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02/15/1922
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Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German/Dutch anarchist/feminist, dies at 36
Type: Death
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02/15/1922
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Marconi begins regular broadcasting transmissions from Essex
Type: Event
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02/15/1922
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Herman Kahn, NJ, writer (Thinking About the Unthinkable)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1923
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Yelena Bonner, Moscow, soviet disident/wife of Andre Sakharov
Type: Birth
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02/15/1923
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Keene Curtis, Salt Lake City Utah, actor (Magician, Amanda's)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1923
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Justice Drake, British justice
Type: Birth
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02/15/1923
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Josephine B Willson Bruce, US black theorist, dies at 69
Type: Death
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02/15/1924
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Lionel Monckton, English composer (Country Girl), dies at 62
Type: Death
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02/15/1926
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Brooks Atkinson Theater opens at 256 W 47th St NYC
Type: Event
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02/15/1926
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Contract air mail service begins in US
Type: Event
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02/15/1927
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Frank Dunlop, director (Edinburgh International Festival)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1927
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William Bentley, diplomat
Type: Birth
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02/15/1927
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Harvey Korman, Chicago, actor (Carol Burnett Show, Blazing Saddles)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1927
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Gottfrid Grasbeck, composer
Type: Birth
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02/15/1928
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Hubert H Asquith, premier Great-Britain (1908-16), dies at 75
Type: Death
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02/15/1929
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Gerald Harper, broadcaster/actor (Tunes of Glory, Extra Day)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1929
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James Schlesinger, US Secretary of Defense (1973-75)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1929
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Graham Hill, London, auto racer (1962, 68 international racing champ)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1929
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Countess of Dysart
Type: Birth
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02/15/1929
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St Valentine's Day massacre (Chicago)
Type: Event
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02/15/1930
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C F Payne, Cleveland, British chief constable
Type: Birth
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02/15/1930
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Weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes
Type: Event
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02/15/1931
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W K Reid, British ombudsman
Type: Birth
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02/15/1931
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Spring training site of NY Yankees in St Petersburg is renamed Miller Huggins Field in honor of the team's late manager
Type: Event
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02/15/1931
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[Patricia] Claire Bloom, London, actress (Charly, Look Back in Anger)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1931
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1st Dracula movie released
Type: Event
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02/15/1932
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Minnie Maddern Fiske, actress (Henrik Ibsen's plays), dies at 66
Type: Death
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02/15/1932
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US bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes only athlete to win gold in both Summer and Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold)
Type: Event
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02/15/1932
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Adrian Swire, British aircraft magnate (Cathay Pacific)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1932
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3rd Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, NY
Type: Event
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02/15/1932
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George Burns and Gracie Allen debuted as regulars on "Guy Lombardo Show"
Type: Event
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02/15/1932
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John Van Druten's "There's Always Juliet," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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02/15/1932
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Aust beat S Africa in cricket by an inn in 5 hrs 53 min playing time
Type: Event
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02/15/1933
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Adolfo, Cardones Cuba, fashion designer (Nancy Reagan)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1933
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Karl Radek praises invincible force of German communist party
Type: Event
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02/15/1933
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Anton J Cermak, (Mayor-D-Chicago), assassinated in Miami
Type: Death
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02/15/1933
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Pres-elect Franklin Roosevelt survives assassination attempt
Type: Event
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02/15/1933
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Social-democratic newspaper "Vorw„rts" banned again in Berlin
Type: Event
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02/15/1934
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Niklaus Wirth, Switzerland, computer programmer/inventor (PASCAL)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1935
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Susan Brownmiller, Brooklyn, feminist author (Against Our Wills)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1935
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Roger B Chaffee, Grand Rapids Michigan, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut
Type: Birth
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02/15/1935
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John R Block, US Secretary of Agriculture (1981-86)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1936
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-60øF (-51øC), Parshall, North Dakota (state record)
Type: Event
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02/15/1936
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Hitler announce building of Volkswagens (starting slug-bug game)
Type: Event
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02/15/1936
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Andrew Miller, British principal (Stirling U)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1936
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Sonja Henie, Norway, wins 3rd consecutive Olympic figure skating gold
Type: Event
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02/15/1937
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Nicholas Bayne, diplomat
Type: Birth
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02/15/1937
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Terry Everett, (Rep-R-Alabama)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1937
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Zoltan Pesko, composer
Type: Birth
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02/15/1937
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P J Squire, British headmaster (Bedford Modern School)
Type: Birth
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