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February 16, 1952

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James Ingram

1952James Ingram, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2019)[โ€ ]

James Edward Ingram was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He was a two-time Grammy Award-winner and a two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song. After beginning his career in 1973, Ingram charted eight top 40 hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart from the early 1980s until the early 1990s, as well as thirteen top 40 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In addition, he charted 20 hits on the Adult Contemporary chart. He had two number-one singles on the Hot 100: the first, a duet with fellow R&B artist Patti Austin, 1982's "Baby, Come to Me" topped the U.S. pop chart in 1983; "I Don't Have the Heart", which became his second number-one in 1990, was his only number-one as a solo artist.

1952Peter Kitchen, English footballer[โ€ ]

Michael Peter Kitchen is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League in the 1970s and 80s as a forward.

Historical Context for February 16, 1952

In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[โ€ ]