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Historical Events In February - 16

Friday, 29 March 2024

1944  Edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  American troops begin their reoccupation of the Philippine island of Corregidor during WWII on February - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  Venezuela declares war on Nazi-Germany on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  US forces land on Corregidor, complete conquest on March 3 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1945  Billy Frank, cricketer (Test S Afr v Eng 1896, 5 & 2, 1-52), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1946  On February - 16 first commercially designed helicopter tested, Bridgeport CT  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1946  On this day in history "Duchess Misbehaves" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 5 perfs  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1947  Morton Gould's 3rd Symphony, premieres on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1948  On February - 16 miranda, famous moon of Uranus, photographed for first time  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1948  On February - 16 1st newsreel telecast, "20th Century Fox-Movietone News" shown on NBC  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1949  On this day in history house of Commons passes the Newfoundland Union Act by a vote of 140-47. Newfoundland officially joins Canada March 31, 1949  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1950  On this day in history longest-running prime-time game show, "What's My Line" begins on CBS  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1950  David Denton, cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies on February - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1951  On this day in history nYC passes bill prohibiting racism in city-assisted housing  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1951  On this day in history san Francisco City Hall dome fire  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1951  On February - 16 henri Velge, 1st chairman (Belgian Council of State), dies at 65  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1952  Ian Craig makes New South Wales cricket debut aged 16 years 249 days (New South Wales record) on February - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1952  On February - 16 hall of Famer Honus Wagner, 77, retires; Pirates retire his #33  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1952  On February - 16 knut [Pedersen] Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920), dies  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1954  On February - 16 wNEM TV channel 5 in Bay City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1956  Britain abolishes the death penalty on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1956  Britain abolishes death penalty on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1957  Leslie Hore-Belisha, [Lord Halifax], Brit min of Transport, dies at 63 on February - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1959  Fidel Castro becomes premier of Cuba after overthrowing Batista on February - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1959  Fidel Castro becomes the President of Cuba, overthrowing Fulgenico Batista on February - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1960  The nuclear powered submarine 'Triton' sets off on its round the world underwater voyage on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1960  US nuclear submarine USS Triton set off on underwater round-world trip on February - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1961  China uses it's first nuclear reactor on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1961  First all-solid-propellant rocket put in orbit, Wallops Island VA on February - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1961  US satellite Explorer 9 is launched on February - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1963  On this day in history c & A Building in Amsterdam burns down  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1963  Please, Please Me, by The Beatles, moves to #1 on the British pop music charts, just a month after it was released on February - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1963  Laszlo Lajtha, composer, dies at 70 on February - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1964  On this day in history beatles' 2nd appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show"  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Famous Birthdays In February - 16

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1032  Emperor Yingzong of China (d. 1067) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1075  On this day in history birth of ordericus Vitalis, French monk/historian/poet  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1497  Philipp Melanchthon, Germ, Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie) was born on February - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1519  Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1543  On February - 16 birth of kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1620  On this day in history birth of frederick William, Great Elector, founder of Brandenburg-Prussia  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1643  On this day in history birth of john Sharp, English Archbishop of York (d. 1714)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1669  Arnold Boonen, Dutch portrait painter was born on February - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In February - 16

Famous People Died On This Day In History

0309  On this day in history death of pamphilus van Caesarea, Palestinian scholar/martyr, beheaded  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

0923  On this day in history abu Dja'far Mohammed Djarir al-Tabari, islamic historian, dies at 83  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1247  Death of Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (b. 1204) on February - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1279  Afonso III, King of Portugal (1248-79), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1391  Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1531  Death of Johannes Stöffler, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1452) on February - 16.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1538  Everhard/Erardus van de Mark, prince-bishop of Liege, dies at 65 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1560  Death of Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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