February 7th All Events |
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February 7th, 2008 (February 07 2008) | Death | Tamara Desni, German-born British actress (born in 1913) | |
February 7th, 2006 (February 07 2006) | Death | Princess Hadice Hayriye Ayshe Durruhsehvar (born in 1914) | |
February 7th, 2005 (February 07 2005) | Death | Bob Turner, Canadian ice hockey player (born in 1934) | |
February 7th, 2003 (February 07 2003) | Death | Augusto Monterroso, Guatemalan author (born in 1921) | |
February 7th, 2003 (February 07 2003) | Death | John Reading, Mayor of Oakland, California (born in 1917) | |
February 7th, 2002 (February 07 2002) | Death | Jack Fairman, British racing driver (born in 1913) | |
February 7th, 2001 (February 07 2001) | Death | Dale Evans, American actress and singer (born in 1912) | Evans Quotes |
February 7th, 2001 (February 07 2001) | Death | Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and aviator (born in 1906) | |
February 7th, 2000 (February 07 2000) | Event | Bahria University is established through Presidential Ordinance No. V of 2000 by the Government of Pakistan. | |
February 7th, 2000 (February 07 2000) | Death | Big Pun, Puerto Rican-American rapper (born in 1971) | |
February 7th, 2000 (February 07 2000) | Death | Doug Henning, Canadian magician (born in 1947) | |
February 7th, 2000 (February 07 2000) | Death | Dave Peverett, English musician (Foghat, Savoy Brown) (born in 1943) | |
February 7th, 1999 (February 07 1999) | Event | Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein. | |
February 7th, 1999 (February 07 1999) | Death | King Hussein of Jordan (born in 1935) | Hussein of Jordan Quotes |
February 7th, 1999 (February 07 1999) | Death | Jose Silva, author of Silva Method and the Silva UltraMind ESP System (born in 1914) | |
February 7th, 1999 (February 07 1999) | Death | Bobby Troup, American musician and actor (born in 1918) | |
February 7th, 1998 (February 07 1998) | Death | Lawrence Sanders, American author (born in 1920) | |
February 7th, 1996 (February 07 1996) | Birth | Mai Hagiwara, Japanese singer | |
February 7th, 1996 (February 07 1996) | Death | Phillip Davidson, US Army general (born in 1915) | |
February 7th, 1995 (February 07 1995) | Event | Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan. | |
February 7th, 1994 (February 07 1994) | Death | Witold Lutoslawski, Polish composer (born in 1913) | |
February 7th, 1994 (February 07 1994) | Death | Stephen Milligan, British journalist and politician (born in 1948) | |
February 7th, 1993 (February 07 1993) | Birth | David Dorfman, American actor | |
February 7th, 1993 (February 07 1993) | Birth | Philip Wiegratz, German actor | |
February 7th, 1992 (February 07 1992) | Event | The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union. | |
February 7th, 1992 (February 07 1992) | Birth | Maimi Yajima, Japanese singer | |
February 7th, 1992 (February 07 1992) | Birth | Miguel Andres Matienzo Guerra, Mexican athlete | |
February 7th, 1992 (February 07 1992) | Death | Buzz Sawyer, wrestler (born in 1959) | |
February 7th, 1991 (February 07 1991) | Event | Haiti s first democratically-elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in. | |
February 7th, 1991 (February 07 1991) | Event | The IRA launches a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street during a cabinet meeting. | |
February 7th, 1991 (February 07 1991) | Birth | Rachel Sibner, American actress | |
February 7th, 1991 (February 07 1991) | Death | Amos Yarkoni, legendary Israeli soldier (born in 1920) | |
February 7th, 1991 (February 07 1991) | Death | Jean-Paul Mousseau, Quebec painter, member of Les Automatistes (born in 1927) | |
February 7th, 1990 (February 07 1990) | Event | Collapse 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) | Birth | Steven Stamkos, Canadian ice hockey player | |
February 7th, 1990 (February 07 1990) | Death | Alfredo 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) | Death | Jimmy Van Heusen, American songwriter (born in 1913) | |
February 7th, 1989 (February 07 1989) | Birth | Louisa LyttonBritish actress | |
February 7th, 1988 (February 07 1988) | Birth | Ai Kago, Japanese singer | |
February 7th, 1988 (February 07 1988) | Birth | Matthew Stafford, American college football player | |
February 7th, 1986 (February 07 1986) | Event | Twenty-eight years of one-family rule end in Haiti, when President Jean-Claude Duvalier flees the Caribbean nation. | |
February 7th, 1986 (February 07 1986) | Birth | Deanna Casaluce, Canadian actress | |
February 7th, 1986 (February 07 1986) | Birth | Michael Orozco, American footballer | |
February 7th, 1986 (February 07 1986) | Death | Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian (born in 1923) | |
February 7th, 1985 (February 07 1985) | Birth | Tina Majorino, American actress | |
February 7th, 1985 (February 07 1985) | Birth | Clara Bryant, American actress | |
February 7th, 1985 (February 07 1985) | Death | Matt Monro, English singer (born in 1932) | |
February 7th, 1984 (February 07 1984) | Event | Space 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) | Birth | Christian Klien, Austrian racing driver | |
February 7th, 1983 (February 07 1983) | Birth | Teshome Getu, Ethiopian footballer | |
February 7th, 1983 (February 07 1983) | Birth | Georgios Gougoulias, Greek footballer | |
February 7th, 1981 (February 07 1981) | Death | Frederika of Hanover, Queen of Greece (born in 1917) | |
February 7th, 1980 (February 07 1980) | Death | Secondo Campini, Italian jet pioneer (born in 1904) | |
February 7th, 1979 (February 07 1979) | Event | Pluto moves inside Neptune s orbit for the first time since either was discovered. | |
February 7th, 1979 (February 07 1979) | Event | The final session of the Iranian National Consultative Assembly is held. | |
February 7th, 1979 (February 07 1979) | Birth | Cerina Vincent, American actress | |
February 7th, 1979 (February 07 1979) | Birth | Jon Leicester, American baseball player | |
February 7th, 1979 (February 07 1979) | Death | Dr. Josef Mengele, German, accused Nazi war criminal (born in 1911) | Josef Mengele Quotes |
February 7th, 1978 (February 07 1978) | Birth | Ashton Kutcher, American actor | |
February 7th, 1978 (February 07 1978) | Birth | Daniel Van Buyten, Belgian footballer | |
February 7th, 1978 (February 07 1978) | Birth | Endy Chavez, baseball player | |
February 7th, 1978 (February 07 1978) | Birth | David Aebischer, National Hockey League goaltender | |
February 7th, 1977 (February 07 1977) | Birth | Paul Comrie, Canadian ice hockey player | |
February 7th, 1977 (February 07 1977) | Birth | Mariusz Pudzianowski, Polish strongman competitor | |
February 7th, 1976 (February 07 1976) | Birth | Sreto Ristic, German footballer | |
February 7th, 1975 (February 07 1975) | Birth | Wes Borland, American guitarist (Limp Bizkit) | |
February 7th, 1975 (February 07 1975) | Birth | Alexandre Daigle, National Hockey League player | |
February 7th, 1974 (February 07 1974) | Event | Grenada gains independence from the United Kingdom. | |
February 7th, 1974 (February 07 1974) | Birth | Steve Nash, Canadian basketball player | |
February 7th, 1974 (February 07 1974) | Birth | J Dilla, American hip-hop producer (died in 2006) | |
February 7th, 1974 (February 07 1974) | Birth | Emma McLaughlin, American novelist | |
February 7th, 1973 (February 07 1973) | Birth | Juwan Howard, American basketball player | |
February 7th, 1972 (February 07 1972) | Birth | Essence Atkins, American actress | |
February 7th, 1972 (February 07 1972) | Birth | Alex Bassi, American race car driver | |
February 7th, 1972 (February 07 1972) | Birth | Robyn Lively, American actress | |
February 7th, 1969 (February 07 1969) | Event | The original Hetch Hetchy Moccasin Powerhouse is removed from service. | |
February 7th, 1969 (February 07 1969) | Birth | Yves Racine, Canadian ice hockey player | |
February 7th, 1968 (February 07 1968) | Birth | Peter Bondra, Ukrainian-born hockey player | |
February 7th, 1968 (February 07 1968) | Birth | Sully Erna, American singer (Godsmack) | |
February 7th, 1968 (February 07 1968) | Death | Nick Adams, American actor (born in 1931) | |
February 7th, 1967 (February 07 1967) | Event | A fire at a restaurant in Montgomery, Alabama kills 25 people. | |
February 7th, 1967 (February 07 1967) | Birth | Richie Burnett, Welsh darts player | |
February 7th, 1967 (February 07 1967) | Birth | Cheung Man, Hong Kong actress | |
February 7th, 1965 (February 07 1965) | Birth | Jason Gedrick, American actor | |
February 7th, 1965 (February 07 1965) | Birth | Chris Rock, American comedian and actor | Chris Rock Quotes |
February 7th, 1964 (February 07 1964) | Event | The Beatles arrive at JFK International Airport to begin their first tour of the United States. | |
February 7th, 1964 (February 07 1964) | Death | Sophoklis Venizelos, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (born in 1894) | |
February 7th, 1963 (February 07 1963) | Death | Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist (born in 1902) | |
February 7th, 1962 (February 07 1962) | Event | The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports. | |
February 7th, 1962 (February 07 1962) | Birth | Garth Brooks, American singer | |
February 7th, 1962 (February 07 1962) | Birth | Eddie Izzard, British actor and comedian | Eddie Izzard Quotes |
February 7th, 1962 (February 07 1962) | Birth | David Bryan, American musician (Bon Jovi) | |
February 7th, 1962 (February 07 1962) | Death | Clara Nordstrom, German writer and translator (born in 1886) | |
February 7th, 1960 (February 07 1960) | Birth | James Spader, American actor | |
February 7th, 1960 (February 07 1960) | Death | Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist (born in 1903) | |
February 7th, 1959 (February 07 1959) | Death | Nap Lajoie, American baseball player (born in 1874) | |
February 7th, 1959 (February 07 1959) | Death | Guitar Slim, American blues guitarist (born in 1926) | |
February 7th, 1958 (February 07 1958) | Birth | Matt Ridley, British science writer | |
February 7th, 1957 (February 07 1957) | Birth | Carney Lansford, American baseball player | |
February 7th, 1957 (February 07 1957) | Birth | Richard Cook, British jazz writer (died in 2007) | |
February 7th, 1956 (February 07 1956) | Birth | Emo Philips, American comedian | Emo Philips Quotes |
February 7th, 1956 (February 07 1956) | Birth | Mark St. John, American musician (Kiss) (died in 2007) | |
February 7th, 1955 (February 07 1955) | Birth | Rolf Benirschke, American football player | |
February 7th, 1955 (February 07 1955) | Birth | Mario Coutinho, Brazilian physician | |
February 7th, 1955 (February 07 1955) | Birth | Miguel Ferrer, American actor | |
February 7th, 1954 (February 07 1954) | Birth | Dieter Bohlen German composer | |
February 7th, 1954 (February 07 1954) | Birth | Brian Morton, Scottish writer | |
February 7th, 1953 (February 07 1953) | Birth | Dan Quisenberry, baseball player (died in 1998) | Dan Quisenberry Quotes |
February 7th, 1952 (February 07 1952) | Birth | Vasco Rossi, Italian singer | |
February 7th, 1951 (February 07 1951) | Birth | Benny Ayala, baseball player | |
February 7th, 1949 (February 07 1949) | Birth | Joe English (musician), American drummer | |
February 7th, 1949 (February 07 1949) | Birth | Paulo Cesar Carpegiani, Brazilian footballer and coach | |
February 7th, 1948 (February 07 1948) | Event | Gen. 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) | Birth | Joe Shea, American journalist | |
February 7th, 1946 (February 07 1946) | Birth | Hector Babenco, Brazilian film director | |
February 7th, 1945 (February 07 1945) | Birth | Gerald Davies, Welsh rugby player | |
February 7th, 1945 (February 07 1945) | Birth | Pete Postlethwaite, English actor | |
February 7th, 1945 (February 07 1945) | Birth | Ian Jack, Scottish journalist | |
February 7th, 1944 (February 07 1944) | Event | World War II: In Anzio, Italy, German forces launch a counteroffensive during the Allied Operation Shingle | |
February 7th, 1944 (February 07 1944) | Death | Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (born in 1874) | |
February 7th, 1943 (February 07 1943) | Birth | Gareth Hunt, English actor (died in 2007) | |
February 7th, 1942 (February 07 1942) | Death | Ivan Bilibin, Russian illustrator (born in 1876) | |
February 7th, 1941 (February 07 1941) | Birth | Peter Foxhall, Australian evangelist | |
February 7th, 1939 (February 07 1939) | Death | Boris Grigoriev, Russian painter (born in 1886) | |
February 7th, 1938 (February 07 1938) | Birth | S. Ramachandran Pillai, Indian communist leader | |
February 7th, 1938 (February 07 1938) | Death | Harvey Firestone, American manufacturer (born in 1868) | |
February 7th, 1937 (February 07 1937) | Birth | Juan Pizarro, Major League Baseball pitcher | |
February 7th, 1937 (February 07 1937) | Death | Elihu Root, American statesman and diplomat, Nobel Prize Laureate (born in 1845) | |
February 7th, 1934 (February 07 1934) | Birth | Earl King, American musician (died in 2003) | |
February 7th, 1934 (February 07 1934) | Birth | Eddie Fenech Adami, President of Malta | |
February 7th, 1934 (February 07 1934) | Birth | King Curtis, American saxophonist (died in 1971) | |
February 7th, 1933 (February 07 1933) | Birth | John Anderton, English footballer | |
February 7th, 1932 (February 07 1932) | Birth | Gay Talese, American author | |
February 7th, 1932 (February 07 1932) | Birth | Al Worden, American astronaut | |
February 7th, 1927 (February 07 1927) | Birth | Juliette Greco, French singer and actor | |
February 7th, 1927 (February 07 1927) | Birth | Vladimir Kuts, Russian runner (died in 1975) | |
February 7th, 1926 (February 07 1926) | Birth | Konstantin Feoktistov, cosmonaut | |
February 7th, 1922 (February 07 1922) | Birth | Hattie Jacques, English actress (died in 1980) | |
February 7th, 1920 (February 07 1920) | Birth | An Wang, Chinese-born computer pioneer (died in 1990) | An Wang Quotes |
February 7th, 1920 (February 07 1920) | Death | Aleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak, Russian military commander (born in 1874) | |
February 7th, 1919 (February 07 1919) | Death | William Halford, American naval officer and Medal of Honor recipient (born in 1841) | |
February 7th, 1918 (February 07 1918) | Birth | Markey Robinson, Northern Irish painter (died in 1999) | |
February 7th, 1915 (February 07 1915) | Birth | Eddie Bracken, American actor (died in 2002) | |
February 7th, 1915 (February 07 1915) | Birth | Teoctist, Ex-Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church (died in 2007) | |
February 7th, 1914 (February 07 1914) | Birth | Ramon Mercader, Spanish assassin of Leon Trotsky (died in 1978) | Leon Trotsky Quotes |
February 7th, 1912 (February 07 1912) | Birth | Russell Drysdale, Australian Artist {died in 1981} | |
February 7th, 1909 (February 07 1909) | Birth | Helder Camara, Roman catholic archbishop (died in 1999) | |
February 7th, 1908 (February 07 1908) | Birth | Buster Crabbe, American swimmer and actor (died in 1983) | |
February 7th, 1907 (February 07 1907) | Event | The Mud March was the first large procession organized by the National Union of Women s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). | |
February 7th, 1907 (February 07 1907) | Birth | Yevgeniy Abalakov, Soviet mountaineer (died in 1948) | |
February 7th, 1906 (February 07 1906) | Birth | Oleg Antonov, Soviet aircraft designer (died in 1984) | |
February 7th, 1906 (February 07 1906) | Birth | Puyi, Emperor of China (died in 1967) | |
February 7th, 1905 (February 07 1905) | Birth | Ulf von Euler, Swedish physiologist, Nobel Prize Laureate (died in 1983) | |
February 7th, 1905 (February 07 1905) | Birth | Paul Nizan, French author (died in 1940) | |
February 7th, 1904 (February 07 1904) | Event | A fire in Baltimore, Maryland destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours. | |
February 7th, 1898 (February 07 1898) | Event | Emile Zola is brought to trial for libel for publishing J Accuse. | Emile Zola Quotes |
February 7th, 1898 (February 07 1898) | Birth | Dock Boggs, American musician (died in 1971) | |
February 7th, 1897 (February 07 1897) | Death | Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (born in 1847) | |
February 7th, 1895 (February 07 1895) | Birth | Anita Stewart, American film actress (died in 1961) | |
February 7th, 1894 (February 07 1894) | Event | The Cripple Creek miner s strike, led by the Western Federation of Miners, begins in Cripple Creek, Colorado. | |
February 7th, 1891 (February 07 1891) | Birth | Ann Little, American actress (died in 1984) | |
February 7th, 1889 (February 07 1889) | Birth | Harry Nyquist, important contributor to information theory (died in 1976) | |
February 7th, 1887 (February 07 1887) | Birth | Eubie Blake, American musician and composer (died in 1983) | |
February 7th, 1885 (February 07 1885) | Birth | Sinclair Lewis, American writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (died in 1951) | Sinclair Lewis Quotes |
February 7th, 1885 (February 07 1885) | Birth | Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (died in 1953) | |
February 7th, 1882 (February 07 1882) | Event | The last heavyweight boxing championship bare-knuckle fight takes place in Mississippi City, Mississippi. | |
February 7th, 1878 (February 07 1878) | Death | Pope Pius IX (born in 1792) | |
February 7th, 1877 (February 07 1877) | Birth | Godfrey Harold Hardy, English mathematician (died in 1947) | |
February 7th, 1873 (February 07 1873) | Death | Sheridan Le Fanu, Irish writer (born in 1814) | |
February 7th, 1871 (February 07 1871) | Death | Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg, piano manufacturer (Steinway & Sons) (born in 1797) | |
February 7th, 1870 (February 07 1870) | Birth | Alfred Adler, Austrian psychologist (died in 1937) | Alfred Adler Quotes |
February 7th, 1867 (February 07 1867) | Birth | Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (died in 1957) | |
February 7th, 1863 (February 07 1863) | Event | HMS Orpheus sinks off the coast of Auckland, New Zealand, killing 189. | |
February 7th, 1856 (February 07 1856) | Event | The 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) | Event | Battle 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) | Birth | Alexandre Ribot, French statesman (died in 1923) | |
February 7th, 1839 (February 07 1839) | Death | Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (born in 1799) | |
February 7th, 1837 (February 07 1837) | Birth | Sir James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist (died in 1915) | Philo Quotes |
February 7th, 1837 (February 07 1837) | Death | King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (born in 1778) | |
February 7th, 1823 (February 07 1823) | Death | Ann Radcliffe, English novelist (born in 1764) | Ann Radcliffe Quotes |
February 7th, 1819 (February 07 1819) | Event | Sir 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) | Event | The strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri. | |
February 7th, 1812 (February 07 1812) | Birth | Charles Dickens, English novelist (died in 1870) | Charles Dickens Quotes |
February 7th, 1807 (February 07 1807) | Event | Napoleonic 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) | Birth | John Deere, American manufacturer (Deere & Company) (died in 1886) | |
February 7th, 1801 (February 07 1801) | Death | Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (born in 1726) | |
February 7th, 1799 (February 07 1799) | Death | Qianlong, Emperor of China (born in 1711) | |
February 7th, 1795 (February 07 1795) | Event | The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified. | |
February 7th, 1779 (February 07 1779) | Death | William Boyce, English composer (born in 1711) | |
February 7th, 1736 (February 07 1736) | Death | Stephen Gray, English astronomer and scientist (born in 1666) | |
February 7th, 1693 (February 07 1693) | Birth | Empress Anna of Russia (died in 1740) | |
February 7th, 1693 (February 07 1693) | Death | Paul Pellisson, French writer (born in 1624) | |
February 7th, 1690 (February 07 1690) | Death | William Morice, English royalist statesman | |
February 7th, 1652 (February 07 1652) | Death | Gregorio Allegri, Italian composer (born in 1582) | |
February 7th, 1642 (February 07 1642) | Death | William Bedell, English clergyman (born in 1571) | Bede Quotes |
February 7th, 1626 (February 07 1626) | Death | William V, Duke of Bavaria (born in 1548) | |
February 7th, 1612 (February 07 1612) | Birth | Thomas Killigrew, English dramatist (died in 1683) | |
February 7th, 1560 (February 07 1560) | Death | Bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (born in 1493) | |
February 7th, 1478 (February 07 1478) | Birth | Sir Thomas More, English statesman, humanist, and author (died in 1535) | |
February 7th, 1317 (February 07 1317) | Death | Robert, Count of Clermont, French founder of the House of Bourbon (born in 1256) | |
February 7th, 1301 (February 07 1301) | Event | Edward of Caernarvon (later King Edward II of England) becomes the first English Prince of Wales. | |
February 7th, 1238 (February 07 1238) | Event | The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir. | |
February 7th, 1102 (February 07 1102) | Birth | Empress Matilda, Princess of England and wife of Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire (died in 1169) | |
February 7th, 1074 (February 07 1074) | Event | Battle of Montesarchio in which the prince of Benevento, Pandulf IV, is killed battling the encroaching Normans. | |
February 7th, 1045 (February 07 1045) | Death | Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (born in 1009) | |
February 7th, 0999 (February 07 0999) | Death | Boleslaus II of Bohemia | |
February 7th, 0457 (February 07 0457) | Event | Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. | |