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1937 : Nylon


On 16 February 1937, chemist Wallace H. Carothers, working for the company Du Pont de Nemours receives a patent for a new material : the nylon.

1959 : Fidel Castro became Prime Minister


On 16 February 1959, the Cuban revolution having overthrown the dictatorial regime of Batista, Fidel Castro became Prime Minister of Cuba.

1983 : Bushfires in Australia


24 bushfires killed 75 people in South Australia. Fires were caused by a very hot and very dry climate and affected populated areas.

2005 : Kyoto accord comes into force


On February 16, 2005, the Kyoto accord, signed seven years ago and ratified by 141 countries, comes into force. Through this agreement, states undertake to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 5.2% before 2012. The only small problem is that the biggest polluters of the planet have not signed the treaty.

Novità del giorno : 16 Febbraio

Independence of Lithuania,
This day, in Lithuania, we commemorates the restoration of an independent state proclaimed by the Act of Independence of Lithuania, on February 16, 1918. At that time, Lithuania was occupied by the Germans.
National Ceremony to commemorate the soldiers of the gendarmerie
On February 16 - the anniversary of the promulgation of the Act of 1791, establishing the gendarmerie nationale - the nation honors the soldiers from the gendarmerie, victims of duty.

Citazione del giorno : 16 Febbraio

John F. Kerry, Sénateur du Massachusetts
When we walk away from global warming, Kyoto, when we are irresponsibly slow in moving toward AIDS in Africa, when we don't advance and live up to our own rhetoric and standards, we set a terrible message of duplicity and hypocrisy.

Compleanni : 16 Febbraio

Gaspard de Coligny, Responsabile di ugonotti francesi (1519)
Pierre Bouguer, Matematico francese (1698)
Charles Pichegru, Generale francese (1761)
Nikolai Leskov, Scrittore russo (1831)
Henry Adams, Storico americano (1838)
George Kennan, Esploratore americano (1845)
Elizabeth Craig, Scrittrice scozzese (1883)
Katharine Cornell, Attrice americana (1898)
Hugh Beaumont, Attore americano (1909)
Patty Andrews, Cantante americana (1918)
John Schlesinger, Regista inglese (1926)
Peter Porter, Poeta australiano (1929)
Ken Takakura, Attore giapponese (1931)
Kim Jong-Il, Leader della Corea del Nord (1941)
William Katt, Attore americano (1951)
Margaux Hemingway, Attrice americana (1954)
James Ingram, Cantante americano (1956)
Ice-T, Rapper e attore americano (1958)
John McEnroe, Tennista americano (1959)
Pete Willis, Chitarrista inglese (Def Leppard) (1960)
Andy Taylor, Musicista inglese (1961)
Angelo Peruzzi, Calciatore italiano (1970)
Cathy Freeman, Atleta australiana (1973)
Fanis Katergiannakis, Calciatore greco (1974)
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, Attore americano (1974)
Kyo, Cantante giapponese (1976)
Valentino Rossi, Moto Racer Italiano (1979)
Denílson Pereira Neves, Calciatore brasiliano (1988)
Diego Capel, Calciatore spagnolo (1988)

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Richard Mead, Medico inglese (1754)
Félix Faure, Presidente della Repubblica francese (1899)
Octave Mirbeau, Scrittore francese (1917)
Ferdinand Buisson, Pacifista francese, Premio Nobel della Pace (1932)
Morgan Taylor, Atleta americano (1975)
Carlos Pellicer, Poeta messicano (1977)
Erich Hückel, Fisico tedesco (1980)
Howard Da Silva, Attore americano (1986)
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