420 Historic Events for February 16
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| 1996 |
Death |
Brownie McGhee, blues guitarist, dies at 81
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| 1996 |
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Edmund G "Pat" Brown, politician, dies at 90
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| 1996 |
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Kenneth Robinson, politician/businessman, dies at 84
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| 1996 |
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Gary Kirsten scores 188* for S Africa v UAE at Rawalpindi
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| 1996 |
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Charles McCorquodale, art historian, dies at 47
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| 1996 |
Death |
Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, blues singer/guitarist, dies at 80
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| 1996 |
Death |
Susan Bosence, textile designer, dies at 82
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| 1996 |
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Roger Bowen, actor (M*A*S*H, Main Event, What about Bob), dies at 62
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| 1996 |
Death |
MacLean Stevenson, actor (M*A*S*H), dies of heart attack at 66
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| 1997 |
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Paul Stankowski wins Hawaiian Golf Open
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| 1997 |
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GTE Suncoast Senior Golf Classic
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| 1997 |
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At age 25, Jeff Gordon is youngest winner in Daytona 500 history
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| 1997 |
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Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Los Angeles Women's Championship
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| 1998 |
Birth |
Mr Jefferson, Virginia, 1st cloned calf
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| 1998 |
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Tellabs Inc acquires Coherent Communications Systems for $670 million
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| 1998 |
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Martha Gellhorn, war reporter (Reuthers), dies at 89
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| 1999 |
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O.J. Simpson's 1968 Heisman Trophy is sold for $230,000 to help settle a $33.5 million civil judgement against Simpson for the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend
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| 2003 |
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Michael Waltrip wins motor racing's Daytona 500 after rain stops the race for a second time at lap 109
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| 2004 |
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The Pittsburgh Penguins lose their 12th consecutive home game, a NHL record
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Birth |
Geordi La Forge, character on Star Trek Next Generation
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