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Robert Reinick (22 February 1805 – 7 February 1852) was a German painter and poet associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. One of his poems Dem Vaterland was set […]

John Hubert Hall (February 7 1899 – November 14 1970) was an American Republican politician from the US state of Oregon. He was Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives […]

Janice Elaine Voss (October 8 1956 – February 6 2012) was an American engineer and a NASA astronaut. She flew in space five times jointly holding the record for American […]

Len Crane (7 February 1928 – May 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Crane made his VFL […]

Ferdinand Vasserot (2 March 1881 – 7 February 1963) was a French cyclist. He competed in the men’s sprint event at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

André Wilhelm (born 7 February 1943) is a former French racing cyclist. He finished in last place in the 1969 Tour de France.

Josef Seppi Rottmoser (born February 7 1990) is a German ski mountaineer.Rottmoser was born in Rosenheim. He started ski mountaineering in 2000 and competed first in 2007.

739 Mandeville formerly referred to as 1913 QR and 1963 HE is a minor planet located in the asteroid belt. Its absolute magnitude is 8.50. It was discovered on 7 […]

Markos Vafiadis (Greek: Μάρκος Βαφειάδης; born in 1906 in Theodosiopolis (Erzurum) Ottoman Empire – February 23 1992 in Athens Greece) was a leading figure of the Communist Party of Greece […]

Zhou Yimiao also spelled as Zhou Yi-Miao (Chinese: 周奕妙; born February 7 1991) is a professional Chinese tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 194 which she reached on […]

Ephraim Smith Williams (February 7 1802 – July 20 1890) was the seventh mayor of the Village (now City) of Flint Michigan serving from 1861 to 1862.

Alf Lied Aanning (10 February 1896 – 7 February 1948) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Norwegian team that won […]

Margaret Mortimer Baroness Mortimer (née de Fiennes; after 1269 – 7 February 1333) was an English noblewoman born to William II de Fiennes Baron Tingry and Blanche de Brienne. Her […]

Andrew Kessler Hay (January 19 1809 – February 7 1881) was an American Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey’s 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives […]

Kristin Otto (born 7 February 1966) is a German Olympic swimming champion. She is most famous for being the first woman to win six gold medals at a single Olympic […]

Learco Guerra (October 14 1902 – February 7 1963) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1934 Giro d’Italia.Laearco […]

Jan Wojciech Bachleda-Curuś (19 April 1951 in Zakopane – 7 February 2009 in Zakopane) was a Polish alpine skier who competed in the 1976 Winter Olympics.

An election was held in the Australian state of Queensland on 7 February 2004 to elect the 89 members of the state’s Legislative Assembly.The Australian Labor Party (ALP) government of […]

Meike Freitag (born February 7 1979 in Frankfurt am Main Hessen) is a retired female swimmer from Germany specialised in the freestyle. A three-time Olympian (1996 2000 and 2008) she […]

Adelbert Althouse (1869 – May 17 1954) was a United States Navy Captain who served as the 27th and 29th Naval Governor of Guam. Prior to his Governorship he served […]