February 7

Today in History
• 1301 - Edward of Caernarion (later Edward II) becomes 1st prince of Wales
• 1569 - King Philip II forms inquistion in South America
• 1613 - Michail Romanov (16) becomes czar of Russia
• 1639 - Academie Franeaise begins Dictionary of French Language
• 1795 - 11th Amendment to U.S. Constitution ratified, affirms power of states
• 1812 - 8.2 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri
• 1818 - "Academician" began publication in New York City
• 1936 - The U.S. Vice President's flag was established by executive order

Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Ballet Day
• e-Day
• Hug an Addict or Alcoholic Day
• Independence Day Grenada
• International Clash Day
• National Periodic Table Day
• National Send a Card to a Friend Day
• Rose Day

Birthdays
• 1102 - Empress Matilda, Princess of England and wife of Henry V
• 1688 - Maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel [Marijke Meu], Princess of Orange
• 1693 - Anna Ivanova Romanova, Empress of Russia
• 1804 - John Deere, American blacksmith and manufacturer
• 1812 - Charles Dickens, English writer
• 1824 - William Higgins, discoverer (nature of spiral nebulae)
• 1837 - James Murray, Scottish lexicographer and philologist(Oxford English Dictionary)
• 1867 - Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (Little House on Prairie)