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02/15/1954
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1st bevatron in operation-Berkeley, California
Type: Event
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02/15/1954
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Matt Groening, cartoonist (Life in Hell, Simpsons)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1954
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WRDW TV channel 12 in Augusta, GA (CBS) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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02/15/1955
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Bev Francis, Australia, world women's power-lifting champion
Type: Birth
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02/15/1955
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Clive Aslet, British editor (Country Life)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1955
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1st pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced
Type: Event
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02/15/1955
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S Z Sakall, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca), dies at 71
Type: Death
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02/15/1956
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Urho Kekkonen appointed president of Finland
Type: Event
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02/15/1956
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Pirates and KC A's cancel an exhibition game in Birmingham Alabama, because of local ordinance barring black from playing against white
Type: Event
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02/15/1956
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Desmond Haynes, cricket (WI opener-greatest batsman in 1-day history)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1956
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Hilda Beatriz "Hildita" Guevara, Cuba, daughter of "Che" Guevara
Type: Birth
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02/15/1957
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Bienvenida Buck, Velencia Spain, lover of Brit Peter Harding
Type: Birth
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02/15/1957
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Charles Edward Pevensey Tennant, aristocrat
Type: Birth
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02/15/1957
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Jake E Lee, rocker (Badlands-Dreams in the Dark)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1957
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Andrei A Gromyko succeeds Dmitri Shepilov as Soviet foreign minister
Type: Event
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02/15/1958
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Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Carol Heiss of USA
Type: Event
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02/15/1958
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Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Barbara Wagner/Rob Paul of CAN
Type: Event
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02/15/1958
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Sjafroeddin Prawiranegara forms anti-govt of Middle Sumatra
Type: Event
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02/15/1958
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Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by David Jenkins USA
Type: Event
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02/15/1958
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Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by June Markham/Courtney Jones GRB
Type: Event
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02/15/1959
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Louise Suggs wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Tournament
Type: Event
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02/15/1959
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Owen W Richardson, English physicist (Nobel 1928), dies at 69
Type: Death
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02/15/1959
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Antonio Segni forms Italian govt
Type: Event
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02/15/1959
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Joe Hesketh, US baseball player (Boston Red Sox)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1959
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Guy De Alwis, cricket wicket-keeper (Sri Lankan mid 80s)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1959
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Ali Campbell, British reggae vocalist/guitarist (UB40-Red Red Wine)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1960
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Jeanne Goldsmith, LA Calif, WPVA volleyballer (National-5th-1987)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1960
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Darrell Green, NFL cornerback (Washington Redskins)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1960
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Mikey Craig, rock bassist (Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1961
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Entire US figure skating team of 18, dies in Belgian Sabena 707 crash
Type: Event
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02/15/1961
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Australia beat WI 2-1 in one of best Test Cricket series ever
Type: Event
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02/15/1961
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Jack Whiting, actor (Top Speed, Life of the Party), dies at 59
Type: Death
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02/15/1961
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Marubel Vinaon Owen, figure skater (Olympic-silver-1932), dies
Type: Death
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02/15/1962
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Type: Event
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02/15/1962
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[Babette] Renee Props, Okla, actress (Elly Snyder-As the World Turns)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1962
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Vladimir Sokoloff, actor (Road to Morocco, Cloak and Dagger), dies at 72
Type: Death
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02/15/1963
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Ken Lynch records "Misery," 1st Lennon-McCartney song by someone else
Type: Event
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02/15/1963
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1st US female world figure skating champ (Tenley Albright)
Type: Event
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02/15/1964
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Beatles' "Meet the Beatles!," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 11 weeks
Type: Event
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02/15/1964
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Bill Bradley scores 51 points for Princeton
Type: Event
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02/15/1964
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Chris Farley, actor (SNL, Wayne's World, Coneheads)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1964
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Mark Price, NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Orlando Magic)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1964
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Ken Hubbs, 2nd baseman (Chic Cubs), dies in plane crash at 22
Type: Death
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02/15/1965
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Maple Leaf becomes official flag of Canada
Type: Event
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02/15/1965
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Nat King Cole, singer (Unforgettable, Mona Lisa), dies at 49
Type: Death
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02/15/1965
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Canada replaces Union Jack flag with Maple Leaf
Type: Event
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02/15/1965
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John Lennon passes his driving test
Type: Event
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02/15/1965
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Craig Matthews, cricket pace bowler (South African Test)
Type: Birth
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02/15/1966
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Camillo Torres, Colombian priest/guerrilla fighter, dies
Type: Death
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02/15/1966
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Kees Verkerk becomes world champion all-round skater
Type: Event
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