February 14

February 14

Born on This Day

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  Gregory Hines

  Actor, Dancer / 1946 - 2003

  Gregory Hines began dancing as a child and went on to launch a successful Broadway, television and film career. His notable movies include The Cotton Club and White Nights.

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  Gregory Hines

  Born: February 14, 1946
  Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
  Occupation: Actor, Dancer
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  Michael Bloomberg

  Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Mayor / 1942 -

  Michael Bloomberg is a billionaire buisnessman and a three-term mayor of New York City.

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  Michael Bloomberg

  1942 | 71 years old
  Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Mayor

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  Junior Gotti

  Organized Crime Boss / 1964 -

  Mobster John "Junior" Gotti allegedly served as a capo in the Gambino family and was the acting boss when his father, John Gotti, now deceased, was in prison.

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  Junior Gotti

  1964 | 49 years old
  Organized Crime Boss

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  Jack Benny

  Film Actor, Television Actor, Radio Personality / 1894 - 1974

  For more than 50 years, comedian Jack Benny was a star of radio, the stage and screen. His radio show, The Jack Benny Program, was a forerunner of the sitcom genre.

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  Jack Benny

  Born: February 14, 1894
  Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
  Occupation: Film Actor, Television Actor, ...
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  • Famous People Named Allen

  Mel Allen

  Radio Personality, Television Personality / 1913 - 1996

  Mel Allen was a sportscaster and lead announcer for the New York Yankees baseball team from 1940 to 1964. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978.

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  Mel Allen

  1913 | 83 years old
  Radio Personality, ...

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  Jimmy Hoffa

  Activist / 1913 - 1975

  Jimmy Hoffa was became a labor organizer in the 1930s, rising in the Teamsters Union during the next two decades until he reached the office of president.

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  Jimmy Hoffa

  1913 | 62 years old
  Activist

February 14

Died on This Day

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  William Tecumseh Sherman

  General / 1820 - 1891

  William Tecumseh Sherman was a U.S. Civil War Union Army leader known for "Sherman's March," in which he and his troops laid waste to the South.

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  William Tecumseh Sherman

  Died: February 14, 1891
  Age: 71 years old
  Place: New York, New York , United States
  Occupation: General
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  John Dickinson

  General, Political Leader, Journalist / 1732 - 1808

  John Dickinson, an American statesman often referred to as the "Penman of the Revolution," wrote letters that helped turn opinion against the Townshend Acts created by the Parliament of Great Britain.

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  John Dickinson

  1808 | 75 years old
  General, Political Leader, Journalist

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  Frederick Loewe

  Songwriter / 1901 - 1988

  Frederick Loewe, along with collaborator Alan Jay Learner, composed several Broadway scores, including the now-famous songs in My Fair Lady.

  
  

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  Frederick Loewe

  1988 | 86 years old
  Songwriter