Born:
Iain Banks, Scottish Writer
More Notable Birthdays on February 16:
1973 - Cathy Freeman, born in Mackay, Australia, 100m/200m/400m, Olympics-silver-92, 96
1959 - John McEnroe, tennis player, U.S. Open 1979-81, 84 Wimb 1981, 83, 84
1935 - Sonny Bono, born in Detroit, Michigan, Representative-R-California 1995 - 1998, vocalist, Sonny and Cher
1904 - George F. Kennan, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. ambassador, to Moscow
1838 - Henry B. Adams, born in Boston, Massachusetts, historian, writer, Education of Henry Adams