On This Day - February 16th

Featured Event:

Power in Cuba seized by Fidel Castro (1959) 🇨🇺

After defeating the forces of dictator General Fulgencio Batista, Fidel Castro became premier of Cuba this day in 1959.

Other Events:

1918: The 20-member Taryba (council) of Lithuanian delegates proclaimed their country an independent state. 🇱🇹

1923: The burial chamber of King Tutankhamun was unsealed by British archaeologist Howard Carter. 🇪🇬

1943: British premier Winston Churchill contracts pneumonia 🏥

2005: The NHL became the first North American professional sports league to cancel an entire season 🏒

Holidays:

Day of the Shining Star 🇰🇵

Restoration of Lithuania's Statehood Day 🇱🇹

Elizabeth Peratrovich Day 🇺🇸 (Alaska)

Featured Birthdays:

1941: Kim Jong Il 🇰🇵 (Political Leader)

1959: John McEnroe 🇺🇸 (Tennis Player)

1989: Elizabeth Olsen 🇺🇸 (Actress)

1990: The Weeknd 🇨🇦 (Singer)

Featured Deaths:

1899: Félix Faure 🇫🇷 (President)

1990: Keith Haring 🇺🇸 (Graffiti Artist)

1992: Angela Carter 🇬🇧 (Author)

2016: Boutros Boutros-Ghali 🇪🇬 (UN secretary- general)