Daily Calendar for Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Born
- George W. G. Ferris, Jr. (inventor of the ferris wheel) –
- Florence Henderson (actress) –
- Gregory Hines (dancer & actor) –
- Simon Pegg (actor) –
- Drew Bledsoe (football player) –
- Rob Thomas (musician) –
- Freddie Highmore (actor) –
- Allie Grant (actress) –
Died
- Pietro Belluschi (architect) –
- Dolly the sheep (first cloned mammal) –
- Louie Bellson (big band & jazz drummer) –
Events
- Captain James Cook, English explorer, was murdered by Hawaiian natives in a scuffle over a stolen boat –
- James Polk became the first president to be photographed –
- First Lady Jackie Kennedy conducted a one hour televised tour of the White House –
- First Double Dutch Jump Rope Tournament was held –
- Dolly the Cloned Sheep, the world’s first mammal cloned from an adult, put to death, due to lung problems –
- YouTube founded –
- A 70-pound meteorite from Barringer Crater in Arizona sold for $237,500 at auction –
Weather
- Valley Head, Alabama, had a record cold temperature of -18 degrees F –
- Valentine Day Blizzard in southern New England: 10-18” –
- Mountain Home, Arkansas, received 24 inches of snow –
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