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Historical Events 1502 - Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres, new Governor of the Indies sets sail for the Indies with fleet of 30 ships, largest-ever fleet to the New World 1968 - US sends 10,500 additional soldiers to Vietnam 1980 - NZ beats West Indies by one wicket in cricket at Dunedin 1995 - 3rd ESPY Awards: Steve Young, Bonnie Blair win 2000 - 49th NBA All-Star Game, Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA: West beats East, 137-127; MVPs: Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs, F; Shaquille O'Neal, LA Lakers, C 2009 - The Dutch Statistics agency confirms the Netherlands are in recession More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1610 - Jean de la Badie, French theologian, founder of Labadists, born in Bourg, Bordeaux, France (d. 1674) 1728 - John Hunter, Scottish surgeon and founder of pathological anatomy in England, born in Long Calderwood, Scotland (d. 1793) 1769 - Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1844) 1870 - Leopold Godowsky, Polish-American pianist, composer (Java Suite; Triakontameron; 53 Studies on Chopin's Études), and pedagogue, born in Žasliai, Russian Empire (now Lithuania), (d. 1938) 1888 - Georgios Papandreou, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (1944–45, 1963, 1964–65), born in Kalentzi, Achaea, Greece (d. 1968) 1908 - Lennie Hayton, American pianist, composer, conductor and arranger (Paul Whiteman; Bing Crosby; MGM), born in New York City (d. 1971) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1914 - Alphonse Bertillon, French police officer and anthropologist (devised crime ID system), dies at 60 1927 - Brooks Adams, American philosopher (New Empire), dies at 78 1966 - Marguerite Long, French concert pianist (Ravel) and teacher (Paris Conservatoire, 1906-40), dies at 91 1966 - Elio Vittorini, Italian writer (Conversations in Sicily), dies at 57 2002 - Pauline Trigère, French-American fashion designer (Bell Bottoms), dies at 93 2023 - Conrad Dobler, American football guard (Pro Bowl 1975, 76, 77; St. Louis Cardinals; famous for unsportsmanlike play), dies at 72 More Famous Deaths »

1855 - Michigan State University established 1934 - The four-day February Uprising, sometimes called the Austrian Civil War, begins 1964 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen 1964 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming 1981 - Pete Squires sets record for 1575 steps of Empire State Building, 10m 2012 - Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow is re-elected President of Turkmenistan with 97% of the vote 2013 - North Korea allegedly conducts its third nuclear test, saying it was a nuclear device that could be weaponized 2016 - Fiji becomes the first country to ratify the UN climate deal (signed Paris, December 2015) 2019 - US national debt tops 22 trillion for the first time according to US Treasury 2023 - Super Bowl LVII, State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona: Kansas City Chiefs beat Philadelphia Eagles, 38-35; MVP: Patrick Mahomes, KC, QB More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1793 - 1st US fugitive slave law passed; requires return of escaped slaves 1818 - Chile gains independence from Spain 1925 - E. Thieffry departs with Handley Page for the Belgian Congo 1938 - Austrian chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg visits Adolf Hitler in Berchtesgaden 1997 - Fred Goldman says he will settle for a signed murder confession from O.J. Simpson in lieu of his $20.5 million judgement 2007 - A gunman opens fire in a mall in Salt Lake City, killing 5 people in the Trolley Square shooting. More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1907 - Clifton C. Edom, American photojournalism educator (d. 1991) 1920 - Pran Krishan Sikand, Indian actor often cast as the villain in Hindi cinema (Khandaan, Be-Imaan), born in New Delhi (d. 2013) 1938 - Judy Blume, American author (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey 1969 - Byron Stroud, Canadian heavy metal bassist, born in New Westminster, British Columbia 1976 - Christian Cullen, New Zealand rugby union footballer, born in Paraparaumu, New Zealand 1985 - Saskia Burmeister Croft, Australian actress, born in Sydney, Australia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1903 - Gaspar Núñez de Arce, Spanish dramatist and statesman (b. 1834) 1981 - Jean Dixon, American actress (Joy of Living, You Only Live Once), dies at 87 1996 - Bob Shaw, Northern Irish novelist (b. 1931) 2000 - (Jalacy) "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins, American blues-rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter ("I Put a Spell On You"), and actor, dies of an aneurysm at 70 2004 - Robert A. Bruce, American cardiologist and pioneer (exercise cardiology), dies at 87 2022 - Brian Kan, Chinese thoroughbred horse trainer (5 x Hong Kong champion trainer; 5 x HK Derby winners), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1543 - Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and English King Henry VIII sign anti-French covenant 1897 - White Rose Mission opens on East 97th Street, NYC 1929 - Vatican City, the world's smallest country, is made an enclave of Rome 1945 - 1st gas turbine propeller-driven airplane flight tested, Downey, CA 1948 - John Costello follows Eamon Da Valera as premier of Ireland 1951 - Kwame Nkrumah and his Convention People's Party wins 1st legislative general election in the Gold Coast (Ghana) in a landslide 1953 - J Styne and Bob Hilliard's musical "Hazel Flagg" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 190 performances 1956 - British diplomats Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean deny working as spies for Soviet Russia after reappearing in the Soviet Union after going missing 5 years earlier 1979 - Iran's premier Bakhtiar resigns, Ayatollah Khomeini seizes power 1992 - Michael Johnson runs indoor world record 400m (44.97 sec) More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1814 - Norway's independence proclaimed 1929 - Eugene O'Neill's play "Dynamo" premieres in NYC 1989 - Barbara Clementine Harris consecrated 1st female bishop (Episcopalian) 1994 - Space shuttle STS-60 (Discovery 18), lands 1995 - Space shuttle STS-63 (Discovery 19), lands 2020 - "The Hot Wing King" a play by Katori Hall premieres off-Broadway at Signature Theatre in New York (Pulitzer Prize 2021 for Drama) More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1889 - Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov, Russian-Soviet composer (Ice and Steel), born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1955) 1904 - Keith Holyoake, 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand (National: 1960-72), born in Pahiatua, New Zealand (d. 1983) 1923 - Sy Kattelson, American photographer, born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2018) 1929 - Leonard Kastle, opera composer, librettist, director (The Passion of Mother Ann), and film maker (The Honeymoon Killers), born in New York City (d. 2011) 1930 - Alevtina Koltschina, USSR, cross coutry relay skier (Olympic gold 1960) 1977 - Mike Shinoda, American musician (Linkin Park, Fort Minor), born in Agoura Hills, California More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1755 - Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675) 1939 - Franz Schmidt, Austro-Hungarian cellist, pianist, and composer, dies at 64 1944 - Ivan Sollertinski, friend of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, dies 1997 - Don Porter, American actor (Gidget), dies at 84 1999 - Jaki Byard, American jazz pianist (Charlie Mingus), saxophonist, drummer, composer, arranger, and educator, dies from an unsolved gunshot at 76 2021 - Phil Horrocks-Taylor, English rugby union fly half (9 caps England, 1 British and Irish Lions; Leicester Tigers), dies at 86 More Famous Deaths »

1763 - Treaty of Paris ends French-Indian War, France surrenders Canada to Great Britain 1842 - Moreton Bay Penal Colony abolished and opened for free settlement (modern city of Brisbane, Australia) 1931 - Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "America's Sweetheart" premieres on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre, NYC 1934 - Byrd souvenir sheet issued, NYC; 1st unperforated ungummed US stamp 1953 - Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Jennifer and John Nicks of GRB 1970 - Dry powder avalanche moving at 120 mph smashes into youth hostel at Val d'Isere, France, killing 40 Belgian, French, and German youths 1989 - Miami Vice's 100th episode seen on TV 2013 - 55th Grammy Awards: "Somebody That I Used To Know" (Goyte); "We Are Young" (fun); and "Babel" (Mumford and Sons) win 2014 - After winning Vancouver (2010) Olympic moguls title, Canadian freestyle skier Alexandre Bilodeau wins 2nd consecutive Olympic gold medal in Sochi; beats teammate Mikaël Kingsbury 2019 - 61st Grammy Awards: Childish Gambino first rapper to win Best Song and Best Record for "This Is America"; Best Album "Golden Hour" Kacey Musgraves More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1899 - -39°F (-39°C), Milligan, Ohio (state lowest record temperature) 1931 - Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "America's Sweetheart" premieres on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre, NYC 1959 - Dutch Princess Wilhelmina publishes "Lonely, but not alone" 1971 - American Mensa Ltd incorporates in New York 1981 - 33rd NHL All-Star Game, The Forum, Inglewood: Campbell Conference beats Wales Conference, 4-1; MVP: Mike Liut, St. Louis Blues, G 2014 - Canadian short track speed skater Charles Hamelin wins his 3rd career Olympic gold medal in the 1,500m in Sochi; Vancouver (2010) 500m and 5,000m relay champion More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1696 - Johann Melchior Molter, German composer, born in Tiefenort, Thuringia (now Germany) (d. 1765) 1846 - Mildred Childe Lee, American favourite daughter of confederate General Robert E. Lee, born at Arlington Plantation, Virginia (d. 1905) 1888 - Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian poet (Hermeticism) and journalist, born in Alexandria (d. 1970) 1894 - Roy D'Arcy [Roy Giusti], American actor (Warning Shadows, Revolt of Zombies), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1969) 1913 - Ragnhild Marie Hatton, Norwegian historian, born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1995) 1918 - Gordon Pirie, English Group Captain and politician, born in Oxford (d. 2003) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1543 - Johann Eck, German Scholastic theologian and early counter-reformer against Lutheran challenges, dies a 56 1836 - Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier, French chemist (worked with husband Antoine Lavoisier), dies at 78 1927 - Laura Netzel (née Pistolekors), Finnish-Swedish pianist, composer, concert organizer, and humanitarian, dies at 87 1987 - Sadequain, Pakistani artist, painter, calligrapher and artist, dies at 56 1995 - Paul Monette, American writer, dies of AIDS at 49 2001 - Lewis Arquette, American actor (Horror Show; Book of Love), dies at 65 More Famous Deaths »

1941 - Nazi collaborators destroy pro-Jewish café Alcazar Amsterdam (Alcazar refused to hang "No Entry for Jews" signs in front of cafe) 1945 - The Battle of the Atlantic: HMS Venturer sinks U-Boat 864 off the coast of Norway 1945 - WAAF-corporal flies along the tail of a Spitfire 1946 - Dutch Labor Party (Dutch Social Democratic Party) forms 1971 - Apollo 14 returns to Earth 1974 - "Daddy What If" by Bobby Bare peaks at #41 1983 - Belgium buys 44 F-16s 1996 - WYNY-FM in NYC changes calls to WKTU-FM 2014 - Slovak biathlete Anastasiya Kuzmina retains her Olympic 7.5k sprint title (Vancouver 2010) at the Sochi Winter Games 2018 - XXIII Olympic Winter Games open in PyeongChang, South Korea More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1922 - Brazil becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty 1935 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1953 - WNEP TV channel 16 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, PA (ABC) 1st broadcast 1960 - AFL and NFL agree verbally to a no tampering pact 1990 - Namibia's constitution ratified 2006 - 56th Berlin International Film Festival: "Grbavica" wins the Golden Bear More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1909 - Carmen Miranda, Portuguese vocalist and actress (Copacabana; Date With Judy), born in Marco de Canavezes, Portugal (d. 1955) 1914 - Ralph Herman, American Emmy Award-winning composer (From the Scriptures; Circus Time), orchestra leader, and music director (ABC-TV, 1952-71), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1994) 1927 - Joe Maneri, American jazz composer, saxophone and clarinet player (Boston Microtonal Society), born in Brooklyn, NYC (d. 2009) 1954 - Christopher Gardner, American entrepreneur 1971 - Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer 1997 - Catie Waters, American jazz and RandB singer-songwriter, born in Fayetteville, Arkansas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1875 - Cecil De Vere, 1st official British chess champion (1866), dies at 28 1964 - Willie Bryant, American jazz singer, bandleader, and disc jockey (Sugar Hill Times), dies of a heart attack at 55 2000 - Beau Jack, American boxer (NYSAC world lightweight champion 1942-44), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 78 2001 - Herbert A. Simon, American political scientist (Nobel Prize in Economics, 1978; Turing Award, 1975), dies at 84 2001 - Herbert Simon, American economist, Nobel laureate (b. 1916) 2009 - Vic Lewis, British jazz guitarist, bandleader, composer, and artist manager (NEMS), and cricket club owner, dies at 89 More Famous Deaths »

1649 - Sobornoye Ulozheniye of 1649: Russia adopts new code of laws, consolidating serfdom (OS 29 Jan) 1750 - Minor earthquake in London 1924 - 1st US coast-to-coast radio hookup: General John Joseph Carty speech in Chicago 1929 - KOY-AM in Phoenix Arizona begins radio transmissions 1936 - German alpine skier Christi Cranz wins the inaugural Olympic women’s combined gold medal at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games ahead of teammate Käthe Grasegger 1943 - Red Army recaptures Kursk on the eastern front 1945 - Paul Brown agrees to coach the new American football expansion team in Cleveland, which would later be named the Cleveland Browns after their coach 1975 - Caps only got one shot in a period against Islanders 1990 - "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney suspended by CBS for racial remarks attributed to him by a gay magazine 2009 - 51st Grammy Awards: Best Album "Raising Sand" and Record of the Year "Please Read The Letter", both by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss win More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1750 - Minor earthquake in London 1776 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's play "Stella" premieres in Hamburg 1923 - Coal mine explosion at Dawson, New Mexico kills 120 1940 - Lodtz, 1st large ghetto established by Nazis in Poland 1963 - AFL's Dallas Texans become KC Chiefs 1971 - Pedro Morales beats Ivan Koloff in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1810 - Norbert Burgmüller, German composer, born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 1836) 1817 - Richard S. Ewell, US Army officer and Confederate General (Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Spotsylvania Court House), born in Georgetown, Washington D.C. (d. 1872) 1888 - Edith Evans, British actress (Tom Jones, David Copperfield), born in London, England (d. 1976) 1937 - David Montgomery, American born photographer known for his images of the 1960s, born in Brooklyn, New York 1943 - José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado, Brazilian composer, born in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2010) 1989 - Julio Jones, American football receiver (First-team All-Pro 2015, 16; 7 × Pro Bowl; Atlanta Falcons), born in Foley, Alabama More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1623 - Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician, dies at 80 1942 - Fritz Todt, German construction engineer, Reich Minister for Armaments and Munitions Reichs minister and Head of the Organization Todt, dies in a plane crash at 50 2015 - Filipe Pires, Portuguese pianist, composer (Portugaliae Genesis), and educator, dies at 81 2021 - Mary Wilson, American pop vocalist (Supremes - "Where Did Our Love Go?"), dies at 76 2023 - Charlie Faulkner, Welsh rugby union prop (19 Tests Wales; British and Irish Lions 1977; Pontypool RFC, Barbarian FC) and coach (Newport RFC), dies at 81 2023 - Burt Bacharach, American Grammy and Academy Award-winning composer ("I'll Never Fall in Love Again"; "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head"; "Promises, Promises"), dies at 94 More Famous Deaths »

1668 - Dutch Prince William III dances in premiere of "Ballet of Peace" 1836 - "Sketches by Boz" (essays) published by Charles Dickens 1904 - Baltimore catches fire (1500 buildings destroyed in 80 blocks) 1920 - Russian Imperial Navy Admiral Kolchak, leader of anti-communist "White Movement" executed by Bolshevik firing squad in Irkutsk, Russian SFSR 1974 - Grenada gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1987 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano 1993 - NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 23-20; MVP: Steve Tasker, Buffalo Bills, WR 1995 - Bluegrass and country musician Alison Krauss releases her compilation album "Now that I've Found You" 2005 - Britain's Ellen MacArthur becomes the fastest person to sail solo around the world, taking 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes 33 seconds 2019 - Measles cases in Europe highest in a decade, tripling in a year to 82,596 according to WHO More Historical Events »

1668 - Dutch Prince William III dances in premiere of "Ballet of Peace" 1836 - "Sketches by Boz" (essays) published by Charles Dickens 1904 - Baltimore catches fire (1500 buildings destroyed in 80 blocks) 1920 - Russian Imperial Navy Admiral Kolchak, leader of anti-communist "White Movement" executed by Bolshevik firing squad in Irkutsk, Russian SFSR 1974 - Grenada gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1987 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano 1993 - NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 23-20; MVP: Steve Tasker, Buffalo Bills, WR 1995 - Bluegrass and country musician Alison Krauss releases her compilation album "Now that I've Found You" 2005 - Britain's Ellen MacArthur becomes the fastest person to sail solo around the world, taking 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes 33 seconds 2019 - Measles cases in Europe highest in a decade, tripling in a year to 82,596 according to WHO More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1653 - Nicolas Fouquet appointed France's Superintendent of Finances 1908 - Philadelphia Athletics' manager and owner Connie Mack sells future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Rube Waddell to St Louis Browns for $5,000 1934 - 1st contract for TVA power, Tupelo, Mississippi 1950 - Georges Bidault forms French government 1969 - Al-Fatah-leader Yasser Arafat becomes president of PLO 2021 - Super Bowl LV, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominate defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, 31-9; MVP: Tom Brady, TB Bucs, QB; Brady's record 7th SB win More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1825 - Cristóbal Oudrid, Spanish pianist, conductor, and orchestral and zarzuela composer (Rondeña; El molinero de Subiza), born in Badajoz, Spain (d. 1877) 1878 - Ossip Gabrilovich, Russian-American pianist, conductor (Detroit Symphony, 1918-36), and composer, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1936) 1923 - Martha Holmes, American photographer (d. 2006) 1958 - Michele Drake, playmate (May, 1979), born in La Jolla, California 1978 - Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Nigerian Nollywood actress, born in Lagos 1979 - Daniel Bierofka, German football player and coach, born in Munich, West Germany More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1820 - Samuel Adams Holyoke, American composer, dies at 57 1964 - Lillian Copeland, US discus thrower (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 59 1990 - Nathan Wartels, American publisher (Crown), dies at 88 of pneumonia 2020 - Steve Weber, American psychedelic folk guitarist, (The Holy Modal Rounders - "Bird Song"; "You've Got the Right String but the Wrong Yo-Yo"),dies at 76 2020 - Li Wenliang, Chinese doctor who tried to raise the alarm over COVID-19, dies of COVID-19 in Wuhan at 34 2021 - Elliot Mazer, American audio engineer and record producer (Chubby Checker; Neil Young), dies of a heart attack at 71 More Famous Deaths »

1904 - Japan notifies Russia that in view of Russia's delaying tactics and provocative military action, Japan is ending negotiations and recalling its members from Moscow 1953 - US controls on wages and some consumer goods lifted 1961 - KOAP TV channel 10 in Portland, OR (PBS) begins broadcasting 1973 - Nancy Ford and Gretchen Cryer's musical "Shelter" opens at John Golden Theater, NYC; runs for 31 performances 1974 - US House of Reps begins determining grounds for impeachment of President Richard Nixon 1977 - 4th time New York Rangers shut-out New York Islanders, 4-0 1987 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary 1990 - Groundbreaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium 1995 - Greg Blewett scores his 2nd century in his 2nd Test Cricket 2020 - Antarctica records high temperature of 64.9 F / 18.2 C at Esperanza, Argentina’s research station More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1920 - Saarland administrated by League of Nations 1941 - Auke Adema wins 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19) 1971 - James Saunders (22), a member of the IRA, is shot and killed by the British Army during a gun battle near the Oldpark Road, Belfast 1973 - Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edm 1974 - Dutch speed limit set at 100km due to oil crisis 1996 - Heidi Fleiss scheduled to begin her 7 year jail sentence More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1639 - Daniel Georg Morhof, German writer and scholar, born in Wismar, Germany (d. 1691) 1899 - Ramon Novarro [Jose Samaniegos], Mexican-American actor (Ben-Hur, Mata Hari), born in Durango, Mexico (d. 1968) 1925 - Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Javanese author (Anak semua bangsa), born in Blora Regency, Indonesia (d. 2006) 1929 - Sixten Jernberg, Swedish skier (Olympic gold 1956/60/64), born in Lima, Sweden (d. 2012) 1957 - Simon Phillips, English drummer and record producer (Toto), born in London 1983 - S. Sreesanth, Indian cricketer, born in Kothamangalam, India More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1699 - Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria, heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies of smallpox at 6 1958 - Billy Whelan, Irish soccer forward (4 caps, Republic of Ireland; Manchester United 79 games), dies Munich air disaster at 22 1985 - Charles Briggs, American actor (13 Frightened Girls, Capt Newman), dies at 53 1989 - Nuno Oliveira, Portuguese equestrian, horse trainer, dressage instructor, author ('baroque' or 'classical' style), dies at 63 2001 - Filemon Lagman, Filipino Communist revolutionary (b. 1953) 2012 - Antoni Tapies, Spanish painter, sculptor and theorist (Dau al Set), dies at 88 More Famous Deaths »

1576 - Henry of Navarre (later Henry IV of France) abjures Catholicism at Tours 1943 - Jake LaMotta defeats future multi-weight world boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson by unanimous points decision in Detroit in the 2nd of their 6 meetings; his only win of their rivalry; Robinson’s first loss in his first 40 pro bouts 1945 - Big Racket becomes fastest race horse at 69t.6 kph (440 yd/20.8 s) 1972 - Two IRA members are killed when a bomb they were planting exploded prematurely 1978 - Fred Newman makes 88 consecutive basketball free throws blindfolded 1986 - Corazon Aquino and Ferdinand Marcos appear on "Nightline" 1991 - All American Bowl ends after 14 years 2006 - Super Bowl XL, Ford Field, Detroit, MI: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Seattle Seahawks, 21-10; MVP: Hines Ward, Pittsburgh, WR 2016 - Computer hackers try to steal 1 billion from Federal Reserve Bank of New York using Bangladesh banking codes, steal 81 million before a typo alerts authorities 2018 - A share market sell off starts on Wall Street with Dow Jones sinking 4.6%, spreads around the globe More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1597 - A group of early Japanese Christians, known as the 26 Martyrs, are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society 1927 - "The General", American silent film starring Buster Keaton and Marion Mack, co-directed by Keaton and Clyde Bruckman, premieres in New York City 1938 - Hans Engnestangen skates world record 500m (41.8 sec) 1948 - Gretchen Fraser becomes 1st US woman Olympic ski slalom champion 1962 - Black and White parents stage an overnight sit-in after school board denies transfer requests of nine Black families for their children to be transferred to newer school facility in Englewood, New Jersey 1988 - 1st prime-time wrestling match in 30 yrs, André the Giant defeats Hulk Hogan More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1519 - René of Châlon, (d. 1544) 1921 - Ken Adam, British film production designer (James Bond sets), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2016) 1939 - Patric Standford, British composer (Taikayoku; Christus Requiem), born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England (d. 2014) 1966 - Rok Petrovič, Slovenian skier, born in Ljubljana, Slovenia (d. 1993) 1975 - Jan l'Ami, Dutch soccer player (Willem II), born in Breda, Netherlands 1986 - Reed Sorenson, American stock car racing driver, born in Peachtree City, Georgia More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1812 - Franz Schneider, Austrian composer, dies at 74 1926 - André Gedalge, French composer (le Petit Savoyard, Phoebé) and Mayor of Chessy, Seine-et-Marne, dies at 69 1961 - Anthony Gustav de Rothschild, British philanthropist, dies at 73 1975 - Åke Persson, Swedish bebop jazz trombonist (Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band, 1963–71), dies at 42 1977 - Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player, dies at 67 2005 - Gnassingbé Eyadéma, General and President of Togo (1967-2005), dies of a heart attack at 69 More Famous Deaths »

1922 - After boycotts and international pressure, Japan agrees to return Shantung Province to China 1933 - German President Paul von Hindenburg limits freedom of the press 1937 - Jim Margie, Philadelphia, bowls 900 in 3 (unsanctioned) games 1951 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1964 - FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City 1972 - Dutch speed skater Ard Schenk wins the 5,000m at the Sapporo Winter Olympics; also wins the 1,500m and 10,000m gold medals 1974 - Chimpanzee Nim Chimsky signs his 1st word, at 2½ months 1985 - 20 countries (but not US) sign UN treaty outlawing torture 1997 - O.J. Simpson found liable in the deaths of Ron Goldman and Nicole Simpson in a civil court action 1999 - Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot dead by four plainclothes New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race-relations in the city. More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1600 - Astronomers Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler meet for the first time near Prague 1849 - University of Wisconsin begins in 1 room with 20 students 1913 - National Institute of Arts and Letters founded 1965 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1969 - 41,163, then largest NBA crowd, watches doubleheader Cin-Det, SD-Bost 2014 - Same-sex marriage is legalized in Scotland More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1889 - Walter Catlett, American actor (Climax, Front Page, Tale of 2 Cities), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1960) 1925 - Jutta Hipp, German-American jazz pianist and composer, born in Leipzig, German Weimar Republic (d. 2003) 1938 - Joe Beard, American blues guitarist (No More Cherry Rose), born in Ashland, Mississippi 1941 - Mike Deasy, American rock and jazz session guitarist (Beach Boys; Monkees; Randy Newman), born in Los Angeles, California 1958 - Werner Schwab, Austrian playwright and artist, born in Graz (d. 1994) 1958 - Tomasz Pacyński, Polish writer More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1847 - Henri Dutrochet, French physiologist (discovered and named process of osmosis), dies at 70 1895 - Faustina Hasse Hodges, English-American composer, dies at 71 1961 - Piet[er] L. Kramer, Influential Dutch architect (Amsterdam School), dies at 79 1992 - Andries Antonie Rieu, Dutch conductor (Maastricht Symphony Orchestra, 1949-80), dies at 75 2005 - Peter Heine, South African cricketer (solid South African fast bowler in 1950's), dies at 76 2013 - Reg Presley [Reginald Ball], English rock vocalist (Troggs - "Wild Thing"; "Love Is All Around"), and songwriter, dies from lung cancer at 71 More Famous Deaths »

1857 - Early ice hockey game played between teams from Swavesey and Over on Mare Fen, England 1863 - Samuel Clemens first uses the pen name Mark Twain in a Virginia City newspaper, the "Territorial Enterprise" 1870 - US state of Iowa ratifies the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution allowing suffrage for all races and colors 1907 - Josek Suk's "Asreal Symphony", dedicated to his late wife and father-in-law Antonin Dvořák, premieres at the Prague National Theatre, conducted by Karel Kovařovic 1930 - William Howard Taft resigns as US chief justice for health reasons 1971 - KTSC TV channel 8 in Pueblo-Colorado Spgs, CO (PBS) 1st broadcast 1987 - Expos trade Jeff Reardon to Twins for Neal Heaton 1998 - Stamps commemorating Diana, Princess of Wales, go on sale in Britain 2019 - Rapper 21 Savage arrested by US immigration for overstaying his visa 2020 - First Democratic caucus in Iowa won narrowly by Pete Buttigieg (most delegates) and Bernie Sanders (most votes) after lengthy delays and irregularities in reporting the results More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1969 - Ibuprofen launched in the UK under brand name Brufen as prescription medicine - now world's most popular anti-inflammatory painkiller 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 1973 - Dr Hook's "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'" enters the top 40 and peaks at #6 1974 - "Pajama Game" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 65 performances 1975 - Billy Herman, Earl Averill, and Bucky Harris elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1976 - 26th NBA All-Star Game, Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pa: East beats West, 123-109; MVP: Dave Bing, Washington Bullets, PG More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1883 - Clarence E. Mulford, American writer (Hopalong Cassidy), born in Streator, Illinois (d. 1956) 1900 - Mabel Mercer, British jazz and cabaret singer whose style and phrasing influenced Frank Sinatra ("Fly Me To The Moon"), born in Burton upon Trent, England (d. 1984) 1904 - Luigi Dallapiccola, Italian 12-tone composer (Il prigioniero; Ulisse), born in Pisino d'Istria, Austrian Empire (now Pazin,Croatia) (d. 1975) 1912 - Jacques Soustelle, French anthropologist and Minister of Information (Free French forces), born in Montpellier, France (d. 1990) 1936 - Bob Simpson, Australian cricket batsman, captain and coach (62 Tests @ 46.81, 10 x 100s, HS 311, 71 wickets; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1965; NSWCA), born in Sydney, Australia 1966 - Jimmy Thunder, New Zealand boxer (IBO heavyweight title 1994-95), born in Apia, Samoa (d. 2020) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1116 - King Coloman of Hungary (1095-1116) (b. 1070) 1895 - Theodore Dwight Weld, American abolitionist and writer (American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses), dies at 91 1964 - Haakon Stotijn, Dutch oboist (Orkestgebouw Orchestra), dies at 49 1967 - Winifred Kingston, British silent screen actress (The Squaw Man, Davy Crockett), dies at 72 1984 - Ravindra Mhatre, Indian diplomat, murdered at 48 by Kashmiri terrorists in Birmingham, England 2022 - Tom Kiernan, Irish rugby union fullback (54 caps [captain 24]; British and Irish Lions 5 [captain 1968]; Munster RUFC), dies at 83 More Famous Deaths »

1852 - Alexandre Dumas Jr's play, an adaptation of his novel "La Dame aux Camélias" premieres in Paris 1869 - American industrialist James Oliver invents removable tempered steel plow blade 1920 - Tarto/Dorpat peace treaty: USSR recognizes Estonian independence 1922 - James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" first published by Sylvia Beach in Paris (1,000 copies) 1944 - Edward Chodorov's play "Decision" premieres in NYC 1956 - Despite a severe ankle injury Tenley Albright leads an American 1-2 in the women's figure skating at the Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics; Carol Heiss takes the silver medal 1977 - Toronto Maple Leafs Ian Turnbull scores 5 goals, NHL record for a defenseman 1980 - FBI releases details of Abscam, a sting operation that targeted 31 elected and public officials for bribes for political favors 1980 - Mexican boxer Salvador Sánchez dethrones Danny “Little Red” Lopez as WBC world featherweight champion with a 13th-round TKO in Phoenix, AZ; Lopez champion since November 1976, 8th defense 1982 - Government troops and Muslim fundamentalists battle in Hamah, Syria More Historical Events »

Historical Events 1714 - Nicholas Rowe's play "The Tragedy of Jane Shore" premieres in London 1861 - The "Organized Incorporated Territory of Nevada" is created, lasting until October 31st, 1864 1888 - Frank Sprague opens the first successful U.S. electric street railway system, the Richmond Union Passenger Railway, in Richmond, Virginia 1973 - Richard Helms, ends term as 8th director of CIA; succeeded by James R Schlesinger (until July) 1992 - IRS and Willie Nelson settle on $9M tax bill (of $16.7M) 2016 - First case of Zika contracted on US mainland (Texas) and second known sexually transmitted case confirmed in Texas More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1873 - Johan Paul van Limburg Stirum, Dutch colonial administrator and diplomat (Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 1916–1921), born in Zwelle, Netherlands (d. 1948) 1901 - Connie Gilchrist, American actress (Cry Havoc, Letter to 3 Wives), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1985) 1927 - Richard Belmont Ray, American politician (Rep-D-GA, 1983-93), born in Fort Valley, Georgia (d. 1999) 1949 - Brent Spiner, American actor (Data-Star Trek the Next Generation), born in Houston, Texas 1973 - Radka Bobkova, Czech tennis player (quarter Bournemouth), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia 1996 - Paul Mescal, Irish actor (Normal People), born in Maynooth, Ireland More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1435 - Johanna II, Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 1491 - Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 1907 - Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and inventor who devised the periodic table of the elements, dies at 72 1952 - Johann Babtist Thaller, German composer, dies at 79 1970 - Jaroslav Vogel, Czech composer and conductor (Brno Philharmonic, 1959-62; Ostrava Orchestra 1919- 43), dies at 76 1993 - Alexander Schneider, Lithuanian violinist (Budapest String Quartet), dies at 84 More Famous Deaths »

1814 - Lord Byron's "Corsair" sells 10,000 copies on day of publication 1892 - Mrs William Astor invites 400 guests to a grand ball at her mansion thus beginning use of "400" to describe socially elite 1918 - Russia adopts the Gregorian calendar (making the day February 14) 1937 - Stapleton, Staten Island, becomes a customs-free port 1951 - 1st X-ray moving picture process demonstrated 1972 - Reprise Records releases "Harvest", the 4th studio album by Neil Young; becomes best selling album in US, 1972 1979 - American publishing heiress Patty Hearst is released from prison for bank robbery 1987 - NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: AFC beats NFC, 10-6; MVP: Reggie White, Philadelphia Eagles, DE 2005 - Arsenal’s English Premier League record 33-game unbeaten streak at home ends when the Gunners go down, 4-2 to Manchester United at Highbury 2013 - The Nigerian Army bombs a Boko Haram camp, killing 18 people More Historical Events »