February 16
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February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by February 15, and succeeded by February 17. Following February 16, there are 318 days in the year (319 in leap years).
Blavatsky's Gem of the Day
"Often vinegar got for nothing, is sweeter to the poor man than honey bought."
Events
- 1879 – H. P. Blavatsky and H. S. Olcott arrived in Bombay on SS Speke Hall, along with E. Wimbridge and Miss Rosa Bates.
- 1886 – (old Russian style?) Vsevolod S. Solovyov resigned his membership in the Theosophical Society.
Births
- 1854 – Charles Webster Leadbeater, leader of the Theosophical Society (Adyar), clairvoyant, Co-Mason and co-initiator of the Liberal Catholic Church. His passports, however, state he was born on February 17, 1847. (d. March 1, 1934)
Deaths
- None listed for this date.
Holidays and observances
- None listed for this date.
External links
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