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- Studebaker Brothers wagon company established - precursor of the automobile manufacturer
Famous Birthdays
Charles Taze Russell (1852-1916)
American religious leader (founder of the Bible School Movement that led to Jehovah's Witnesses), born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania
- Mary Ewing Outerbridge, American citizen credited with importing tennis to the US from Bermuda (1874), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1886)
- William S. Scarborough, American linguist and author (Birds of Aristophanes), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 1926)
About February 16, 1852
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 172 years, 2 months and 14 days
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Aquarius
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