420 Historic Events for February 16
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| 1886 |
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Van Wyck Brooks, NJ, literary historian/writer (Ordeal of Mark Twain)
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| 1886 |
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Andrew Ducat, cricketer (Test for Eng 1921 (3 and 2) Soccer intl)
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| 1887 |
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1st newspaper convention (Rochester NY)
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| 1887 |
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Eduard Douwes Dekker writes his last text (Lf8-c5)
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| 1890 |
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Semyon Semyonovich Bogatiryov, composer
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| 1892 |
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Henry Walter Bates, naturalist/explorer (South America), dies
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| 1892 |
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Opera "Werther," premieres in Vienna
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| 1893 |
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Ivor Armstrong Richards, England, literary critic [OS]
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| 1894 |
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British troops occupy Ilorin, Gold Coast
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| 1896 |
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Alexander Brailowsky, Russia, pianist (Chopin)
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| 1896 |
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Charles A L Panz‚ra, French baritone (L'horizon Chim‚rique)
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| 1898 |
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Katharine Cornell, actress (Barretts of Wimpole St)
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| 1899 |
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Pelham Warner scores 132 on Test Cricket debut (Eng v SA Johannesburg)
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| 1899 |
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Fran‡ois F‚lix Faure, president of France (1895-99), dies at 57
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| 1900 |
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Albert Maurice Hackett, playwright/screenwriter
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| 1900 |
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1st Chinese daily newspaper in US publishes (Chung Sai Yat Po-SF)
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| 1900 |
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Stanley Cup: Montreal Shamrocks beat Winnipeg Victorias, 3 games to 1
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| 1900 |
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George Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle
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| 1901 |
Birth |
Wayne King, Savannah Ill, saxophonist/bandleader (Waltz King)
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| 1901 |
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Chester Morris, NYC, actor (Diagnosis: Unknown)
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| 1903 |
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-59øF (-51øC), Pokegama Dam, Minnesota (state record)
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Edgar Bergen, Chicago, ventriloquist (Charlie McCarthy)
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Ellis Achong, cricketer (West Indian SLA, 8 wickets in 6 Tests)
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| 1904 |
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George F Kennan, Milwaukee Wisc, US ambassador (to Moscow)
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| 1905 |
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1st US Esperanto club organizes in Boston
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