Notable Birthdays for February 7
Louisa Jane Hall (1802-1892) - Successful poet and essayist who published anonymously because she was female.
John Deere (1804-1886) - Founder of the Deere & Company.
Gardner Quincy Colton (1814-1898) - The first person to use nitrous oxide as an anesthetic in dentistry.
Arthur Collins (1864-1933) - Baritone singer who was known as the King of the Ragtime Singers.
Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957) - Author of the Little House on the Prairie series.
Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951) - Novelist and the first American to win the Nobel Prize laureate in literature.
Desmond Doss (1919-2006) - Army corporal and combat medic who refused to carry a weapon during WWII.
Wayne Allwine (1947-2009) - Voice actor who was the third Mickey Mouse voice.
Miguel Ferrer (1955-2017) - Actor who got his big break in RoboCop.
James Spader (1960-Still Living) - Actor known for known for his roles in Pretty in Pink, The Watcher, and The Blacklist.
Garth Brooks (1962-Still Living) - Country musician.
David Bryan (1962-Still Living) - Keyboard player for Bon Jovi.
Memorable Events for February 7
1795 - The 11th Amendment of the Constitution is ratified, restricting individuals to bring suit against states they are not citizens of in federal court.
1817 - Baltimore becomes the first city to use gas lit street lamps.
1889 - The Astronomical Society of the Pacific holds their first meeting in CA.
1940 - Walt Disney releases Pinocchio.
1943 - The U.S. begins shoe rationing as part of the war effort.
1964 - Baskin-Robbins introduces Beatle Nut ice cream in response to the Beatle craze.
1969 - Diane Crump becomes the first female jockey in a major U.S. horse race.
2013 - Mississippi officially certifies the 13th Amendment, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery, even though the amendment was ratified in Mississippi in 1995.