History for February 16 - On-This-Day.com
Henry Adams 1838, Edgar Bergen 1903, Hugh Beaumont 1909
Sonny Bono 1935 - Singer (Sonny and Cher), LeVar Burton 1957 - Actor, Ice-T 1958 - Rapper, John McEnroe 1959 - Tennis player
1804 - A raid was led by Lt. Stephen Decatur to burn the U.S. Navy frigate Philadelphia. The ship had been taken by pirates.
1959 - Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba after the overthrow of President Fulgencio Batista.
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