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What happened in history on this day: February 16?
On February 16 in ...
- 1804 - US Lieutenant Stephen Decatur raids Tripoli Harbor and burns US Navy frigate Philadelphia after pirates seized it.
- 1815 - The Treaty of Ghent (ending War of 1812) is ratified by the US Senate.
- 1838 - Kentucky state passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions.
- 1840 - American Charles Wilkes discovers Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica.
- 1862 - Fort Donelson captured by US General Ulysses Grant (1,400 Confederates surrender). Total Union losses 2832, Confederate losses 16,623.
- 1864 - Battle of Mobile, Alabama - operations by USA Army.
- 1868 - Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks founded in New York.
- 1880 - American Society of Mechanical Engineers is founded in New York City, New York.
- 1887 - First newspaper convention (Rochester, New York).
- 1900 - First Chinese daily newspaper in US publishes first issue (Chung Sai Yat Po - San Francisco).
- 1903 - -59 degrees F (-51 degrees C), Pokegama Dam, Minnesota (state record low).
- 1905 - First US Esperanto club organizes in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1909 - First subway car with side doors goes into service (New York City, New York).
- 1913 - US President William Taft agrees not to intervene in Mexico.
- 1927 - US restores diplomatic relations with Turkey.
- 1934 - Over Texas, USA, a pilot swerves to avoid crashing with a fireball.
- 1937 - DuPont Corp patents nylon, developed by employee Wallace H Carothers.
- 1938 - US Federal Crop Insurance program authorized.
- 1943 - -32 degrees F (-36 degrees C), Falls Village, Connecticut, USA (state record).
- 1945 - US forces land on Corregidor, in the Philippines.
- 1946 - First commercially-designed helicopter tested, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
- 1948 - NBC-TV presents the first daily newsreel telecast Camel Newsreel Theatre made up of footage from 20th Century Fox - Movietone News.
- 1951 - New York City passes bill prohibiting racism in city-assisted housing.
- 1960 - US nuclear submarine USS Triton sets off on underwater round-world trip.
- 1961 - First all-solid-propellant rocket put in orbit, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA.
- 1961 - US satellite Explorer 9 is launched.
- 1965 - Pegasus 1 launched to detect micro-meteors.
- 1968 - America's first 9-1-1 phone system goes into service in Haleyville, Alabama.
- 1978 - First Computer Bulletin Board System (Ward and Randy's CBBS, Chicago, Illinois).
- 1978 - The Hillside Strangler, a serial killer prowling Los Angeles, California, claims a tenth (and final) victim.
- 1988 - First documented combat action by US military advisors in El Salvador.
- 2001 - British and U.S. forces carry out bombing raids, attempting to disable Iraq's air defense network. Three people are killed in a suburban area of Baghdad.
Births on February 16
- 1838 - Birth of Henry Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; US historian, writer (Education of Henry Adams).
- 1852 - Birth of William Scarborough in Macon, Georgia, USA; linguist/author (Birds of Aristophanes).
- 1866 - Birth of William "Sliding Billy" Hamilton in New Jersey, USA; hall of fame baseball player.
- 1884 - Birth of Robert Flaherty in Michigan, USA; father of documentary film (Nanook of the North).
- 1886 - Birth of Van Wyck Brooks in New Jersey, USA; literary historian/writer (Ordeal of Mark Twain).
- 1901 - Birth of Chester Morris in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Diagnosis: Unknown).
- 1901 - Birth of Wayne King in Savannah, Illinois, USA; saxophonist/bandleader (the Waltz King).
- 1903 - Birth of Edgar Bergen in Chicago, Illinois, USA; ventriloquist (Charlie McCarthy).
- 1904 - Birth of George F Kennan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; US ambassador to Moscow.
- 1909 - Birth of Hugh Beaumont in Lawrence, Kansas, USA; actor (Ward Cleaver - Leave it to Beaver TV show).
- 1909 - Birth of Jeffrey Lynn in Auburn, Massachusetts, USA; actor (My Son Jeep, The Roaring Twenties).
- 1912 - Birth of Del Sharbutt in Cleburne, Texas, USA; TV announcer (Your Hit Parade).
- 1912 - Birth of Machito "Frank Grillo" in Florida, USA; bandleader (created salsa music).
- 1914 - Birth of Jimmy Wakely in Mineola, Arkansas, USA; country singer ("5 Star Jubilee").
- 1918 - Birth of Patty Andrews in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; singer (The Andrews Sisters - "Bei Mir Bist du Schoen", "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Rum and Coca Cola", "I'll be with you in Apple Blossom Time").
- 1920 - Birth of Lee Russell in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; singer (Vincent Lopez).
- 1926 - Birth of Vera-Ellen [Westmeyr Rohe] in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actress/dancer (Wonder Man).
- 1930 - Birth of Peggy King in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA; singer/actress (George Gobel Show).
- 1930 - Birth of Ricou Browning in Florida, USA; director/actor (Thunderball).
- 1932 - Birth of Gretchen Wyler in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, USA; actress (Silk Stockings).
- 1934 - Birth of Marlene Bauer Hagge in Eureka, South Dakota, USA; LPGA golfer (1950 Woman Athlete of the Year).
- 1935 - Birth of Salvatore Bono AKA Sonny Bono in Detroit, Michigan, USA; singer/songwriter/entertainer ("I Got You Babe", "Baby Don't Go", "The Beat Goes On", The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour TV show), mayor of Palm Springs California, U.S. Congressman.
- 1938 - Birth of Barry Primus in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Sergeant McKenna - Cagney and Lacey, Boxcar Bertha).
- 1938 - Birth of John Corigliano in New York City, New York, USA; composer (Fern Hill, Ghosts of Versailles).
- 1950 - Birth of William Katt in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Greatest American Hero, First Love).
- 1953 - Birth of Mike Ford in New York City, New York, USA; Canadian Tour golfer (1976 Port Jefferson Open).
- 1955 - Birth of Guy Gallo in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; writer (Under the Volcano).
- 1958 - Birth of John Paul Morse in Marshall, Michigan, USA; PGA golfer (1995 United Airlines).
- 1959 - Birth of Kelly Tripuka in Glenn Ridge, New Jersey, USA; NBA forward (Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz).
- 1962 - Birth of Alexa Kenin in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Mousie - Coed Fever).
- 1966 - Birth of Eric Uptagrafft in Spokane, Washington, USA; prone rifle (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Tim Costo; US baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1971 - Birth of Chi Kredell in Long Beach, California, USA; water polo driver (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Mike Hubbard in Lynchburg, Virginia; catcher (Chicago Cubs).
- 1974 - Birth of Kimberly Dawn in Whipany, Oklahoma, USA; rocker (PC Quest - "Can You See").
- 1978 - Birth of Caroline Hunt in Chicago, Illinois; rhythmic gymnast (US team-1996).
- 1979 - Birth of Emma Louise DeSilets; Miss Washington Teen-USA (1997).
- 1998 - Birth of Mr Jefferson in Virginia, USA; first cloned calf.
Deaths on February 16
- 1900 - George Labram, US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle.
- 1986 - Death of Howard Da Silva at age 77 of lymphoma; actor (Ben Franklin - 1776, When The Boat Comes In TV show, For the People TV show, The American Parade TV mini-series, Masquerade TV movie, The Cafeteria TV movie).
- 1990 - Keith Haring, American artist/cartoonist (brilliant baby), dies of AIDS at age 31 (born 1954).
- 1993 - Sharon Disney, adopted daughter of Walt and Lillian Disney, dies of complications from cancer.
- 1996 - Edmund G "Pat" Brown, Governor of California, dies at age 90 (born 1905).
- 1996 - Roger Bowen, American actor (MASH, Main Event, What About Bob), dies at age 62 (born 1932).
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