303 Galerius publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Roman Empire.
1303 Battle of Roslin, of the First War of Scottish Independence.
1304 Ibn Battuta (born), Moroccan explorer (died 1368)
1387 King Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda.
1500 Charles V (born), Holy Roman Emperor (died 1558)
1545 John of Austria (born) (died 1578)
1557 Matthias (born), Holy Roman Emperor (died 1619)
1582 Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar.
1588 Johann Weyer (died), Dutch physician and occultist (born 1515)
1607 L’Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, one of the first works recognized as an opera, receives its première performance.
1622 Johannes Clauberg (born), German theologian and philosopher (died 1665)
1664 Thomas Newcomen (born), English Engineer. Built the first steam engine in 1712 (died1729)
1666 Nicholas Lanier (died), English composer and painter (born 1588)
1711 The London première of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage.
1774 Prince Adolphus (born), Duke of Cambridge (died 1850)
1786 Martin W. Bates (born), American lawyer and politician (died 1869)
1786 Wilhelm Grimm (born), German philologist (died 1859)
1799 Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (died), German physicist (born 1742)
1803 In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the principle of judicial review.
1810 Henry Cavendish (died), English philosopher and scientist (born 1731)
1812 Étienne-Louis Malus (died), French physicist and mathematician (born 1775)
1815 Robert Fulton (died), American engineer (born 1765)
1831 The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, the first removal treaty in accordance with the Indian Removal Act, is proclaimed. The Choctaws in Mississippi cede land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West.
1836 Winslow Homer (born), American painter (died 1910)
1848 King Louis-Philippe of France abdicates the throne.
1863 Arizona is organized as a United States territory.
1868 Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
1868 Édouard Alphonse James de Rothschild (born), French financier and polo player (died 1949)
1885 Chester Nimitz (born), American admiral (died 1966)
1896 Richard Thorpe (born), American director (died 1991)
1914 Zachary Scott (born), American actor (died 1965)
1917 World War I: The U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States.
1920 Ernst Reiss (born), Swiss mountaineer (died 2010)
1920 The Nazi Party is founded.
1921 Abe Vigoda (born), American actor
1931 Dominic Chianese (born), American actor
1932 Michel Legrand (born), French pianist, composer, and conductor
1938 James Farentino (born), American actor (died 2012)
1938 Phil Knight (born), American businessman, co-founded Nike, Inc.
1942 An order-in-council passed under the Defence of Canada Regulations of the War Measures Act gives the Canadian federal government the power to intern all “persons of Japanese racial origin”.
1942 Joe Lieberman (born), American politician
1942 The Battle of Los Angeles, one of the largest documented UFO sightings in history; the event lasted into the early hours of February 25, 1942.
1944 Merrill’s Marauders: The Marauders begin their 1,000 mile journey through Japanese occupied Burma.
1944 Nicky Hopkins (born), English pianist (All-Stars, Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages, and Quicksilver Messenger Service) (died 1994)
1947 Edward James Olmos (born), American actor and director
1950 George Thorogood (born), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955 Alain Prost (born), French race car driver
1955 Steve Jobs (born), American businessman, co-founded Apple Inc. and Pixar (died 2011)
1956 Paula Zah (born), American journalist
1958 Sammy Kershaw (born), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1968 Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué.
1971 Pedro de la Rosa (born), Spanish race car driver
1977 Floyd Mayweather Jr. (born), American boxer
1980 The United States Olympic Hockey team completes their Miracle on Ice by defeating Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal.
1983 A special commission of the U.S. Congress releases a report that condemns the practice of Japanese internment during World War II.
1989 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers a US$3 million bounty for the death of The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie.
1989 United Airlines Flight 811, bound for New Zealand from Honolulu, Hawaii, rips open during flight, blowing 9 passengers out of the business-class section.
1991 George Gobel (died), American comedian and actor (born 1919)
1994 Dinah Shore (died), American actress and singer (born 1916)
1998 Henny Youngman (died), English-American comedian and violinist (born 1906)
1999 The State of Arizona executes Karl LaGrand, a German national convicted of murder during a botched bank robbery, in spite of Germany’s legal action to attempt to save him.
2006 Dennis Weaver (died), American actor (born 1924)
2006 Don Knotts (died), American actor (born 1924)
2007 Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.
2008 Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years.
2011 Final Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103).
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