406 Historic Events for February 7
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| 1914 |
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Steel work completed on Exposition (Civic) Auditorium, SF
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| 1914 |
Birth |
David Ignatow, US poet (Tread the Dark, Rescue the Dead)
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Jacques Mornard, [Ram¢n Mercader], murderer (Trotsky)
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Ralph Whitlock, writer
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| 1915 |
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2nd Battle of Masurian Lakes: German armies surrounded a Russian army
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| 1915 |
Death |
Wladyslaw Gorski, composer, dies at 68
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| 1915 |
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1st wireless message sent from a moving train to a station received
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| 1917 |
Birth |
Dick Emery, London England, actor (Yellow Submarine, Loot, Baby Love)
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| 1918 |
Death |
Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, composer, dies at 68
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Dom H‚lder Cƒmara, Brazilian bishop
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Ilse Pausin, Austria, figure skating pairs (Olympics-silver-1936)
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Eddie Bracken, Astoria NYC, actor (Summer Stock, Young and Willing)
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| 1920 |
Death |
Alexander Koltsjak, adm/leader Russian counter-revolutionary, executed
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Oscar Brand, Winnipeg Canada, folk vocalist (Draw Me a Laugh)
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Bryan Woods, soldier/clerk
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Athol Rowan, cricketer (brother of Eric, South African off-spinner)
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| 1921 |
Death |
Peter Kropotkin, Russ Prince/geologist/revolut anarchist, dies at 78
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| 1922 |
Event |
John Willard's "Cat and the Canary," premieres in NYC
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Keefe Brasselle, Elyria Ohio, actor (Be Our Guest)
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| 1923 |
Birth |
George H H Lascelles, English earl of Harewood/leader (Covent Garden)
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| 1924 |
Event |
Mussolini govt exchanges diplomats with USSR
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Cathy Long, (Rep-D-LA, 1985-86)
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Amsterdam folk vocalist
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Dora Bryan, [Broadhurst], Southport England, actress (Taste of Honey)
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| 1924 |
Birth |
Hattie Jacques, Kent England, actress (Carry on Doctor)
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