History Blog

February 16

Happy Birthday RIP Edgar John Bergen(1903–1978) Eugene Hugh Beaumont(1909–1982) Salvatore “Sonny” Bono(1935–1998) James Ingram(1952–2019) Lisa Loring(DeCinces 1958–2023) ; William Katt–73 Janice Dickinson–68 Levardis “LeVar” Burton Jr–66 Tracy Marrow(Ice T)–65 John McEnroe–64 Christopher Eccleston–59 Sarah Clarke–51 John Tartaglia–45 Elizabeth Olsen–34 ; 1968 – The nation’s first 911 emergency telephone system was inaugurated in Haleyville, Alabama