On this day 7th February
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Facts
1238 The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir
1301 Edward of Caernarion (later Edward II) becomes first (English) Prince of Wales
1842 Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien
1856 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.
1991 The IRA launches a mortar attack on 10 Downing Street during a cabinet meeting.
1992 Maastricht Treaty signed by 12 countries from the European Community (EC) to create the European Union (EU)
2013 Azerbaijan launches its first satellite, Azerspace-1
Deaths
1045 Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan (b. 1009)
1736 Stephen Gray, English astronomer and scientist (b. 1666)
1801 Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (b. 1726)
1865 John Henry Winder, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) and provost marshal, dies at 64
1938 Harvey Firestone, American manufacturer and founder of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, dies at 69
1959 Guitar Slim [Eddie Jones], American blues guitarist (The Things That I Used to Do) dies at 32
1975 Brendan Fay, actor (Hustler, Man on a Swing), dies at 54
1985 Matt Monro, English singer (b. 1932)
1992 Buzz Sawyer, wrestler (b. 1959)
2001 Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American author and aviator, dies of a stroke at 94
2017 Richard Hatch, American actor (Battlestar Galactica), dies of cancer at 71
Sport
1884 Canadian Rugby Football Union forms
1942 1st indoor 15' pole vault (Cornelius Warmerdam 15' 3/8")
1964 Cassius Clay converts to Islam, and is renamed Muhammad Ali
1988 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic
1998 18th Winter Olympic games open at Nagano, Japan
Films and TV
1914 Charlie Chaplin debuts silent film "The Tramp" in "Kid Auto Races at Venice"
1940 Walt Disney's second feature length movie, "Pinocchio" premieres (NYC)
1961 Jane Fonda made her acting debut in the NBC drama "A String of Beads"
1974 Mel Brooks' film "Blazing Saddles" opens in movie theaters starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder
2006 Uma Thurman is named a knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France for outstanding achievement in the field of art and literature
Born on this day
1966 Chris Rock, comedian (SNL, CB4, Boomerang)
1978 Ashton Kutcher, American actor (That 70s Show), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
A Couple of Pics from those no longer with us
Buzz Sawyer
Richard Hatch