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February 16: Day of the Shining Star in North Korea; Elizabeth Peratrovich Day in Alaska Act of Independence of Lithuania 1249 – King Louis IX dispatched André de Longjumeau as the French ambassador to the Mongol Empire. 1918 – The Council of Lithuania signed the Act of Independence (pictured), proclaiming the restoration of an independent Lithuania. 1922 – A landslide in Byblos revealed a sarcophagus in an underground tomb, later discovered to be part of a large Bronze Age necropolis. 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 16 February 17 Archive By email List of days of the year About

1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires in Australia killed 75. http://geog.tamu.edu/sarah/australia/bushfires.pdf

1907 Melvin Burkhart, “the Human Blockhead” (d. December 2001), American performer who could drive a five-inch nail or an ice pick into his head without flinching

Obit: http://www.smh.com.au/news/0112/19/entertainment/entertain101.html

Oy. I had put Pete Postlethwaite in the wrong spot on the page, and I had thought I had fixed it. Somehow it didn't stay fixed.  :) -- Zoe

"1989 - Kate Peckham, quite possibly the coolest person alive." - Self aggrandisement or romantic tribute? I'll go out on a limb and say Hi Kate. 203.62.236.200 07:37, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"* 1989 - Noelia C, a Puerto Rican spokeswoman." Second time i removed this. --171.161.160.10 14:41, 16 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]