February 16

1923 – Howard Carter opens the inner burial chamber of Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb.

1946 – First commercially designed helicopter tested, Bridgeport, Connecticut.

1959 – Fidel Castro becomes the 16th prime minister of Cuba after overthrowing Fulgencio Batista.

1968 – US’ first 911 phone system goes into service in Haleyville, Alabama.

1996 – Gary Kirsten scores 188* for South Africa against UAE at Rawalpindi at the World Cup. It is still SA’s highest ODI individual score.