Daily Calendar for Friday, February 15, 1957
Born
- Galileo Galilei (astronomer) β
- Henry E. Steinway (piano manufacturer) β
- John Sutter (pioneer) β
- Susan B. Anthony (American social reformer
) β
- Melissa Manchester (singer) β
- Jane Seymour (actress) β
- Matt Groening (cartoonist; creator of The Simpsons) β
- Chris Farley (actor) β
Died
- Nat King Cole (singer) β
- Ethel Merman (singer & actress) β
- Howard K. Smith (newscaster) β
- Jan Miner (actress who gained fame as Madge, the manicurist in Palmolive television ads) β
- Raquel Welch (actress) β
Events
- First mustard manufactured in U.S. advertised in Philadelphia, PAβ
- Canada officially adopted a new flag; the Red Maple Leaf became the new symbol, replacing the Union Jackβ
- Ocean Ranger offshore drilling rig sank in storm off Newfoundlandβ
- Rare sighting of yellow-billed loon, Lake Powell, Utahβ
- Kyoto Protocol global climate treaty took effectβ
Weather
- Parshal, North Dakota, had a low temperature of-60 degrees Fβ
- Thirty-nine inches of snow fell on Callicoon, New Yorkβ
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