Historical Events 1905 - US Forest Service forms 1917 - First major strike of the Russian "February Revolution" starts at the giant Putilov factory in Petrograd [OS=Feb 18] 1942 - 1st combat flight for Canadian British-built Avro Lancaster bomber 1981 - NY Islanders and Edmonton Oilers play to an 8-8 tie 1992 - Charges are filed in Florida against NY Mets Darryl Boston‚ Vince Coleman and Dwight Gooden of rape (dropped in April) 2021 - Great apes at San Diego Zoo reported given experimental COVID-19 vaccine designed for animals after earlier outbreak among the gorillas (San Diego‚ California) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1814 - Charles Kensington Salaman‚ British pianist and synagogue music composer‚ born in London‚ England (d. 1901) 1880 - Florence Auer‚ American actress (Eradicating Aunty)‚ born in Albany‚ New York (d. 1962) 1893 - Beatrice Wood‚ American artist‚ ceramist and editor (The Blind Man‚ inspiration for Titanic film character Rose)‚ born in San Francisco‚ California (d. 1998) 1913 - Roger Caillois‚ French writer and scholar (Les Jeux et les Hommes)‚ born in Reims‚ France (d. 1978) 1920 - Julius Boros‚ American golfer (PGA C'ship 1968‚ US Open 1952‚ 63)‚ born in Fairfield‚ Connecticut (d. 1994) 1945 - Farooq Hamid‚ cricketer (1-107 in Test‚ Pakistan v Australia 1964) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1459 - Ausiàs March‚ Catalan poet of Valencian literature‚ dies at 59 1927 - J.G. Parry-Thomas‚ Welsh motor-racing driver (b. 1884) 1973 - Vera Panova‚ Russian author and journalist (Sputniki)‚ dies at 67 1996 - Ludwig Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord‚ German journalist‚ dies at 76 2000 - Toni Ortelli‚ Italian composer ("La Montanara" (The Song of the Mountains)‚ conductor‚ and alpinist‚ dies at 95 2004 - Cecily Adams‚ American actress and casting director (b. 1958) More Famous Deaths »