Page 5: Historical Events In February - 16

1903  Edgar Bergen, Chicago, ventriloquist (Charlie McCarthy) on February - 16.   

1904  On this day in history ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indian SLA, 8 wickets in 6 Tests)   

1905  1st US Esperanto club organizes in Boston on February - 16.   

1905  On February - 16 jose Munoz Molleda, composer   

1906  On this day in history jeffrey Lynn, actor (Tony Rome, Butterfield 8, Up Front)   

1907  On this day in history fernando Previtali, composer   

1909  On this day in history serbia mobilizes against Austria-Hungary   

1909  Subway car with side doors goes into service (New York NY) on this day in history.   

1909  On February - 16 1st subway car with side doors goes into service (NYC)   

1909  Hugh Beaumont, Lawrence Ks, actor (Ward Cleaver-Leave it to Beaver) on this day in history.   

1910  Michael Milne-Watson, CEO (BUPA) on this day in history.   

1910  Albert Heinrich Zabel, composer, dies at 75 on February - 16.   

1911  On February - 16 hal Porter, Australia, writer (Tilted Cross, Paper Chase)   

1912  VSV soccer team forms in Ijmuiden on February - 16.   

1912  Arthur Crook, British editor (Times Literary Supplement) on February - 16.   

1912  Edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies on February - 16.   

1913  On February - 16 president Taft agrees not to intervene in Mexican civil war   

1913  President Taft agrees not to intervene in Mexico on February - 16.   

1914  On this day in history first airplane flight from to Los Angeles from San Francisco   

1914  1st airplane flight (LA to SF) on February - 16.   

1914  On February - 16 j Tobin, British anaesthetist   

1915  On February - 16 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 on this day in history.   

1916  Russian troops conquer Erzurum Armenia on February - 16.   

1916  William Ballard Doggett, jazz musician on this day in history.   

1916  Jeltje de Bosch Kemper, Dutch feminist, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1917  First synagogue in 425 years opens in Madrid on February - 16.   

1917  1st synagogue in 425 years opens in Madrid on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history lithuania declares independence from Russia & Germany (National Day)   

1918  On February - 16 patty Andrews, American singer   

1920  On this day in history the birth of Patti Andrews, Of the 'Andrews Sisters'   

1920  On February - 16 hubert van Herreweghen, Flemish writer/journalist   

1923  Allies accept Latvia's occupation of Memel territory on February - 16.   

1923  On this day in history the burial vault of King Tutankhamen's tomb is opened in Egypt.   

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1032  On this day in history birth of emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067)   

1075  Ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet was born on this day in history.   

1497  On this day in history birth of philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)   

1519  On this day in history birth of gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral   

1543  Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

1620  On this day in history birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia   

1643  On this day in history birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)   

1669  On February - 16 birth of arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter   

0309  Death of Pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded on February - 16.   

0923  On this day in history abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83   

1247  On this day in history death of heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204)   

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on February - 16.   

1391  On February - 16 johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies   

1531  On this day in history death of johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452)   

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on February - 16.   

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on this day in history.