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26 Feb 1925
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Frank Henry Copplestone: TV executive
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26 Feb 1925
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birth
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James Moody: United States -- Jazz saxophonist / orchestra leader
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26 Feb 1925
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Jihad-Saint war against Turkish government
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26 Feb 1925
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birth
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Everton Weekes, Barbadian cricketer and referee |
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26 Feb 1925
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WW2
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Adolf Hitler was released from prison; on the same day, the German government allowed the Nazi Party to publish its newspaper once again.
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26 Feb 1925
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birth
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Frank Henry Copplestone TV executive
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26 Feb 1925
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birth
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James Moody US, jazz saxophonist/orchestra leader
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26 Feb 1925
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event
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Jihad-Saint war against Turkish government
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| 75 years anniversary |
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26 Feb 1950
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birth
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Jonathan Cain: Chicago, Illinois -- Rock guitarist / keyboardist (Journey, Babys)
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26 Feb 1950
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death
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Harry Lauder (Maclennan): Scottish comic / singer, dies at about 75
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26 Feb 1950
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death
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Harry Lauder, Scottish comedian and singer (b. 1870) |
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26 Feb 1950
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birth
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Helen Clark, New Zealand politician, 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand |
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26 Feb 1950
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birth
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Jonathan Cain, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Journey, The Babys, and Bad English) |
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26 Feb 1950
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birth
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Ott Arder, Estonian poet and author (d. 2004) |
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26 Feb 1950
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music
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birth Jonathan Cain, keyboards player with American group Journey who had the 1982 US No.2 single 'Open Arms').
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26 Feb 1950
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birth
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Jonathan Cain Chicago IL, rock guitarist/keyboardist (Journey, Bad English, Babys)
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26 Feb 1950
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death
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Harry Lauder (Maclennan) Scottish comic/singer, dies at about 75
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26 Feb 1950
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Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety" premieres in New York NY
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| 50 years anniversary |
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26 Feb 1975
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birth
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Cindy Werley: Allentown, Pennsylvania -- Field hockey forward / midfielder (1996 Olympics)
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26 Feb 1975
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birth
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Mike Wilson: Brampton, Ontario -- NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres)
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26 Feb 1975
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event
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"Night... Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore NYC for 75 performances
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26 Feb 1975
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event
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1st televised kidney transplant (Today Show)
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26 Feb 1975
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birth
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Cindy Werley Allentown PA, field hockey forward/midfielder (Olympics-96)
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26 Feb 1975
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birth
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Mike Wilson Brampton, NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres)
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26 Feb 1975
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event
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1st televised kidney transplant (Today Show)
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26 Feb 1975
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event
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"Night... Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore NYC for 75 performances
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| 25 years anniversary |
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26 Feb 2000
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death
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George L. Street III, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1913) |
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26 Feb 2000
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birth
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Alexa Ilacad, Filipino actress, singer, and dancer |
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| 20 years anniversary |
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26 Feb 2005
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death
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Jef Raskin, American computer scientist, created Macintosh (b. 1943) |
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26 Feb 2005
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music
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The wife of Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt was rushed to hospital after slashing her wrists in a suicide attempt after a Sunday newspaper ran a story claiming that Rick had been cheating on his wife.
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| 15 years anniversary |
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26 Feb 2010
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death
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Nujabes, Japanese DJ and producer (b. 1974) |
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| 10 years anniversary |
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26 Feb 2015
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death
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Tom Schweich, American lawyer and politician, 36th State Auditor of Missouri (b. 1960) |
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26 Feb 2015
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death
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Avijit Roy, Bangladeshi-American engineer and blogger (b. 1972) |
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26 Feb 2015
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death
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Earl Lloyd, American basketball player and coach (b. 1928) |
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26 Feb 2015
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death
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Theodore Hesburgh, American priest, theologian, and academic (b. 1917) |
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26 Feb 2015
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death
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Sheppard Frere, English historian and archaeologist (b. 1916) |
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26 Feb 2015
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music
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The childhood home of former Beatle Paul McCartney sold for £150,000 ($231,000) at an auction in Liverpool. McCartney moved into the house, in Western Avenue, Speke, aged four with his parents Jim and Mary in 1947, and lived in the three-bedroom house for six years.
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