionAstronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU).
February 7th, 1983 (February 07 1983)BirthChristian Klien, Austrian racing driver
February 7th, 1983 (February 07 1983)BirthTeshome Getu, Ethiopian footballer
February 7th, 1983 (February 07 1983)BirthGeorgios Gougoulias, Greek footballer
February 7th, 1981 (February 07 1981)DeathFrederika of Hanover, Queen of Greece (born in 1917)
February 7th, 1980 (February 07 1980)DeathSecondo Campini, Italian jet pioneer (born in 1904)
February 7th, 1979 (February 07 1979)EventPluto moves inside Neptune s orbit for the first time since either was discovered.
February 7th, 1979 (February 07 1979)EventThe final session of the Iranian National Consultative Assembly is held.
February 7th, 1979 (February 07 1979)BirthCerina Vincent, American actress
February 7th, 1979 (February 07 1979)BirthJon Leicester, American baseball player
February 7th, 1979 (February 07 1979)DeathDr. Josef Mengele, German, accused Nazi war criminal (born in 1911)Josef Mengele Quotes
February 7th, 1978 (February 07 1978)BirthAshton Kutcher, American actor
February 7th, 1978 (February 07 1978)BirthDaniel Van Buyten, Belgian footballer
February 7th, 1978 (February 07 1978)BirthEndy Chavez, baseball player
February 7th, 1978 (February 07 1978)BirthDavid Aebischer, National Hockey League goaltender
February 7th, 1977 (February 07 1977)BirthPaul Comrie, Canadian ice hockey player
February 7th, 1977 (February 07 1977)BirthMariusz Pudzianowski, Polish strongman competitor
February 7th, 1976 (February 07 1976)BirthSreto Ristic, German footballer
February 7th, 1975 (February 07 1975)BirthWes Borland, American guitarist (Limp Bizkit)
February 7th, 1975 (February 07 1975)BirthAlexandre Daigle, National Hockey League player
February 7th, 1974 (February 07 1974)EventGrenada gains independence from the United Kingdom.
February 7th, 1974 (February 07 1974)BirthSteve Nash, Canadian basketball player
February 7th, 1974 (February 07 1974)BirthJ Dilla, American hip-hop producer (died in 2006)
February 7th, 1974 (February 07 1974)BirthEmma McLaughlin, American novelist
February 7th, 1973 (February 07 1973)BirthJuwan Howard, American basketball player
February 7th, 1972 (February 07 1972)BirthEssence Atkins, American actress
February 7th, 1972 (February 07 1972)BirthAlex Bassi, American race car driver
February 7th, 1972 (February 07 1972)BirthRobyn Lively, American actress
February 7th, 1969 (February 07 1969)EventThe original Hetch Hetchy Moccasin Powerhouse is removed from service.
February 7th, 1969 (February 07 1969)BirthYves Racine, Canadian ice hockey player
February 7th, 1968 (February 07 1968)BirthPeter Bondra, Ukrainian-born hockey player
February 7th, 1968 (February 07 1968)BirthSully Erna, American singer (Godsmack)
February 7th, 1968 (February 07 1968)DeathNick Adams, American actor (born in 1931)
February 7th, 1967 (February 07 1967)EventA fire at a restaurant in Montgomery, Alabama kills 25 people.
February 7th, 1967 (February 07 1967)BirthRichie Burnett, Welsh darts player
February 7th, 1967 (February 07 1967)BirthCheung Man, Hong Kong actress
February 7th, 1965 (February 07 1965)BirthJason Gedrick, American actor
February 7th, 1965 (February 07 1965)BirthChris Rock, American comedian and actorChris Rock Quotes
February 7th, 1964 (February 07 1964)EventThe Beatles arrive at JFK International Airport to begin their first tour of the United States.
February 7th, 1964 (February 07 1964)DeathSophoklis Venizelos, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (born in 1894)
February 7th, 1963 (February 07 1963)DeathLearco Guerra, Italian cyclist (born in 1902)
February 7th, 1962 (February 07 1962)EventThe United States bans all Cuban imports and exports.
February 7th, 1962 (February 07 1962)BirthGarth Brooks, American singer
February 7th, 1962 (February 07 1962)BirthEddie Izzard, British actor and comedianEddie Izzard Quotes
February 7th, 1962 (February 07 1962)BirthDavid Bryan, American musician (Bon Jovi)
February 7th, 1962 (February 07 1962)DeathClara Nordstrom, German writer and translator (born in 1886)
February 7th, 1960 (February 07 1960)BirthJames Spader, American actor
February 7th, 1960 (February 07 1960)DeathIgor Kurchatov, Russian physicist (born in 1903)
February 7th, 1959 (February 07 1959)DeathNap Lajoie, American baseball player (born in 1874)
February 7th, 1959 (February 07 1959)DeathGuitar Slim, American blues guitarist (born in 1926)
February 7th, 1958 (February 07 1958)BirthMatt Ridley, British science writer
February 7th, 1957 (February 07 1957)BirthCarney Lansford, American baseball player
February 7th, 1957 (February 07 1957)BirthRichard Cook, British jazz writer (died in 2007)
February 7th, 1956 (February 07 1956)BirthEmo Philips, American comedianEmo Philips Quotes
February 7th, 1956 (February 07 1956)BirthMark St. John, American musician (Kiss) (died in 2007)
February 7th, 1955 (February 07 1955)BirthRolf Benirschke, American football player
February 7th, 1955 (February 07 1955)BirthMario Coutinho, Brazilian physician
February 7th, 1955 (February 07 1955)BirthMiguel Ferrer, American actor
February 7th, 1954 (February 07 1954)BirthDieter Bohlen German composer
February 7th, 1954 (February 07 1954)BirthBrian Morton, Scottish writer
February 7th, 1953 (February 07 1953)BirthDan Quisenberry, baseball player (died in 1998)Dan Quisenberry Quotes
February 7th, 1952 (February 07 1952)BirthVasco Rossi, Italian singer
February 7th, 1951 (February 07 1951)BirthBenny Ayala, baseball player
February 7th, 1949 (February 07 1949)BirthJoe English (musician), American drummer
February 7th, 1949 (February 07 1949)BirthPaulo Cesar Carpegiani, Brazilian footballer and coach
February 7th, 1948 (February 07 1948)EventGen. Dwight D. Eisenhower resigned as Army chief of staff and was succeeded by Gen. Omar Bradley.Omar Bradley Quotes
February 7th, 1947 (February 07 1947)BirthJoe Shea, American journalist
February 7th, 1946 (February 07 1946)BirthHector Babenco, Brazilian film director
February 7th, 1945 (February 07 1945)BirthGerald Davies, Welsh rugby player
February 7th, 1945 (February 07 1945)BirthPete Postlethwaite, English actor
February 7th, 1945 (February 07 1945)BirthIan Jack, Scottish journalist
February 7th, 1944 (February 07 1944)EventWorld War II: In Anzio, Italy, German forces launch a counteroffensive during the Allied Operation Shingle
February 7th, 1944 (February 07 1944)DeathLina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (born in 1874)
February 7th, 1943 (February 07 1943)BirthGareth Hunt, English actor (died in 2007)
February 7th, 1942 (February 07 1942)DeathIvan Bilibin, Russian illustrator (born in 1876)
February 7th, 1941 (February 07 1941)BirthPeter Foxhall, Australian evangelist
February 7th, 1939 (February 07 1939)DeathBoris Grigoriev, Russian painter (born in 1886)
February 7th, 1938 (February 07 1938)BirthS. Ramachandran Pillai, Indian communist leader
February 7th, 1938 (February 07 1938)DeathHarvey Firestone, American manufacturer (born in 1868)
February 7th, 1937 (February 07 1937)BirthJuan Pizarro, Major League Baseball pitcher
February 7th, 1937 (February 07 1937)DeathElihu Root, American statesman and diplomat, Nobel Prize Laureate (born in 1845)
February 7th, 1934 (February 07 1934)BirthEarl King, American musician (died in 2003)
February 7th, 1934 (February 07 1934)BirthEddie Fenech Adami, President of Malta
February 7th, 1934 (February 07 1934)BirthKing Curtis, American saxophonist (died in 1971)
February 7th, 1933 (February 07 1933)BirthJohn Anderton, English footballer
February 7th, 1932 (February 07 1932)BirthGay Talese, American author
February 7th, 1932 (February 07 1932)BirthAl Worden, American astronaut
February 7th, 1927 (February 07 1927)BirthJuliette Greco, French singer and actor
February 7th, 1927 (February 07 1927)BirthVladimir Kuts, Russian runner (died in 1975)
February 7th, 1926 (February 07 1926)BirthKonstantin Feoktistov, cosmonaut
February 7th, 1922 (February 07 1922)BirthHattie Jacques, English actress (died in 1980)
February 7th, 1920 (February 07 1920)BirthAn Wang, Chinese-born computer pioneer (died in 1990)An Wang Quotes
February 7th, 1920 (February 07 1920)DeathAleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak, Russian military commander (born in 1874)
February 7th, 1919 (February 07 1919)DeathWilliam Halford, American naval officer and Medal of Honor recipient (born in 1841)
February 7th, 1918 (February 07 1918)BirthMarkey Robinson, Northern Irish painter (died in 1999)
February 7th, 1915 (February 07 1915)BirthEddie Bracken, American actor (died in 2002)
February 7th, 1915 (February 07 1915)BirthTeoctist, Ex-Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church (died in 2007)
February 7th, 1914 (February 07 1914)BirthRamon Mercader, Spanish assassin of Leon Trotsky (died in 1978)Leon Trotsky Quotes
February 7th, 1912 (February 07 1912)BirthRussell Drysdale, Australian Artist {died in 1981}
February 7th, 1909 (February 07 1909)BirthHelder Camara, Roman catholic archbishop (died in 1999)
February 7th, 1908 (February 07 1908)BirthBuster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (died in 1983)
February 7th, 1907 (February 07 1907)EventThe Mud March was the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS).
February 7th, 1907 (February 07 1907)BirthYevgeniy Abalakov, Soviet mountaineer (died in 1948)
February 7th, 1906 (February 07 1906)BirthOleg Antonov, Soviet aircraft designer (died in 1984)
February 7th, 1906 (February 07 1906)BirthPuyi, Emperor of China (died in 1967)
February 7th, 1905 (February 07 1905)BirthUlf von Euler, Swedish physiologist, Nobel Prize Laureate (died in 1983)
February 7th, 1905 (February 07 1905)BirthPaul Nizan, French author (died in 1940)
February 7th, 1904 (February 07 1904)EventA fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
February 7th, 1898 (February 07 1898)EventEmile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J Accuse.Emile Zola Quotes
February 7th, 1898 (February 07 1898)BirthDock Boggs, American musician (died in 1971)
February 7th, 1897 (February 07 1897)DeathGalileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (born in 1847)
February 7th, 1895 (February 07 1895)BirthAnita Stewart, American film actress (died in 1961)
February 7th, 1894 (February 07 1894)EventThe Cripple Creek miner s strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado.
February 7th, 1891 (February 07 1891)BirthAnn Little, American actress (died in 1984)
February 7th, 1889 (February 07 1889)BirthHarry Nyquist, important contributor to information theory (died in 1976)
February 7th, 1887 (February 07 1887)BirthEubie Blake, American musician and composer (died in 1983)
February 7th, 1885 (February 07 1885)BirthSinclair Lewis, American writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (died in 1951)Sinclair Lewis Quotes
February 7th, 1885 (February 07 1885)BirthHugo Sperrle, German field marshal (died in 1953)
February 7th, 1882 (February 07 1882)EventThe last heavyweight boxing championship bare-knuckle fight takes place in Mississippi City, Mississippi.
February 7th, 1878 (February 07 1878)DeathPope Pius IX (born in 1792)
February 7th, 1877 (February 07 1877)BirthGodfrey Harold Hardy, English mathematician (died in 1947)
February 7th, 1873 (February 07 1873)DeathSheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (born in 1814)
February 7th, 1871 (February 07 1871)DeathHeinrich Engelhard Steinweg, piano manufacturer (Steinway & Sons) (born in 1797)
February 7th, 1870 (February 07 1870)BirthAlfred Adler, Austrian psychologist (died in 1937)Alfred Adler Quotes
February 7th, 1867 (February 07 1867)BirthLaura Ingalls Wilder, American author (died in 1957)
February 7th, 1863 (February 07 1863)EventHMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189.
February 7th, 1856 (February 07 1856)EventThe colonial Tasmanian Parliament passes the first piece of legislation (the Electoral Act of 1856) anywhere in the world providing for elections by way of a secret ballot. Ovid Quotes
February 7th, 1842 (February 07 1842)EventBattle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.
February 7th, 1842 (February 07 1842)BirthAlexandre Ribot, French statesman (died in 1923)
February 7th, 1839 (February 07 1839)DeathKarl August Nicander, Swedish poet (born in 1799)
February 7th, 1837 (February 07 1837)BirthSir James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist (died in 1915) Philo Quotes
February 7th, 1837 (February 07 1837)DeathKing Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (born in 1778)
February 7th, 1823 (February 07 1823)DeathAnn Radcliffe, English novelist (born in 1764)Ann Radcliffe Quotes
February 7th, 1819 (February 07 1819)EventSir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking it over, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar.William King Quotes
February 7th, 1812 (February 07 1812)EventThe strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri.
February 7th, 1812 (February 07 1812)BirthCharles Dickens, English novelist (died in 1870)Charles Dickens Quotes
February 7th, 1807 (February 07 1807)EventNapoleonic Wars: Battle of EylauNapoleon s French Empire begins fighting against Russian and Prussian forces of the Fourth Coalition at Eylau, Poland.
February 7th, 1804 (February 07 1804)BirthJohn Deere, American manufacturer (Deere & Company) (died in 1886)
February 7th, 1801 (February 07 1801)DeathDaniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (born in 1726)
February 7th, 1799 (February 07 1799)DeathQianlong, Emperor of China (born in 1711)
February 7th, 1795 (February 07 1795)EventThe 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified.
February 7th, 1779 (February 07 1779)DeathWilliam Boyce, English composer (born in 1711)
February 7th, 1736 (February 07 1736)DeathStephen Gray, English astronomer and scientist (born in 1666)
February 7th, 1693 (February 07 1693)BirthEmpress Anna of Russia (died in 1740)
February 7th, 1693 (February 07 1693)DeathPaul Pellisson, French writer (born in 1624)
February 7th, 1690 (February 07 1690)DeathWilliam Morice, English royalist statesman
February 7th, 1652 (February 07 1652)DeathGregorio Allegri, Italian composer (born in 1582)
February 7th, 1642 (February 07 1642)DeathWilliam Bedell, English clergyman (born in 1571) Bede Quotes
February 7th, 1626 (February 07 1626)DeathWilliam V, Duke of Bavaria (born in 1548)
February 7th, 1612 (February 07 1612)BirthThomas Killigrew, English dramatist (died in 1683)
February 7th, 1560 (February 07 1560)DeathBartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (born in 1493)
February 7th, 1478 (February 07 1478)BirthSir Thomas More, English statesman, humanist, and author (died in 1535)
February 7th, 1317 (February 07 1317)DeathRobert, Count of Clermont, French founder of the House of Bourbon (born in 1256)
February 7th, 1301 (February 07 1301)EventEdward of Caernarvon (later King Edward II of England) becomes the first English Prince of Wales.
February 7th, 1238 (February 07 1238)EventThe Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir.
February 7th, 1102 (February 07 1102)BirthEmpress Matilda, Princess of England and wife of Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire (died in 1169)
February 7th, 1074 (February 07 1074)EventBattle of Montesarchio in which the prince of Benevento, Pandulf IV, is killed battling the encroaching Normans.
February 7th, 1045 (February 07 1045)DeathEmperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (born in 1009)
February 7th, 0999 (February 07 0999)DeathBoleslaus II of Bohemia
February 7th, 0457 (February 07 0457)EventLeo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

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