419 Historic Events for February 14
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| 1869 |
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Charles Wilson, English physicist (Wilson cloud chamber-Nobel)
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| 1872 |
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1st state bird refuge authorized (Lake Merritt CA)
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| 1873 |
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Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, composer, dies at 52
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| 1876 |
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A G Bell and Elisha Gray apply separately for telephone patents Supreme Court eventually rules Bell rightful inventor
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| 1879 |
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Chilean troops occupy Antofagasta
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| 1880 |
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Aida Overton Walker, US dancer/singer (In Dahomey, Salome)
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| 1880 |
Birth |
Edgar Leslie Bainton, composer
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| 1881 |
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Otto Selz, German psychologist
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| 1881 |
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William John Gruffydd, Welsh poet/scholar (Ynys yr Hud)
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| 1882 |
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Ignaz Friedman, composer
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| 1882 |
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George Jean Nathan, US, editor/author/critic (American Mercury)
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| 1883 |
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1st state labor union legislation; NJ legalizes unions
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| 1886 |
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Theodor Werner, German painter
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| 1887 |
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Cubs sell Mike King Kelly to Boston for record $10,000
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| 1889 |
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1st train load of fruit (oranges) leaves LA for east
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| 1890 |
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1st NSW v South Australia 1st-class cricket game
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| 1891 |
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William Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War general, dies at 71
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| 1892 |
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Nikolaj A Orloff, Russian/British pianist (Chopin)
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| 1893 |
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Kay Fisker, Danish architect (Hornbeck House, Copenhagen)
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| 1894 |
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Jack Benny, [Benjamin Kubelski], Waukegan Ill, "Oh! Rochester!"
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| 1894 |
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Venus is both a morning star and evening star
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| 1895 |
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Oscar Wilde's "Importance of Being Earnest," opens in London
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| 1895 |
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Max Horkheimer, German philosopher/sociologist (Studies in prejudice)
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| 1895 |
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Nigel Bruce, Baja Mexico, actor (Son of Lassie, Spider Woman)
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| 1896 |
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South Africa all out for 30 v England - their lowest ever
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