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Events for 02/15 from Wikipedia:

• 1942: World War II: Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
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Events for 02/14 from Wikipedia:

• 2008: Northern Illinois University shooting: A gunman opens fire in a lecture hall of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb County, Illinois, resulting in six fatalities (including the gunman) and 21 injuries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Illinois_University_shooting
• Birth (1986) of Oliver Lee, English actor, director, and screenwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Lee_(actor)
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Events for 02/13 from Wikipedia:

• 1660: With the accession of young Charles XI of Sweden, his regents begin negotiations to end the Second Northern War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_XI_of_Sweden
• Birth (2001) of Kaapo Kakko, Finnish ice hockey player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaapo_Kakko
• Death (1219) of Minamoto no Sanetomo, Japanese shōgun (b. 1192) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Sanetomo
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Events for 02/12 from Wikipedia:

• 1909: New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SS Penguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Penguin
• Birth (1218) of Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shōgun (d. 1256) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuj%C5%8D_Yoritsune
• Holiday: Red Hand Day (United Nations) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hand_Day
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Events for 02/11 from Wikipedia:

• 1942: World War II: Second day of the Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
• Birth (1981) of Kelly Rowland, American singer and actress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Rowland
• Death (2017) of Fab Melo, Brazilian basketball player (b. 1990) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fab_Melo
• Holiday: Gobnait https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobnait
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Events for 02/10 from Wikipedia:

• 2004: Forty-three people are killed and three are injured when a Fokker 50 crashes near Sharjah International Airport. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokker_50
• Birth (1997) of Chloë Grace Moretz, American actress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlo%C3%AB_Grace_Moretz
• Death (2001) of Buddy Tate, American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1913) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Tate
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Events for 02/09 from Wikipedia:

• 1775: American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War
• Birth (1973) of Colin Egglesfield, American actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Egglesfield
• Death (1932) of A.K. Golam Jilani, Bangladeshi soldier and activist (b. 1904) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.K._Golam_Jilani
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Events for 02/08 from Wikipedia:

• 1879: Sandford Fleming first proposes the adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandford_Fleming
• Birth (1953) of Mary Steenburgen, American actress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Steenburgen
• Holiday: Parinirvana Day (some Mahayana Buddhism traditions; most celebrate on February 15) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parinirvana_Day
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Events for 02/07 from Wikipedia:

• 1962: The United States bans all Cuban imports and exports. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_embargo_against_Cuba
• Birth (1867) of Laura Ingalls Wilder, American author (d. 1957) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Ingalls_Wilder
• Death (1986) of Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian, anthropologist, and physicist (b. 1923) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheikh_Anta_Diop
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Events for 02/06 from Wikipedia:

• 1819: The Treaty of Singapore was signed by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, Hussein Shah of Johor, and Temenggong Abdul Rahman, and it is now recognised as the founding of modern Singapore. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1819_Singapore_Treaty
• Birth (1960) of Megan Gallagher, American actress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Gallagher
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Events for 02/05 from Wikipedia:

• 1939: Generalísimo Francisco Franco becomes the 68th "Caudillo de España", or Leader of Spain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Franco
• Birth (1969) of Derek Stephen Prince, American voice actor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Stephen_Prince
• Death (2016) of Ciriaco Cañete, Filipino martial artist (b. 1919) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciriaco_Ca%C3%B1ete
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Events for 02/04 from Wikipedia:

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Events for 02/03 from Wikipedia:

• 1945: World War II: The United States and the Philippine Commonwealth begin a month-long battle to retake Manila from Japan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_the_Philippines
• Birth (1821) of Elizabeth Blackwell, American physician and educator (d. 1910) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Blackwell
• Holiday: Christian feast of Celsa and Nona https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celsa_and_Nona
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Events for 02/02 from Wikipedia:

• 1900: Boston, Detroit, Milwaukee, Baltimore, Chicago and St. Louis, agree to form baseball's American League. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
• Birth (1983) of Ronny Cedeño, Venezuelan baseball player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronny_Cede%C3%B1o
• Death (1972) of Natalie Clifford Barney, American author, poet, and playwright (b. 1876) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalie_Clifford_Barney
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Events for 02/01 from Wikipedia:

• 1968: The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Central_Railroad
• Birth (1958) of Eleanor Laing, Scottish lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Laing
• Holiday: National Freedom Day (United States) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Freedom_Day
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Events for 01/31 from Wikipedia:

• 1891: History of Portugal: The first attempt at a Portuguese republican revolution breaks out in the northern city of Porto. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Portugal_(1834%E2%80%931910)
• Birth (1994) of Kenneth Zohore, Danish footballer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Zohore
• Death (1561) of Menno Simons, Dutch minister and theologian (b. 1496) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menno_Simons
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Events for 01/30 from Wikipedia:

• 1945: World War II: Raid at Cabanatuan: One hundred and twenty-six American Rangers and Filipino resistance fighters liberate over 500 Allied prisoners from the Japanese-controlled Cabanatuan POW camp. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_at_Cabanatuan
• Birth (1980) of Wilmer Valderrama, American actor and producer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilmer_Valderrama
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Events for 01/29 from Wikipedia:

• 1943: World War II: The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, USS Chicago (CA-29) is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
• Birth (1946) of Geater Davis, American singer and songwriter (d. 1984) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geater_Davis
• Death (2019) of James Ingram, American musician (b. 1952) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ingram
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Events for 01/28 from Wikipedia:

• 1980: USCGC Blackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa, Florida and capsizes, killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Blackthorn_(WLB-391)
• Birth (1981) of Elijah Wood, American actor and producer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Wood
• Death (1965) of Tich Freeman, English cricketer (b. 1888) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tich_Freeman
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Events for 01/27 from Wikipedia:

• 1996: Germany first observes the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Holocaust_Remembrance_Day
• Birth (1951) of Cees van der Knaap, Dutch soldier and politician https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cees_van_der_Knaap
• Death (1940) of Isaac Babel, Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (b. 1894) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Babel
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Events for 01/26 from Wikipedia:

• 1926: The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Logie_Baird
• Birth (1937) of Joseph Saidu Momoh, Sierra Leonean soldier and politician, 2nd President of Sierra Leone (d. 2003) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Saidu_Momoh
• Death (1973) of Edward G. Robinson, Romanian-American actor (b. 1893) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_G._Robinson
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Events for 01/25 from Wikipedia:

• 1971: Idi Amin leads a coup deposing Milton Obote and becomes Uganda's president. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin
• Birth (1938) of Leiji Matsumoto, Japanese author, illustrator, and animator (d. 2023) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiji_Matsumoto
• Death (2011) of Vincent Cronin, Welsh historian and author (b. 1924) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Cronin
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Events for 01/24 from Wikipedia:

• 1942: World War II: The Allies bombard Bangkok, leading Thailand, then under Japanese control, to declare war against the United States and United Kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
• Birth (1937) of Trevor Edwards, Welsh footballer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Edwards
• Holiday: National Girl Child Day (India) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Girl_Child_Day
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Events for 01/23 from Wikipedia:

• 1789: Georgetown College, the first Catholic university in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.) when Bishop John Carroll, Rev. Robert Molyneux, and Rev. John Ashton purchase land for the proposed academy for the education of youth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_University
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Events for 01/22 from Wikipedia:

• 1879: The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 15 km (9.3 mi) away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rorke%27s_Drift
• Birth (1932) of Tom Fisher Railsback, American politician (d. 2020) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Railsback
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