Today in History

Births On This Day, February 13th 🎂

1974 Robbie Williams
English singer-songwriter, producer, actor

1950 Peter Gabriel
English singer-songwriter, producer

1946 Richard Blumenthal
American politician

1849 Lord Randolph Churchill
English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer

1835 Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Indian religious leaders founded the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Deaths On This Day, February 13th 🪦

2002 Waylon Jennings
American singer-songwriter, musician

1883 Richard Wagner
German composer, director

1787 Ruđer Bošković
Croatian physicist, astronomer, mathematician

1728 Cotton Mather
American minister

1662 Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
 

13th February

1542 Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, was executed for adultery.

1948 The Science Museum in London announced that it would return the Wright Brothers’ biplane, Kitty Hawk, the first to fly, to the Smithsonian Institution. It had been sent to England in 1928 by Orville Wright when he found that the Smithsonian had labelled another plane as the first capable of sustained flight.

1969 An announcement stated that eggs removed from a woman volunteer had been fertilized in a test tube as a result of work done at Cambridge University in collaboration with Dr. P. Steptoe at Oldham General Hospital.

1988 The Winter Olympics opened in Calgary, Canada. English ski-jumper and plasterer Eddie Edwards, became the surprise sensation of the Games. The fearless contestant came last, but won all the headlines and the nickname The Eagle. His life story was made into a film, Eddie the Eagle, in 2016.
 
1866
American outlaw, Jesse James&his gang rob the Clay County Savings Bank in Liberty,Missouri, take $15,000 his 1st robbery
1914
ASCAP{American Society of Composers,Publishers} was formed at the Claridge Hotel in NYC
1961
Frank Sinatra launches Reprise Label under Warner Brothers lapel. He did this to allow more artistic freedom for his own recordings
2019
NASA"s Mars Opportunity Rover ends after 15yrs due to sandstorm which damaged its communications
 

Feb 13th Birthdays:
1891
Grant Wood- U.S. painter' American Gothic'
1919
"Tennessee' Ernie Ford- country singer'Sixteen Tons'
1923
Chuck Yeager- U.S pilot, 1st man to break sound barrier
1934
George Segal- actor/ banjo player 'Look Who's Talking, Carbon Copy,Fun With Dick&Jane The Cable Guy
1950
Peter Gabriel- British singer/ songwriter w band 'Genesis' 1967-1975,has successful solo career
1974
Robbie Williams- British singer' Take That, She's The One'
Deaths:
1883
Richard Wagner- German composer' The Flying Dutchman,The Ring of Neilburg 69
1980
David Janssen- actor best known TV roles' Dr Richard Kimble' on ABC drama' The Fugitive,'Harry Orwell' in detective series' Harry -O' 49
2014
Ralph Waite- actor best known TV role' John Walton' in CBS drama' The Waltons' '72-'81 85
 
On This Day In History, February 14th

2005 Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is assassinated
Several sources reported that the U.N. Special Tribunal for Lebanon found compelling evidence for the Lebanese militia Hezbollah's involvement.

2003 Dolly the sheep is put to death
Dolly, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult, had shown signs of premature aging and contracted various diseases.

1989 Union Carbide finally agrees to pay damages to the Indian government for the Bhopal disaster
The company had a yearly turnover of 9.5 billion USD at the time; up to 25,000 people had died in the tragedy.

1949 The Knesset, the parliament of Israel, convenes for the first time
The term “Knesset” is derived from the Hebrew name of an ancient Great Assembly: Anshei Knesset HaGedolah.

1876 The telephone is patented
Both Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray applied for a patent on that day - Bell won.
 
Births On This Day, February 14th 🎂

1951 Kevin Keegan
English footballer

1943 Maceo Parker
American saxophonist

1942 Michael Bloomberg
American businessman, politician, 108th Mayor of New York City

1894 Jack Benny
American actor, comedian

1818 Frederick Douglass
American author, activist


Deaths On This Day, February 14th 🪦

1975 P. G. Wodehouse
English author

1975 Julian Huxley
English biologist

1779 James Cook
English navy officer, explorer, cartographer

1229 Ragnvald Godredsson
Manx king

269 Saint Valentine
Roman bishop, martyr
 
The Flour Riot occurred on Feb 13th, 1837.

This was a food riot that broke out in New York City. The violent civil disturbance lasted nearly 24 hours. It was in response to a public meeting called by the Locofocos, a faction of the Democratic Party, to protest rising prices. Hungry workers plundered private storerooms filled with sacks of hoarded flour. By the time police and militia arrived to disperse the crowd, 500 to 600 barrels of flour and a thousand bushels of wheat had been destroyed, which most certainly did not lower the price of flour.
 
Feb 14th:
1803
Moses Coates in Dowington,PA patents apple parer
1870
Seraph Young becomes the 1st woman to vote after Utah legislature passed law allowing women to vote
1939
film director, Victor Fleming replaces film director George Cukor on the film 'Gone With the Wind' Cukor was fired due to disagreements with producer, David O. Selznak,star Clark Gable
1984
at Sarajevo Winter Olympic games, British ice dancing partners Christopher Dean&partner, Jayne Torvill skate in the free dance to Maurice Revel's 'Bolero'. They won 9 perfect scores for artistic performance, won Gold Medal
1991
movie' Silence of the Lambs' based on book by Thoams Harris, directed by Jonathan Demme is released. The story is about FBI trainee,'Clarice' {Jodie Foster} who seeks help from a psychotic criminal,'Hanibal Lechter'{Anthony Hopkins} to find serial killer'Buffalo BIll{Ted Levine} The movie won 5 Oscars pic/dir/actor/ actress adapted screenplay
2019
Amazon cancels its plans to build a corporate campus in Queens, NYC due to widespread oppostion
 
Feb 14th Birthdays:
1902
Thelma Ritter- actress All About Eve, Rear Window, Pillow Talk
1913
Jimmy Hoffa- U.S. Teamsters Union leader who mysteriously disappeared in 1975
1934
Florence Henderson- actress/singer best known TV role' Carol Brady' on ABC sitcom'The Brady Bunch' later was spokeswoman for 'Wesson Oil'
1942
Michael Bloomberg- U.S. buisnessman/ mayor of NYC 2002-2013
1959
Renee Fleming- U.S. opera soprano singer
Deaths:
1975
P.G. Wodehouse- British writer of' Bertie Wooster' novels 93
1988
Frederick Loewe- music theater composer with writing partner,Alan Jay Lerner' My Fair Lady, Camelot, Brigadoon' 86
2003
'Dolly' the Sheep- 1st mammal to be cloned from adult cell 6{ lung disease}
 
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The Flour Riot occurred on Feb 13th, 1837.

This was a food riot that broke out in New York City. The violent civil disturbance lasted nearly 24 hours. It was in response to a public meeting called by the Locofocos, a faction of the Democratic Party, to protest rising prices. Hungry workers plundered private storerooms filled with sacks of hoarded flour. By the time police and militia arrived to disperse the crowd, 500 to 600 barrels of flour and a thousand bushels of wheat had been destroyed, which most certainly did not lower the price of flour.
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On This Day In History, February 15th

2003 The largest peace demonstration in history takes place
Up to 30 million people in 600 cities around the world protested against the Iraq War.

2001 The first draft of the human genome is published
The human genome contains complete human genetic information.

1989 The Soviet Union pulls out of Afghanistan
Despite their military superiority, the Soviet and Afghan armies did not succeed in breaking the Mujahideen insurgents' resistance.

1971 The United Kingdom and Ireland decimalize their currencies
Before the change, a pound sterling was made up of 240 pence, or 20 shillings.

1965 Canada adopts its current national flag showing a maple leaf
The leaf symbolizes the country's forests, the middle white stripe the arctic snow, and the red stripes the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
 
Births On This Day, February 15th 🎂

1954 Matt Groening
American animator, screenwriter, producer

1934 Graham Kennedy
Australian actor

1874 Ernest Shackleton
Irish explorer

1710 Louis XV of France

1564 Galileo Galilei
Italian astronomer, physicist

Deaths On This Day, February 15th 🪦

2005 Samuel T. Francis
American journalist

1988 Richard Feynman
American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

1965 Nat King Cole
American singer, pianist, television host

1928 H. H. Asquith
English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

1781 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
German author, philosopher
 
Feb 15th:
1764
St Louis, Missouri founded by Pierre Laclede as a french trading post
1867
Johann Strauss's 'Blue Danube' waltz debuts in Vienna
1879
U.S. Congress allows women lawyers to practice before the Supreme Court
1965
Canada's new flag with Red Maple Leaf is raised above Parliment Hill, in Ottawa,capital of Canada
2005
Youtube,internet site where videos are shared& viewed is launched in U.S.
 
Feb 15th Birthdays:
1564
Galileo Gallei- Italian astronomer/ physicist/ engineer
1812
Charles Tiffany- U.S. jeweler/ founder of Tiffany &Co
1893
Walter Donaldson- pianist/ composer'Makin Whoopee, My Blue Heaven'
1905
Harold Arlen- composer' Over The Rainbow, Its Only a Paper Moon'
1927
Harvey Korman- comedic actor best known as regular on 'The Carol Burnett Variety Show{ he left in '77} appeared in Mel Brook's movies "Blazing Saddles, History of the World Pt 1, High Anxiety
1951
Jane Seymour- actress best known TV role' Dr Michaela Quinn" in CBS western/drama' Dr Quinn Medicine Woman '93-'98 She is spokesperson with Kay Jewelers, has her own brand' Open Hearts'
Deaths:
Nat King Cole- jazz pianist/ singer' Mona Lisa, Unfrogettable' 49{ cancer}
1996
McLean Stevenson- actor best known TV role' Col Henry Blake' in CBS series' M*A*S*H 66 {heart attack}
2007
Ray Evans- composer' To Each His Own, Mona Lisa, Silver Bells 92
 
On This Day In History, February 16th

2005 The Kyoto Protocol goes into effect
The global warming pact was ratified by 191 countries to date - excluding the United States.

1987 The first trial against John Demjanjuk begins in Jerusalem
Demjanjuk was falsely accused of being a particularly brutal Nazi guard dubbed “Ivan the Terrible”; in a separate trial in 2011, he was convicted by a German criminal court as an accessory to the murder of 27,900 people.

1985 Hezbollah is founded
The Lebanese political party and the militant group is classified as terrorist organization by several western countries.

1959 Fidel Castro becomes Cuba's Prime Minister
Castro's rise to power came shortly after his “26th of July Movement” had overthrown dictator Fulgencio Batista in what became known as the Cuban Revolution.

1923 The burial chamber of Pharoh Tutankhamun is opened
Howard Carter's discovery is one of archeology's best known, especially due to the myth of the “Curse of Tutankhamun” that was sparked by the death of Lord Carnarvon who was one of the first to enter the chamber.
 
Births On This Day, February 16 🎂

1979 Valentino Rossi
Italian motorcycle racer

1954 Iain Banks
Scottish author

1941 Kim Jong-il
North Korean politician, 2nd Supreme Leader of North Korea

1898 Katharine Cornell
American actress, producer

1831 Nikolai Leskov
Russian author, playwright, journalist

Deaths On This Day, February 16th🪦

2013 Tony Sheridan
English singer-songwriter, guitarist

2002 Walter Winterbottom
England football manager

1984 M. A. G. Osmany
Bangladeshi general

1957 Josef Hofmann
Polish/American pianist, composer

1932 Edgar Speyer
American/English financier, philanthropist
 
1857
Galleut College, U.S. National Deaf Mute College is formed in Washington,DC
1883
Ladies' Home Journal Magazine begins publishing in the U.S.
1937
Wallace Crothers, an employee at Dupont Comp developed nylon ,company gets patent for it
1959
Fidel Castro becomes Cuba's 16th Prime minister after overthrowing Fulgenico Batista
1968
In Halyville, Alabama, 1st U.S. 911 phone system starts service
2006
the last Mobile Army Surgical Hosptial{MASH} is decommisoned by U.S. Army
 
Feb 16th Birthdays
1903
Edgar Bergen- ventriloquist 'Charlie Mc Carthy'
1909
Hugh Beaumont- actor best known TV role' Ward Cleaver' on classic sitcom' Leave It To Beaver'
1926
John Schlesinger- film director 'Midnight Cowboy, Darling'
1935
Sonny Bono- singer/songwriter 'I Got You Babe, Bang Bang, Needles &Pins
1957
Levar Burton- actor best known TV roles 'Kunta Kinte' in mini series' Roots', Lt Geordi La Forge' in Star Trek: The Next Generation
Deaths:
1986
Howard Da Silva- actor The Lost Weekend, The Blue Dahila, 1776- played Ben Franklin in original Broadway musical/movie version 76
1990
Keith Haring- graffiti artist/social activist 31{AIDS}
2012
Gary Carter- Baseball Hall of Fame catcher with Montreal Expos, NY Mets 57{brain tumor}
2015
Lesley Gore- 60's singer/ songwriter "Its My Party, You Don't Own Me' 68 {lung cancer}
 
On This Day In History, February 17th

2008 Kosovo declares its independence
The region's secession from Serbia followed an armed conflict referred to as the Kosovo War.

1992 Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is jailed for life
Dahmer was convicted of murdering and dismembering at least 17 young men and boys.

1913 The “Armory Show” opens in New York
The art exhibition featured works by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent van Gogh and marked the advent of artistic modernism in the United States.

1904 “Madama Butterfly” is premiered
Giacomo Puccini's opera, one of the world's most performed works of musical theater, was poorly received in its first performance.

1863 A precursor of the Red Cross and Red Crescent is founded
The “Committee for Relief to the Wounded” was created by a group of citizens in Geneva, Switzerland.
 
Births On This Day, February 17th 🎂

1981 Paris Hilton
American model, actress, singer

1963 Michael Jordan
American basketball player, actor

1949 Fred Frith
English guitarist, composer

1904 Hans Morgenthau
German philosopher

624 Wu Zetian
Chinese empress

Deaths On This Day, February 17th 🪦

1998 Ernst Jünger
German author

1986 Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian/American philosopher, author

1982 Thelonious Monk
American pianist, composer

1856 Heinrich Heine
German poet

1673 Molière
French playwright, actor
 
1815
Treaty of Ghent was ratified by U.S. Senate, signed by Pres James Madison which ended War of 1812,a month earlier it was signed in Europe
1933
1st issue of news magazine'Newsweek' was published
1968
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opens in Springfield, Massachusetts
1972
sales of Volkswagen 'The Beetle' exceeds Ford's Model T, becomes the top selling car export to the U.S.
2016
Channey Dungey becomes the 1st African woman to be Pres of ABC Entertainment Group
 
Feb 17th Birthdays;
1844
Aaron Montgomery Ward- founder of mail order company, Montgomery Ward
1934
Barry Humphries- Australian comedian best known for his alter ego' Dame Edna Everage'
1940
Gene Pitney- singer/ songwriter' Town Without Pity, Hello Mary Lou,He's a Rebel
1957
Loreena McKennet- Canadian Celtic harpist/ singer/ songwriter' The Mummer's Dance'
1963
Michael Jordan- Basketball Hall of Fame player-forward with Chicago Bulls
1991
Bonnie Wright- British actress best known movie role' Ginny Weasley' in Harry Potter movies
Deaths:
1890
Christopher Latham Sholes- inventor of the typewritter 71
1924
Henry Beacon- U.S architech of Lincoln Memorial in Washington,DC 57
1982
Lee Strasberg- actor/ acting coach 80
2010
Kathryn Grayson- singer/ actress' Anchors Aweigh, Kiss Me Kate' 88
 
On This Day In History, February 18th

1978 Hawaii hosts the first Ironman Triathlon
Contestants have to swim 2.4 miles (3.86 km), bike 112 miles (180.25 km) and complete a marathon run measuring 26.2 miles (42.2 km).

1977 The Space Shuttle takes off on its maiden flight
The “Enterprise” was mounted on a Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft; the first free flight took place on August 12, 1977

1954 The first Church of Scientology is established
Despite many controversies, Scientology has gained thousands of members since its inception.

1943 The Gestapo arrests German resistance fighter Sophie Scholl and other White Rose activists
21-year-old student Scholl and her fellow campaigners were executed for having distributed flyers criticizing the Nazi regime.

1930 Pluto is discovered
Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered the dwarf planet when sifting through photographs taken a month earlier.
 
Births On This Day, February 18th 🎂

1974 Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Russian tennis player

1967 Roberto Baggio
Italian footballer

1954 John Travolta
American actor, singer, producer

1933 Yoko Ono
Japanese/American singer-songwriter

1838 Ernst Mach
Austrian physicist

Deaths On This Day, February 18th 🪦

1967 J. Robert Oppenheimer
American physicist

1906 John Batterson Stetson
American businessman founded the John B. Stetson Company

1564 Michelangelo
Italian painter, sculptor

1546 Martin Luther
German monk, priest, and leader of the Protestant Reformation
 

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