486 Historic Events for February 15
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| 1922 |
Death |
Clara [G Meijer-]Wichmann, German/Dutch anarchist/feminist, dies at 36
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| 1922 |
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Marconi begins regular broadcasting transmissions from Essex
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| 1922 |
Birth |
Herman Kahn, NJ, writer (Thinking About the Unthinkable)
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Yelena Bonner, Moscow, soviet disident/wife of Andre Sakharov
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Keene Curtis, Salt Lake City Utah, actor (Magician, Amanda's)
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Justice Drake, British justice
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| 1923 |
Death |
Josephine B Willson Bruce, US black theorist, dies at 69
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| 1924 |
Death |
Lionel Monckton, English composer (Country Girl), dies at 62
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| 1926 |
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Brooks Atkinson Theater opens at 256 W 47th St NYC
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| 1926 |
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Contract air mail service begins in US
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Frank Dunlop, director (Edinburgh International Festival)
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| 1927 |
Birth |
William Bentley, diplomat
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Harvey Korman, Chicago, actor (Carol Burnett Show, Blazing Saddles)
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Gottfrid Grasbeck, composer
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| 1928 |
Death |
Hubert H Asquith, premier Great-Britain (1908-16), dies at 75
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Gerald Harper, broadcaster/actor (Tunes of Glory, Extra Day)
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| 1929 |
Birth |
James Schlesinger, US Secretary of Defense (1973-75)
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Graham Hill, London, auto racer (1962, 68 international racing champ)
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Countess of Dysart
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| 1929 |
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St Valentine's Day massacre (Chicago)
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| 1930 |
Birth |
C F Payne, Cleveland, British chief constable
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| 1930 |
Event |
Weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes
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| 1931 |
Birth |
W K Reid, British ombudsman
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| 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
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| 1931 |
Birth |
[Patricia] Claire Bloom, London, actress (Charly, Look Back in Anger)
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