Historical Events
1806 - William Grenville becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the death of William Pitt the Younger
1953 - USSR breaks diplomatic relations with Israel
1989 - Barbara Clementine Harris consecrated 1st female bishop (Episcopalian)
1991 - UNPO, Unrepresented Nations and People Org forms in The Hague, Netherlands
1995 - Danyon Loader swims world record 400m freestyle (340.46)
2013 - Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation from February 28, the first pope to resign since 1415
Famous Birthdays
1893 - Johan C P Alberts, Dutch literary (Festival)
1930 - Alevtina Koltschina, USSR, cross coutry relay skier (Olympic gold 1960)
1942 - Archie Andrews, comic book character (Archie)
1950 - Earnest Jim Istook, (Rep-R-Oklahoma)
1953 - Alan Rubin, music figure (Blues Brothers)
1961 - Becky LeBeau, vocalist (Mischief), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Deaths
1797 - Antoine Dauvergne, composer, dies at 83
1954 - Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (b. 1877)
1958 - Ernest Jones, British psychonanalyst (b. 1879)
1987 - Sadequain, famous Pakistani painter and artist. (b. 1930)
1989 - George O'Hanlon, american actor and director (Bop Girl, Zamba), dies at 71
2005 - Jack L. Chalker, American author (b. 1944)
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