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February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove February 2007 is the second month of the year It began on a Thursday and 28 days later ended on a Wednesday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English February 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August February 2004 was the second month of 2004 in the Gregorian calendar. February 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September February 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 318 days remaining until the end of the year (319 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

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Events

• 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols. Andrew of Longjumeau (Original French name André de Longjumeau) was a 13th century Dominican missionary and diplomat and one of the most active Occidental diplomats
• 1646 - Battle of Great Torrington, Devon - the last major battle of the first English Civil War. Great Torrington (generally abbreviated to Torrington, though it should be noted that the villages of Little Torrington and Black Torrington are situated The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists.
• 1742 - Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Spencer Compton 1st Earl of Wilmington, KG, KB, PC (1673 &ndash 2 July 1743 was a British Whig Statesman who served The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom
• 1804 - First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The First Barbary War (1801&ndash1805 also known as the Barbary Coast War or the Tripolitan War, was the first of two wars fought between the United Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr ( 5 January 1779 – 22 March 1820) was an American naval officer notable for his heroism See also See USS ''Philadelphia'' for other Navy ships of the same name
• 1838 - Weenen Massacre: Hundreds of Voortrekkers along the Blaukraans River, Natal are killed by Zulus. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Weenen massacre refers to the massacre of Voortrekkers by the Zulu on 17 February 1838. Voortrekkers can also refer to a youth organization see Voortrekkers (youth organization. KwaZulu-Natal (kwɑːˌzuːluː nəˈtɑːl often referred to as " KZN " is a province of South Africa. The Zulu ( IsiZulu: amaZulu) are the largest South African ethnic group of an estimated 10-11 million people who live mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal
• 1852 - Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Studebaker Corporation, or simply Studebaker, was a United States Wagon and Automobile manufacturer based in
• 1859 - The French Government passes a law to set the A-note above middle C to a frequency of 435 Hz, in an attempt to standardize the pitch. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The government of France is a Semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic, in which the nation declares
• 1862 - American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States Fort Donelson National Battlefield preserves Fort Donelson and Fort Heiman, two sites of the American Civil War Forts Henry and Donelson Campaign in which Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States.
• 1866 - Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes the British Secretary of State for War. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Spencer Compton Cavendish 8th Duke of Devonshire, KG, GCVO, PC ( 23 July 1833 – 24 March 1908) was a The position of Secretary of State for War, commonly called War Secretary, was a British Cabinet -level position first applied to Henry Dundas
• 1868 - In New York City the Jolly Corks organization is renamed the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE). Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The City of New York The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ( BPOE; also often known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks) is an American Fraternal order and
• 1899 - President Félix Faure of France dies in office. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected Félix François Faure (30 January 1841&ndash16 February 1899 was President of France from 1895 until his death This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1899 - Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Iceland's first football club is founded. Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, ( Icelandic for "Reykjavík Football Club" for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland (
• 1918 - The Council of Lithuania unanimously adopts the Act of Independence, declaring Lithuania an independent state. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Council of Lithuania (Lietuvos Taryba Litausher Landesrat Rada Litewska after July 11 1918 The State Council of Lithuania (Lithuanian Lietuvos Valstybės Taryba The Act of Independence of Lithuania (Lietuvos Nepriklausomybės Aktas or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16 1918 proclaiming Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the
• 1923 - Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Carter ( May 9 1874 March 2 1939) was an English Archaeologist and Egyptologist, noted as a primary discoverer Pharaoh is the title given in modern parlance to the ancient Egyptian kings of all periods
• 1934 - Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republican Schutzbund. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Origins of the conflict After the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (following World War I) the state of Austria - comprising by The Social Democratic Party of Austria ( German: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, or SPÖ) is one of the oldest parties in Austria. The Republikanischer Schutzbund (Republican Defense League was a Paramilitary organization established in 1923 by the ''Sozialdemokratische Arbeiterpartei Österreichs''
• 1934 - Commission of Government is sworn in as form of direct rule for the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Commission of Government was a non-elected body that governed Newfoundland from 1934 to 1949 (when the former Dominion became the tenth province of The Dominion of Newfoundland was a British dominion from 1907 (before which the territory had the status of a British colony to 1949
• 1936 - Elections bring the Popular Front to power in Spain. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Popular Front (Frente Popular in Spain 's Second Republic was an electoral Coalition and pact signed in January 1936 by various Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1937 - Wallace H. Carothers receives a patent for nylon. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wallace Hume Carothers ( April 27, 1896 &ndash April 29, 1937) was an American chemist inventor and the leader of Organic chemistry A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an Overview Nylon is a Thermoplastic silky material first used commercially in a nylon- Bristled Toothbrush (1938 followed more famously by
• 1940 - World War II: Altmark Incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMS Cossack. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Altmark Incident ( Norwegian: Altmark -affæren was a naval skirmish of World War II between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany Altmark was a German tanker and supply vessel one of five of a class built between 1937 and 1939 In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cossack, after the Cossack people of Eastern Europe, whilst another was planned but was 299 British prisoners are freed.
• 1943 - World War II: The USSR reconquers Kharkov. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Kharkiv or Kharkov (Харків Харьков is the second largest city in Ukraine.
• 1945 - World War II: American forces land on Corregidor island in the Philippines. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar For the Spanish historical administrative position see Corregidor (position Corregidor is an island in the entrance of the Philippines The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• 1947 - Canadians granted Canadian citizenship after 80 years of being British subjects. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen. William Lyon Mackenzie King PC OM CMG ( December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian
• 1957 - The "Toddlers' Truce", a controversial television closedown between 6. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The Toddlers' Truce was a piece of early British Television scheduling policy Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic 00pm and 7. 00pm was abolished in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1959 - Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la General Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (fulˈxensjo βaˈtista i salˈdiβar January 16, 1901 &ndash August 6, 1973) was a Cuban New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC
• 1961 - Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Explorer program was the United States 's first successful attempt to launch an artificial satellite.
• 1968 - In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Haleyville is a city in Marion and Winston Counties in the US 911 (usually pronounced "nine-one-one" is the Emergency telephone number for the North American Numbering Plan (NANP
• 1978 - The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago, Illinois). Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. A Bulletin Board System, or BBS, is a Computer system running software that allows users to connect and login to Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• 1983 - The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia claim the lives of 75 people in Australia's worst ever fires. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Ash Wednesday fires were a Natural disaster that occurred in south-east Australia on 16 February 1983 South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• 1985 - The founding of Hezbollah. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Hezbollah (حزب الله, literally " party of God " is a Shi'a Islamic political and Paramilitary organisation
• 1986 - The Soviet liner Mikhail Lermontov runs aground in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Mikhail Lermontov The Mikhail Lermontov, launched in 1972 was the last of the five "poet" ships ''Ivan Franko'', ''Taras Shevchenko'' The Marlborough Sounds are an extensive network of sea-drowned valleys created by a combination of land subsidence and rising sea levels at the north of the New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
• 1987 - The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of being a Nazi guard dubbed "Ivan the Terrible" in Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) John Demjanjuk, born Ivan Demjanjuk (born April 3, 1920) is an Ukrainian-born retired auto worker and naturalized United States citizen who gained notoriety Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Treblinka II was a German Extermination camp in occupied Poland during World War II. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the
• 1993 - Western Australia's and Australia's first woman Premier, Carmen Lawrence, is voted out of office. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A premier is a title for the Head of government in some countries Dr Carmen Mary Lawrence (born 2 March 1948) is an Australian politician a former Premier of Western Australia and the first woman to become Premier of
• 1999 - In Uzbekistan, a bomb explodes and gunfire is heard at the government headquarters in an apparent assassination attempt against President Islom Karimov. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Islom Abdug‘aniyevich Karimov (in Cyrillic Uzbek: Ислом Абдуғаниевич Каримов; in Russian: Ислам Абдуганиевич
• 1999 - Across Europe, Kurdish rebels take over embassies and hold hostages after Turkey arrested one of their rebel leaders, Abdullah Öcalan. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Abdullah "Apo" Öcalan ( born April 4 1948 is the founding leader of the Kurdish party Kurdistan Workers Party
• 2005 - The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the international Framework Convention on Climate Change with the objective of reducing Greenhouse gases in an effort Ratification is the act of giving official sanction or approval to a formal document such as a treaty or constitution Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 2005 - The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004-2005 regular season and playoffs, becoming the first major sports league in North America to do so over a labor dispute. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 2006 - The last Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Due to the popularity of the series M*A*S*H, colloquial use might refer to any mobile military Field hospital. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities.

Births

• 1032 - Emperor Yingzong of China (d. Emperor Yingzong ( February 16, 1032 &ndash January 25, 1067) was the fifth emperor of the Song Dynasty of China. 1067)
• 1222 - Nichiren Daishonin, Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism (d. Nichiren (日蓮 ( February 16, 1222 &ndash October 13, 1282) born, later, and finally Nichiren, was a Buddhist 1282)
• 1497 - Philipp Melanchthon, German humanist and reformer (d. Philipp Melanchthon (born Philipp Schwartzerd) ( February 16, 1497 &ndash April 19, 1560) was a German professor and theologian 1560)
• 1519 - Gaspard de Coligny, French Huguenot leader (d. Gaspard de Coligny ( February 16, 1519 &ndash August 24, 1572) Seigneur (Lord de Châtillon held the office of 1572)
• 1543 - Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. Kanō Eitoku (狩野 永徳 February 16, 1543 - October 12, 1590) was a Japanese painter who lived during the Azuchi-Momoyama period 1590)
• 1620 - Friedrich Wilhelm I of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia (d. Frederick William (Friedrich Wilhelm February 16 1620 &ndash April 29 1688) was the Elector of Brandenburg and the 1688)
• 1643 - John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. John Sharp may refer to John Sharp (Archbishop of York (1643-1714 John Sharp (actor (1920-1992 British television actor 1714)
• 1698 - Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (d. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pierre Bouguer ( February 16, 1698 &ndash August 15, 1758) was a French Mathematician and astronomer 1758)
• 1727 - Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (d. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nikolaus Joseph Freiherr von Jacquin or Baron Nikolaus von Jacquin. 1817)
• 1761 - Charles Pichegru, French general (d. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Charles Pichegru ( February 16, 1761 &mdash April 5, 1804) was a French General and political figure of the French 1804)
• 1786 - Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia is the name and title used by three relatively prominent members of the Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov family 1859)
• 1802 - Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Phineas Parkhurst Quimby ( February 16, 1802 – January 16, 1866) was a New England philosopher magnetizer mesmerist healer 1866)
• 1804 - Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (d. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Karl (Carl Theodor Ernst von Siebold ( February 16, 1804 - April 7, 1885) was a German Physiologist and Zoologist 1885)
• 1812 - Henry Wilson, 18th Vice President of US (d. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Henry Wilson (February 16 1812 &ndash November 22 1875 was a Senator from Massachusetts and the eighteenth Vice President of the United States. 1875)
• 1821 - Heinrich Barth, German explorer (d. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Heinrich Barth ( February 16 1821 &ndash November 25, 1865) was a German Explorer and Scholar of Africa 1865)
• 1822 - Sir Francis Galton, English explorer and biologist (d. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Sir Francis Galton FRS ( 16 February 1822 &ndash 17 January 1911) half-cousin of Charles Darwin, was an 1911)
• 1824 - Peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Peter Kozler or Kosler ( February 16, 1824 &ndash April 16, 1879) was a Slovene Lawyer, Geographer 1879)
• 1826 - Julia Grant, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Julia Boggs Dent Grant ( January 26, 1826 &ndash December 14, 1902) was the wife of the 18th President of the United States, First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1902)
• 1826 - Joseph Victor von Scheffel, German poet (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Joseph Victor von Scheffel 1886)
• 1831 - Nikolai Leskov, Russian writer (d. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (Николай Семёнович Лесков &mdash) was a Russian Journalist, Novelist and short story Writer 1895)
• 1834 - Ernst Haeckel, German zoologist and philosopher (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel ( February 16, 1834 — August 9, 1919)also written von Haeckel, was an eminent German 1919)
• 1838 - Henry Adams, American historian and novelist (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Henry Brooks Adams ( February 16 1838 &ndash March 27 1918) was an American Novelist, Journalist, Historian 1918)
• 1847 - Philipp Scharwenka, Polish-German composer (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka ( February 16, 1847, Samter, near Posen – July 16, 1917, Bad Nauheim) was a 1917)
• 1848 - Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Hugo Marie de Vries ( Feb 16 1848, Haarlem - May 21 1935, Lunteren) was a Dutch Botanist and one of 1935)
• 1856 - Rudolph Karstadt, German entrepreneur (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Rudolph Karstadt (born February 16, 1856 in Grevesmühlen; died December 19, 1944 in Schwerin) was a German 1944)
• 1856 - Willem Kes, Dutch conductor (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Willem Kes ( February 16, 1856 &ndash February 22, 1934) was a Dutch conductor and Violinist. 1934)
• 1866 - Billy Hamilton (baseball player), MLB Hall of Fame Outfielder (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Robert "Sliding Billy" Hamilton (b February 16, 1866, d 1940)
• 1866 - Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov (Вячеслав Иванович Иванов ( February 16 ( 28) 1866&ndash July 16, 1949) was a Russian 1949)
• 1874 - Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marie Gutheil-Schoder ( February 16, 1874 &ndash October 4, 1935) was one of the most important German Sopranos of her day 1935)
• 1876 - George Macaulay Trevelyan, English historian (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year George Macaulay Trevelyan CBE OM ( February 16, 1876 Welcombe House, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire 1962)
• 1878 - Pamela Colman Smith, artist, writer, designer of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck of tarot cards (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pamela Colman Smith ( February 16, 1878 — September 18, 1951) was an artist illustrator and writer The Rider-Waite tarot deck is the most popular Tarot deck in use today in the English-speaking world (the Tarot de Marseille being the most popular deck in the Latin 1951)
• 1883 - Elizabeth Craig, British writer (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Elizabeth Josephine Craig, MBE, FRSA ( 16 February 1883 &ndash 7 June 1980) was a British food writer Journalist 1980)
• 1884 - Robert J. Flaherty, American filmmaker (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Robert Joseph Flaherty (16 February 1884 Iron Mountain Michigan - 23 July 1951 Dummerston Vermont) was an American Filmmaker who directed and produced 1951)
• 1886 - Van Wyck Brooks, American historian and critic (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Van Wyck Brooks (b Plainfield New Jersey, February 16 1886; d 1963)
• 1887 - Kathleen Clifford, American actress (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kathleen Clifford ( February 16, 1887 - December 28, 1962) was an American vaudeville and Broadway stage and film actress 1962)
• 1898 - Katharine Cornell, American actress (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Katharine Cornell ( February 16 1893 - June 9 1974) was a stage actress writer and theater owner and producer. 1974)
• 1891 - Hans F. K. Günther, German eugenicist (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hans Friedrich Karl Günther ( February 16 1891 in Freiburg – September 25 1968 also in Freiburg 1967)
• 1901 - Vincent Coleman, American actor (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Vincent Coleman ( February 16, 1900 – October 26, 1971) was an American stage and film Actor of the Silent film 1971)
• 1901 - Wayne King, American musician and orchestra leader (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Wayne King, born Harold Wayne King, ( February 16, 1901 – July 16, 1985) was an American musician songwriter singer 1985)
• 1901 - Chester Morris, American film actor (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) John Chester Brooks Morris ( February 16, 1901 - September 11, 1970) was an American actor 1970)
• 1903 - Edgar Bergen, American ventriloquist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting 1978)
• 1903 - George-Henri Lévesque, Quebec priest and sociologist (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Georges-Henri Lévesque ( February 16, 1903 &ndash January 15, 2000) was a Canadian Dominican priest and sociologist 2000)
• 1904 - George F. Kennan, American historian, diplomat and political policy-maker (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on George Frost Kennan (February 16 1904 &ndash March 17 2005 was an American Advisor, Diplomat, Political scientist, and Historian, best 2005)
• 1906 - Vera Menchik, British-Czech chess player, the first Women's World Champion in chess (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Vera Menchik (Věra Menčíková Вера Францевна Менчик ( 16 February[[ 906]]&mdash 27 June[[ 944]] was a British - Czech chess 1944)
• 1909 - Hugh Beaumont, American actor (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Eugene Hugh Beaumont ( February 16, 1909 — May 14, 1982) was an American Actor and Television director 1982)
• 1909 - Jeffrey Lynn, American actor (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Jeffrey Lynn ( February 16, 1909 &ndash November 24, 1995) was an American Actor. 1995)
• 1909 - Richard McDonald, American fast food pioneer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Richard "Dick" J McDonald ( February 16, 1909 – July 14, 1998) and Maurice "Mac" McDonald ( November 26 1998)
• 1915 - Jim O'Hora, American college football coach (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Joseph O’Hora ( February 16, 1915 &ndash August 5, 2005) was an American college football coach for over 30 years 2005)
• 1915 - Elisabeth Eybers, South African poet (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elisabeth Françoise Eybers ( 16 February 1915 &ndash 1 December 2007) was a South African Poet. 2007)
• 1915 - Michael Relph, British film producer and director (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Michael Relph (born in Broadstone, Dorset, England, February 16, 1915, died in Selsey, West Sussex, England 2004)
• 1916 - Bill Doggett, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Bill Doggett ( February 16, 1916 &ndash November 13, 1996) was an American Jazz and Rhythm and blues Pianist 1996)
• 1918 - Patty Andrews, American singer
• 1920 - Anna Mae Hays, American army general
• 1921 - Jean Behra, French Formula One driver (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Andrews Sisters were a Close harmony singing group consisting of sisters LaVerne Sophie Andrews ( Contralto; July 6, 1911 &ndash May Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Brigadier General Anna Mae Hays (b February 16 1920 was the first woman in the U Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Jean Marie Behra (born in Nice, France, February 16 1921 - died in Berlin, Germany, August 1 1959 1959)
• 1921 - Araucaria, British crossword compiler
• 1921 - Vera-Ellen, American actress (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Reverend John Galbraith Graham MBE (born February 16, 1921) is a British Crossword compiler best known as Araucaria of Vera-Ellen ( February 16, 1921 - August 30, 1981) was an American actress and stage and Film 1981)
• 1922 - Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, German night fighter pilot (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer ( February 16, 1922 - July 15, 1950) is considered on of the top Night fighter aces of all time 1950)
• 1925 - Carlos Paredes, Portuguese guitar master (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlos Paredes, ComSE, pron. 'kaɾluʃ pɐ'ɾedɨʃ ( February 16 1925 &ndash July 23 2004)
• 1926 - John Schlesinger, English film director (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Richard Schlesinger, CBE ( February 16, 1926 &ndash July 25, 2003) was an Academy Award -winning English 2003)
• 1927 - June Brown, British actress
• 1929 - Gerhard Hanappi, Austrian footballer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. June Muriel Brown, MBE (born 16 February 1927) is an English actress, best known for her role as Dot Cotton in the Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerhard Hanappi (born February 16 1929 &ndash died August 23 1980) is one of Austrian football 's most famous sons 1980)
• 1931 - George E. Sangmeister, American politician (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Edward Sangmeister ( February 16, 1931 &ndash October 7, 2007) was a former member of the United States House of Representatives 2007)
• 1931 - Ken Takakura, Japanese actor
• 1932 - Gretchen Wyler, American actress and dancer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. born, is a Japanese Actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic honorable presence he brings to his roles Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Gretchen Wyler ( February 16, 1932 &ndash May 27, 2007) was an American actress 2007)
• 1932 - Otis Blackwell, American songwriter and singer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Otis Blackwell ( 16 February 1931 – 6 May 2002) was an American Songwriter, Singer, and Pianist 2002)
• 1932 - Harry Goz, American actor (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Harry Goz ( June 23, 1932 – September 6, 2003) was an American Broadway Musical theater Actor and also a 2003)
• 1932 - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone
• 1934 - Herbie & Harold Kalin, American singers (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (born February 16 1932 was the 3rd President of Sierra Leone from 1996 to 1997 and from 1998 to 2007 The President of Sierra Leone is the Head of state and the Head of government of Sierra Leone, as well as the Commander-in-chief of the Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kalin Twins were a Pop music recording duo, comprising Herbert and Harold Kalin 2005-Harold / 2006-Herbie)
• 1934 - Marlene Hagge, American professional golfer
• 1935 - Sonny Bono, American entertainer & U. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Marlene Hagge (born in February 16 1934) also played as Marlene Bauer before marriage is an American professional Golfer She was Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono ( February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American Record producer, S. Congressman (d. 1998)
• 1936 - Jill Kinmont, American skier
• 1937 - Yuri Manin, Russian mathematician
• 1938 - John Corigliano, American composer
• 1938 - Barry Primus, American actor
• 1939 - Czesław Niemen, Polish singer-songwriter and composer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jill Kinmont Boothe (born February 16, 1936 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American ski racer who competed in Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yuri Ivanovitch Manin (Юрий Иванович Манин born 1937 Simferopol) is a Russian / German mathematician known for work in Algebraic Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Corigliano (b February 16, 1938, New York City New York) is an American Composer of Classical music and a teacher Barry Primus (born February 16 1938) is an American Television and Film actor Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Czesław Niemen (real name Czesław Juliusz Wydrzycki) ( February 16, 1939 - January 17, 2004) was one of the most important and original 2004)
• 1939 - Adolfo Azcuna, Filipino Supreme Court jurist
• 1942 - Kim Jong-il, North Korean leader
• 1943 - Brig Owens, American football player
• 1944 - Richard Ford, American novelist
• 1945 - Jeremy Bulloch, English actor
• 1945 - Frank Welker, American voice actor
• 1946 - Ian Lavender, English actor
• 1948 - Eckhart Tolle, Author and spiritual teacher
• 1950 - Peter Hain, British politician
• 1950 - Kazuki Tomokawa, Japanese acid-folk singer
• 1950 - Roman Tam, Hong Kong famous singer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Adolfo S Azcuna (born February 16, 1939) is an incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The Supreme Court of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas or Korte Suprema) is the country's highest judicial court as well Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kim Jong-il (also written as Kim Jong Il) (born 16 February 1941 Vyatskoye, Soviet Union; official biographies state 16 February 1942 Baekdu Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brigman P Owens (born February 16, 1943 in Linden, Texas) is a former American football player in the National Football Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Ford (born February 16, 1944) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning American Novelist and Short story writer Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Jeremy Bulloch (born 16 February, 1945) is an English Actor. He has appeared in numerous British TV and film productions including Doctor Who Franklin W Welker (born March 12 1946 is an American voice actor. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Ian Lavender, better known as Ian Lavender, (born 16 February 1946 is an English film and television Actor best known for his role as Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eckhart Tolle (born February 16 1948) is a German / Canadian spiritual teacher motivational speaker and writer Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Gerald Hain (born 16 February 1950, Nairobi, Kenya) is a British Labour Party Politician who has Born Tenji Nozoki ( February 16 1950) Kazuki Tomokawa is the stage name of a prolific Japanese poet musician active in the Japanese music scene since the Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. Roman Tam, known by the stage name Lo man (羅文 nickname Law Kee (蘿記 was a renowned Cantopop singer 2002)
• 1951 - William Katt, American actor
• 1952 - Barry Foote, Major League Baseball player
• 1953 - George Martin, American footballer
• 1953 - Lanny McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1953 - Roberta Williams, computer game designer
• 1954 - Michael Holding, West Indian fast bowler cricket
• 1954 - Iain Banks, Scottish author
• 1954 - Margaux Hemingway, American actress and model (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January William Theodore Katt (born February 16 1951) is an American film and television Actor, best known as the star of The Greatest American Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barry Clifton Foote (pronounced FOO-tee (born February 16, 1952 in Smithfield North Carolina) was a Major League Baseball player from 1973 Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Martin was a football manager and player During his career he played at Luton Town in the 1930s before going into management Lanny King McDonald (born February 16, 1953 in Hanna, Alberta, Canada) is a retired professional Ice hockey player and a member of Roberta Williams (born February 16, 1953) is a retired computer game designer. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Michael Anthony Holding (born February 16, 1954 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a former West Indian Cricketer One of the Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Iain Menzies Banks (born on 16 February 1954 in Dunfermline, Fife) is a Scottish Writer. Margaux Louise Hemingway ( February 16, 1954 &ndash July 1, 1996) was an American Fashion Supermodel and 1996)
• 1955 - Hunt Block, American actor
• 1956 - James Ingram, American singer
• 1957 - LeVar Burton, American actor
• 1958 - Ice-T, American rapper, songwriter, and actor
• 1958 - Lisa Loring, American actress
• 1958 - Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian basketball player
• 1958 - Michael W. Burns, American politician
• 1959 - John McEnroe, American tennis player
• 1959 - Kelly Tripucka, American basketball player
• 1960 - Pete Willis, English guitarist (Def Leppard)
• 1960 - Cherie Chung, Hong Kong actress
• 1961 - Andy Taylor, English rock guitarist (Duran Duran)
• 1962 - John Balance, English musician (Coil, Psychic TV) (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Hunt Block (born February 16 1953 in Glen Burnie Maryland) is an American actor Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Ingram (born February 16, 1956) is an American soul musician Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Levardis Robert Martyn Burton Jr (born February 16, 1957, in Landstuhl, West Germany) professionally known as LeVar Burton, Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lisa Loring (born Lisa Ann DeCinces on February 16, 1958 on Kwajalein, Marshall Islands) is an American actress Oscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt (born February 16, 1958 in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian Basketball Michael W Burns (born February 16, 1958) in Baltimore Maryland was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for District 32 which covers The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Patrick McEnroe Jr (born February 16 1959 is an American former World No Peter Kelly Tripucka (born February 16, 1959 in Glen Ridge New Jersey) was a National Basketball Association player for the Detroit Pistons Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Andrew "Pete" Willis (born February 16 1960, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, where he attended Tapton Cherie Chung Chor-hung ( born February 16 1960) is a Hong Kong film actress in the 1980s Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andy Taylor (born 16 February 1961 is an English Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter, best known as a member of Duran Duran and Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Balance (first name also spelled Jhon and Jhonn; born Geff Rushton/Geoffrey Laurence Burton February 16, 1962 – November 13 Psychic TV (sometimes spelled Psychick TV) or PTV, is a video art and music group that primarily performs psychedelic punk electronic and experimental music 2004)
• 1963 - Dave Lombardo, Cuban drummer (Slayer)
• 1963 - Dano Halsall, Swiss swimmer
• 1964 - Bebeto, Brazilian footballer
• 1964 - Christopher Eccleston, English actor
• 1967 - John Valentin, baseball player
• 1967 - Keith Gretzky, former hockey player; brother of Wayne Gretzky
• 1968 - Warren Ellis, British comic book writer
• 1969 - David Heath, American professional wrestler better known as Gangrel
• 1970 - D.J. Wallis, American fitness competitor
• 1970 - Serdar Ortac, Turkish popstar
• 1970 - Angelo Peruzzi, Italian footballer
• 1971 - Amanda Holden, British actress
• 1972 - Jerome Bettis, American football player. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dave Lombardo (born February 16 1965 in Havana, Cuba) is a heavy metal Drummer best known for his work with American Thrash metal Slayer is an American Thrash metal band founded by Guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King in Dano Halsall (born February 16, 1963 in Genève) is a former freestyle Swimmer from Switzerland, who competed in three Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. José Roberto Gama de Oliveira, known as Bebeto (born February 16, 1964 in Salvador, Brazil) is a former football forward Christopher Eccleston (krɪstəfə ˈɛkəlstən born 16 February 1964 is an award-winning English stage, Film and Television Actor Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. John William Valentin (ˈvælɨntɪn born February 18 1967 in Mineola New York) is a former Shortstop and Third baseman in Keith Edward Gretzky (born February 16 1967 in Brantford, Ontario) is one of the brothers of famous Ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Warren Ellis (born February 16, 1968) is a British author of Comics Novels and Television, well known for sociocultural Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David William Heath (born February 16, 1969) is an American professional wrestler better known by his Ring names Gangrel Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doc Julie 'DJ' Wallis (born February 16, 1970, San Antonio Texas) is an International Federation of BodyBuilders fitness competitor Serdar Ortaç (born 16 February 1970) is one of the leading Singers of the Turkish Pop folk music since 1990s Angelo Peruzzi, Cavaliere OMRI, (born February 16, 1970 in Viterbo) is an Italian former World Cup -winning football Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Amanda Louise Holden (born 16 February 1971 is an English actress. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jerome Abram Bettis, Nicknamed " The Bus " (born February 16, 1972) is a former American football halfback for
• 1972 - Sarah Clarke, American actress
• 1973 - Christian Bassedas, Argentine former footballer
• 1973 - Cathy Freeman, Australian athlete
• 1973 - Nikos Kostakis, Greek footballer
• 1974 - Fanis Katergiannakis, Greek footballer
• 1974 - Johnny Tri Nguyen, Vietnamese American stuntman and martial arts actor
• 1975 - Nanase Aikawa, Japanese singer
• 1975 - Vanina Ickx, Belgian racing driver
• 1975 - Don Jeffcoat, American actor
• 1976 - Eric Byrnes, American baseball player
• 1976 - Kyo, Japanese singer (Dir en grey)
• 1976 - Joe Odagiri, Japanese actor
• 1977 - Ian Clarke, Irish computer programmer
• 1977 - Ahman Green, American football player
• 1978 - John Tartaglia, Broadway actor and Muppeteer
• 1979 - Eric Mun, Korean rapper (Shinhwa)
• 1979 - Valentino Rossi, Italian motorcycle racer
• 1980 - Agim Kaba, American actor and film producer
• 1980 - Ashley Lelie, American football player
• 1981 - Jay Howard, British racing driver
• 1981 - Jerry Owens, American baseball player
• 1981 - Qyntel Woods, American basketball player
• 1982 - Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, American rapper
• 1985 - Zoi Dimoschaki, Greek swimmer
• 1986 - Pluto, the dog
• 1988 - Denílson Pereira Neves, Brazilian footballer
• 1991 - Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg, Princess of Luxembourg

Deaths

• 1247 - Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. Sarah Clarke (born February 16 1972) is an American Actress, best known for her role as Nina Myers on the Fox Network 's Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Christian Gustavo Bassedas (born February 16, 1973 in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province) is a former Argentine football Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman, OAM (known as Cathy Freeman) (born 16 February 1973 is an Australian sprinter who is particularly associated with Niko Kostakis, (Νίκος Κωστάκης born February 16, 1973 in Athens, Greece, is a professional Football (soccer Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Theofanis Katergiannakis (Θεοφάνης Κατεργιαννάκης (born February 16, 1974) is a Football (soccer player in goalkeeper role Johnny Tri Nguyen ( Vietnamese: Nguyễn Chánh Minh Trí, born February 16, 1974 in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam) Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese musician known for employing a variety of musical styles most notably rock Vanina Ickx (born on February 16, 1975, in Brussels) is a Belgian racecar driver Donnie Jeffcoat (born February 16 1975) is an American Actor. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eric James Byrnes (born February 16 1976 in Redwood City California) also known as " Crash Test Dummy " " Byrnesie (born February 16, 1976) is a Japanese Musician known as the vocalist of Dir en grey. Dir en grey is a Japanese band formed in 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div is a Japanese Actor, who was born in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Ian Clarke (born February 16, 1977) is the original designer and lead developer of Freenet. Ahman Rashad Green (ah-MAHN (born February 16, 1977 in Omaha, Nebraska, U Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) John Nicholas Tartaglia (born February 16 1978) is an American Singer, Actor, Dancer, and Puppeteer. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Mun Jung-hyuk ( Korean: 문정혁 Hanja: 文晸赫 better known as Eric, is a Korean entertainer known mostly for his role as the lead rapper Shinhwa (신화 is a popular South Korean Boy band and hip hop group Valentino Rossi (born February 16 1979 in Urbino) is an Italian professional motorcycle racer and multiple MotoGP World Champion Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Agim Muriel Kaba (born February 16 1980, New York) is an Emmy Nominated American - Ashley Jovon Lelie (luh-LEE (born February 16, 1980, in) is an American football Wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders of the Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Jay Howard (born February 16, 1981 in Basildon) is an English race car driver Jerry Lee Owens (born February 16 1981 in Hollywood California) is a Center fielder with the Chicago White Sox organization Qyntel Deon Woods (born February 16, 1981, in Memphis Tennessee) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Wasalu Muhammad Jaco (born February 16 1982 better known by his Stage name Lupe Fiasco, is a Grammy -winning American rapper. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Zoi Dimoschaki (Ζωή Δημοσχάκη born February 16, 1985) is a Greek freestyle Swimmer. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Denílson Pereira Neves, known as Denílson (born on February 16, 1988 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg ( Given names: Alexandra Joséphine Teresa Charlotte Marie Wilhelmine; born 16 February 1991) is the fourth Henry Raspe (Heinrich Raspe 1204 &ndash February 16, 1247) succeeded Hermann II as Landgrave of Thuringia in central Germany 1204)
• 1279 - King Afonso III of Portugal (b. Afonso III (ɐˈfõsu in Portuguese; rare English alternatives Alphonzo or Alphonse) or Affonso (Archaic Portuguese 1210)
• 1391 - John V Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor (b. John V Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( Ιωάννης Ε' Παλαιολόγος, Iōannēs V Palaiologos) ( 18 June, 1332 &ndash This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians 1332)
• 1531 - Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. Johannes Stöffler ( December 10, 1452 &ndash February 16, 1531) was a German Mathematician, Astronomer, 1452)
• 1560 - Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat
• 1710 - Esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes (b. Jean du Bellay (c 1493 &ndash February 16, 1560) French cardinal and diplomat younger brother of Guillaume du Bellay, and Bishop of Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Esprit Fléchier ( June 10, 1632 - February 16, 1710) was a French preacher and Author, Bishop of Nîmes from 1632)
• 1721 - James Craggs the Younger, English politician (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a James Craggs the Younger ( 9 April 1686 - 16 February 1721) son of James Craggs the Elder, was born at Westminster. 1686)
• 1754 - Richard Mead, English physician (b. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Richard Mead ( 11 August 1673 &ndash 16 February 1754) was an English Physician. 1673)
• 1844 - Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Joseph Crosfield ( 5 October 1792 &ndash 16 February 1844) was a businessman who established a Soap and Chemical manufacturing 1792)
• 1898 - Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (b. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Bracken ( 21 December 1843 – 16 February 1898) was a noted late 19th century poet 1843)
• 1899 - Félix Faure, President of France (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Félix François Faure (30 January 1841&ndash16 February 1899 was President of France from 1895 until his death 1841)
• 1907 - Giosuè Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Giosuè Carducci (pseudonym Enotrio Romano ( July 27, 1835 – February 16, 1907) was an Italian poet oft reckoned one of Italy's greatest The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1835)
• 1912 - St. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Nikolai of Japan, Eastern Orthodox priest (b. Saint Nicholas Equal-to-the-Apostles Archbishop of Japan, Nikolai Kasatkin, born Ivan Dimitrovich Kasatkin (Иван Дмитриевич Касаткин - 1836)
• 1917 - Octave Mirbeau, French writer (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Octave Mirbeau ( February 16, 1848 in Trévières - February 16, 1917) was a French Journalist, Art critic 1848)
• 1919 - Vera Kholodnaya, Russian film star (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vera Vasilyevna Kholodnaya ( Вера Васильевна Холодная; August 30, 1893 - February 16, 1919) was the first star 1893)
• 1928 - Eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eddie Foy Sr (born Edwin Fitzgerald Foy March 9, 1856 in Greenwich Village, New York City died February 16, 1928 Kansas City Missouri 1856)
• 1932 - Ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Ferdinand Édouard Buisson ( December 20, 1841 &ndash February 16, 1932) was a French academic educational bureaucrat Protestant The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1841)
• 1967 - Antonio Moreno, Spanish-born actor (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Antonio "Tony" Moreno ( September 26, 1887 - February 15, 1967) was a notable Actor and Film director of 1887)
• 1967 - Smiley Burnette, American actor, singer and songwriter (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lester Alvin (Smiley Burnette ( March 18, 1911 &ndash February 16, 1967) an American singer-songwriter who could play as many as 1911)
• 1974 - John Garand, Canadian rifle engineer and manufacturer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. John Cantius Garand ( January 1, 1888 &ndash February 16, 1974) was a designer of Firearms best known for creating the first successful 1888)
• 1975 - Morgan Taylor, American athlete (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick Morgan Taylor ( April 17, 1903 &ndash February 16, 1975) was an American hurdler, winner of three Olympic 1903)
• 1975 - Norman Treigle, American bass-baritone (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Norman Treigle (né Adanelle Wilfred Treigle 6 March, 1927 - 16 February 1975) was born in New Orleans Louisiana, the fifth and 1927)
• 1977 - Carlos Pellicer, Mexican poet (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Carlos Pellicer Cámara ( January 16, 1897 &ndash February 16, 1977) born in Villahermosa, Tabasco, was part of the 1897)
• 1978 - E. Roland Harriman, American financier (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) E Roland Harriman (born Edward Roland Noel Harriman on December 24 1895 in New York City - died on February 16 1978 1895)
• 1979 - Nematollah Nassiri, executed Iran general/head of SAVAK (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) General Nematollah Nassiri (1911 in Semnan &mdash February 16, 1979) was the director of SAVAK, the Iranian intelligence agency during SAVAK ( Persian: ساواک short for سازمان اطلاعات و امنیت کشور Sazeman-e Ettela'at va Amniyat-e Keshvar, National Intelligence and Security 1911)
• 1980 - Erich Hückel, German physicist (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Erich Armand Arthur Joseph Hückel ( August 9, 1896 - February 16, 1980) was a German physicist and physical chemist 1895)
• 1988 - Jean Carignan, French Canadian fiddler (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Jean Carignan ( December 7 1916 &ndash February 16 1988) was a Canadian Fiddler. 1916)
• 1990 - Keith Haring, American artist (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Keith Haring ( May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City 1958)
• 1992 - Angela Carter, English writer (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Angela Carter ( May 7, 1940 – February 16, 1992) was an English novelist and journalist known for her Feminist, 1940)
• 1992 - Jânio Quadros, Brazilian politician (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jânio da Silva Quadros ( pron. 'ʒɐnju da 'siwva 'kwadɾus PC ( January 25, 1917, in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul 1917)
• 1992 - Herman Wold, Swedish statistician (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Herman Ole Andreas Wold ( December 25, 1908 - February 16, 1992) was a Swedish Statistician known for his work in Time series 1908
• 1996 - Roger Bowen, American actor (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Roger Bowen ( May 25, 1932 - February 16, 1996) was an American comedic actor and novelist known for his portrayal of Lt 1932)
• 1996 - Edmund G. Brown, Governor of California (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown Sr ( April 21, 1905 February 16, 1996) was the 32nd Governor of California, serving 1905)
• 1996 - Brownie McGhee, American singer (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Walter Brown ("Brownie" McGhee ( November 30 1915 - February 16 1996) was a folk - Blues Singer 1915)
• 1997 - Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American physicist (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Chien-Shiung Wu ( May 13, 1912 – February 16, 1997) was a Chinese -born American Physicist with an expertise 1912)
• 1999 - Michael Larson, Press Your Luck Big-winning contestant (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Paul Michael Larson ( May 10, 1949 &ndash February 16, 1999) was a contestant on the United States Television Press Your Luck was an American television daytime Game show that ran weekdays on CBS from September 19 1983 to September 26 1986 where contestants 1949)
• 2000 - Marceline Day, American actress (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Marceline Day ( April 24, 1908 - February 16, 2000) was an American motion picture Actress whose career began as a 1908)
• 2000 - Karsten Solheim, Norwegian-born engineer and inventor (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Karsten Solheim ( September 15, 1911 &ndash February 16, 2000) was a Norwegian -born American Golf club designer 1911)
• 2000 - Lila Kedrova, Russian-born actress (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lila Kedrova (Ли́ля Кедро́ва ( October 9, 1918 &ndash February 16, 2000) was a Academy Award - and Tony Award 1918)
• 2001 - Bob Buhl, baseball player (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Robert Ray Buhl ( August 12 1928 - February 16 2001) was an American right-handed Starting pitcher in Major League 1928)
• 2001 - Howard W. Koch, American film director (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Winchel Koch ( April 11, 1916 - February 16, 2001) was an Academy Award -winning American director 1916)
• 2001 - William Masters, American gynecologist and sexologist (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 1915)
• 2002 - Walter Winterbottom, England football manager (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Walter Winterbottom, CBE ( 31 January 1913 in Oldham, England &ndash 16 February 2002) was manager of the 1913)
• 2003 - Eleanor "Sis" Daley, wife of Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Eleanor "Sis" Daley ( March 4, 1907 &ndash February 16, 2003) born Eleanor Guilfoyle was the wife of former Chicago Richard Joseph Daley ( May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) served for 21 years as the undisputed Democratic boss of Chicago 1907)
• 2004 - Shirley Strickland, Australian athlete (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Shirley Barbara Strickland (18 July 1925 &ndash 11 February 2004 later Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, was an Australian athlete. 1925)
• 2004 - Doris Troy, American singer (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doris Troy ( 6 January 1937 – 16 February 2004) was an American R&B Singer, known to her many fans 1937)
• 2005 - Nicole DeHuff, American actress (pneumonia) (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicole Renee DeHuff ( January 6, 1975 &ndash February 16, 2005) was an American actress. 1975)
• 2005 - Queen Narriman, second and last wife of King Farouk and mother of their only child King Fuad II
• 2006 - Johnny Grunge, American professional wrestler (b. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mena Narriman Sadek ( Arabic: ناريمان صادق or Nariman Sadiq) ( October 31 1933 - February 16 2005) was Farouk I of Egypt ( Arabic: فاروق الأول Fārūq al-Awwal) ‎ (February 11 1920 &ndash March 18 1965 was the tenth ruler from the Muhammad Fuad II King of Egypt and the Sudan – (الملك فؤاد الثاني – was born prince Ahmad Fuad on 16 January, 1952. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Michael "Mike" Durham ( July 10, 1966 – February 16, 2006) was an American professional wrestler, better 1966)
• 2006 - Ernie Stautner, German-born American football player (b. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Ernest Alfred Stautner (April 20 1925 &ndash February 16 2006 was a German -born American football player and coach who starred as a Defensive 1925)

Holidays and observances

• Lithuania - Independence Day (1918)
• Saint Abda of Edessa
• Saint Elias and companions
• Saint Juliana
• Saint Gilbert of Sempringham
• Saint Onesimus
• February 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On this day in Canada

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Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the Nationhood of a Nation or non-sovereign Country. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Abda of Edessa was a bishop of Edessa in the Assyrian Church of the East. Elias and four companions Daniel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Samuel were Egyptian Martyrs who visited Christians Saint Juliana of Nicomedia is said to have suffered Christian martyrdom during the Diocletian persecution in 304 A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Saint Gilbert of Sempringham (about 1083&mdash February 4 1190) became the only Englishman to found a Convent, mainly because the Cistercian A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Saint Onesimus ( d Ca 90-95 (Greek for "useful" also called Onesimus of Byzantium and The Holy Apostle Onesimus in some Eastern Feb 15 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Feb 17 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on March 1 (February 29

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