420 Historic Events for February 16
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| 1925 |
Birth |
John Schlesinger, London England, director (Midnight Cowboy, Darling)
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Jack Levy, mechanical engineer
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Vera-Ellen, [Westmeyr Rohe], Cincinnati, actress/dancer (Wonder Man)
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| 1926 |
Birth |
John Schlesinger, film director, (Midnight Cowboy)
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| 1926 |
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Suzanne Lenglen defeats Helen Wills in Tennis at Cannes France
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| 1927 |
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No‰l Coward's "Marquise," premieres in London
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| 1927 |
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US restores diplomatic relations with Turkey
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Peter NF Porter, Australian/British author/poet (Chair of Babel)
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| 1929 |
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KID-AM in Idaho Falls ID begins radio transmissions
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Ricou Browning, Florida, director/actor (Thunderball)
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Peggy King, Greensburg Pa, vocalist/actress (George Gobel Show)
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| 1930 |
Birth |
F G R Cuming, painter
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| 1931 |
Death |
Dirk Sch„fer, Dutch pianist/composer (Klavier), dies at 57
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| 1931 |
Birth |
A Kolleritsch, writer
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| 1931 |
Birth |
George E Sangmeister, (Rep-D-Illinois)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Ken Takakura, [Goichi Oda], Kita Japan, actor (Story of Antarctic)
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Gamini Goonesena, cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for Ceylon, Notts)
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| 1931 |
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Extreme right wing Svinhufvud becomes president of Finland
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| 1932 |
Birth |
A Appelfeld, writer
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Gretchen Wyler, Bartlesville Okla, actress (Silk Stockings)
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Nand Baert, Belgian radio/TV-host
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Otis Blackwell, composer/singer
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| 1932 |
Event |
1st patent issued for a tree, to James Markham for a peach tree
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| 1933 |
Death |
Archie Jackson, cricketer (of TB, Aus bat too briefly Avg 47.4), dies
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| 1933 |
Event |
Catholic newspaper Germania warns against nazis/communists
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