Today, February 16, is the 47th day of the year on the Gregorian Calendar, with 317 days remaining (318 in leap year). The Zodiac sign for individuals born on this day is Aquarius.
AP Today in History
The 2000s
- 2005: The National Hockey League canceled the remainder of the season after locking the players out, so 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 1900s
- 1968: The 911 Emergency Response system was debuted on the telephone system in Haleyville, Alabama.
- 1959: At the age of 32 Fidel Castro is sworn in as the youngest Prime minister of Cuba.
- 1923: King Tutankhamun tomb is opened in Egypt and is billed as "perhaps, the most extraordinary day in the whole history of Egyptian excavation."
1923
Famous Birthdays
- 1972: Jerome Bettis - Pittsburgh Steelers Alumni
- 1959: John McEnroe - Tennis Player
- 1957: LeVar Burton - Star Trek: The Next Generation
- 1953: Lanny McDonald - Calgary Flames Alumni
