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02/16/1950
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David Denton, cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies
Type: Death
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02/16/1950
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Writers fail to elect anyone to Baseball's Hall of Fame
Type: Event
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02/16/1950
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Longest-running prime-time game show, "What's My Line" begins on CBS
Type: Event
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02/16/1950
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Peter Hain, British MP
Type: Birth
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02/16/1950
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William Katt, LA Calif, actor (Greatest American Hero, 1st Love)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1951
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SF City Hall dome fire
Type: Event
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02/16/1951
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Henri Velge, 1st chairman (Belgian Council of State), dies at 65
Type: Death
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02/16/1951
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NYC passes bill prohibiting racism in city-assisted housing
Type: Event
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02/16/1952
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Knut [Pedersen] Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920), dies
Type: Death
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02/16/1952
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Ian Craig makes NSW cricket debut aged 16 years 249 days (NSW record)
Type: Event
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02/16/1952
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Hall of Famer Honus Wagner, 77, retires; Pirates retire his #33
Type: Event
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02/16/1953
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George Martin, NFLer (NY Giants)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1953
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Mike Ford, NYC, Canadian Tour golfer (1976 Port Jefferson Open)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1953
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Andre St Lauren, NHLer
Type: Birth
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02/16/1954
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Iain [Menzies] Banks, UK, sci-fi author (Wasp Factory)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1954
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David Lombardo, rocker
Type: Birth
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02/16/1954
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Michael Holding, cricket fast bowler (Whispering Death-Awesome for WI)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1954
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WNEM TV channel 5 in Bay City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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02/16/1955
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Jeff Clayton, US jazz saxophonist/composer (Groove Shop)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1955
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Guy Gallo, New Orleans LA, writer (Under the Volcano)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1955
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George Martin, NFL defensive back (NY Giants)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1956
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James Ingram, vocalist (On the Wings of Love)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1956
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Britain abolishes death penalty
Type: Event
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02/16/1957
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LeVar Burton, Landstuhl Germany, (Roots, Star Trek Next Generation)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1957
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Leslie Hore-Belisha, [Lord Halifax], Brit min of Transport, dies at 63
Type: Death
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02/16/1958
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Ice-T, rap singer/actor (New Jack City, Tank Girl, Crazy Six)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1958
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Herb Williams, NBA center (Toronto Raptors, NY Knicks)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1958
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John Paul Morse, Marshall MI, PGA golfer (1995 United Airlines)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1958
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Lisa Loring, actress (As the World Turns, Wednesday-Addams Family)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1958
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Betsy Rawls wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open
Type: Event
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02/16/1959
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Leonard Spigelgass' "Majority of One," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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02/16/1959
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Fidel Castro named himself Cuba's premier after overthrowing Batista
Type: Event
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02/16/1959
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Kelly Tripuka, Glenn Ridge NJ, NBA forward (Det Pistons, Utah Jazz)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1959
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John P McEnroe, tennis player (US Open 1979-81, 84 Wimb 1981, 83, 84)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1960
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US nuclear submarine USS Triton set off on underwater round-world trip
Type: Event
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02/16/1961
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1st all-solid-propellant rocket put in orbit, Wallops Island, Va
Type: Event
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02/16/1961
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China uses it's 1st nuclear reactor
Type: Event
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02/16/1961
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US satellite Explorer 9 is launched
Type: Event
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02/16/1961
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Andy Taylor, Engld, rock guitarist (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1962
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Darius Milhaud's 12th Symphony, premieres
Type: Event
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02/16/1962
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Alexa Kenin, NYC, actress (Mousie-Coed Fever)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1962
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Tony Kiley, rocker (Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1962
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US Open Tennis: Jimmy Bostwick defeats brother Pete to win
Type: Event
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02/16/1963
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1st round-trip swim of Strait of Messina, Italy (Mary Revell of US)
Type: Event
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02/16/1963
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C and A Building in Amsterdam burns down
Type: Event
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02/16/1963
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Laszlo Lajtha, composer, dies at 70
Type: Death
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02/16/1963
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Beatles top British rock charts with "Please, Please Me"
Type: Event
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02/16/1964
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Beatles' 2nd appearance on "Ed Sullivan Show"
Type: Event
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02/16/1964
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"Foxy" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 72 performances
Type: Event
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02/16/1964
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Mark Price, NBA guard (Cleveland Caveliers)
Type: Birth
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