What Happened On This Day ? February 14
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2005
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is assassinated
Several sources reported that the U.N. Special Tribunal for Lebanon found compelling evidence for the Lebanese militia Hezbollah's involvement.
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2003
Dolly the sheep is put to death
Dolly, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult, had shown signs of premature aging and contracted various diseases.
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1989
Union Carbide finally agrees to pay damages to the Indian government for the Bophal disaster
The company had a yearly turnover of 9.5 billion USD at the time; up to 25,000 people had died in the tragedy.
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1949
The Knesset, the parliament of Israel, convenes for the first time
The term “Knesset” is derived from the Hebrew name of an ancient Great Assembly: Anshei Knesset HaGedolah.
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1876
The telephone is patented
Both Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray applied for a patent on that day - Bell won.
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1951
Kevin Keegan
English footballer
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1943
Maceo Parker
American saxophonist
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1942
Michael Bloomberg
American businessman, politician, 108th Mayor of New York City
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1894
Jack Benny
American actor, comedian
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1818
Frederick Douglass
American author, activist