Today in History for 16th February 2018:
Historical Events
1959 – Leonard Spigelgass’ “Majority of One” premieres in NYC
1959 – Fidel Castro becomes the 16th Prime Minister of Cuba after overthrowing Fulgencio Batista
1960 – US nuclear submarine USS Triton set off on underwater round-world trip
1980 – Continuous traffic jam extends 176 km north of Lyons, France
1986 – 28th Daytona 500: Geoffrey Bodine wins (148.124 MPH)
2017 – Suicide attack on shrine of Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Sehwan, Pakistan kills 72, Islamic State claims responsibility
Famous Birthdays
1881 – Maurits H E Uyldert, Dutch poet/writer (Youth of a Poet)
1896 – Alexander Brailowsky, Russian pianist (Chopin)
1909 – Richard McDonald, American fast food pioneer (d. 1998)
1932 – Aharon Appelfeld, Israeli writer, born in Jadova Commune, Kingdom of Romania
1950 – Roman Tam, Hong Kong famous singer (d. 2002)
1969 – Claude Lambert, boxer (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
Famous Deaths
1892 – Henry Walter Bates, naturalist/explorer (South America), dies
1932 – Ferdinand Buisson, French pacifist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1841)
1936 – Tommy Ward, South African cricket wicket keeper (23 Tests), electrocuted
1974 – John Garand, Canadian rifle engineer and manufacturer (b. 1888)
2001 – Bob Buhl, baseball player (b. 1928)
2012 – Elyse Knox, American actress and model (Hit the Ice, Black Gold) dies at 94