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Day Of The Week: February 16
February 16, 2025 is the 47th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 318 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Aquarius is your zodiac sign. Amethyst is your modern birthstone. Bloodstone is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: 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.
- 1904 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Dragon in Chinese astrology.
- 1959 –Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1.
- 1961 –Explorer program: Explorer 9 (S-56a) is launched.
- 1961 –The DuSable Museum of African American History is chartered.
- 1962 –Flooding in the coastal areas of West Germany kills 315 and destroys the homes of about 60,000 people.
- 1985 –Hezbollah is founded.
- 1991 –Nicaraguan Contras leader Enrique Bermúdez is assassinated in Managua.
Who were born on February 16?
- 1698 –Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (d. 1758)
- 1856 –Rudolph Karstadt, German entrepreneur (d. 1944)
- 1904 –George F. Kennan, American historian and diplomat (d. 2005)
- 1915 –Elisabeth Eybers, South African poet (d. 2007)
- 1921 –Vera-Ellen, American actress (d. 1981)
- 1946 –Ian Lavender, English actor
- 1964 –Christopher Eccleston, English actor
- 1969 –Holly Aird, English actress
- 1980 –Ashley Lelie, American football player
- 1983 –Tuomo Ruutu, Finnish ice hockey player
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