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1931 - US Ladies' Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1939 - Nazi Germany demands the return of Danzig (Gdańsk) from Poland 1958 - Dr. Ernest Lawrence, nuclear scientist and Nobel laureate, receives first West Point Sylvanus Thayer Award, presented to an outstanding US citizen whose service in the national interest exemplifies devotion to ideals of West Point motto: "Duty, Honor, Country" 1978 - San Francisco passes the most comprehensive homosexual rights bill in US history 1995 - NYC agrees to sell its 2 owned radio stations (WNYC AM and FM) 2012 - Sergio Agüero and Samir Nasri score to give Manchester City 2-1 win over Chelsea at City of Manchester Stadium; EPL record 20th consecutive home win; streak ends with 3-3 draw v Sunderland 31/3 2018 - English TV presenter Ant McPartlin charged with drink driving following an accident in London 2019 - Emilia Clarke reveals she suffered two brain aneurysms while filming "Games of Thrones" in an article for "The New Yorker" More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1925 - Tennessee Governor Austin Peay passes the "Butler Act," making Tennessee the first state to outlaw teaching the theory of evolution (repealed in 1967) 1934 - Fire destroys Hakodate, Japan, killing about 1,500 1948 - "Stop the Music" with Bert Parks premieres on ABC radio 1953 - NBA record 106 fouls and 12 players foul out (Boston-Syracuse) 1985 - Canadian Rick Hansen sets off on his 'Man in Motion' world tour in his wheelchair raising money for spinal research, from Oakridge Mall, Vancouver (successfully completes May 1987) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 927 - Taizu [Zhao Kuangyin], Founder and 1st Emperor of the Song Dynasty (960-976) who reunified most of China by conquering the states of Southern Tang, Later Shu, Southern Han and Jingnan, born in Luoyang, Henan, China (d. 976) 1768 - Joseph Fourier, French mathematician (mathematical theory of heat conduction) and Egyptologist, born in Auxerre, France (d. 1830) 1887 - Edwin Scharff, German sculptor, and educator, deemed "entartete" (degenerate) by Nazi regime, born in Neu-Ulm, Gemrany (d. 1955) 1915 - Dude Martin [John Stephen McSwain], American country and Western swing singer, bandleader, radio and early television personality, born in Plainsburg, California (d. 1991) [Note: some sources cite date as 11, and some as 15] 1939 - Tommy Davis, American baseball utility (3 x MLB All Star; World Series 1963; NL batting champion 1962, 63 LA Dodgers), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2022) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1801 - Andrea Lucchesi, Italian organist, composer, and Kapellmeister for the Court of Bonn (1774-94), dies at 59 1864 - Luke Howard, British manufacturing chemist and meteorologist (nomenclature system for clouds), dies at 91 2014 - Jack Fleck, American golfer (US Open 1955), dies at 92 2017 - Chuck Barris, american TV game show producer and host (Gong Show), dies at 87 2024 - Ron Harper, American actor (Planet of the Apes (TV series); Wendy and Me), dies at 91 More Famous Deaths »

1852 - Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is published in Boston 1937 - Franco's Republican army launch their (eventually successful) counter-offensive against Italian International Brigades fighting for the Nationalists at the Battle of Guadalajara, Spain 1951 - Indonesian army offensive against Darul Islam on Java 1952 - Final ratification of peace treaty restoring sovereignty to Japan by US Senate 1987 - Yvonne van Gennip skates ladies' world record 5 km (7:20.36) 1989 - Major League Baseball announces Reds manager Pete Rose is under investigation 1994 - "Flowering Peach" opens at Lyceum Theater NYC for 41 performances 2016 - Barack Obama becomes the first US President to visit Cuba since 1928, arriving for a three-day tour with First Lady Michelle More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1934 - Rudolf Kuhnold demonstrates radar in Kiel Germany 1937 - England beats Scotland, 6-3 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh to clinch the Home Nations Rugby Championship and Triple Crown 1942 - Convoy PQ13 departs Reykjavik Iceland to Russia 1951 - Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū is founded 1973 - NBC TV premiere of pilot episode of "Police Story", based on Los Angeles Police Dept. Joseph Wambaugh's writings More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1823 - Ned Buntline [Edward Judson Sr.], American publisher, journalist, and writer, born in Harpersfield, New York (d. 1886) 1833 - Henry Southwick Perkins, American composer, educator, and founder of Music Teachers' National Association, born in Stockbridge, Vermont (d. 1914) 1940 - Gianpiero Moretti, steering wheel designer (Momo), born in Milan, Italy (d. 2012) 1951 - Curt Smith, American author, media host, speech writer for President George H. W. Bush, and authority on baseball broadcasting (The History of Baseball and the White House), born in Caledonia, New York 1974 - Andrzej Pilipiuk, Polish humoristic fantasy and science fiction writer (Pan Samochodzik series, Ivanov the Wizard), born in Warsaw, Poland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 457 - Siyah Chan K'awil, 11th ruler of the Maya city of Tikal, dies 1866 - Rikard Nordraak, Norwegian composer, dies at 23 1963 - Karl Otten, German Expressionist writer, dies at 73 1990 - Maurice Cloche, French film director and screenwriter, dies at 82 2020 - Borislav Stanković, Serbian Basketball Hall of Fame administrator (International Basketball Federation secretary general 1976-2002), dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »

1808 - Charles IV, king of Spain, abdicates after riots and a popular revolt at the winter palace Aranjuez. His son, Ferdinand VII, takes the throne 1962 - Columbia Records releases the self-titled debut album of American folk singer Bob Dylan; quickly recorded collection of mostly cover tunes, with two original songs is largely ignored 1969 - Chicago 8 indicted in aftermath of Chicago Democratic convention 1974 - Jefferson Starship begins their 1st tour 1985 - US Senate votes 55-45 to authorize production of the MX "Peacekeeper" intercontinental ballistic missile 1995 - Revival of Brien Friel's stage drama "Translations", starring Brian Dennehy, opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 25 performances 2001 - 16th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Aerosmith; Solomon Burke; The Flamingos; Michael Jackson; Queen; Paul Simon; Steely Dan; Ritchie Valens; James Burton; Johnnie Johnson; and Chris Blackwell 2003 - Airstrikes by an American and British-led coalition signal the beginning of the invasion of Iraq without United Nations support and in defiance of world opinion More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1914 - Stanley Cup, Arena Gardens, Toronto ON: Toronto HC (NHA) defeat Victoria Aristocrats (PCHA), 2-1 for a 3-0 series sweep; final series of the "challenge" era 1956 - Biggest NBA margin of victory - Minn Lakers-133, St Louis Hawks-75 1984 - STS 41-C vehicle moves to launch pad 1995 - Arizona begins using new telephone area code 520, outside of Phoenix 1995 - Finnish Social Democratic Party wins parliamentary election More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1914 - Fred Clark, American actor (Burns and Allen, Auntie Mame, Hazard), born in Lincoln, California (d. 1968) 1933 - Renee Taylor [Wexler], American actress (Jack Paar Show; The Nanny - "Sylvia"), born in New York City 1953 - Lord Blair of Boughton [Ian Blair], British police officer who was Metropolitan police commissioner during the 7/7 London terror attacks, born in Chester, England (d. 2025) 1971 - Dalton James, American actor (My Father, The Hero; Beverly Hills 90201 - "Mark"), born in Sacramento, California 1983 - Matt Sydal [Matthew Korklan], American professional wrestler (WWE Raw, AEW Dark), born in St. Louis, Missouri More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1263 - Hugo of St-Cher/a S Caro, French cardinal, dies 1623 - Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1556) 1717 - John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, Scottish royalist 1969 - Theodor Schaefer, Czech composer, dies at 65 2003 - Michael Mathias Prechtl, German illustrator, dies at 76 More Famous Deaths »

1859 - Vera Cruz besieged by Miramon (Cons) in Mexican War of Reform 1891 - Britain is linked to the continent by Telephone 1900 - Japan uses its influence over Korea to deny Russia's efforts to obtain a naval station at Korean Port of Masampo, the lead up to the Russo-Japanese war 1902 - Italian operatic tenor Enrico Caruso becomes the first well-known performer to make a record 1948 - Philips begin experimental TV broadcasting 1950 - CCNY beats Bradley 69-61 for the NIT championship 1982 - 8th People's Choice Awards: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field and Jane Fonda win (Motion Picture) and Alan Alda and Barbara Mandrell win (TV) 2005 - Terri Schiavo's feeding tube is removed at the request of her husband More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1582 - Prince William I of Orange injured in attack at Antwerp 1933 - US Ladies' Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1961 - 6th Eurovision Song Contest: Jean-Claude Pascal for Luxembourg wins "Nous les amoureux" in Cannes 1963 - "Tovarich" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 264 performances 1989 - Dino Ciccarelli sets Washington Capital record of 7 pts in a game More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1877 - Clem Hill, Australian cricket batsman and captain (49 Tests, 7 x 100, HS 191; South Australia CA), born in Adelaide, Australia (d. 1945) 1886 - Marianne Philips, Dutch author (Between Heaven and Earth), born in Amsterdam (d. 1951) 1946 - Michael Reagan, American conservative talk show host and adopted son of Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2026) 1950 - Frank O’Keefe, American southern rock bassist (The Outlaws, 1968-76), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1995) 1986 - Abdennour Cherif El Ouazzani, Algerian footballer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1907 - Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist (Thomsen–Berthelot principle of thermochemistry), dies at 79 1918 - Willem Coenen, Dutch pianist and composer, dies at 81 1982 - George Lampe, Dutch painter and director (Free Academy), dies at 60 1983 - Kenneth E. Boulding, English economist (b. 1910) 1999 - Elizabeth Huckaby, American educator, dies at 93 More Famous Deaths »

1757 - Prince Mas Saïd of Mataram surrenders to Mangkubumi in Java 1775 - Transylvania Land Company, headed by Richard Henderson, buys most of Kentucky through treaty signed with Cherokee chiefs at Sycamore Shoals on the Watauga River (later declared illegal) 1845 - Bristol man Henry Jones patents self-raising flour 1870 - Mass legislature authorizes incorporation of Wellesley Female Seminary 1953 - WWLP TV channel 22 in Springfield, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1982 - 4 Dutch TV crew members shot dead in El Salvador 1988 - Then highest scoring NCAA basketball game to date; Loyola-Marymont 119, Wyoming 115 1988 - Iran says Iraq uses poison gas More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1929 - Spanish dictator Primo de Rivera closes university of Madrid 1973 - St. Patrick's Day marchers carry 14 coffins commemorating Bloody Sunday 2008 - Governor Eliot Spitzer of New York resigns after scandal involving a high-end prostitute; David Paterson becomes acting governor 2013 - Toyo Ito wins the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize 2018 - China's National People's Congress appoints Wang Qishan as vice-president More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1877 - Albert Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist (Het Volk), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1918) 1880 - Guillermo Uribe Holguin, Colombian composer, born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 1971) 1881 - Kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Less bror Harris), born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 1947) 1931 - Lorraine Ellison, American soul singer ("Stay with Me"; "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)"), and songwriter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1983) 1987 - Rob Kardashian, American television personality and only son of Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner (Keeping Up with the Kardashians), born in Los Angeles, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1801 - Juan de Sesé y Balaguer, Aragonese composer, dies at 64 1910 - Joaquin Valverde Durán, Spanish composer, dies at 64 1956 - Irene Joliot-Curie, French chemist and physicist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1935) and daughter of Marie Curie, dies of leukemia at 58 1992 - George Lovi, American columnist (Sky and Telescope's "Ramblings"), dies 2025 - John A. Hemingway, Irish Royal Air Force pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain during World War Ⅱ, dies at 105 More Famous Deaths »

1731 - Treaty of Vienna signed by Prince Eugene of Savoy, Count Sinzendorf and Count Gundacker, Thomas Stahremberg and the British envoy to Vienna, Sir Thomas Robinson. 1941 - National Gallery of Art opens in Washington, D.C. 1946 - Bobby Clark's stage farce "The Would-Be Gentleman", adapted from Moliére’s "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme", closes at the Booth Theater, NYC. after 77 performances 1966 - Gemini 8 launched with Neil Armstrong and David R. Scott aboard, conducts the 1st docking of two spacecraft in orbit, flight aborted after critical system failure with the crew returned safely to Earth 1975 - Gene Curty, Nitra Scharfman and Chuck Strand's musical rock opera "The Lieutenant" closes at the Lyceum Theater, NYC, after 9 performances 1988 - US sends 3,000 soldiers to Nicaragua's neighbor Honduras 2020 - Global infections and deaths from COVID-19 overtake those in China for the 1st time, 86,000 vs 80,860 infections, 3,241 vs 3,208 deaths according to John Hopkins Uni 2022 - US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time since 2018 by a quarter of a point to help ease rising price inflation More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1322 - The Battle of Boroughbridge takes place in the First War of Scottish Independence 1802 - US Army Corps of Engineers established (2nd time) 1830 - London's re-organised police force (Scotland Yard) 1865 - Battle of Averasboro North Carolina (1,500 casualties) 1958 - LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Beverly Hanson wins by 5 strokes ahead of Betty Dodd More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1581 - Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Dutch historian, poet and playwright (Grandida; Nederduytsche Historiën / History of the Netherlands), born in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (d. 1647) 1776 - Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen, Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1845) 1929 - Nadja Tiller, Austrian actress (Ich suche Dich, Rosemary), and beauty queen (Miss Austria, 1949), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2023) 1964 - Gore Verbinski, American movie director (Pirates of the Caribbean films; Rango), born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee 1991 - Wolfgang Van Halen, American rock bassist son of guitarist Eddie Van Halen and actress Valerie Bertinelli, born in Santa Monica, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1977 - Kamal Jumblatt, Lebanese politician and founder of the Progressive Socialist Party, assassinated by unknown gunmen at 59 2015 - Andy Fraser, English bass guitarist (Free), dies at 62 2021 - Erhan Önal, Turkish soccer central defender (12 caps; FC Bayern Munich, Standard Liège, Galatasaray), dies at 63 2022 - Bobby Weinstein, American songwriter (with Teddy Randazzo - "I'm on the Outside Looking In", "Goin' Out of My Head", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle"), and music executive, dies at 82 2025 - Doug Laughton, English rugby league lock (15 Tests GB; St. Helens, Wigan, Widnes) and coach (Widnes 504 games), dies at 80 More Famous Deaths »

1672 - King Charles II of England enacts the Declaration of Indulgence in an unsuccessful attempt to extend religious liberty to Protestant nonconformists and Roman Catholics in his realms 1964 - USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan 1981 - Suriname failed coup under sgt-mjr Wilfred Hawker 1985 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1997 - France beats Scotland, 47-20 at Parc des Princes, Paris to claim an 11th outright Five Nations Rugby Championship and 5th Triple Crown; fly-half Christophe Lamaison lands 6 penalties and 3 conversions 2013 - Li Keqiang assumes office as the 7th Premier of the People's Republic of China 2017 - French fashion house Givenchy appoints it first female designer, Englishwoman Clare Waight Keller 2024 - Former US VP Mike Pence says "he cannot in good conscience” endorse Donald Trump for President in an interview on Fox News More Historical Events »

Historical Events 221 - Liu Bei, a Chinese warlord and member of the Han royal house, declares himself Emperor of Shu-Han, claiming legitimate succession to the Han Dynasty 1906 - Britons Henry Rolls, Charles Royce and Claude Johnson formalize their existing partnership as Rolls Royce Ltd 1913 - 1st US presidential press conference, held by Woodrow Wilson 1954 - "CBS Morning Show" premieres with Walter Cronkite and Jack Paar 2023 - Another atmospheric river creates a storm across California, bringing widespread flooding and power outages, with Monterey County issuing a 25 mile evacuation order More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1831 - Edward Aylesworth Perry, American soldier and politician (General under Lee for Confederate Army, 14th Governor of Florida 1885-89), born in Richmond, Massachusetts (d. 1889) 1831 - Daniele Comboni, Italian Catholic missionary and Vicar Apostolic of Central Africa (1877-81), born in Limone sul Garda, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia (d. 1881) 1838 - Alice Cunningham Fletcher, American ethnologist and anthropologist who studied native American culture (advocated for Dawes Act), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1923) 1969 - Yutaka Take, Japanese jockey (Japan Cup x 5; JRA Grand Prize Jockey 1997-2000, 02-06; Japanese Triple Crown 2005), born in Kyoto, Japan 1974 - Vaughan Gething, Welsh first minister (2024-) Labour and Co-operative politician, born in Usaka, Zambia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1842 - Luigi Cherubini, Italian musical prodigy, composer (Médée; Requiem in D minor), and educator (Conservatoire de Paris, 1822-42), dies at 81 1987 - W. Sterling Cole, American politician (Rep-R-NY, Director International Atomic Energy Agency), dies at 82 2015 - Mike Porcaro, American rock bassist (Toto, 1982-2007 "Stranger In Town"), dies from Lou Gehrig’s disease at 59 2018 - Robert Grossman, American illustrator, dies of heart failure at 78 2020 - Suzy Delair, French singer and actress (The Murderer Lives at Number 21; Utopia; White Paws), dies at 102 More Famous Deaths »

1644 - England grants a patent to Providence Plantations for what is now Rhode Island 1845 - -5.3°F (-20.7°C) in Groningen, Netherlands 1903 - W.B. Yeats and Lady Gregory's play "Hour-glass" premieres in Dublin 1912 - King Vittorio Emanuel III of Italy injured in an assassination attempt 1990 - Mikhail Gorbachev becomes president of the Soviet Congress 1993 - Ricky Ponting hits twin tons for Tasmania aged 18 years 84 days 1993 - 14th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Seton Hall beats Syracuse, 103-70 2016 - NASA releases data showing February 2016 warmest month ever recorded globally - 1.35C above the long-term average More Historical Events »