1846 – Battle of Sobraon ends 1st Sikh War in India
1916 – The German ambassador in Washington announces that Germany will pay an indemnity for American lives lost on the Lusitania
1940 – British search plane finds German supply ship Altmark, used to accommodate allied sailors from vessels sunk by the Graf Spee off Norway
1953 – Ted Williams safely crash-lands his damaged Panther jet, later awarded the Air medal
1964 – The Beatles’ 2nd appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show”, from Deauville Hotel in Miami, Florida
1965 – “Baker Street” opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 313 performances
1972 – German mass murderers “Three of Breda” freed
1984 – Bill Johnson becomes first American to win an Olympic downhill skiing gold at the Sarajevo Games; beats Swiss Peter Müller by 0.27s
1986 – Mário Soares from the Socialist Party is elected the 1st civilian President of Portugal
2001 – Mathieu Schneider of the Los Angeles Kings becomes the first defenseman in history to score a goal against all 30 NHL teams as LA beats Minnesota, 4-0
Author: gil7
Today in History for 16th February 2021
Historical Events
1892 – Opera “Werther” by Jules Massenet premieres in Vienna
1946 – 1st commercially designed helicopter tested, Bridgeport, Connecticut
1946 – “The Duchess Misbehaves” closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 5 performances
1980 – American speed skater Eric Heiden wins 5,000m in Olympic record 7:02.29; second of record 5 gold medal sweep of events at Lake Placid
2001 – Mathieu Schneider of the Los Angeles Kings becomes the first defenseman in history to score a goal against all 30 NHL teams as LA beats Minnesota, 4-0
2004 – The Pittsburgh Penguins lose their 12th consecutive home game, a NHL record
Famous Birthdays
1519 – Gaspard de Coligny, Huguenot leader/French admiral
1543 – Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (d. 1590)
1868 – Wilhelm Schmidt, German anthropologist/linguist (Anthropos)
1920 – Lee Russell, vocalist (Vincent Lopez), born in Cleveland, Ohio
1935 – Robin Clark, chemist (FRS)
1995 – Denzel Curry, American rapper, singer, and composer (Unlocked), born in Carol City, Florida
Famous Deaths
1803 – Jan V clav Stich, Bohemian composer, dies at 56
1912 – St. Nikolai of Japan, Eastern Orthodox priest (b. 1836)
1933 – Archie Jackson, Australian cricket batsman (8 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 164), dies from tuberculosis at 23
1963 – Friedrich Dessauer, German physicist (radiologist), dies at 81
1978 – E. Roland Harriman, American financier (b. 1895)
1979 – Nematullah Nassiri, Iran general/head of Savak, executed
Famous Deaths for 15th February 2021
1634 – Wilhelm Fabry, German surgeon (Father of German surgery), dies at 73
1778 – Johann Gottlieb Gorner, German composer, dies at 80
1818 – Charles XIII, King of Sweden (1809-18)/Norway (1814-18), dies at 69
1857 – Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (“Ruslan and Ludmilla”), dies at 53
1896 – E J Nicholson, writer, dies
1974 – Kurt Magnus Atterberg, Swedish composer, dies at 86
1988 – Gerard Holt, architect, dies at 83
1995 – Joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist and rebel (barricade uprising), dies at 77
1996 – Oscar Abrams, community organiser, dies at 58
1999 – Jan Masseus, Dutch composer, dies at 86
Historical Events for 15th February 2021
590 – Khosrau II, the last great Sasanian king is crowned King of Persia
1845 – William Parsons, Earl of Rosse, 1st uses 72 inch (183 cm) reflector
1964 – Bill Bradley scores 51 points for Princeton
1965 – John Lennon passes his driving test
1965 – Red Maple Leaf Flag becomes the official flag of Canada
1966 – Kees Verkerk becomes world champion all-round skater
1985 – STS 51-E vehicle moves to launch pad
1985 – World chess championship match abandoned with Anatoly Karpov 25 leading Gary Kasparov 23
1993 – Bombings by mafia drug lords kill 14 in Bogota, Colombia
2016 – 58th Grammy Awards: Best Song “Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran, Best Album “1989” by Taylor Swift
Today in History for 15th February 2021
Historical Events
1768 – 1st mustard manufactured in America advertised, Philadelphia
1950 – Walt Disney’s animated film “Cinderella” premieres in Boston
1950 – WM Inge’s “Come Back, Little Sheba” premieres in NYC
1980 – Wayne Gretzy assists on NHL-record-tieing 7 goals
2009 – 51st Daytona 500: Matt Kenseth wins shortened race; called off with 48 laps to go after a severe rainstorm hits the track
2014 – Polish ski jumper Kamil Stoch wins his 2nd gold medal of the Sochi Winter Olympics in the men’s large hill event; also wins normal hill gold
Famous Birthdays
1783 – Johann Nepomuk Poissl, Bavarian composer, born in Rattiszell, Bavaria (d. 1865)
1904 – Antonin Magne, French cyclist (Tour de France 1931, 34)
1938 – Lord Justice Ward, British judge
1953 – Derek Conway, British MP
1969 – Josh Marshall, American journalist and blogger (Talking Points Memo), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1969 – Brian Williams, MLB pitcher (Detroit Tigers, Astros), born in Lancaster, South Carolina
Famous Deaths
1911 – Theodor Escherich, German pediatrician (b. 1859)
1919 – Pieter K Pel, Dutch internist (Pel-Ebstein fever), dies at 66
1939 – Foppe G Scheltema, Dutch lawyer, dies at 47
1974 – Kurt Magnus Atterberg, Swedish composer, dies at 86
1988 – Neil R. Jones, American sci-fi writer (Space War, Twin Worlds), dies at 78
1996 – Margaret Courtenay, Welsh actress, singer and entertainer (Royal Flash, Duet for One), dies of cancer at 72
Famous Deaths for 14th February 2021
1831 – Henry Maudslay, English inventor of the metal lathe, dies at 59
1873 – Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, Swiss pianist and composer, dies at 51
1943 – Dora Gerson, German-Jewish actress, cabaret singer, and Holocaust victim (Caravan of Death), dies in Auschwitz concentration camp at 43
1950 – Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), dies at 80
1988 – Frederick Loewe [Friedrich Löwe], Austrian-born American composer (My Fair Lady, Camelot), dies at 86
1991 – Roy Lanham, American western swing and jazz guitarist (The Whippoorwills; Sons of the Pioneers, 1961-86), dies at 68
1993 – Buddy Pepper, composer, dies of heart failure at 70
2004 – Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (Tour de France 1998), dies of acute cocaine poisoning at 34
2009 – Bernard Ashley, English businessperson, fashion designer and co-founder of Laura Ashley, dies of cancer at 82
2020 – Jimmy Conway, Irish soccer midfielder (20 caps Republic of Ireland; Fulham), dies at 73
Historical Events for 14th February 2021
1777 – US Congress commissions Benjamin Lincoln a major general in the Continental Army
1778 – “Stars and Stripes” arrives in foreign port for 1st time (France)
1862 – Galena, 1st US iron-clad warship for service at sea, launched, Connecticut
1950 – USSR and China sign peace treaty
1966 – Australian currency is decimalised, and decimal currency postage stamps introduced
1967 – Latin American nuclear free zone proposal drawn up
1971 – Movie “Ben Hur” 1st shown on television
1990 – Perrier recalls 160 million bottles of sparkling water after traces of benzene, a carcinogen, are found in some
2018 – South African President Jacob Zuma resigns from office
2019 – Explosive-packed vehicle rams paramilitary convoy in Indian-controlled Kashmir killing at least 40. Islamic group Jaish-e-Mohammad claim responsibility.
Today in History for 14th February 2021
Historical Events
1940 – British merchant vessel fleet is armed
1941 – Carson McCuller’s “Reflections in a Golden Eye” published
1942 – Japanese parachutists land near oil center Palembang, Sumatra
1950 – Moroney scores cricket twin centuries for Australia at Johannesburg
1973 – Muhammad Ali beats British heavyweight boxing champion Joe Bugner by unanimous points decision in 12 rounds at Las Vegas Convention Centre
2019 – Explosive-packed vehicle rams paramilitary convoy in Indian-controlled Kashmir killing at least 40. Islamic group Jaish-e-Mohammad claim responsibility.
Famous Birthdays
1824 – Winfield Scott Hancock, American politician and Major General (Union Army), born in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania (d. 1886)
1916 – Marcel Bigeard, French general
1944 – Alan Parker, English director (Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express), born in London, England (d. 2020)
1963 – John Marzano, American baseball catcher (Seattle Mariners), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1970 – Simon Pegg [Buckingham], English comedian and actor (Shaun of the Dead, Mission: Impossible), born in Brockworth, England
1977 – Cadel Evans, Australian road cyclist (Tour de France 2011; UCI World Road Race C’ships 2009), born in Katherine, Australia
Famous Deaths
1528 – Edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66
1714 – Maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen consort of Spain to Philip V (1701-14), dies tuberculosis at 25
1780 – William Blackstone, English jurist (Blackstone’s Commentaries), dies at 56
1841 – Antun Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 65
1873 – Charles Samvei Bovy-Lysberg, Swiss pianist and composer, dies at 51
2003 – Dolly the sheep, first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell dies young form a progressive lung disease aged 6
Famous Deaths for 13th February 2021
1237 – Jordanus of Saxon, 2nd general of Dominicans, drowns
1624 – Stephen Gosson, English satirist (b. 1554)
1727 – William Wotton, English theologian and scholar, dies at 58
1841 – Thomas Ainsworth, English/Dutch industrialist, dies at 45
1954 – Frederick Lewis Allen, American social historian and editor of Harper’s Magazine, dies at 63
1964 – Ken Hubbs, 2nd baseman (Chicago Cubs), dies in plane crash at 22
1995 – Wilton “Bogey” Gaynair, saxophonist, dies at 68
1997 – Antonius “Ton” Lensink, Dutch actor (Rituelen), dies at 74
2005 – Maurice Trintignant, French race car driver (b. 1917)
2020 – Jimmy Thunder, New Zealand boxer (IBO heavyweight title 1994-95), dies following brain surgery at 54
Historical Events for 13th February 2021
1258 – Baghdad, then a city of 1 million, falls to the Mongols as the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed, tens of thousands slaughtered, ending the Islamic Golden Age
1545 – Willem of Nassau becomes Prince of Orange
1816 – -14] Teatro San Carlo in Naples destroyed by fire
1837 – Riot in New York due to a combination of poverty and increase in the cost of flour
1932 – Australian Championships Women’s Tennis: Coral McInnes Buttsworth retains title; beats Kathrine Le Mesurier 9-7, 6-4
1943 – Women’s US Marine Corps created
1945 – Allied planes begin bombing Dresden, Germany; a firestorm results and over 22,000 die
1960 – France performs 1st nuclear test at Reggane Proving Grounds Algeria
1980 – Apollo Computer Inc incorporated
1993 – Ljubow Kremljowa runs world record 1000m indoor (2:34:84)