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Sympathy for the Neville

Sympathy for the Neville

Today in History: Born on February 16

1774

Raphaelle Peale, U.S. painter

1864

A(ndrew) B(arton) "Banjo" Paterson, Australian poet and journalist.

1874

Thomas J. Watson Sr., U.S. industrialist.

1902

Marian Anderson, American singer.

1908

Walter Lanier "Red" Barber, baseball announcer for the Cincinnati Reds, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees.

1929

Chaim Potok, novelist (The Chosen, The Promise).

1963

Michael Jordan, basketball player for the Chicago Bulls.