16 February - Today in History - Let see what happened on this day in India and World

In India and world History February 16 has a special significance, because on this day there have been many such incidents which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let us know that some of the most important events that will increase your general knowledge. The collected facts will be such as: the people born on this day, the passing of the famous persons, the war pact, the freedom of any country, the invention of new technologies, the change of power, the important national and international day etc

List of historical events of 16 February:

Year	Event/Incidence/Incident
1993	Sandra Volker made a world record by swimming 50m backstroke in about 28.33 seconds.
1994	An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 stroked at south east Sumatra and it killed 200 people.
1996	Gary Kirsten scores 188* for South Africa vs. UAE at Rawalpindi.
1997	Paul Stokowski wins Hawaiian Golf Open.
1998	Tellabs Inc. acquires Coherent Communications Systems for $670 million.
2010	The Queen Mary 2 make her first port call in China at the Port of Shanghai, since her maiden voyage in 2004.
2011	Lance Armstrong announces his official retirement from professional cycling.
2012	Anthony Shadid, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and the Middle East correspondent for the New York Times, dies at 43 of an acute asthma attack.
2013	A 6.2 earthquake occurred near the Philippine island of Mindanao fortunately with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
2014	Eleven illegal gold miners were rescued from a collapsed shaft and the remaining men were refused to surface upon learning that the rescued men have been immediately arrested. Over 200 miners were still remained in the shaft.

List of famous people who born on 16 February:

Year	Name/Profession/Country
1935	Brian Bedford / Actor / United States of America
1821	Heinrich Barth / Scholar / Germany
1972	Naomi Nishida / Actress / Japan
1903	Edgar Bergen / Actor / United States of America
1774	Pierre Rode / Violinist / France
1876	G. M. Trevelyan / Academic / United Kingdom
1949	Bob O'Reilly / Rugby Player / Australia
1941	Kim Jong Il / Politician / North Korea
1543	Kanō Eitoku / Painter / Japan
1988	Denílson Pereira Neves / Footballer / Brazil
1921	John Galbraith Graham / Academic / United Kingdom
1824	Peter Kosler / Lawyer / Slovenia
1845	George Kennan / Journalist / United States of America
1959	John McEnroe / Tennis Player / United States of America
1909	Richard McDonald / Business Man / United States of America
1958	Herb Williams / Basketball Player / United States of America
1848	Hugo de Vries / Botanist / Netherlands
1990	Dunamis Lui / Rugby Player / Australia
1934	Marlene Hagge / Golfer / United States of America
1902	Cyril Vincent / Cricketer / South Africa
1906	Vera Menchik / Chess Player / United Kingdom
1920	Anna Mae Hays / General / United States of America
1956	Vincent Ward / Writer / New Zealand
1977	Ian Clarke / Scientist / United States of America
1984	Sofia Arvidsson / Tennis Player / Sweden
1822	Francis Galton / Biologist / United Kingdom
1964	Bebeto / Footballer / Brazil
1992	Zsófia Susányi / Tennis Player / Hungary
1985	Ron Vlaar / Footballer / Netherlands
1931	Ken Takakura / Actor / Japan

List of famous Indian people who born on 16 February:

Year	Name/Profession/Country
1909	Murugapillai Navratnaswami / Swimmer / India
1920	I.S. Jauhar / Actor / India
1978	Wasim Jaffer / Cricketer / India

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