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Historical Events

1931 - Gas explosion Fire in Fushun-coal mine, Manchuria kills 3,000

1958 - Edgar Whitehead succeeds Garfield Todd as premier of South Rhodesia

1963 - AFL's Dallas Texans become KC Chiefs

1971 - Pedro Morales beats Ivan Koloff in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ

1996 - The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.

2015 - 57th Grammy Awards: Best Song "Stay With Me" by Sam Smith, Best Album "Morning Phase" by Beck

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Famous Birthdays

1902 - Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (d. 1966)

1911 - Anne Aitken, [nee Hopkins], co-found (Diamond Sangha), born in Chicago, Illinois

1925 - Alvin Brehm, American musician and composer, born in NYC, New York (d. 2014)

1936 - Larry Verne, singer (Custer)

1964 - Dennis Gibson, NFL inside linebacker (San Diego Chargers)

1977 - Barry Hall, Australian rules footballer

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Famous Deaths

1587 - Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44 [NS=Feb 18]

1821 - Paul Anton Wineberger, composer, dies at 62

1849 - France Preseren, Slovenian poet (Sonetni Venec), dies at 48

1878 - Elias M. Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum), dies at 83

1888 - Robert H. Anderson, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army, dies at 52

1924 - Gee John, US mobster (1st executed in gas chamber-Nevada), dies

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