420 Historic Events for February 16
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| 1933 |
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England regains the Ashes, thanks to bodyline tactics
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| 1934 |
Death |
Eduard Bagritsky, [Dzjubin], Russ poet/journalist, dies at 38
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Austin "Ted" Taylor, US gospel/RandB-singer (Be Ever Wonderful)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Marlene Bauer Hagge, Eureka SD, LPGA golfer (1950 Woman Athlete)
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Brian Bedford, England, actor (Anthony-Coronet Blue)
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Sonny Bono, Detroit, vocalist (Sonny and Cher)/(Rep-R-Ca, 1995-98)
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Robin Clark, chemist (FRS)
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| 1936 |
Death |
Tommy Ward, S African cricket wicket keeper (23 Tests), electrocuted
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| 1936 |
Event |
4th Winter Olympic games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
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| 1936 |
Event |
Spanish Frente Popular (People's Front) wins elections
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| 1937 |
Event |
Jean Anouilh's "Le Voyageur Sans Baggage," premieres in Paris
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Valentin Vasilyevich Bondarenko, cosmonaut
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Paul Bailey, novelist
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| 1937 |
Event |
DuPont Corp patents nylon, developed by employee Wallace H Carothers
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| 1938 |
Birth |
John Corigliano, NYC, composer (Fern Hill, Ghosts of Versailles)
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| 1938 |
Event |
US Federal Crop Insurance program authorized
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Barry Primus, NYC, actor (Sgt McKenna-Cagney and Lacey, Boxcar Bertha)
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| 1938 |
Death |
Otto zur Linde, German author (Lieder of the Leids), dies at 64
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| 1939 |
Birth |
David Griffiths, portrait painter
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Harold Kalin, singer
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| 1939 |
Death |
Jura Soyfer, writer, dies at 26
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Karoli Ruth Needles, painter
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| 1940 |
Event |
British search plane finds German Altmark off Norway
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Vitali Kuznetsov, USSR, judo (Olympic-silver-1972)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Gabriel Brncic, composer
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