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02/16/1979
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Emma Louise DeSilets, Miss Washington Teen USA (1997)
Type: Birth
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02/16/1979
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William Gargan, actor (New Adventures of Martin Kane), dies at 73
Type: Death
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02/16/1979
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Nematullah Nassiri, Iran general/head of Savak, executed
Type: Death
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02/16/1979
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Louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58
Type: Death
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02/16/1980
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Continuous traffic jam extends 176 km north of Lyons, France
Type: Event
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02/16/1980
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Eric Heiden skates 5k in 7:02.29 (Olympic Record)
Type: Event
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02/16/1981
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Howard Hanson, composer, dies at 84
Type: Death
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02/16/1982
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Lee Majors and Farrah Fawcett Majors divorce
Type: Event
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02/16/1982
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Assembled STS-3 vehicle moves from Vandenberg AFB to launch pad
Type: Event
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02/16/1982
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Agatha Barbara elected as 1st female president of Malta
Type: Event
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02/16/1984
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Bill Johnson becomes 1st American to win Olympic downhill skiing gold
Type: Event
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02/16/1984
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NJ Devils 1st OT goal, Jan Ludvig beats Hartford Whalers 6-5
Type: Event
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02/16/1984
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Ken Williams, TV announcer (Video Village), dies at 69
Type: Death
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02/16/1985
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NJ Devils score their fastest hat trick in 42 seconds
Type: Event
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02/16/1985
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Larry Ward, actor (Frank Ragan-Dakotas), dies at 69
Type: Death
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02/16/1985
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Livingston Bramble defeats Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini to win WBA champ
Type: Event
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02/16/1985
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Largest NBA crowd to date, 43,816, sees Phila at Detroit
Type: Event
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02/16/1986
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Howard Da Silva, Cleve Oh, actor (Ben Franklin-1776), dies at 76
Type: Death
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02/16/1986
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French air force bombs Ouadi Doum airport in Chad
Type: Event
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02/16/1986
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Mario Soares (Socialist) elected Portugal's 1st civilian pres
Type: Event
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02/16/1986
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"Uptown... It's Hot!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne NYC after 24 perfs
Type: Event
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02/16/1986
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Hein Vergeer becomes world champion skater
Type: Event
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02/16/1986
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Karlstad skates world record 10 km (14:12.14)
Type: Event
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02/16/1987
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John Demjanjuk, accused of being "Ivan the Terrible" trial begins
Type: Event
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02/16/1987
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Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky, composer, dies at 82
Type: Death
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02/16/1988
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1st documented combat action by US military advisors in El Salvador
Type: Event
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02/16/1989
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William Hayden becomes governor-general of Australia
Type: Event
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02/16/1989
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Roger Clemens, Red Sox pitcher signs $7.5M-3 year contract
Type: Event
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02/16/1989
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Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs $7.9M-3 year contract
Type: Event
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02/16/1989
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Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden separate after 16 years of marriage
Type: Event
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02/16/1989
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Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and North Yemen form common market
Type: Event
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02/16/1990
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Keith Haring, artist/cartoonist (brilliant baby), dies of AIDs at 31
Type: Death
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02/16/1991
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Enrique B Varela, commandant Nicaragua contra's, dies
Type: Death
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02/16/1991
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US female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya Harding
Type: Event
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02/16/1991
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Dutch PPR, Political Party Radicals, disbands
Type: Event
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02/16/1992
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Abbas Musawi, leader of Hezbollah, assassinated
Type: Death
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02/16/1992
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Former silver Goodyear blimps are now painted yellow and blue
Type: Event
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02/16/1992
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Janio Quadros, president of Brazil (1961), dies
Type: Death
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02/16/1992
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Winand J Borgerhoff Mulder, court judge Amster (squaters), dies at 78
Type: Death
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02/16/1992
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George Mann MacBeth, Scottish journalist/poet (A War Quartet), dies
Type: Death
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02/16/1992
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Angela Carter, British novelist (Magic Toyshop), dies of cancer at 51
Type: Death
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02/16/1992
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LA Lakers retire Magic Johnson's #32 uniform
Type: Event
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02/16/1993
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Donald Phelps, dies of AIDS at 61
Type: Death
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02/16/1993
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Richard Salant, news president (CBS-60 Minutes), dies at 78
Type: Death
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02/16/1993
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Sandra V"lker swims world record 50m backstroke (28.33 sec)
Type: Event
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02/16/1994
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6.5 earthquake strikes SE Sumatra, kills 200
Type: Event
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02/16/1994
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Johann Olav Koss skates world record 1500m (1:51.29)
Type: Event
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02/16/1994
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Premier Alfonso Bustamente ends govt in Peru
Type: Event
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02/16/1995
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John Everett Allen, US businessman, dies at 91
Type: Death
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02/16/1995
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Martin Soames, traveller, dies at 91
Type: Death
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