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February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 318 days remain until the end of the year (319 in leap years). Events. Pre-1600. 1249 – ...
February. February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in common years or 29 in leap years, with the 29th day being called the leap day. It is the first of five months not to have 31 days (the other four being April, June, September, and November) and the only one to have fewer than 30 days.
The Act of Independence of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Nepriklausomybės Aktas) or the Act of February 16th, [1] also the Lithuanian Resolution on Independence (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Nepriklausomybės Nutarimas), [Note 1] was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by democratic principles, with ...
February 16: 1804 – First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate USS Philadelphia. 1852 – Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established. 1862 – American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Donelson, Tennessee. 1868 – In New York City the Jolly ...
May 16 is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 229 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 946 – ...
February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 319 days remain until the end of the year (320 in leap years). ... [16] 1933 – In Miami, ...
1996 – Eleven people died in a train collision in Silver Spring, Maryland, leading to the creation of comprehensive U.S. federal rules for the design of passenger cars. Richard of Dover ( d. 1184) Coluccio Salutati ( b. 1331) Michael Holding ( b. 1954) Elizabeth Olsen ( b. 1989) More anniversaries: February 15.
February 25, 1964 (Tuesday) Eastern Air Lines Flight 304, a Douglas DC-8 jet, crashed into Lake Pontchartrain 20 miles (32 km) northeast of New Orleans, nine minutes after taking off from New Orleans International Airport, killing all 58 people on board. Among the dead was the American singer Kenneth Spencer.