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Famous Birthdays
- 1972: Jerome Bettis - Pittsburgh Steelers Alumni
- 1959: John McEnroe - Tennis Player
- 1957: LeVar Burton - The Next Generation
- 1953: Lanny McDonald - Calgary Flames Alumni
Famous Deaths
2009 NHL Art Ross Race
- Evgeni Malkin, PIT - 82 PTS
- Alexander Ovechkin, WSH - 74 PTS
- Sidney Crosby, PIT - 73 PTS
- Pavel Datsyuk, DET - 70 PTS
- Zach Parise, NJ - 69 PTS
NHL Leaders on this Day
- 2009: NHL - Boston Bruins: (39 - 10 - 8 - 86 Pts)
- 2009: Alexander Ovechkin, WSH - 41 Goals
- 2009: Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames - 33 WinsNHL.com: NHL Stat Leaders
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February 16 Questions
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The 2000s
- 2005: The National Hockey League canceled the remainder of the season after locking the players out. For the second time since 1919 the Stanley Cup was not awarded.
- 2005: The Kyoto Protocol goes into effect,141 countries, accounting for 55% of greenhouse gas emissions, pledge to cut these emissions by 5.2% by 2012.
The 1960s
- 1968: The 911 Emergency Response system was debuted on the telephone system in Haleyville, Alabama.
The 1950s
- 1959: At the age of 32 Fidel Castro is sworn in as the youngest Prime minister of Cuba.
The 1920s
- 1923: King Tutankhamun tomb is opened in Egypt and is billed as "perhaps, the most extraordinary day in the whole history of Egyptian excavation."
February 16 in 100 Seconds
February 16 Moment of Zen
- The Daily Show: A woman on the beach applies sunscreen to her chest (1999)
- The Daily Show: Westminster dogs get primped and preened for the show (2000)
- The Daily Show: Jeff Gannon Naked (2005)
- The Daily Show: Election Wars (2006)
- 2005: The National Hockey League canceled the remainder of the season after locking the players out. For the second time since 1919 the Stanley Cup was not awarded.




