406 Historic Events for February 7
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Robert Frank Baksa, composer
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| 1940 |
Death |
Francis Ford, cricketer (5 Tests for Engld v Australia 1894-95), dies
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| 1940 |
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British railroads nationalized
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| 1940 |
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Walt Disney's 2nd feature-length movie, "Pinocchio," premieres (NYC)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Gary Bond, England, actor (Outback, Zulu, Anne of Thousand Days)
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| 1941 |
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Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey Orch record "Everything Happens to Me"
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| 1942 |
Death |
Dorando di Desiderio Pietri, marathoner (Oly-gold-1908), dies at 56
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| 1942 |
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1st indoor 15' pole vault (Cornelius Warmerdam 15' 3/8")
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Ton [ACHM] de Kok, Dutch MP (CDA)
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| 1943 |
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Shoe rationing begins in US (may purchase up to 3 more pairs in 1942)
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Berend baron van Voorst tot Voorst, Dutch foreign state sect (CDA)
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Berry [AH] Esselink, Dutch MP (CDA)
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| 1944 |
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Bing Crosby records "Swinging on a Star" for Decca Records
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| 1944 |
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Germans launch counteroffensive at Anzio Italy
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Michael A Andrews, (Rep-D-TX, 1983- )
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| 1945 |
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US 76th/5th Infantry divisions begin crossing Sauer
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| 1945 |
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General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila
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| 1945 |
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Pres Truman appoints Irwin C Mollison judge of US Customs Court
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Pete Postlethwaite, actor (The Boxer)
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Gerald Davies, British rugby player
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Hector Babenco, director (Ironweed, Kiss of the Spider Woman)
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Lawrence Ascott, rocker (Isotope)
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| 1946 |
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Filibuster in US Senate kills FEPC bill
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| 1946 |
Birth |
Sammy Johns, rocker (Politics, Religion and Her)
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| 1947 |
Event |
Arabs and Jews reject British proposal to split Palestine
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