100 years anniversary |
16 Feb 1925
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birth
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David Emms: Director (London Goodenough Trust for Overseas Graduates)
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16 Feb 1925
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birth
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PER Bailey: Director (Gatwick & Stansted Airports)
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16 Feb 1925
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birth
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Carlos Paredes, Portuguese guitarist and composer (d. 2004) |
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16 Feb 1925
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birth
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David Emms director (London Goodenough Trust for Overseas Graduates)
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16 Feb 1925
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birth
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Per Bailey director (Gatwick & Stansted Airports)
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75 years anniversary |
16 Feb 1950
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birth
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Peter Hain: British MP
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16 Feb 1950
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birth
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William Katt: Los Angeles, California -- Actor (Greatest American Hero, 1st Love)
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16 Feb 1950
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birth
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Roman Tam, Hong Kong singer (Roman and the Four Steps) (d. 2002) |
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16 Feb 1950
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birth
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Peter Hain, Kenyan-Welsh politician, Secretary of State for Wales |
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16 Feb 1950
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birth
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William Katt Los Angeles CA, actor (Greatest American Hero, 1st Love)
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16 Feb 1950
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birth
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Peter Hain British MP
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16 Feb 1950
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death
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David Denton cricketer (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies
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16 Feb 1950
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event
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Longest-running prime-time game show, "What's My Line" begins on CBS
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16 Feb 1950
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event
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Writers fail to elect anyone to Baseball's Hall of Fame
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50 years anniversary |
16 Feb 1975
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birth
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Casey Barrett: Montreal, Quebec -- 200m Butterfly (1996 Olympics)
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16 Feb 1975
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birth
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Marty Murray: Deloraine, NHL center (Calgary Flames)
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16 Feb 1975
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event
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Washington Capitals 1st NHL shutout, beating Kansas City Scouts 3-0
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16 Feb 1975
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death
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Norman Treigle, American actor and singer (b. 1927) |
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16 Feb 1975
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death
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Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach (b. 1903) |
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16 Feb 1975
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birth
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Don Jeffcoat, American actor |
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16 Feb 1975
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birth
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Vanina Ickx, Belgian race car driver |
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16 Feb 1975
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birth
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Nanase Aikawa, Japanese singer |
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16 Feb 1975
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music
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Cher started her own weekly hour of a music and comedy show on CBS-TV. The singer had co-presented The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour with her former husband. Cher's new show featured a female guest each week.
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16 Feb 1975
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birth
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Casey Barrett Montr
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16 Feb 1975
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birth
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Marty Murray Deloraine, NHL center (Calgary Flames)
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16 Feb 1975
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event
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Washington Capitals 1st NHL shutout, beating Kansas City Scouts 3-0
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25 years anniversary |
16 Feb 2000
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death
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Karsten Solheim, Norwegian-American businessman, founded PING (b. 1911) |
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16 Feb 2000
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death
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Lila Kedrova, Russian-French actress and singer (b. 1918) |
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16 Feb 2000
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death
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Marceline Day, American actress and singer (b. 1908) |
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20 years anniversary |
16 Feb 2005
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event
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The National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004-2005 regular season and playoffs. |
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16 Feb 2005
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event
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The Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia. |
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16 Feb 2005
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death
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Narriman Sadek, Egyptian wife of Farouk I of Egypt (b. 1933) |
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16 Feb 2005
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death
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Nicole DeHuff, American actress (b. 1975) |
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16 Feb 2005
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music
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Kid Rock was arrested for allegedly punching a DJ at a strip club in Nashville, Tennessee. Police were called to the incident but Rock escaped from the club. Shortly after, he was pulled over by an officer who got an autograph but did not do a breath test despite smelling alcohol. (The officer has since been fired). The star was eventually arrested a few hours later, taken to the night court and released on $3,000 (£1,600) bail.
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16 Feb 2005
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music
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Yusuf Islam, the former Cat Stevens was awarded substantial damages from The Sunday Times and The Sun, after they had printed articles alleging he was involved in terrorism. Both newspapers apologized to the 56 year old musician for the "false and highly defamatory allegations." The papers also paid his legal bills and pledged not to repeat the allegations. The money awarded was given to Tsunami relief projects.
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15 years anniversary |
16 Feb 2010
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death
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Wan Chi Keung, Hong Kong footballer and actor (b. 1956) |
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10 years anniversary |
16 Feb 2015
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event
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A CSX train crashes in Mount Carbon, West Virginia resulting in large fires. |
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16 Feb 2015
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death
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Lorena Rojas, Mexican actress and singer (b. 1971) |
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16 Feb 2015
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death
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R. R. Patil, Indian lawyer and politician, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra (b. 1957) |
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16 Feb 2015
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death
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Lesley Gore, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1946) |
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16 Feb 2015
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death
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Lasse Braun, Algerian-Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1936) |
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16 Feb 2015
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music
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American singer, songwriter, actress and activist, Lesley Gore, who had the 1963 US No.1 & UK No.9 single 'It's My Party', died at the NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, New York City, of lung cancer.
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