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February 16th, 2006 (February 16 2006) | Event | The last Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United States Army. | |
February 16th, 2006 (February 16 2006) | Death | Johnny Grunge, American professional wrestler (born in 1966) | |
February 16th, 2006 (February 16 2006) | Death | Ernie Stautner, German-born American football player (born in 1925) | |
February 16th, 2005 (February 16 2005) | Event | The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia. | |
February 16th, 2005 (February 16 2005) | Event | The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004-2005 regular season and playoffs, becoming the first major sports league in North America to do so over a labor dispute. | |
February 16th, 2005 (February 16 2005) | Death | Nicole DeHuff, American actress (pneumonia) (born in 1975) | |
February 16th, 2005 (February 16 2005) | Death | Queen Narriman, second and last wife of King Farouk and mother of their only child King Fuad II | |
February 16th, 2004 (February 16 2004) | Death | Shirley Strickland, Australian athlete (born in 1925) | |
February 16th, 2004 (February 16 2004) | Death | Doris Troy, American singer (born in 1937) | |
February 16th, 2003 (February 16 2003) | Death | Eleanor "Sis" Daley, wife of Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley (born in 1907) | Richard J. Daley Quotes |
February 16th, 2002 (February 16 2002) | Death | Walter Winterbottom, England football manager (born in 1913) | |
February 16th, 2001 (February 16 2001) | Death | Bob Buhl, baseball player (born in 1928) | |
February 16th, 2001 (February 16 2001) | Death | Howard W. Koch, American film director (born in 1916) | |
February 16th, 2001 (February 16 2001) | Death | William Masters, American gynecologist and sexologist (born in 1915) | |
February 16th, 2000 (February 16 2000) | Death | Marceline Day, American actress (born in 1908) | |
February 16th, 2000 (February 16 2000) | Death | Karsten Solheim, Norwegian-born engineer and inventor (born in 1911) | |
February 16th, 2000 (February 16 2000) | Death | Lila Kedrova, Russian-born actress (born in 1918) | |
February 16th, 1999 (February 16 1999) | Event | In Uzbekistan, a bomb explodes and gunfire is heard at the government headquarters in an apparent assassination attempt against President Islom Karimov. | |
February 16th, 1999 (February 16 1999) | Event | Across Europe, Kurdish rebels take over embassies and hold hostages after Turkey arrested one of their rebel leaders, Abdullah Ocalan. | |
February 16th, 1999 (February 16 1999) | Death | Michael Larson, Press Your Luck Big-winning contestant (born in 1949) | |
February 16th, 1997 (February 16 1997) | Death | Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American physicist (born in 1912) | |
February 16th, 1996 (February 16 1996) | Death | Roger Bowen, American actor (born in 1932) | |
February 16th, 1996 (February 16 1996) | Death | Edmund G. Brown, Governor of California (born in 1905) | |
February 16th, 1996 (February 16 1996) | Death | Brownie McGhee, American singer (born in 1915) | |
February 16th, 1993 (February 16 1993) | Event | Western Australia s and Australia s first woman Premier, Carmen Lawrence, is voted out of office. | |
February 16th, 1992 (February 16 1992) | Death | Angela Carter, English writer (born in 1940) | Angela Carter Quotes |
February 16th, 1992 (February 16 1992) | Death | Janio Quadros, Brazilian politician (born in 1917) | |
February 16th, 1992 (February 16 1992) | Death | Herman Wold, Swedish statistician (born in 1908 | |
February 16th, 1991 (February 16 1991) | Birth | Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg, Princess of Luxembourg | |
February 16th, 1990 (February 16 1990) | Death | Keith Haring, American artist (born in 1958) | |
February 16th, 1988 (February 16 1988) | Birth | Denilson Pereira Neves, Brazilian footballer | |
February 16th, 1988 (February 16 1988) | Death | Jean Carignan, French Canadian fiddler (born in 1916) | |
February 16th, 1987 (February 16 1987) | Event | The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of being a Nazi guard dubbed "Ivan the Terrible" in Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem. | |
February 16th, 1986 (February 16 1986) | Event | The Soviet liner Mikhail Lermontov runs aground in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. | |
February 16th, 1985 (February 16 1985) | Event | The founding of Hezbollah. | |
February 16th, 1985 (February 16 1985) | Birth | Zoi Dimoschaki, Greek swimmer | |
February 16th, 1983 (February 16 1983) | Event | The Ash Wednesday bushfires in Victoria and South Australia claim the lives of 75 people in Australia s worst ever fires. | |
February 16th, 1982 (February 16 1982) | Birth | Wasalu Muhammad Jaco, American rapper | |
February 16th, 1981 (February 16 1981) | Birth | Jay Howard, British racing driver | |
February 16th, 1981 (February 16 1981) | Birth | Jerry Owens, American baseball player | |
February 16th, 1981 (February 16 1981) | Birth | Qyntel Woods, American basketball player | |
February 16th, 1980 (February 16 1980) | Birth | Agim Kaba, American actor and film producer | |
February 16th, 1980 (February 16 1980) | Birth | Ashley Lelie, American football player | |
February 16th, 1980 (February 16 1980) | Death | Erich Huckel, German physicist (born in 1895) | |
February 16th, 1979 (February 16 1979) | Birth | Eric Mun, Korean rapper (Shinhwa) | |
February 16th, 1979 (February 16 1979) | Birth | Valentino Rossi, Italian motorcycle racer | |
February 16th, 1979 (February 16 1979) | Death | Nematollah Nassiri, executed Iran general/head of SAVAK (born in 1911) | |
February 16th, 1978 (February 16 1978) | Event | The first computer bulletin board system is created (CBBS in Chicago, Illinois). | |
February 16th, 1978 (February 16 1978) | Birth | Tia Hellebaut, Belgian athlete | |
February 16th, 1978 (February 16 1978) | Birth | John Tartaglia, Broadway actor and Muppeteer | |
February 16th, 1978 (February 16 1978) | Death | E. Roland Harriman, American financier (born in 1895) | |
February 16th, 1977 (February 16 1977) | Birth | Ian Clarke, Irish computer programmer | |
February 16th, 1977 (February 16 1977) | Birth | Ahman Green, American football player | |
February 16th, 1977 (February 16 1977) | Death | Carlos Pellicer, Mexican poet (born in 1897) | |
February 16th, 1976 (February 16 1976) | Birth | Eric Byrnes, American baseball player | |
February 16th, 1976 (February 16 1976) | Birth | Kyo, Japanese singer (Dir en grey) | |
February 16th, 1976 (February 16 1976) | Birth | Joe Odagiri, Japanese actor | |
February 16th, 1975 (February 16 1975) | Birth | Nanase Aikawa, Japanese singer | |
February 16th, 1975 (February 16 1975) | Birth | Vanina Ickx, Belgian racing driver | |
February 16th, 1975 (February 16 1975) | Birth | Don Jeffcoat, American actor | |
February 16th, 1975 (February 16 1975) | Death | Morgan Taylor, American athlete (born in 1903) | |
February 16th, 1975 (February 16 1975) | Death | Norman Treigle, American bass-baritone (born in 1927) | |
February 16th, 1974 (February 16 1974) | Birth | Fanis Katergiannakis, Greek footballer | |
February 16th, 1974 (February 16 1974) | Birth | Johnny Tri Nguyen, Vietnamese American stuntman and martial arts actor | Martial Quotes |
February 16th, 1974 (February 16 1974) | Death | John Garand, Canadian rifle engineer and manufacturer (born in 1888) | |
February 16th, 1973 (February 16 1973) | Birth | Christian Bassedas, Argentine former footballer | |
February 16th, 1973 (February 16 1973) | Birth | Cathy Freeman, Australian athlete | |
February 16th, 1973 (February 16 1973) | Birth | Nikos Kostakis, Greek footballer | |
February 16th, 1972 (February 16 1972) | Birth | Jerome Bettis, American football player. | |
February 16th, 1972 (February 16 1972) | Birth | Sarah Clarke, American actress | |
February 16th, 1971 (February 16 1971) | Birth | Amanda Holden, British actress | |
February 16th, 1970 (February 16 1970) | Birth | D.J. Wallis, American fitness competitor | |
February 16th, 1970 (February 16 1970) | Birth | Serdar Ortac, Turkish popstar | |
February 16th, 1970 (February 16 1970) | Birth | Angelo Peruzzi, Italian footballer | |
February 16th, 1969 (February 16 1969) | Birth | David Heath, American professional wrestler better known as Gangrel | |
February 16th, 1968 (February 16 1968) | Event | In Haleyville, Alabama, the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system goes into service. | |
February 16th, 1968 (February 16 1968) | Birth | Warren Ellis, British comic book writer | |
February 16th, 1967 (February 16 1967) | Birth | John Valentin, baseball player | |
February 16th, 1967 (February 16 1967) | Birth | Keith Gretzky, former hockey player; brother of Wayne Gretzky | |
February 16th, 1967 (February 16 1967) | Death | Antonio Moreno, Spanish-born actor (born in 1887) | |
February 16th, 1967 (February 16 1967) | Death | Smiley Burnette, American actor, singer and songwriter (born in 1911) | |
February 16th, 1964 (February 16 1964) | Birth | Bebeto, Brazilian footballer | |
February 16th, 1964 (February 16 1964) | Birth | Christopher Eccleston, English actor | |
February 16th, 1963 (February 16 1963) | Birth | Dave Lombardo, Cuban drummer (Slayer) | |
February 16th, 1963 (February 16 1963) | Birth | Dano Halsall, Swiss swimmer | |
February 16th, 1962 (February 16 1962) | Birth | John Balance, English musician (Coil, Psychic TV) (died in 2004) | |
February 16th, 1961 (February 16 1961) | Event | Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched. | |
February 16th, 1961 (February 16 1961) | Birth | Andy Taylor, English rock guitarist (Duran Duran) | |
February 16th, 1960 (February 16 1960) | Birth | Pete Willis, English guitarist (Def Leppard) | |
February 16th, 1960 (February 16 1960) | Birth | Cherie Chung, Hong Kong actress | |
February 16th, 1959 (February 16 1959) | Event | Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1. | Fidel Castro Quotes |
February 16th, 1959 (February 16 1959) | Birth | John McEnroe, American tennis player | |
February 16th, 1959 (February 16 1959) | Birth | Kelly Tripucka, American basketball player | |
February 16th, 1958 (February 16 1958) | Birth | Ice-T, American rapper, songwriter, and actor | |
February 16th, 1958 (February 16 1958) | Birth | Lisa Loring, American actress | |
February 16th, 1958 (February 16 1958) | Birth | Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian basketball player | |
February 16th, 1958 (February 16 1958) | Birth | Michael W. Burns, American politician | |
February 16th, 1957 (February 16 1957) | Event | The "Toddlers Truce", a controversial television closedown between 6.00pm and 7.00pm was abolished in the United Kingdom. | |
February 16th, 1957 (February 16 1957) | Birth | LeVar Burton, American actor | |
February 16th, 1956 (February 16 1956) | Birth | James Ingram, American singer | |
February 16th, 1955 (February 16 1955) | Birth | Hunt Block, American actor | |
February 16th, 1954 (February 16 1954) | Birth | Michael Holding, West Indian fast bowler cricket | |
February 16th, 1954 (February 16 1954) | Birth | Iain Banks, Scottish author | Iain Banks Quotes |
February 16th, 1954 (February 16 1954) | Birth | Margaux Hemingway, American actress and model (died in 1996) | |
February 16th, 1953 (February 16 1953) | Birth | George Martin, American footballer | |
February 16th, 1953 (February 16 1953) | Birth | Lanny McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player | |
February 16th, 1953 (February 16 1953) | Birth | Roberta Williams, computer game designer | |
February 16th, 1952 (February 16 1952) | Birth | Barry Foote, Major League Baseball player | |
February 16th, 1951 (February 16 1951) | Birth | William Katt, American actor | |
February 16th, 1950 (February 16 1950) | Birth | Peter Hain, British politician | Peter Hain Quotes |
February 16th, 1950 (February 16 1950) | Birth | Kazuki Tomokawa, Japanese acid-folk singer | |
February 16th, 1950 (February 16 1950) | Birth | Roman Tam, Hong Kong famous singer (died in 2002) | |
February 16th, 1948 (February 16 1948) | Birth | Eckhart Tolle, Author and spiritual teacher | |
February 16th, 1947 (February 16 1947) | Event | Canadians granted Canadian citizenship after 80 years of being British subjects. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen. | William Lyon Mackenzie King Quotes |
February 16th, 1946 (February 16 1946) | Birth | Ian Lavender, English actor | |
February 16th, 1945 (February 16 1945) | Event | World War II: American forces land on Corregidor island in the Philippines. | |
February 16th, 1945 (February 16 1945) | Birth | Jeremy Bulloch, English actor | |
February 16th, 1945 (February 16 1945) | Birth | Frank Welker, American voice actor | |
February 16th, 1944 (February 16 1944) | Birth | Richard Ford, American novelist | |
February 16th, 1943 (February 16 1943) | Event | World War II: The USSR reconquers Kharkov. | |
February 16th, 1943 (February 16 1943) | Birth | Brig Owens, American football player | |
February 16th, 1942 (February 16 1942) | Birth | Kim Jong-il, North Korean leader | |
February 16th, 1940 (February 16 1940) | Event | World War II: Altmark Incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMS Cossack. 299 British prisoners are freed. | |
February 16th, 1939 (February 16 1939) | Birth | Czeslaw Niemen, Polish singer-songwriter and composer (died in 2004) | |
February 16th, 1939 (February 16 1939) | Birth | Adolfo Azcuna, Filipino Supreme Court jurist | |
February 16th, 1938 (February 16 1938) | Birth | John Corigliano, American composer | |
February 16th, 1938 (February 16 1938) | Birth | Barry Primus, American actor | |
February 16th, 1937 (February 16 1937) | Event | Wallace H. Carothers receives a patent for nylon. | |
February 16th, 1937 (February 16 1937) | Birth | Yuri Manin, Russian mathematician | |
February 16th, 1936 (February 16 1936) | Event | Elections bring the Popular Front to power in Spain. | |
February 16th, 1936 (February 16 1936) | Birth | Jill Kinmont, American skier | |
February 16th, 1935 (February 16 1935) | Birth | Sonny Bono, American entertainer & U.S. Congressman (died in 1998) | Bono Quotes |
February 16th, 1934 (February 16 1934) | Event | Austrian Civil War ends with the defeat of the Social Democrats and the Republican Schutzbund. | |
February 16th, 1934 (February 16 1934) | Event | Commission of Government is sworn in as form of direct rule for the Dominion of Newfoundland. | |
February 16th, 1934 (February 16 1934) | Birth | Herbie & Harold Kalin, American singers (died in 2005-Harold / 2006-Herbie) | |
February 16th, 1934 (February 16 1934) | Birth | Marlene Hagge, American professional golfer | |
February 16th, 1932 (February 16 1932) | Birth | Gretchen Wyler, American actress and dancer (died in 2007) | |
February 16th, 1932 (February 16 1932) | Birth | Otis Blackwell, American songwriter and singer (died in 2002) | |
February 16th, 1932 (February 16 1932) | Birth | Harry Goz, American actor (died in 2003) | |
February 16th, 1932 (February 16 1932) | Birth | Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone | |
February 16th, 1932 (February 16 1932) | Death | Ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, Nobel Prize Laureate (born in 1841) | |
February 16th, 1931 (February 16 1931) | Birth | George E. Sangmeister, American politician (died in 2007) | |
February 16th, 1931 (February 16 1931) | Birth | Ken Takakura, Japanese actor | |
February 16th, 1929 (February 16 1929) | Birth | Gerhard Hanappi, Austrian footballer (died in 1980) | |
February 16th, 1928 (February 16 1928) | Death | Eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (born in 1856) | |
February 16th, 1927 (February 16 1927) | Birth | June Brown, British actress | |
February 16th, 1926 (February 16 1926) | Birth | John Schlesinger, English film director (died in 2003) | |
February 16th, 1925 (February 16 1925) | Birth | Carlos Paredes, Portuguese guitar master (died in 2004) | |
February 16th, 1923 (February 16 1923) | Event | Howard Carter unseals the burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. | Howard Carter Quotes |
February 16th, 1922 (February 16 1922) | Birth | Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, German night fighter pilot (died in 1950) | |
February 16th, 1921 (February 16 1921) | Birth | Jean Behra, French Formula One driver (died in 1959) | |
February 16th, 1921 (February 16 1921) | Birth | Araucaria, British crossword compiler | |
February 16th, 1921 (February 16 1921) | Birth | Vera-Ellen, American actress (died in 1981) | |
February 16th, 1920 (February 16 1920) | Birth | Anna Mae Hays, American army general | |
February 16th, 1919 (February 16 1919) | Death | Vera Kholodnaya, Russian film star (born in 1893) | |
February 16th, 1918 (February 16 1918) | Event | The Council of Lithuania unanimously adopts the Act of Independence, declaring Lithuania an independent state. | |
February 16th, 1918 (February 16 1918) | Birth | Patty Andrews, American singer | |
February 16th, 1917 (February 16 1917) | Death | Octave Mirbeau, French writer (born in 1848) | |
February 16th, 1916 (February 16 1916) | Birth | Bill Doggett, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist (died in 1996) | |
February 16th, 1915 (February 16 1915) | Birth | Jim O Hora, American college football coach (died in 2005) | |
February 16th, 1915 (February 16 1915) | Birth | Elisabeth Eybers, South African poet (died in 2007) | |
February 16th, 1915 (February 16 1915) | Birth | Michael Relph, British film producer and director (died in 2004) | |
February 16th, 1912 (February 16 1912) | Death | St. Nikolai of Japan, Eastern Orthodox priest (born in 1836) | |
February 16th, 1909 (February 16 1909) | Birth | Hugh Beaumont, American actor (died in 1982) | |
February 16th, 1909 (February 16 1909) | Birth | Jeffrey Lynn, American actor (died in 1995) | |
February 16th, 1909 (February 16 1909) | Birth | Richard McDonald, American fast food pioneer (died in 1998) | |
February 16th, 1907 (February 16 1907) | Death | Giosue Carducci, Italian writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (born in 1835) | |
February 16th, 1906 (February 16 1906) | Birth | Vera Menchik, British-Czech chess player, the first Women s World Champion in chess (died in 1944) | |
February 16th, 1904 (February 16 1904) | Birth | George F. Kennan, American historian, diplomat and political policy-maker (died in 2005) | George F. Kennan Quotes |
February 16th, 1903 (February 16 1903) | Birth | Edgar Bergen, American ventriloquist (died in 1978) | |
February 16th, 1903 (February 16 1903) | Birth | George-Henri Levesque, Quebec priest and sociologist (died in 2000) | |
February 16th, 1901 (February 16 1901) | Birth | Vincent Coleman, American actor (died in 1971) | |
February 16th, 1901 (February 16 1901) | Birth | Wayne King, American musician and orchestra leader (died in 1985) | |
February 16th, 1901 (February 16 1901) | Birth | Chester Morris, American film actor (died in 1970) | |
February 16th, 1899 (February 16 1899) | Event | President Felix Faure of France dies in office. | |
February 16th, 1899 (February 16 1899) | Event | Knattspyrnufelag Reykjavikur Iceland s first football club is founded. | |
February 16th, 1899 (February 16 1899) | Death | Felix Faure, President of France (born in 1841) | |
February 16th, 1898 (February 16 1898) | Birth | Katharine Cornell, American actress (died in 1974) | |
February 16th, 1898 (February 16 1898) | Death | Thomas Bracken, New Zealand poet (born in 1843) | Thomas Bracken Quotes |
February 16th, 1891 (February 16 1891) | Birth | Hans F. K. Gunther, German eugenicist (died in 1967) | |
February 16th, 1887 (February 16 1887) | Birth | Kathleen Clifford, American actress (died in 1962) | |
February 16th, 1886 (February 16 1886) | Birth | Van Wyck Brooks, American historian and critic (died in 1963) | |
February 16th, 1884 (February 16 1884) | Birth | Robert J. Flaherty, American filmmaker (died in 1951) | |
February 16th, 1883 (February 16 1883) | Birth | Elizabeth Craig, British writer (died in 1980) | |
February 16th, 1880 (February 16 1880) | Birth | Frank Burke, American baseball player (died in 1946) | |
February 16th, 1878 (February 16 1878) | Birth | Pamela Colman Smith, artist, writer, designer of the Rider-Waite-Smith deck of tarot cards (died in 1951) | |
February 16th, 1876 (February 16 1876) | Birth | George Macaulay Trevelyan, English historian (died in 1962) | |
February 16th, 1874 (February 16 1874) | Birth | Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano (died in 1935) | |
February 16th, 1868 (February 16 1868) | Event | In New York City the Jolly Corks organization is renamed the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE). | |
February 16th, 1866 (February 16 1866) | Event | Spencer Compton Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington becomes the British Secretary of State for War. | |
February 16th, 1866 (February 16 1866) | Birth | Billy Hamilton (baseball player), MLB Hall of Fame Outfielder (died in 1940) | |
February 16th, 1866 (February 16 1866) | Birth | Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet (died in 1949) | |
February 16th, 1862 (February 16 1862) | Event | American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee. | Ulysses S. Grant Quotes |
February 16th, 1859 (February 16 1859) | Event | The French Government passes a law to set the A-note above middle C to a frequency of 435 Hz, in an attempt to standardize the pitch. | |
February 16th, 1856 (February 16 1856) | Birth | Rudolph Karstadt, German entrepreneur (died in 1944) | |
February 16th, 1856 (February 16 1856) | Birth | Willem Kes, Dutch conductor (died in 1934) | |
February 16th, 1852 (February 16 1852) | Event | Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established. | |
February 16th, 1848 (February 16 1848) | Birth | Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (died in 1935) | |
February 16th, 1847 (February 16 1847) | Birth | Philipp Scharwenka, Polish-German composer (died in 1917) | |
February 16th, 1844 (February 16 1844) | Death | Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (born in 1792) | |
February 16th, 1838 (February 16 1838) | Event | Weenen Massacre: Hundreds of Voortrekkers along the Blaukraans River, Natal are killed by Zulus. | |
February 16th, 1838 (February 16 1838) | Birth | Henry Adams, American historian and novelist (died in 1918) | Henry Adams Quotes |
February 16th, 1834 (February 16 1834) | Birth | Ernst Haeckel, German zoologist and philosopher (died in 1919) | Philo Quotes |
February 16th, 1831 (February 16 1831) | Birth | Nikolai Leskov, Russian writer (died in 1895) | |
February 16th, 1826 (February 16 1826) | Birth | Julia Grant, First Lady of the United States (died in 1902) | |
February 16th, 1826 (February 16 1826) | Birth | Joseph Victor von Scheffel, German poet (died in 1886) | |
February 16th, 1824 (February 16 1824) | Birth | Peter Kozler, Slovenian cartographer and geographer (died in 1879) | |
February 16th, 1822 (February 16 1822) | Birth | Sir Francis Galton, English explorer and biologist (died in 1911) | |
February 16th, 1821 (February 16 1821) | Birth | Heinrich Barth, German explorer (died in 1865) | |
February 16th, 1812 (February 16 1812) | Birth | Henry Wilson, 18th Vice President of US (died in 1875) | |
February 16th, 1804 (February 16 1804) | Event | First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia. | |
February 16th, 1804 (February 16 1804) | Birth | Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist (died in 1885) | |
February 16th, 1802 (February 16 1802) | Birth | Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, American philosopher (died in 1866) | Philo Quotes |
February 16th, 1786 (February 16 1786) | Birth | Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (died in 1859) | |
February 16th, 1761 (February 16 1761) | Birth | Charles Pichegru, French general (died in 1804) | |
February 16th, 1754 (February 16 1754) | Death | Richard Mead, English physician (born in 1673) | |
February 16th, 1742 (February 16 1742) | Event | Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister. | |
February 16th, 1740 (February 16 1740) | Birth | Giambattista Bodoni, Italian publisher and engraver (died in 1813) | |
February 16th, 1727 (February 16 1727) | Birth | Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian scientist (died in 1817) | |
February 16th, 1721 (February 16 1721) | Death | James Craggs the Younger, English politician (born in 1686) | |
February 16th, 1710 (February 16 1710) | Death | Esprit Flechier, French writer and Bishop of Nimes (born in 1632) | |
February 16th, 1698 (February 16 1698) | Birth | Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (died in 1758) | |
February 16th, 1646 (February 16 1646) | Event | Battle of Great Torrington, Devonthe last major battle of the first English Civil War. | Devo Quotes |
February 16th, 1643 (February 16 1643) | Birth | John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (died in 1714) | |
February 16th, 1620 (February 16 1620) | Birth | Friedrich Wilhelm I of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia (died in 1688) | |
February 16th, 1560 (February 16 1560) | Death | Jean du Bellay, French Catholic cardinal and diplomat | |
February 16th, 1543 (February 16 1543) | Birth | Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (died in 1590) | |
February 16th, 1531 (February 16 1531) | Death | Johannes Stoffler, German mathematician and astronomer (born in 1452) | |
February 16th, 1519 (February 16 1519) | Birth | Gaspard de Coligny, French Huguenot leader (died in 1572) | |
February 16th, 1497 (February 16 1497) | Birth | Philipp Melanchthon, German humanist and reformer (died in 1560) | |
February 16th, 1391 (February 16 1391) | Death | John V Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor (born in 1332) | |
February 16th, 1279 (February 16 1279) | Death | King Afonso III of Portugal (born in 1210) | |
February 16th, 1249 (February 16 1249) | Event | Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols. | Louis IX of France Quotes |
February 16th, 1247 (February 16 1247) | Death | Heinrich Raspe, Landgrave of Thuringia (born in 1204) | |
February 16th, 1222 (February 16 1222) | Birth | Nichiren Daishonin, Japanese founder of Nichiren Buddhism (died in 1282) | |
February 16th, 1032 (February 16 1032) | Birth | Emperor Yingzong of China (died in 1067) | |