Top Historical Events That Happened on February 16

1907  Fernando Previtali, composer.   

1909  Serbia mobilizes against Austria-Hungary   

1909  Subway car with side doors goes into service (New York NY)   

1909  1st subway car with side doors goes into service (NYC)   

1909  Hugh Beaumont, Lawrence Ks, actor (Ward Cleaver-Leave it to Beaver).   

1910  Michael Milne-Watson, CEO (BUPA)   

1910  Albert Heinrich Zabel, composer, dies at 75   

1911  Hal Porter, Australia, writer (Tilted Cross, Paper Chase)   

1912  VSV soccer team forms in Ijmuiden   

1912  Arthur Crook, British editor (Times Literary Supplement).   

1912  Edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies.   

1913  President Taft agrees not to intervene in Mexican civil war   

1913  President Taft agrees not to intervene in Mexico   

1914  inaugural airplane flight from to Los Angeles from San Francisco   

1914  1st airplane flight (LA to SF)   

1914  J Tobin, British anaesthetist.   

1915  Frank Home Run Baker, 28, announces retirement following a contract dispute with Connie Mack. He sits out 1915 season.   

1915  Emil Waldteufel, [Charles Levy], French composer (Estudiantina), dies   

1916  Russian troops conquer Erzurum Armenia   

1916  William Ballard Doggett, jazz musician   

1916  Jeltje de Bosch Kemper, Dutch feminist, dies at 79.   

1917  inaugural synagogue in 425 years opens in Madrid.   

1917  1st synagogue in 425 years opens in Madrid.   

1918  Lithuania declares independence from Russia and Germany (National Day).   

1918  Patty Andrews, American singer   

1920  Patti Andrews, Of the 'Andrews Sisters' is born   

1920  Hubert van Herreweghen, Flemish writer/journalist   

1923  Allies accept Latvia's occupation of Memel territory.   

1923  The burial vault of King Tutankhamen's tomb is opened in Egypt.   

1923  US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard.   

1923  US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger.   

1926  Suzanne Lenglen defeats Helen Wills in Tennis at Cannes France.   

1926  John Schlesinger, American director is born   

1927  US restores diplomatic relations with Turkey.   

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1032  Emperor yingzong of china: Emperor yingzong of china (d. 1067)   

1075  Ordericus vitalis: French monk/historian/poet   

1497  Philipp melanchthon: Germ, protestant reformer (augsburgse confessie)   

1519  Gaspard de coligny: Huguenot leader/french admiral   

1543  Kano eitoku: Japanese painter   

1620  Frederick william: Great elector, founder of brandenburg-prussia   

1643  John sharp: English archbishop of york   

1669  Arnold boonen: Dutch portrait painter   

0309  Death of Pamphilus van caesarea: Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded   

0923  Death of Abu dja'far mohammed djarir al-tabari: Islamic historian,   

1247  Heinrich raspe: Landgrave of thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  Afonso iii: King of portugal (1248-79),   

1391  Death of Johannes v palaeologus: Emperor of byzantium (1341-91),   

1531  Death of Johannes stöffler: German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  Death of Everhard/erardus van de mark: Prince-bishop of liege,   

1560  Death of Jean du bellay: French catholic cardinal and diplomat