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Notable anniversaries in history for today: February 16
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of James Swaffield; Director-General (Swaffield and Clerk to the GLC).
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Peter Webster; British High Court Judge.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Austin "Ted" Taylor; American gospel/rhythm and blues singer ("Be Ever Wonderful").
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Marlene Bauer Hagge in Eureka, South Dakota, USA; LPGA golfer (1950 Woman Athlete of the Year).
- 90th: 1934 - Over Texas, USA, a pilot swerves to avoid crashing with a fireball.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Richard Ford; US author (Sportswriter).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Iain [Menzies] Banks in United Kingdom; sci-fi author (Wasp Factory).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Michael Holding; cricket fast bowler (Whispering Death- Awesome for West Indies).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Sean McManus; CBS News President.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Dave Lombardo; drummer (Slayer).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Mark Price; NBA guard (Cleveland Caveliers).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Jevon Langford; defensive end (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Kathy McCormack; ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-silver-1998).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Kimberly Dawn in Whipany, Oklahoma, USA; rocker (PC Quest - "Can You See").
- 40th: 1984 - Bill Johnson becomes first American to win Olympics downhill skiing gold.
- 40th: 1984 - Ken Williams, TV announcer (Video Village), dies at age 69.
- 40th: 1984 - New Jersey Devils' first overtime goal, Jan Ludvig beats Hartford Whalers 6-5.
- 30th: 1994 - Johann Olav Koss skates world record 1500 metre (1:51.29).
- 30th: 1994 - Premier Alfonso Bustamente ends government in Peru.
- 25th: 1999 - In Uzbekistan, an apparent assassination attempt against President Islom Karimov takes place at government headquarters.
- 25th: 1999 - Across Europe, Kurdish rebels take over embassies and hold hostages after Turkey arrests one of their rebel leaders.
- 20th: 2004 - Death of Doris Troy AKA Doris Payne of emphysema at age 67; rhythm and blues singer ("Just One Kiss"), back-up singer (Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, George Harrison, Dusty Springfield, Nick Drake, Carly Simon).
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