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What happened in history on this day: February 6?
On February 6 in ...
- 337 - Saint Julius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope.
- 743 - Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, tenth Muslim caliph, dies at about age 52.
- 891 - Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies.
- 1140 - Thurstan archbishop of York, dies.
- 1189 - Riots of Lynn in Norfolk spread to Norwich England.
- 1461 - Birth of Dzore Drzic Croatian poet.
- 1508 - Maximilian I crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1536 - Birth of Toyotomi Hideyoshi second of three unifier of Japan in 16th century.
- 1564 - Birth of Christopher Marlowe English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus).
- 1577 - King Henri de Bourbon of Navarra becomes leader of Huguenots.
- 1612 - Birth of Antoine Arnauld [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist.
- 1612 - Christopher Clavius calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown).
- 1617 - Prosper Alpinus Italian physician/botanist, dies at age 63.
- 1626 - Huguenot rebels and the French sign Peace of La Rochelle.
- 1649 - English House of Commons votes to abolish House of Peers.
- 1651 - Cardinal Mazarin flees Paris.
- 1663 - The first English gold guinea is coined.
- 1665 - Birth of Anne Stuart Queen of England (1702-14).
- 1673 - Birth of Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich composer.
- 1685 - Charles II King of England/Scotland/Ireland (1660-85), dies at age 54.
- 1693 - Royal charter granted College of William and Mary, Williamsburg Virginia.
- 1695 - Ahmed II 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95), dies.
- 1699 - Jozef Ferdinand of Bavaria heir of Spanish king Carlos II, dies.
- 1716 - England and Netherlands renew alliance.
- 1724 - Birth of Paul-Louis Cyfflé Flemish sculptor (Terre de Lorraine).
- 1748 - Birth of Adam Weishaupt; Jesuit, founder of Order of the Illuminati.
- 1756 - Birth of Aaron Burr Newark New Jersey, (Democrat-R), third US Vice-President (1801-05), dueler.
- 1778 - Birth of Ugo Foscolo in Italy; writer/poet (Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis).
- 1778 - England declares war on France.
- 1778 - France recognizes US, signs treaty of aid in Paris; first US treaty.
- 1780 - In Northwest Florida, one of the largest historical earthquakes in Florida occurs, Intensity VI.
- 1783 - Death of Lancelot "Capability" Brown at about age 67; English architect (Kew).
- 1785 - Death of Iman Willem Falck at age 48; Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83).
- 1788 - Birth of Károly Kisfaludy in Hungary; romantic poet (Tartars in Hungary-1819).
- 1788 - Massachusetts becomes sixth state to ratify the US Constitution.
- 1793 - Death of Carlo Goldoni at age 85; Italian author (L'avaro).
- 1797 - Birth of Joseph Maria von Radowitz; Prussian minister of Foreign affairs.
- 1815 - New Jersey issues first US railroad charter (John Stevens).
- 1819 - Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore.
- 1820 - 86 free black colonists sail from New York City, New York to Sierra Leone, Africa.
- 1820 - US population announced at 9,638,453.
- 1830 - Birth of Marcellus Monroe Crocker; US Brigadier General (Union volunteers) (died in 1865).
- 1832 - First appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland.
- 1832 - Birth of John Brown Gordon; Major General (Confederate Army) (dies 1904).
- 1832 - US ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy.
- 1833 - Birth of James Ewell Brown Stuart AKA Jeb Stuart; Major General (Commander of Cavalry, Confederate Army).
- 1833 - Birth of José M de Pereda y Sánchez the Porrúa; Spanish writer (Sotileza).
- 1834 - Birth of William Dorsey Pender; Major General (Confederate Army) (dies 1863).
- 1838 - Birth of Henry Irving AKA John H Brodribb in England; knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet).
- 1840 - The ship Britannia is launched by the shipbuilder at Greenock, Scotland. The ship is named by Isabella Napier, relative of the contractor.
- 1840 - 46 leading Maori chiefs and Lieutenant Governor William Hobson sign the Treaty of Waitangi, making New Zealand a British possession.
- 1860 - Birth of Johan [Eliza J] de Meester; Dutch journalist/writer (Geertje).
- 1861 - English Admiral Robert Ritzroy issues first storm warnings for ships.
- 1862 - Naval Engagement at Tennessee River - USS Conestago versus CSS Appleton Belle.
- 1862 - Victory for US General Ulysses S Grant in Tennessee, capturing Fort Henry.
- 1864 - Birth of John Henry Mackay; Scottish/German author/poet (Anarchists).
- 1865 - John Pegram, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at age 33.
- 1866 - Birth of Karl T Sapper; German geography/geologist (Vulkankunde).
- 1867 - Peabody Fund forms to promote Black education in US South.
- 1869 - Harper's Weekly publishes first picture of Uncle Sam with chin whiskers.
- 1874 - Birth of Milton Bennett Medary; US architect (Washington Chapel).
- 1876 - Birth of Wilhelm Schmidtbonn[-Schmidt]; German playwright (Der Sprechende Eros).
- 1881 - Pieter Mijer, Governor-General of Netherlands Indies (1866-72), dies at age 68.
- 1886 - Birth of Louis Piérard; Belgian journalist/writer (Great Germany).
- 1888 - Birth of Ljudmil Stojanow; Bulgarian poet (Metsh i Slowo, Cholera).
- 1893 - Birth of Muhammad Zafrulla Khan; President of United Nations General Assembly (1962-63).
- 1895 - Birth of George Herman Ruth AKA Babe Ruth in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; baseball player (Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, record 714 home runs).
- 1897 - Birth of Alberto [de Almeida] Cavalcanti in Brazil; director (Nicholas Nickleby).
- 1897 - Ebenezer C Brewer, British writer (Dictionary of Phrase and Fable), dies.
- 1899 - Birth of Ramon Novarro [José RG Samaniegos] in Durango, Mexico; actor (Ben Hur).
- 1899 - Georg Leo earl von Caprivi, German chancellor, dies at age 67.
- 1899 - Spanish-American War ends, peace treaty ratified by Senate.
- 1900 - Battle at Vaalkrans, South Africa (Boers versus British army).
- 1900 - Birth of Rudolf Värnlund; Swedish playwright (Heliga Familjen).
- 1901 - Birth of Ben Lyon in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse).
- 1902 - Birth of Louis Nizer; lawyer (defended blacklisted stars in the 1950s), author (Catspaw).
- 1902 - Young Women's Hebrew Association organized in New York City, New York.
- 1903 - Birth of John Dunning; cricket player (New Zealand medium-fast bowler of 1930s).
- 1903 - Birth of Pieter G Buckinx; Flemish writer (Temptation of Poverty).
- 1904 - Birth of Claudio Arrau in Chile; composer/pianist (Boston Symphony Orchestra).
- 1905 - Birth of Wladislaw Gomulka; premier of Poland.
- 1908 - Birth of Amintore Fanfani; premier of Italy.
- 1908 - Birth of General Edward Lansdale; model for "Quiet American" and "Ugly American".
- 1908 - Birth of Thomas Dorrington Tomlinson; US National Park Warden.
- 1910 - Birth of George H Poyser; English soccer player/manager (Brentford).
- 1910 - Birth of Irmgard Keun; West German writer (Das kunstseidene Mädchen).
- 1911 - First old-age home opened in Prescott, Arizona.
- 1911 - Birth of A W "Dooley" Briscoe; cricket player (batted in two Tests for South Africa 1930s).
- 1911 - Birth of Ronald Reagan in Illinois, USA; actor (Bedtime for Bonzo), 40th US President (Republican, 1981-89).
- 1911 - Great fire destroys downtown Constantinople/Istanbul, Turkey.
- 1912 - Birth of Eva Braun; mistress of Adolf Hitler.
- 1913 - Birth of John Lund in Rochester, New York, USA; actor (Wackiest Ship in the Army).
- 1914 - Birth of Thurl Ravenscroft in Nebraska, USA; distinctive voice in movies, TV commercials, Disneyland attractions over decades, Johnny Mann Singers ("You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch"), Tony the Tiger ("they're grrrrreat!"), named Disney Legend 1995.
- 1914 - J Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Hague School), dies at age 69.
- 1918 - Britain grants women (30 and over) the vote.
- 1919 - First day of 5-day Seattle, Washington general strike.
- 1919 - Birth of Lindsay Tuckett; cricket player (son of Len, 9 Tests for South Africa 1947-49).
- 1919 - Birth of Louis Heren; journalist/writer (China's Three Thousand Years).
- 1920 - Birth of James H Scheuer; American politician (Representative-Democrat-New York, 1965-73, 1975-).
- 1920 - Saarland is administrated by League of Nations.
- 1922 - Birth of Patrick MacNee in London, England; actor (Jonathan Steed - The Avengers).
- 1922 - Cardinal Achille Ratti is elected Pope Pius XI.
- 1922 - A treaty limiting naval armament is signed by the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan. The limits set for total tonnage of major naval ships are: USA 525,000, Great Britain 525,000, France 175,000, Italy 175,000, Japan 315,000.
- 1923 - Edward E Barnard, US astronomer (5th moon Jupiter), dies at age 65.
- 1924 - Birth of Billy W William; Ambrose right soccer star.
- 1924 - Birth of Paolo Volponi; Italian communist/author (Road to Rome).
- 1926 - NFL rules college students ineligible until graduate college classes.
- 1927 - Birth of Smokey Burgess; American baseball catcher (Pittsburgh Pirates).
- 1929 - Birth of Keith Waterhouse; English writer (Billy Liar, Say Who Are You?).
- 1929 - Birth of Sixten Jernberg in Sweden; skier (Olympics-gold-1956, 1960, 1964).
- 1931 - Birth of Freddie Trueman; cricket player ("Fiery Fred", 307 wickets for England).
- 1931 - Birth of Mamie Van Doren in Rowena, South Dakota, USA; American actress (Navy versus Night Monsters) and author.
- 1931 - Birth of Rip Torn in Texas, USA; American actor and director (Coma, Summer Rental, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof).
- 1932 - First Olympics dog sled race, in Lake Placid, New York (demonstration sport).
- 1932 - Birth of François Truffaut in Paris, France; director (Jules and Jim, Fahrenheit 451).
- 1932 - Fascist coup in the Memel territory.
- 1933 - -90 degrees F (-68 degrees C), Oymyakon, USSR (Asian record low).
- 1933 - US 20th Amendment goes into effect; Presidential term begins in January not March.
- 1933 - Birth of Leslie Crowther; English TV-comic/quizmaster.
- 1933 - Birth of Walter E Fauntroy; American politician (Representative-Democrat-DC, 1971-).
- 1933 - Highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 metres (112 feet), in Pacific hurricane near Manila, Philippines.
- 1933 - German President Paul von Hindenburg and Franz von Papen end Prussian parliament.
- 1934 - Birth of Martin Sklar in New Jersey, USA; created The Disneyland News, Vacationland manazine, scripts for Disney TV shows, worked on Disney promotional materials, vice president and vice chairman of Walt Disney Imagineering, named Disney Legend in 2001.
- 1934 - Cincinnati Reds purchases 43-year-old Dazzy Vance from the Saint Louis Cardinals for $7,500.
- 1935 - First election in Turkey in which women are allowed to vote.
- 1935 - Board game "Monopoly" goes on sale for the first time.
- 1936 - (to February 16) The IV Olympic Winter Games are held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
- 1936 - Birth of Otis Williams; rocker (Charms).
- 1936 - Birth of Wies Andersen [Aloïs de Bois]; Belgian actor/producer (Maigret).
- 1938 - Marianne V von Werefkin, Russian/German/Swiss house painter, dies at age 77.
- 1939 - Birth of Mike Farrell in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; actor (BJ Honeycutt - MASH, Battered).
- 1939 - Spanish government flees to France.
- 1940 - Birth of Jimmy Tarbuck; English comic/golfer.
- 1940 - Birth of Tom Brokaw in Yankton, South Dakota, USA; news anchor (NBC Nightly News 1982-).
- 1941 - Auke Adema win 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19).
- 1941 - Battle of Beda Fomm: Italian 10th army is destroyed.
- 1941 - Birth of Gigi Perreau in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Journey to Center of Time).
- 1941 - British troops conquer Bengazi, Libya.
- 1941 - Adolf Hitler puts Erwin Rommel in command of the new Deutsches Afrika Korps (German Africa Corps) with 15th Panzer Division and 5th Light Motorized Division, to rescue the Italians in North Africa.
- 1942 - Birth of John London; bassist (Michael Nesmith band).
- 1943 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated feature film Saludos Amigos to theaters in the USA. It includes the animated short films: Lake Titicaca (with Donald Duck), Pedro, El Gaucho Goofy (with Goofy), and Aquarela do Brasil (with Donald Duck).
- 1943 - First Spitfire in action above Darwin, Australia, Mu Ki-46 shot down.
- 1943 - Birth of Fabian Forte in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; singer ("Turn Me Loose", "Tiger").
- 1943 - Birth of Gayle Hunnicutt in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; actress (Legend of Hell House, Dallas).
- 1943 - HA Seyffardt, Dutch Lieutenant-General/NSB "minister", dies at age 71.
- 1943 - Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade".
- 1944 - Birth of Michael Tucker in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actor (Stuart Markowitz - L.A. Law).
- 1945 - US 8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz.
- 1945 - Birth of Bob Marley; Jamaican reggae vocalist (Bob Marley and Wailers - "Roots Rock Reggae").
- 1945 - Jan Bos, Dutch resistance fighter, executed.
- 1945 - Paul Bos, Dutch resistance fighter, executed.
- 1945 - Russian Red Army crosses the river Oder.
- 1947 - Albert J Bakker, Dutch actor (Teun the night watch), dies at age 82.
- 1947 - Birth of Charles Hickcox; American 200-metre/400-metre medley swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1968).
- 1947 - Compton and Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket.
- 1948 - First radio-controlled airplane flown.
- 1948 - Donald Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia.
- 1948 - Robert Brasillach, French author/Nazi collaborator, dies at age 38.
- 1949 - Birth of Manuel Orantes; tennis champion (US Open-1975).
- 1950 - Birth of Natalie Cole in Los Angeles, California, USA; singer ("Unforgettable", "Pink Cadillac", "Miss You Like Crazy").
- 1950 - Birth of Punky Meadows in Washington, DC, USA; rock guitarist (Angel).
- 1951 - "Broker Special" train crashes in Woodbridge, New Jersey, USA, killing 84.
- 1951 - Birth of Maria Christina; Belgian princess/daughter of Leopold III.
- 1951 - Radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into the Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, Illinois, to demonstrate lax security.
- 1951 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1952 - Birth of John Sanderford in Orlando, Florida, USA; actor (Recoil, Ryan's Hope).
- 1952 - Birth of Richard Charsworth; Australian women field hockey head coach (Olympics-1996).
- 1952 - King George VI of Great Britain and Northern Ireland dies of lung cancer in his sleep at the royal estate at Sandringham at age 56. 25-year-old daughter becomes Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1952 - England replaces King George VI stamp series with Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1953 - Birth of Susie Hutchison in Flintridge, California, USA; equestrian show jumper (Olympics-1996).
- 1953 - Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at age 17 years 239 days, youngest Aussie.
- 1953 - US controls on wages and some consumer goods are lifted.
- 1954 - Birth of Scott Kempner; "Top Ten" rocker (Del Lords).
- 1956 - Birth of Jon Walmsley in Lancashire, England; actor (Jason - The Waltons).
- 1956 - Birth of Linda Grovenor in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actress (Die Laughing, Wheels of Fire).
- 1956 - Birth of Simon Phillips; drummer (Toto).
- 1956 - French premier Guy Mollet pelted with tomatoes in Algiers.
- 1956 - University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black).
- 1957 - Birth of Jerry Marotta; rocker (Orleans - "Love Takes Time").
- 1957 - Birth of Kathy Najimy; actress (Sister Act, Veronica's Closet).
- 1957 - Birth of Robert Townsend in Chicago, Illinois, USA; comedian/actor (Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy).
- 1958 - Seven soccer players of Manchester United die in an air crash at Munich, Germany.
- 1958 - Birth of Barry Miller in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Fame, Peggy Sue Got Married, Joe and Sons, Szysznyk).
- 1958 - Birth of Cecily Adams in Queens, New York, USA; entertainment caster (American Heart).
- 1958 - Birth of Kelly Leadbetter in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; LPGA golfer (1986 Hennessy French Open).
- 1958 - Birth of Mark Hamilton in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; sprint kayak Olympics-1996).
- 1958 - Birth of Simon Baker; Australian speed walker, (Olympics-1984, 1988, 1996).
- 1958 - Ted Williams signs with Boston Red Sox for US$135,000, making him highest paid.
- 1959 - US first successful Titan intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
- 1960 - Birth of Megan Gallagher in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Slap Maxwell, Millennium).
- 1961 - Birth of Yuri Ivanovich Onufriyenko; Russian major/cosmonaut (Mir, Soyuz TM-23).
- 1962 - Birth of Axl Rose [William Bailey] in Lafayette, Indiana, USA; rocker (Guns and Roses - "Sweet Child of Mine").
- 1962 - Birth of Richie McDonald; country singer (Lonestar).
- 1963 - Birth of David Capel, cricket player (England all-rounder in 15 Tests 1987-90).
- 1963 - Birth of Mike Hough in Montréal, Quebec, Canada; NHL left wing (Florida Panthers).
- 1963 - Mohammed ibn al-Chattabi Abd el-Krim, Morocco opposition leader, dies.
- 1963 - Werner Erich Josten, German composer (Jungle), dies at age 77.
- 1964 - Birth of Matt Hayes; Australian soling yachtsman (Olympics-1996).
- 1964 - Birth of Skip Ewing in Redlands, California, USA; country vocalist (Coast of Colorado).
- 1964 - France and Great Britain sign accord over building tunnel under English Channel.
- 1964 - Sophocles Venizelos, premier of Greece (1944, 1950-51), dies at age 69.
- 1964 - W L Cornford, England cricket wicket-keeper (4 Tests versus New Zealand 1930), dies.
- 1965 - Birth of Jan Sverák in Zatec, Czechoslovakia; director (Kolya, Jizda, Ropaci).
- 1965 - Jack Wagner, actor (Jive Junction), dies at age 68.
- 1965 - Righteous Brothers' song "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" hits number 1.
- 1966 - Birth of Rick Astley; rock vocalist ("Never Gonna Give You Up").
- 1966 - Birth of Tom Tupa; NFL punter/quarterback (Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots).
- 1966 - CBS airs the final episode of Mr. Ed TV show.
- 1967 - Birth of Bennie Dekker; Dutch soccer player (NEC/AZ/De Graafschap).
- 1967 - Birth of Mike Evans; WLAF defensive tackle (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1967 - Birth of Randy Hilliard; NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32).
- 1967 - Cultural Revolution in Albania.
- 1967 - Heavyweight Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 rounds in Houston, Texas, USA for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1967 - Martine Carol, French actress (Nana), dies of heart attack at age 46.
- 1968 - (to February 18) The X Olympic Winter Games are held in Grenoble, France.
- 1968 - Birth of Imtiaz Abbasi in United Arab Emirates; cricket wicket-keeper (World Cup 1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Malika Mahfoud in Copenhagen, Denmark; golfer (Gippsland Ladies Amateur).
- 1968 - Birth of Richard Newbill; WLAF linebacker (London Monarchs).
- 1968 - C Montague Shaw, actor (Buck Rogers, Planet Outlaws), dies at age 85.
- 1968 - Dutch second Chamber condemns US bombing of North Vietnam.
- 1968 - Former US President Dwight Eisenhower shoots a hole-in-one in golf.
- 1969 - Birth of Anna Acker-Macosko in Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 Gold Coast Tour).
- 1969 - Birth of April Lerman in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Lila - Charles in Charge).
- 1969 - Birth of Bob Wickman in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; pitcher (Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees).
- 1969 - Birth of Greg Patrick; WLAF safety (Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1969 - Birth of James Jones; NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens).
- 1969 - Birth of Kurt Abbott; US baseball player (Florida Marlins).
- 1969 - Birth of Rajindra Dhanraj in Trinidad; cricket leg-spinner (West Indies 1994-95).
- 1969 - Birth of Tim Brown; bassist (The Boo Radleys).
- 1970 - Birth of Jeff Rouse; American 50 metre/100 metre backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold/silver-1992, 1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Mark Hutton in Adelaide, Australia; pitcher (New York Yankees).
- 1970 - Graeme Pollock completes 274 versus Australia at Durban.
- 1970 - NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston and Portland.
- 1970 - Roscoe Karns, actor (Captain Shafer - Hennesey), dies at age 78.
- 1971 - First time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard).
- 1971 - Birth of Brad Hogg; cricket player (Western Australia chinaman all-rounder, Australia versus India 1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Carlos Rogers; NBA forward/center (Toronto Raptors).
- 1971 - Birth of Lance Bade in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; US double trap (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Mana Endo in Hiroshima, Japan; tennis star (1996 third round Australian Open).
- 1971 - Birth of Peter Tchernyshev in Saint Petersburg, Russia; dance skater (and Naomi Lang).
- 1971 - In Central Italy, a magnitude 4.5 earthquake occurs, near Tuscania, Italy. 20 dead, over 100 injured, and about 5,000 homeless. The medieval section of Tuscania is practically leveled, and 60 percent of the city's buildings destroyed.
- 1972 - Birth of David Binn; NFL safety (San Diego Chargers).
- 1972 - Birth of Mark Labbrook; Australian 200 metre/400 metre runner (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Shawn Respert; NBA guard (Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors).
- 1972 - Julian H Steward, US anthropologist (South American), dies at age 70.
- 1973 - 6th ABA All-Star Game: West 123 beats East 111 at Utah.
- 1973 - Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to second straight 8-ender, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- 1973 - Birth of Arie Obdam; Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam).
- 1973 - Birth of Fred Miller; tackle (Saint Louis Rams).
- 1973 - Birth of Lulama Masikazana; cricket wicket-keeper (Kwazulu for E Province).
- 1973 - Ira S Bowen, US physicist/astronomer (Mt Wilson/Palomar), dies at age 74.
- 1974 - Third time Texas Rangers shut-out New York Islanders 6-0.
- 1974 - Birth of Nathan Davis; defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1974 - Birth of Olaf Lindenbergh; soccer player (Ajax, De Graafschap).
- 1974 - Dutch automobile speed limit set at 100 km due to oil crisis.
- 1974 - US House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of President Richard Nixon.
- 1975 - Birth of Chad Allen in Dallas, Texas, USA; baseball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Leo Insam; hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998).
- 1975 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1976 - Birth of Elina Zisi; Miss Greece-Universe (1997).
- 1976 - Birth of Kim Zmeskal in Houston, Texas; US gymnast (Olympics-1992).
- 1976 - Vince Guaraldi, jazz pianist (Charlie Brown TV specials), dies at age 43.
- 1977 - 4th time New York Rangers shut-out New York Islanders 4-0.
- 1977 - Alain Prieur jumps his motorcycle 65 metres over 16 buses, near Paris, France.
- 1977 - Harley Race beats Terry Funk in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to become NWA wrestling champion.
- 1978 - Muriel, wife of late Hubert Humphrey (Senator-Democrat-Minnesota) takes his office.
- 1978 - Burmese General Ne Win targets Muslim minorities in the village of Sakkipara.
- 1979 - Alain Teister, Dutch sculptor/writer, dies at age 47.
- 1979 - Arthur van Schendel, Dutch art historian, dies at age 68.
- 1979 - Supreme court of Lahore Pakistan affirms death sentence against premier Bhutto.
- 1980 - Death of Albert Kotin, American abstract expressionist painter (born 1907).
- 1981 - Suleiman Nyambui runs world record 5k indoor (13:20.4).
- 1981 - Brady Brides debuts on NBC TV.
- 1981 - Ex-Beatles Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon.
- 1982 - Ben Nicholson, English painter/sculptor (Circle), dies at age 87.
- 1983 - Birth of Sreesanth; Indian cricket player.
- 1983 - 13th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 20-19.
- 1983 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic.
- 1984 - Birth of Brandon Hammond; actor (Gregory Hines Show).
- 1984 - Muslim militiamen take over West Beirut from Lebanese army.
- 1985 - Charles Briggs, actor (13 Frightened Girls, Captain Newman), dies at age 53.
- 1985 - Dandy Nichols, actress (Confessions of a Window Cleaner), dies at age 78.
- 1986 - New Jersey Devils' Peter McNab becomes the 42nd NHL player to score 350 goals.
- 1986 - William Collier, actor (Up the River, She's My Weakness), dies.
- 1986 - Death of Frederick Coutts, the 8th General of The Salvation Army (born 1899).
- 1987 - No-smoking rules take effect in US federal buildings.
- 1987 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary.
- 1988 - Lee Goodman, actor (Imitation of Life), dies of Tuberculosis at age 64.
- 1988 - Marghanita Laski, English author (Victorian chaise-lounge), dies.
- 1988 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk.
- 1989 - Barbara Tuchman, American historian (Guns of August - Pulitzer Prize), dies at age 77 (born 1912).
- 1989 - Lech Walesa begins negotiating with the Polish government.
- 1990 - Brett Hull becomes first son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50.
- 1990 - Ground breaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium.
- 1990 - Jane Novak, silent screen actress (Ghost Town), dies of stroke at age 94.
- 1990 - John Merivale, actor (Caltiki), dies.
- 1991 - Death of Danny Thomas AKA Amos Muzyad Yahkoob at age 77 of a heart attack; actor/comedian (Baby Snooks radio show, Bickersons radio show, The Big Show radio show, Make Room for Daddy TV show, Danny Thomas Show TV show), producer (Dick Van Dyke Show TV show, Andy Griffith Show TV show, Mod Squad TV show), founder of Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.
- 1991 - Death of Salvador Luria, Italian-born biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1912).
- 1991 - Mousey Davis becomes the first coach of the New York-New Jersey Knights.
- 1992 - Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall airs on NBC.
- 1992 - Frank Wilson, actor (Beware, Sunday Sinners, Club), dies at age 37.
- 1992 - Wade Preston, actor (Man Called Sledge), dies at age 62.
- 1993 - 44th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 16-6 at Montréal.
- 1993 - Frances Hunt, actress (You're a Sweetheart), dies of stroke at age 77.
- 1993 - Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in one round for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1993 - The NBC TV network airs the first episode of Almost Home.
- 1993 - Tip Tipping, stuntman, dies while filming a segment for BBC's 999 TV show when his main parachute and two reserves fail to open.
- 1994 - Dawn Coe-Jones win LPGA Healthsouth Palm Beach Golf Classic.
- 1994 - The Disney Channel first airs the animated TV series Disney's Aladdin.
- 1994 - Jack Kirby, American cartoonist (X-Men, Spiderman, Hulk), dies at age 76 (born 1917).
- 1994 - Joseph Cotten, actor (Citizen Kane), dies at age 88.
- 1994 - José Maria Figueres elected President of Costa Rica.
- 1994 - Leonid Voloshin triple jumps world record 17.77 metres.
- 1994 - Martti Ahtisaari elected President of Finland.
- 1994 - NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-3.
- 1994 - Norman Del Mar, conductor/writer (Conducting Brahms), dies at age 74.
- 1994 - A Bosnian Serb Army mortar shell kills 68 civilians and wounds about 200 in a Sarajevo marketplace.
- 1995 - Arthur S Taylor Junior, US drummer/author (Notes on Notes), dies at age 65.
- 1995 - Darryl Strawberry suspended from baseball for 60 days.
- 1995 - Greg Blewett scores his second century in his second Test Cricket.
- 1995 - James Ingram Merrill, US poet (Braving the elements), dies at age 68.
- 1996 - Death of Guy Madison AKA Robert Ozell Moseley at age 74 of emphysema; actor (Wild Bill Hickok on radio and TV).
- 1998 - International Telecommunications Union of modem vendors agree on v.90 as a common 56 kbps transmission standard.
- 1998 - Death of Carl Wilson at age 51 of lung cancer in Los Angeles, California, USA; guitarist (Carl and the Passions, The Beach Boys - Surfin U-S-A", "Surfer Girl", "I Get Around", "Good Vibrations").
- 1998 - Nazim al-Kudsi, Syrian Prime Minister (1949, 1950-51)/President (1961-63), dies.
- 1998 - Minnesota Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to New York Yankees for $3 million and four minor league players.
- 1998 - Death of Falco AKA Johann Hoelzel at age 40; Austrian musician ("Rock Me Amadeus") (born 1957).
- 1998 - Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
- 1998 - The French prefect Claude Erignac is assassinated in the streets of Ajaccio (Corse).
- 1999 - Death of Jimmy Roberts; American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show) (born 1924).
- 2000 - Tarja Halonen is elected the first female president of Finland.
- 2000 - Death of Philip F. "Ted Tappet" Walters in Homosassa, Florida; race car driver in Briggs Cunningham team in the 1950s.
- 2001 - Likud Party leader Ariel Sharon wins election as Prime Minister of Israel.
- 2001 - Death of Filemon Lagman, Filipino Communist revolutionary (born 1953).
- 2002 - Death of Max Perutz, Austrian-born molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (born 1914).
- 2004 - Birth of Princess Louise of Belgium, granddaughter of King Albert II of Belgium.
- 2004 - A suicide bomber kills 41 people on a metro car in Moscow.
- 2005 - Super Bowl XXXIX: The New England Patriots win their second consecutive Super Bowl title, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21.
- 2008 - Over 60 tornadoes across the US South in two days kill 48 and injure over 150.
- 2009 - Kyrgyzstan decides to shut a U.S. air base in Manas, used as an important staging post for U.S. forces fighting in Afghanistan.
- 2011 - Death of Josefa Iloilo, 3rd President of Fiji (born 1920).
- 2018 - SpaceX successfully conducts its maiden flight of its most powerful rocket to date, the Falcon Heavy, from LC39A at John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- 2023 - 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes near Gaziantep in southern Turkey and northern Syria, soon followed by a magnitude 7.5 aftershock near Elbistan. Worst in Turkey history. Over 5600 buildings collapse. Deaths in Turkey: 41,000, Syria: 5,800.
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