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1478 Thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia) 1589 Jacob de Witte, mayor (Dordrecht)/mathematician 1655 Jean-Franois Regnard, French comedic poet (Slave in Algeria) 1710 William Boyce, English organist/composer of Cathedral music 1753 Rhijnvis Feith, mayor/writer (Zwolle) 1764 Ann Radcliffe, London, Gothic novelist (Mysteries of Udolpho) 1801 John Rylands, England, merchant/philanthropist 1803 Edgar Quinet, French writer/historian (Ahasvrus) 1804 John Deere, pioneer manufacturer of agricultural implements 1809 Frederik Paludan-Mller, Danish Romantic poet (Danserinden) 1812 Charles Dickens, England, novelist (Oliver Twist, Tale of 2 Cities) 1817 Frederick Douglass, Maryland, 1st high ranking black in US govt 1817 Leroy Pope Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1884 1824 William Higgins, discovered nature of spiral "nebulae" 1834 Dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist (Periodic Table) 1837 James Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary 1839 Nicolaas G Pierson, economist/Suriname premier (1897-1901) 1842 Alexandre Ribit, premier France 1862 Bernard Maybeck, US architect (Palace of Fine Arts, SF) 1866 Raf[ael] Verhulst, [Koen Ravestein], writer (Jesus of Nazarus) 1867 Laura Ingalls Wilder, Wisc, kid book author (Little House on Prarie) 1869 Jindrich S Baar, Czech pastor/writer (Jan Cimbura) 1870 Alfred Adler, Austria, psychiatrist (Inferiority Complex) 1872 Nikolaos "Sokrates" Politis, Greek lawyer/diplomat/foreign minister 1877 Godfrey H Hardy, England, number theorist 1883 Eubie Blake, ragtime (I'm Just Wild About Harry, Memories of You) 1885 Sinclair Lewis, novelist/social critic (Main Street, Nobel 1930) 1896 Harold Hoffman, South Amboy NJ, (Gov-NJ) 1897 Quincy Porter, New Haven Ct, composer 1899 Arvid Pelshe, Latvian Communist leader, CPSU Politburo member 19-- Jason Adams, Calif, actor (Ryan's Hope, Nightmare on Elm St) 19-- Jos Jos, spanish singer 19-- Lieux Dressler, actress (General Hospital) 1901 A den Doolard, [Cornelis Spoelstra], writer (Grape Picker) 1902 Ethelda Blebtrey, Waterford NY, 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1920) 1904 Milton Krims, writer (Speed) 1905 Olf S von Euler-Chelpin, Swedish physiologist 1905 Paul Nizan, French journalist/writer (L'Humanit, La Conspiration) 1905 Ulf Svante von Euler, Sweden, physiologist (Nobel 1970) 1906 Henry P'u-i, last emperor of China, puppet emperor of Manchukuo 1908 Buster Crabbe, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932), actor (Flash Gordon) 1912 Derek Farr, London, actor (8 O'Clock Walk, Doctor at Large) 1912 Jane Ross, Spokane Wash, actress (Audrey-Phyllis, Coed Fever) 1917 Dick Emery, London, comedian/actor (Case of Mukkinese Battle Horn) 1919 Dom Hlder Cmara, Brazilian bishop 1919 Hlder Cmara, Brazilian bishop 1919 Ilse Pausin, Austria, figure skating pairs (Olympics-silver-1936) 1920 Eddie Bracken, Astoria NYC, actor (Summer Stock, Young & Willing) 1920 Oscar Brand, Winnipeg Canada, folk singer (Draw Me a Laugh) 1923 George HH Lascelles, English earl of Harewood/leader Covent Garden 1923 Keefe Brasselle, Elyria Ohio, actor (Be Our Guest) 1924 Cathy Long, (Rep-D-LA, 1985-86) 1924 Johnny Jordan, [John of Musscher], Amsterdam folk singer 1932 Alfred M Worden, Jackson Michigan, Colonel USAF/astronaut (Apollo 15) 1932 Gay Talese, author (Honor Thy Father) 1934 Piet Bukman, CDA-minister cooperative project 1935 Herb Kohl, (Sen-D Wisconsin) 1942 Ton [ACHM] de Kok, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA) 1944 Berend Nearst, [Baron van Nearst], Dutch (CDA) foreign state sect 1944 Berry [AH] Esselink, Dutch 2nd Chamber member (CDA) 1944 Michael A Andrews, (Rep-D-TX, 1983- ) 1948 Jimmy Greenspoon, keyboardist (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World) 1949 Alan Lancaster, bassist (Status Quo-Down Down, On the Level) 1950 Marilyn Cochran, Burlington Vt, skier (Olympics-1972) 1951 Manfred Schumann, German FR, bobsled (Olympic-silver/bronze-1976) 1954 Miguel Ferrer, actor (Robocop) 1955 Rolf Benirschke, Boston, NFL place kicker/Wheel of Fortune host 1958 Manuel Mijares, Mexico, spanish singer 1959 Brian Travers, rocker (UB40-Red Wine) 1960 James Spader, NYC, actor (Endless Love, Wall St, Mannequin) 1960 Steve Bronski, rock synthersizer (Bronski Beat-Smalltown Boy) 1962 David Bryan, rock keyboardist (Bon Jovi-You Give Love a Bad Name) 1962 Garth Brooks, Tulsa Okla, country singer (No Fences) 1964 Cynthia "Sippy" Woodhead, Riverside Calif, swimmer (Olympic-silver-84) 1964 Dona L Speir, Norwalk Calif, playmate (March, 1984) 1965 Jason Gedrick, actor (Heavenly Kid, Class of '96) Back to GREGSITE Passings for February 07590 Pelagius II, Gothic Pope (579-90), dies 1609 Ferdinand I, cardinal/ruler of Toscane, dies 1823 Ann Radcliffe (Ward), English poetess/author of horror novels, dies 1830 Marcos A [da Fonseca] Portugal, opera composer, dies 1857 Flix PBOG, Earl of Merode, Belgian minister of War, dies at 65 1862 Prosper Mnire, French doctor (Mnire Syndrome), dies at 62 1878 Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 1881 Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet/literature critic, dies 1883 Eubie Blake, ragtime-composer/pianist (Memories of You) dies at 100 1897 Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist (Ferrari), dies at 49 1920 Alexander Koltsjak, adm/leader Russian conter-revolutionary, dies 1921 Peter Kropotkin, Russ Prince/geologist/revolutionary anarchist, dies 1937 Elihu Root, US minister of War/Foreign affairs, dies at 91 1959 Daniel F Malan, premier of South Africa (1948-54), dies at 84 1959 Napoleon Lajorie, baseball player, dies at 83 1960 Igor V Koertsjatov, Russian nuclear physics, dies at 57 1964 Hermann A J Kees, German egyptologist, dies 1967 Henry Morgenthau, US minster of Finance (devaluate dollar), dies 1968 Stuart Foster, singer (Galen Drake Show), dies at 49 1984 Brooks West, actor (Richard-My Friend Irma), dies at 67 1987 David Savoy Jr, rock manager (Hsker Du), commits suicide at 24 1988 Lin[wood V] Carter, US, sci-fi writer (Lost World of Time), dies at 57 1990 Jimmy Van Heusen, composer (Call Me Irresponsible), dies at 77 1990 Nathan Wartels, publisher (Crown), dies at 88 of pneumonia 1993 W Sybout A Colenbrander, historian/journalist, dies Back to GREGSITE Holidays for February 07[Grenada] Independence Day (1974) [Switzerland] Homstrom-celebrates end of winter [World] Boy Scouts Day (1910) Back to GREGSITE Interest events for February 07[Christian] Feast of St Theodore 1027 [Old RC] Feast of St Romuald, abbot 1993 [Moslem] Night of Remembrance (Sha'bn 14, 1413 AH) Back to GREGSITE Special events for February 07 [Ancient Rome] a d vij Id Feb [US] National Hangover Day NFL Pro Ball (Aloha Bowl, Honolulu Hawaii) Freedman's Aid Society, fotms to promote education among Blacks 590 Pelagius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope 1550 Giovanni Maria del Monte elected Pope Julius III 1639 Acadmie Franaise begins Dictionary of French Language 1812 Last of Midwest quakes (see 12/16) strikes New Madrid, Missouri 1812 Lord Byron makes his maiden speech in House of Lords 1818 1st successful US educational magazine, Academician, begins, NYC 1827 Ballet (The Deserter) introduced to US at Bowery Theatre (NYC) 1831 Belgium adopts it's Constitution 1836 "Sketches by Boz" (essays) published by Charles Dickens 1839 Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president" 1872 Alcorn A & M College opens 1876 Pres Grants private-secretary Orville acquitted in Whiskey Ring 1878 J Palisa discovers asteroid #182 Elsa 1882 Last bare knuckle champion John L Sullivan KOs Paddy Ryan in Miss 1889 Astronomical Society of Pacific holds 1st meeting in SF 1891 Great Blizzard of 1891 begins 1896 M Wolf discovers asteroid #415 Palatia 1900 Labour Party forms in England 1901 Queen Wilhelmina marries Prince Heinrich von Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1904 Baltimore catches fire (1500 builings destroyed in 80 blocks) 1905 Dominican Rep signs treaty turning over customs collection to US 1912 2nd Dutch Elfstedentocht skate (Coen de Koenig wins (11:40) 1913 J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #739 Mandeville 1914 Steel work completed on Exposition (Civic) Auditorium, SF 1919 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #909 Ulla 1924 Mussolini govt exchanges diplomats with USSR 1927 O Oikawa discovers asteroid #1584 Fuji 1928 1st solo England to Australia flight takes off (Bert Hinkler) 1933 Colonial troops in Suriname kill 2 demonstrators 1934 1st contract for TVA power, Tupelo, Miss 1935 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1720 Niels 1935 S Arend discovers asteroid #2084 Okayama 1936 A flag is authorized for Vice President 1938 K Reinmuth disc asteroid #1481 Tubingia, #1674 Neveld & #2022 West 1940 British railroads nationalized 1940 Walt Disney's "Pinocchio" released 1942 1st indoor 15' pole vault (Cornelius Warmerdam 15' 3/8") 1943 Shoes are rationed in US 1944 Germans launch counteroffensive at Anzio Italy 1945 General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila 1945 Pres Truman appoints Irwin C Mollison judge of US Customs Court 1946 Filibuster in US Senate kills FEPC bill 1947 Britain proposes partitioning Palestine between Arabs & Jews 1948 Omar Bradley succeeds Dwight Eisenhower as Army Chief of Staff 1949 Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000/year baseball player (NY Yankees) 1950 Georges Bidault forms French govt 1950 Sen Joe McCarthy finds "communists" in US Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1950 US & Great-Britain recognize Bao Dai Vietnamese regime 1956 Autherine Lucy, 1st black admitted to U of Alabama, is expelled 1958 1st showing of DAF 600 auto 1959 Cessna lands in Las Vegas after 65 d without landing (refuels in air) 1960 Old handwriting found in at Qumran, near the Dead Sea 1962 Gas explosion in Luisanthal coal mine Voelklingen Germany kills 298 1962 Mine cave in near Vlklingen West Germany, kills 298 1962 President Kennedy begins blockade of Cuba 1964 Baskin-Robbins introduces Beatle Nut ice cream 1964 Beatles land at NY's JFK airport, for 1st US tour 1964 Cassius Clay becomes a black muslim 1965 George Harrison has his tonsils removed 1965 Operations begin at Grupo Folklorico Antiyano on Curacao 1965 US begins regular bombing & strafing of N Vietnam 1965 WVIZ TV channel 25 in Cleveland, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 KWCM TV channel 10 in Appleton, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WLED TV channel 49 in Littleton, NH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1969 1st US pari-mutual female jockey; Diane Crump rides at Hialeah, Fla 1969 Al-Fatah-leader Yasser Arafat becomes president of PLO 1969 Diane Crump becomes 1st woman jockey at a major US racetrack 1969 George Harrison of Beatles, has his tonsils removed 1970 LSU's "Pistol" Pete Marovich scores 69 pts in losing cause 1971 Women win right to vote in Switzerland 1973 1st time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0 1974 Grenada gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1975 NBA New Orleans Jazz end a 28 game road losing streak 1976 Darryl Sittler, Toronto, sets NHL record with 10 points in a game 1976 FCC raids & shuts down pirate radio station WCPR (Bkln NY) 1976 World's largest telescope (600 cm) begins operation (USSR) 1977 Soyuz 24 launches with 2 cosmonauts 1979 Toronto Maple Leaf Darryl Sittler scores NHL record 10 pts (6 goals) 1984 Bruce McCandless makes 1st untethered space walk (US) 1984 David (born without immunity system) at 12, touches mom for 1st time 1984 Michael Jackson awarded a 4-ft-high platinum disc by CBS 1985 Marshall U's Bruce Morris scores a basket from 92'5¬" 1985 NY Devil Don Lever becomes 57th NHLer to score 300 goals 1987 Dennis Conner & Stars & Stripes bring America's Cup back to US 1987 Madonna's "Open Your Heart," single goes #1 1988 Heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson marries actress Robin Givens 1989 Tennis superstar Bjrn Borg, apparently attempts suicide in Milan 1990 Karachi police kill 22 anti-miltary demonstrators Back to GREGSITE Facts for February 0738th day of the year with 327 days left (Numerology = 9) 1910 1øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC 1938 54øF highest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on February 0702/07/41 --- It All Comes Back To Me Now --- Kemp, Hal 02/07/41 --- High On A Windy Hill --- Krupa, Gene 02/07/41 --- Concerto For Clarinet --- Shaw, Artie 02/07/46 --- Oh! What It Seemed To Be --- Carle, Frankie 02/07/47 --- Open The Door, Richard! --- Basie, Count 02/07/47 --- Anniversary Song --- Jolson, Al 02/07/53 --- Wild Horses --- Como, Perry 02/07/70 --- Give Me Just A Little More Time --- Chairmen Of The Board 02/07/70 --- Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) --- Delfonics 02/07/70 --- Travelin' Band --- Creedence Clearwater Revival 02/07/70 --- He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother --- Hollies 02/07/70 --- Evil Ways --- Santana 02/07/70 --- Ma Belle Amie --- Tee Set 02/07/76 --- Lonely Night (Angel Face) --- Captain & Tennille 02/07/76 --- Only Sixteen --- Dr. Hook 02/07/76 --- Junk Food Junkie --- Groce, Larry 02/07/76 --- Bohemian Rhaspody --- Queen 02/07/87 --- Let's Wait Awhile --- Jackson, Janet |
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