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What happened in history on this day: February 14?
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- 842 - Charles II and Louis the German sign treaty.
- 869 - Cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies.
- 1014 - Pope Benedict VIII crowns Henry II, Roman German emperor.
- 1076 - Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV.
- 1130 - Jewish Cardinal Pietro Pierleone elected as anti-pope Anacletus II.
- 1349 - 2,000 Jews burned at the stake in Strasbourg France.
- 1400 - Richard II British King (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle.
- 1405 - Timur/Tamerlan "Lenk" [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about age 68.
- 1462 - Birth of Edzard I Cirksena the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528).
- 1466 - First recorded lottery to involve buying of tickets and distribution of prize money, held in Bruges, Belgium, run to raise money for the poor of the town.
- 1483 - Birth of Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah prince/founder Mogols-dynasty.
- 1487 - Birth of Henry II of Bavaria bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising.
- 1513 - Birth of Domenico Maria Ferrabosco Italian composer.
- 1515 - Birth of Frederick III [the Pious], in Simmern, Germany; known as "Friedrich der Fromme", elector of the Palatine of the Rhine, assisted the development of Protestantism in Germany, Francem and Holland.
- 1528 - Edzard I the Great count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at age 66.
- 1533 - Birth of Christianus Adrichomius Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi).
- 1540 - Emperor Charles V enters Ghent without resistance, executes rebels.
- 1546 - Birth of Johann Pistorius German theologist/historian.
- 1556 - Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declared a heretic.
- 1571 - Benvenuto Cellini Italian sculptor/metalsmith/author (Perseus), dies at age 70.
- 1571 - Odet de Coligny Cardinal of Châtillon/count of Beauvais, dies at age 53.
- 1572 - Birth of Hans Christoph Haiden composer.
- 1602 - Birth of Pier Francesco Cavalli Italian opera composer.
- 1610 - Polish king Sigismund III, Forges Dimitri #2 and Romanov family sign covenant against czar Vasili Shushki.
- 1613 - King James I's daughter Elizabeth marries Frederik.
- 1628 - Coronation of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in Agra.
- 1630 - Dutch fleet of 69 ships reaches Pernambuco Brazil.
- 1638 - Birth of Sybilla Schwarz writer.
- 1646 - English Parliament's New Model Army defeats Royalist army at Torrington.
- 1670 - Birth of Georg Gabriel Schutz composer.
- 1670 - Roman Catholic emperor Leopold I chases Jews out of Vienna.
- 1681 - Francesco Nigetti composer, dies at age 77.
- 1689 - English parliament places Mary Stuart/Prince Willem III on the throne.
- 1689 - Charles Mordaunt is appointed privy councillor in London.
- 1707 - Birth of Claude-Prosper J de Crébillon French writer (Le sopha).
- 1711 - Händels opera Rinaldo, premieres.
- 1746 - Henry Pelham appointed English premier.
- 1760 - Birth of Richard Allen Philadelphia Pennsylvania, first black ordained by Methodist-Episcopal church.
- 1766 - Dutch governor Falck signs Treaty of Batticaloa with rebels.
- 1778 - "Stars and Stripes" arrives in foreign port for first time (France).
- 1779 - Hawaiian natives kill English Captain James Cook on the beach of Kealakekua. Following his death, his body is dismembered, the flesh roasted, and his bones distributed.
- 1794 - First US textile machinery patent granted, to James Davenport of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1803 - Apple parer patented by Moses Coats, Downington, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 1804 - In a Serbian village, Black George Petrovic leads a revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
- 1806 - Birth of Lajos Count Batthyány; revolutionary premier of Hungary (1848-49).
- 1813 - Birth of John McNeil; US Brevet Major General (Union volunteers) (dies 1891).
- 1819 - Birth of James Green Martin; Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (dies 1878).
- 1824 - Birth of Winfield Scott Hancock; US Major General (Union volunteers) (dies 1886).
- 1829 - Birth of Alfred Iverson Junior; Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (dies 1911).
- 1831 - Vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies.
- 1835 - Birth of François Haverschmidt; Dutch writer (Snikken en grimlachjes).
- 1838 - Birth of Margaret Knight; inventor, "the female Thomas Edison".
- 1845 - Birth of Cecil De Vere; first official British chess champion (1866).
- 1846 - Cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at age 76.
- 1848 - James K Polk becomes first President photographed in office (by Matthew Brady).
- 1853 - Birth of Jan van Rijswijck; Flemish journalist/mayor (Antwerp).
- 1856 - Birth of Frank Harris in England; journalist/writer (My Life and Loves).
- 1858 - Birth of Joseph Thomson in Scotland; geologist (Thomson's gazelle).
- 1859 - Birth of George Washington Gale Ferris; engineer/inventor (Ferris Wheel).
- 1859 - Oregon admitted as 33rd state of the USA.
- 1862 - Galena, first US iron-clad warship for service at sea, launched, in Connecticut.
- 1864 - Birth of Israel Zangwill in England; Jewish author/Zionist (Children of Ghetto).
- 1864 - Birth of Robert E Park; US sociologist (human ecology, marginal man).
- 1867 - Morehouse College organizes (Augusta, Georgia).
- 1868 - Birth of Henricus A Poels; Dutch Roman Catholic theologist/social foreman.
- 1869 - Birth of Charles Wilson; English physicist (Wilson cloud chamber-Nobel Prize).
- 1872 - First state bird refuge is authorized (Lake Merritt, California).
- 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray apply separately for telephone patents;
- 1879 - Chilean troops occupy Antofagasta.
- 1880 - Birth of Aida Overton; Walker US dancer/singer (In Dahomey, Salome).
- 1881 - The Casa de Moneda (Mint) opens in Argentina.
- 1881 - Birth of William John Gruffydd; Welsh poet/scholar (Ynys yr Hud).
- 1882 - Birth of George Jean Nathan; US editor/author/critic (American Mercury).
- 1883 - First state labor union legislation; New Jersey legalizes unions.
- 1887 - Chicago Cubs sell Mike King Kelly to Boston for record $10,000.
- 1890 - First New South Wales versus South Australia first-class cricket game.
- 1891 - William Tecumseh Sherman, Union Civil War General (captured Atlanta), dies at age 71.
- 1892 - Birth of Nikolaj A Orloff; Russian/British pianist (Chopin).
- 1893 - Birth of Kay Fisker; Danish architect (Hornbeck House, Copenhagen).
- 1894 - Birth of Benjamin Kubelsky AKA Jack Benny in Waukegan, Illinois, USA; violin-playing, comedian of radio, television and vaudeville.
- 1895 - Birth of Max Horkheimer; German philosopher/sociologist (Studies in prejudice).
- 1895 - Birth of Nigel Bruce in Baja, Mexico; actor (Son of Lassie, Spider Woman).
- 1896 - South Africa all out for 30 versus England in cricket- their lowest ever.
- 1896 - Stanley Cup of hockey: Winnipeg Victorias beat Montréal Victorias, 2-0.
- 1898 - Birth of Fritz Zwicky; Swiss astronomer (super nova).
- 1899 - Birth of John Randall in Michigan, USA; historian/philosopher (Western Man).
- 1902 - Birth of Fred Scott in Fresno, California, USA; singer/actor (Vincent Lopez).
- 1902 - Birth of Ray "Crash" Corrigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; cowboy (Crash Corrigan's Ranch).
- 1902 - Birth of Stu Erwin in Squaw Valley, California, USA; actor (Stu Erwin Show).
- 1903 - US Department of Commerce and Labor is established.
- 1904 - Birth of Hanning Phillips; Lord Lieutenant (Dyfed).
- 1905 - Birth of Thelma Ritter in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Miracle on 34th Street).
- 1907 - First US fox hound association forms in New York City, New York.
- 1907 - Birth of Johnny Longden; jockey/trainer (1958 Racing Hall of Fame).
- 1909 - Birth of A Moses Klein in Montréal, Quebec, Canada; poet ("Hath Not a Jew...").
- 1911 - Birth of Florence Rice in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actress (Double Wedding, Riding on Air).
- 1911 - Birth of Willem J Kolff; Dutch/US internist/inventor (artificial kidney).
- 1912 - First US submarines with diesel engines commissioned, in Groton, Connecticut.
- 1912 - Arizona is the 48th state admitted to the USA.
- 1912 - Birth of Edmund George Love; US teacher/historian/author (A Small Bequest).
- 1912 - Birth of Juan Pujol Garcia [Garbo/Arabel]; Spanish British/German double agent.
- 1913 - Birth of Ab [Albert] Visser; Dutch poet/writer (Man Without a Head).
- 1913 - Birth of James Pike in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; bishop (Beyond Anxiety).
- 1913 - Birth of Jimmy Hoffa; US Teamsters leader who disappeared in 1975.
- 1913 - Birth of Mel Israel AKA Mel Allen; sportscaster for the New York Yankees, host of This Week in Baseball.
- 1914 - Ground is broken for construction of Lincoln Memorial.
- 1915 - Birth of A W H Stewart-Moore; CEO (Gallaher).
- 1916 - Birth of Edward Platt in Staten Island, New York, USA; actor (Chief - Get Smart).
- 1916 - Birth of Masaki Kobayashi; Japanese director (Joi-uchi).
- 1916 - Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria writer (Zmejova), dies at age 36.
- 1917 - Birth of Herbert A Hauptman in New York City, New York, USA; x-ray crystallographer (Nobel Prize 1985).
- 1918 - Soviet Russia adopts New Style (Gregorian) calendar.
- 1919 - United Parcel Service is founded.
- 1920 - League of Women Voters forms in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1921 - Birth of Albert Sloman; Vice-Chancellor (Essex University).
- 1921 - Birth of Hugh Downs in Akron, Ohio, USA; TV journalist (20/20, Concentration, Today Show).
- 1923 - Birth of Derrick Holden-Brown; CEO (Allied-Lyons).
- 1923 - Birth of Jay Herbert; golfer (1960 PGA winner).
- 1924 - Birth of Countess Mountbatten of Burma.
- 1925 - Birth of Elliot Lawrence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; orchestra leader (Guide Right, Howard Cosell).
- 1925 - Birth of Peg Murray in Denver, Colorado, USA; actress (Me and Mrs C).
- 1925 - State of emergency crisis in Bayern ends, NSDAP re-allowed.
- 1926 - Birth of John Clark; CEO (Plessey Company).
- 1927 - Birth of Lois Maxwell in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; actress (Miss Moneypenny - James Bond films).
- 1928 - Birth of Ben Garrido Blaz (Representative-Republican-Guam, 1985-).
- 1928 - Birth of Juan García Hortelano; Spanish author (Tormenta de verano).
- 1929 - Birth of Matthew G Martinez; American politician (Representative-Democrat-California, 1982-).
- 1929 - Birth of Vic Morrow in Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Combat, Roots, Twilight Zone the Movie).
- 1929 - Saint Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, Illinois, USA; seven gangsters killed.
- 1930 - Birth of Duncan Montgomery Stewart; principal (Lady Margaret Hall-Oxford).
- 1931 - Birth of Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion; NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers).
- 1931 - Birth of Phyllis McGuire in Middletown, Ohio, USA; singer (McGuire Sisters).
- 1931 - Donald Bradman scores 152 Australia versus West Indies, 154 minutes, 13 fours two fives.
- 1931 - Spanish government of General Damasco Berenguer falls.
- 1931 - The original film version of Dracula with Bela Lugosi is released to theaters.
- 1932 - Birth of Brian Kelly in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Flipper, Straightaway).
- 1932 - Birth of Jack Hibbert; director (Central Statistical Office).
- 1932 - Birth of Jocelyn Stevens; CEO (English Heritage).
- 1932 - South Africa all out for 36 in first innings versus Australia (Bert Ironmonger 5-6).
- 1933 - Birth of Evelyn Ebsworth; Vice-Chancellor (Durham University).
- 1934 - Birth of Florence Henderson in Dale, Indiana, USA; actress/singer (Carol - The Brady Bunch, Hollywood Squares).
- 1934 - Birth of Marlene Matthews in Australia; sprinter (Olympics-2 bronze-1956).
- 1934 - NHL Ace Bailey Benefit Game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats All-Stars 7-3 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- 1935 - Birth of Christine Connecticut "Christel" Adelaar; Dutch actress (Pipo the Clown).
- 1935 - Birth of David Wilson; British Governor (Hong Kong).
- 1935 - Birth of Mickey Wright in San Diego, California, USA; LPGA golfer (4 times LPGA champion).
- 1936 - Birth of Andrew Pine in Jennings, Florida, USA; actor (V, WEB, Wide Country).
- 1936 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson.
- 1936 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee.
- 1937 - Birth of John MacGregor; British Member of Parliament.
- 1937 - Birth of Magic Sam; rocker (Chicago Bluesman).
- 1938 - Birth of Lee Chamberlin in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Electric Company, Viper).
- 1939 - Birth of Michael Rudman; English theater director/producer (Donkeys' Years).
- 1939 - The German battleship Bismarck is launched, at Hamburg.
- 1940 - Birth of first porpoise born in captivity in US (Marineland, Florida).
- 1940 - British merchant vessel fleet is armed.
- 1941 - 1,000,000th vehicle traverses the New York Midtown Tunnel.
- 1941 - Birth of John Butterfill; British Member of Parliament.
- 1941 - Birth of Paul Tsongas; American politician (Senator-Democrat-Massachusetts).
- 1941 - German Africa Corps lands in Tripoli, Libya.
- 1942 - Birth of Margaret Wright; chief commissioner (Guide Association).
- 1942 - Japanese parachutists land near oil center in Palembang, Sumatra.
- 1942 - Rotterdam's Maas tunnel opens.
- 1943 - Birth of Eric Anderson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; singer ("Avalanche", "Be True to You").
- 1943 - Birth of Ischa Meijer; journalist/critic/actor (Boezemvriend).
- 1943 - Birth of Maceo Parker; American tenor saxophonist ("King's One", "Mo' Roots").
- 1943 - Birth of Robert J Murphy Junior in Brooklyn, New York, USA; PGA golfer (1968 Philadelphia Classic).
- 1943 - David Hilbert, German mathematician (Hilbert Space), dies at age 81.
- 1943 - German offensive through de Faid pass in Tunisia.
- 1943 - Soviets recapture Rostov.
- 1944 - Anti-Japanese revolt on Java.
- 1944 - Birth of Alan Parker; English actor/director (Bugsy Malone, Evita).
- 1944 - Birth of Bruce Summerhays in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA: PGA golfer (Provo Open-1966, 1991, 1993).
- 1944 - Birth of Carl Bernstein; Washington Post investigative reporter (Watergate).
- 1945 - Birth of Gregory Hines in New York City, New York, USA; actor/dancer (White Nights, Taps).
- 1945 - Birth of Hans Adam; prince of Liechtenstein.
- 1945 - Birth of K M Jenkins; British director of personnel (Royal Mail).
- 1945 - Birth of Vic Briggs in England; rocker (Animals).
- 1945 - Birth of William Hill Boner; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Tennessee, 1979-).
- 1945 - Perú, Paraguay, Chile, and Ecuador join the United Nations.
- 1946 - Birth of Tim Buckley in Washington DC, USA; rocker (Blood, Sweat and Tears - "When I Die").
- 1946 - Birth of Tina Aumont in Hollywood, California, USA; actress (Master of Love, Casanova).
- 1946 - The Bank of England is nationalized.
- 1947 - Birth of Heidemarie Rosendahl; German Federal Republic long jumper (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1947 - Birth of Judd Gregg; American politician (Representative-Republican-New Hampshire, 1981-).
- 1947 - Birth of Pham Tuan in Vietnam; cosmonaut (Soyuz 37/36).
- 1947 - Birth of Salah-ud-Din; cricket player (played five Tests for Pakistan 1965-69).
- 1948 - Birth of Jackie [Junior John Coger] Martling "Jackie the Jokeman"; comedian (Howard Stern Show).
- 1948 - Birth of Pat O'Brien; reporter, TV personality (Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, Access Hollywood, How'd They Do That?).
- 1948 - Birth of Raymond Joseph Teller in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; magician (Penn and Teller).
- 1949 - First session of Knesset opens in Jerusalem, Israel.
- 1949 - Birth of Ewa Aulin in Stockholm, Sweden; actress (Candy, Fiorina LeVacca).
- 1949 - Birth of Richard E Neal; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Massachusetts).
- 1949 - Dutch Drees government presents plan for the building of 30,000 houses.
- 1950 - Birth of Raymond van het Groenewoud; Belgian vocalist/actor (Brussels by Night).
- 1950 - Eduard Hermann, German linguist (Homer), dies at age 80.
- 1950 - Karl G Jansky, Czechoslovakian discoverer of cosmic radio sources, dies at age 44.
- 1950 - Moroney scores cricket twin centuries for Australia at Johannesburg.
- 1950 - USSR and China sign peace treaty.
- 1951 - Birth of Kevin Keegan; British soccer player/manager (Newcastle United).
- 1951 - Birth of Michael Doucet; singer/musician (Beausoleil).
- 1951 - Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta and takes middleweight title.
- 1952 - (to February 25) The VI Olympic Winter Games are held in Oslo, Norway.
- 1954 - Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open.
- 1954 - First news broadcast televised in color, NBC TV's Meet the Press, with appearance by U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy.
- 1955 - Birth of R Jeremy H Lascelles, grandson of English princess Mary.
- 1956 - 20th Congress of CPSU opens in Moscow.
- 1956 - Birth of Dave Dravecky; pitcher (San Francisco Giants), had arm amputated.
- 1956 - Birth of Howard Edward Davis Junior in Glen Cove, New York, USA; lightweight boxer (Olympics-silver-1976).
- 1956 - Indonesia withdraws from Netherlands Indonesian Union.
- 1956 - Verhoeven/Nauta/De King/Wijnhout win Dutch 11 city skate.
- 1957 - Georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites.
- 1957 - Birth of Ken Wahl; actor (Wiseguy).
- 1958 - Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan forms.
- 1958 - Birth of Perry Stephens in Frankfurt, Germany; actor (Loving, All My Children).
- 1959 - US$3.6 million heroin seizure in New York City, New York.
- 1960 - Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open.
- 1960 - Birth of Jim Kelly; NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills).
- 1960 - Birth of Meg Tilly [Margaret] in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Big Chill, Impulse, Winnetka Road).
- 1960 - Marshal Ayub Khan elected President of Pakistan.
- 1960 - Sven R Lidman, Swedish writer (Tvedräktens Barn), dies at age 77.
- 1961 - British colonies in southern Africa switch to decimal currency: rand and cents.
- 1961 - Element 103, Lawrencium, first produced in Berkeley, California, USA.
- 1961 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Royal Poinciana Golf Invitational.
- 1961 - Wallis Clark, actress (Easy Money), dies at age 78.
- 1962 - US first lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducts White House tour on TV.
- 1963 - Birth of D'Wayne Wiggins; singer ("Tony! Toni! Tone!").
- 1963 - Birth of Jeff Dellenbach; NFL center (New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1963 - Birth of John Marzano in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; catcher (Seattle Mariners).
- 1963 - Birth of Zach Galligan in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Gremlins).
- 1963 - Birth of Enrico Colantoni in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor (Flashpoint, Veronica Mars, Just Shoot Me).
- 1963 - US launches communications satellite Syncom 1.
- 1964 - Birth of Darrick Brilz; NFL center (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1964 - Birth of Zack Galligan; actor (Momentum, Arthur's Quest).
- 1964 - Birth of Valente Rodriguez; actor (George Lopez).
- 1965 - Birth of Jessie Tuggle; NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1966 - Birth of Ricky Wolking; rock musician (The Nixons).
- 1966 - Decimalization Day in Australia, as currency is switched from pounds to dollars. Dollar and cent denominated coins and stamps are issued.
- 1966 - Birth of Clark Sherwood Dennis in Houston, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1990 Hawaiian Open-third).
- 1966 - Birth of Petr Svoboda in Most, Czechoslovakia; NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers, Olympics-gold-1998).
- 1966 - Wilt Chamberlain breaks NBA career scoring record at 20,884 points.
- 1967 - Birth of Calle Johansson in Göteborg, Sweden; NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals).
- 1967 - Birth of Laura Martin in LaJolla, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (Nationals-13th-1994).
- 1967 - Birth of Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere in Sofia, Bulgaria; tennis player (1984 US Open Mixed Doubles).
- 1967 - James Schneider, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at age 85.
- 1967 - Latin American nuclear-free zone proposal drawn up.
- 1967 - Sig Ruman, actor (Schultz - Life With Luigi), dies at age 82.
- 1968 - Birth of Chris Lewis; cricket player (in Guyana England all-rounder).
- 1968 - Pennsylvania Railroad/New York City Central merge into Pennsylvania Central.
- 1969 - Birth of Chad Magee in Tyler, Texas, USA; Nike golfer (1993 NIKE Shreveport Open-36th).
- 1969 - Birth of Harry Colon; NFL safety (Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions).
- 1969 - Birth of Jeff Graham; NFL wide receiver (Chicago Bears, New York Jets).
- 1969 - Birth of Roy Barker; NFL defensive end (Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers).
- 1969 - Birth of Shana Zadrick in Grand Junction, Colorado, USA; model (Guess Jeans).
- 1969 - Vito Genovese, US mafia chief, dies at age 71.
- 1969 - Wolfe Barzell, actor (Blue Angel), dies of heart attack at age 72.
- 1970 - Birth of Elaine Youngs in Orange, California, USA; volleyball outside hitter (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Kelly Stinnett; US baseball catcher (New York Mets).
- 1970 - Birth of Richard Smehlik in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia; NHL defenseman (Team Czechoslovakian Republic, Buffalo Sabres).
- 1970 - Birth of Sean Hill in Duluth, Minnesota, USA; NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators).
- 1970 - Birth of Simon Pegg; actor (BBC, Band of Brothers).
- 1971 - Birth of Derrick Witherspoon; NFL running back (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1971 - Birth of Gheorghe Muresan; NBA center (Washington Bullets/Wizards).
- 1971 - Birth of Kenny Shedd; WLAF receiver (Barcelona Dragons, Oakland Raiders).
- 1971 - Birth of Lonnie Johnson; NFL tight end (Buffalo Bills).
- 1971 - US President Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in White House.
- 1972 - Birth of Bruno Heppell; Canadian Football League full back (Montreal Alouettes).
- 1972 - Birth of Drew Bledsoe; NFL quarterback (New England Patriots).
- 1972 - Birth of Erika Rachael Schwarz in Folsom, Louisiana, USA; Miss Louisiana-America (1996-second).
- 1972 - Birth of Kevin Baldes; rock musician (Lit).
- 1972 - Birth of Rob Thomas; rock singer (Matchbox Twenty).
- 1972 - Birth of Mayne One; rocker (Young Nation).
- 1972 - Birth of Raymond Beerens; Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Groningen).
- 1972 - Lambertus "Bertus" van Lyre, composer/conductor (Dike), dies at age 65.
- 1972 - Luna 20 (Russia) launched to orbit and soft landing on Moon.
- 1973 - Birth of George Hegamin; NFL/WLAF tail back (Dallas Cowboys, Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1973 - Birth of Michael "Mike" Theodore Lambert IV in Thomaston, Georgia, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Steve McNair; NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers).
- 1973 - Birth of Tyus Edney; NBA guard (Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings).
- 1973 - The last American is conscripted into the armed forces.
- 1974 - Birth of Michael Lowery; NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears).
- 1974 - Birth of Rob Jahrling; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - C S Dempster, cricket player (10 Tests for New Zealand, 723 runs), dies.
- 1975 - Birth of Jennifer Michelle Roberts in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; Miss North Carolina-America (1996).
- 1975 - Bomb explodes at annex of Amsterdam metro station, Netherlands.
- 1975 - Julian S Huxley, English scholar/director-general (UNESCO), dies at age 87.
- 1975 - Pelham G Wodehouse, English/US writer (Piccadilly Jim), dies at age 93.
- 1976 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1977 - Birth of Nathan Osmond in Utah; vocalist (Osmond Boys).
- 1978 - First "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments.
- 1978 - Birth of Laurie Schwoy; soccer forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1978 - In girls' US high school basketball, Chicago Latin beats Harvard Saint George.
- 1979 - In Kabul, Muslim extremists kidnap the American ambassador to Afghanistan, Adolph Dubs.
- 1980 - US launches Solar Maximum Mission Observatory to study solar flares.
- 1981 - Australia withdraws recognition of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia.
- 1981 - A fire at the Stardust nightclub in Artane, Dublin, Ireland in the early hours kills 48 and injures 214.
- 1982 - Hollis Stacy wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic.
- 1982 - Birth of Marián Gáborík; Czechosovakian hockey player (Minnesota Wild).
- 1984 - British ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean score 12 perfect 6.0s for their interpretation of Ravel's Bolero in the 1984 Winter Olympics. They win the gold medal for ice dancing.
- 1984 - Paramount releases the film Footloose to theaters.
- 1985 - Birth of Jacob Parker; actor (Evening Shade).
- 1985 - Hostage CNN reporter Jeremy Levin is released in Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1987 - 53,745 largest NBA crowd to date - Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons.
- 1988 - 49th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Gary Player.
- 1988 - Alfredo Stroessner re-elected President of Paraguay.
- 1988 - Bobby Allison at age 50 becomes oldest driver to win Daytona 500.
- 1988 - At the Cal Neva Club casino in Reno, Nevada, Cammie Brewer wins the largest slot machine jackpot of US$6.8 million on a Megabucks machine, after playing about US$20.
- 1988 - Frederick Loewe, US composer (My Fair Lady), dies at age 84 in Palm Springs, California (born in Vienna, Austria).
- 1988 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic.
- 1989 - African National Congress (ANC) opens office in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- 1989 - Supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issues a religious decree, a fatwa, calling on all Muslims to execute Salmon Rushdie and everyone involved in the publication of the book The Satanic Verses.
- 1989 - Union Carbide agrees to pay US$470 million to the Indian government for damages it caused in the 1984 Bhopol disaster.
- 1989 - The first of 24 Global Positioning System satellites is placed into orbit.
- 1989 - World's first satellite Skyphone opens.
- 1989 - Death of Vincent Crane, British musician (Atomic Rooster).
- 1990 - Graeme Hole, cricket player (18 Tests for Australia, 789 runs), dies.
- 1990 - Jean Wallace [Walasek], actress (Big Combo), dies of hemorrhage at age 66.
- 1990 - Perrier recalls 160 million bottles of sparkling water after traces of benzene, a carcinogen, are found in some.
- 1990 - Space probe Voyager 1 takes photograph of entire solar system.
- 1991 - Arno Breker, German sculptor (Third Reich), dies at age 90.
- 1991 - John A McCone, head of US Central Intelligence Agency (1961-65), dies (born 1902).
- 1991 - National League Cy Young winner Doug Drabek wins record US$3 million salary arbitration.
- 1991 - Orion Pictures releases the film The Silence of the Lambs to theaters.
- 1992 - Andre Cason runs world record 60 metre indoor (6.41 seconds).
- 1992 - Angelique Pettyjohn, actress (Biohazard), dies of cancer at age 48.
- 1992 - Ceasefire in Somalia begins.
- 1992 - Kieren John Perkins, swims world record 800 metre freestyle (7 minutes 46.60 seconds).
- 1992 - Merlene Ottey runs world record 60 metre indoor (6.96 seconds).
- 1992 - Roepie Kruize, hockey player (Olympics-bronze-1948/silver-1952), dies at age 67.
- 1993 - Fire in Linxi department store in Tangshan China, kills 79.
- 1994 - Alexander Golubev skates Olympics record 500 metre (36.33).
- 1994 - Christopher Lasch, author (Culture of Narcissism), dies at age 61.
- 1994 - Death of Andrei Chikatilo, Russian serial killer (executed) (born 1936).
- 1995 - Michael Vincent Gazzo, US actor/playwright (Godfather II), dies at age 71.
- 1995 - Roger de Grey, English chairman of Royal Academy (1984-93), dies at age 76.
- 1995 - Siem Suurhoff, TV-director (Behind the News, Sonja), dies at age 58.
- 1995 - U Nu, Prime Minister of Burma (1948-56, 1957-58, 1960-62), dies (born 1907).
- 1995 - Wellington 2-498d and 4-475 beat Canterbury 496 and 2-476d.
- 1997 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film That Darn Cat to theaters in the USA. The film is a remake of the 1965 film.
- 1999 - Death of Buddy Knox at age 65 from lung cancer in Bremerton, Washington, USA; rockabilly singer ("Party Doll" (1957)).
- 2003 - Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advance SP in Japan. New features include rechargeable battery and flip-up 2.9-inch color LCD screen with built-in front lighting. Size is 3.33 x 3.23 x 1 inches; weight is 5 ounces.
- 2003 - Death of Dolly the sheep at age 6, first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell (born 1996).
- 2004 - Riots break out between New South Wales Police and Aboriginal residents of Redfern, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia.
- 2004 - The roof of the Transvaal water park in Moscow collapses, killing 25 and injuring more than 100.
- 2005 - A massive suicide bomb blast in central Beirut kills the former Prime Minister of Lebanon Rafik Hariri and at least 15 other people. At least 135 other people are also hurt.
- 2005 - Around 59 people are killed and 200 injured in a fire at a mosque in Tehran, Iran.
- 2008 - At Northern Illinois University, former student Stephen Kazmierczak fires over 50 shots, killing five students and himself, injuring 16 others.
- 2008 - Swiss bank UBS announces a fourth quarter 2007 loss of 12.5 billion Swiss Frances (US$11.3 billion).
- 2009 - Mike Green of the Washington Capitals sets an NHL record for a defenceman by scoring in his eighth consecutive game.
- 2009 - Bruce Springsteen's album "Working on a Dream" goes to No.1 on the Billboard album chart.
- 2018 - Jacob Zuma resigns as President of South Africa after nine years in power.
- 2018 - A school shooting occurs at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people and injuring 17.
- 2020 - UEFA announces it will expel Manchester City football from Europe's continental football contests, for the next two years, for Emirah corporate sponsors improperly subsidizing the club.
- 2020 - Death of Falafel AKA Matvey Natanzon at age 51; world backgammon champion (2007).
- 2021 - Death of Carlos Menem at age 90; 44th President of Argentina (born 1930).
- 2022 - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invokes emergency powers under the Emergencies Act, allowing the government to declare protests illegal and freeze bank accounts of protesters.
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