0314 St Silvester I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0876 Charles becomes king of Italy
1504 By treaty of Lyons, French cede Naples to Ferdinand of Aragon
1531 Kings Ferdinand of Austria/János Zápolyai of Hungary accept each other
1560 Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois
1578 Battle of Gembloers
1596 Catholic League disjoins
1609 Wisselbank of Amsterdam established
1627 Spanish government goes bankrupt
1675 Cornelia/Dina Olfaarts found not guilty of witchcraft
1679 Jean-Baptiste Lully’s opera “Bellérophon” premieres in Paris
1696 Revolt of undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam)
1779 Charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog
1804 British Vice-Admiral William Bligh’s fleet reaches Curaçao
1817 Franz Grillparzer’s “Die Ahnfrau” premieres in Vienna
1842 John Tyler’s daughter Elizabeth marries in the White House
1849 Corn Laws abolished in Britain
1851 San Francisco Orphan’s Asylum, 1st in California founded
1851 Gail Borden announces invention of evaporated milk
1854 Dutch KNMI established (Royal Meteorological Institute)
1855 Western railroads blocked by snow
1861 State of Louisiana takes over US Mint at New Orleans
1861 Friedrich Hebbel’s “Siegfrieds Tod” premieres in Weimar
1862 Telescope maker Alvin Clark discovers dwarf companion of Sirius
1863 1st black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army
1865 Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24)
1871 Millions of birds fly over western San Francisco, darken the sky
1874 Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill MO
1893 “Westminster Gazette” begins publishing
1895 José Martí & others leave New York City NY for invasion of Spanish Cuba
1901 Chekhov’s “Three Sisters” opens at the Moscow Art Theater
1901 Winnipeg Victorias sweep Montréal Shamrocks in 2 for the Stanley Cup
1901 Boer General John Smuts & De la Rey conqueror Mud river Transvaal
1904 Béla Bartók’s symphony “Kossuth” premieres
1905 1st auto to exceed 100 mph (161 kph), A G MacDonald, Daytona Beach
1905 Carroll Wright appointed 1st US Commissioner of Labor
1906 Strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake, Colombia, 8.6 Richter
1911 Congress names San Francisco as Panamá Canal opening celebration site
1915 1st (German) poison gas attack, against Russians
1916 Dutch Girl Guides form
1917 Germany notifies US that U-boats will attack neutral merchant ship
1920 1st Ukrainian daily newspaper in US (New York City NY) begins publication
1920 Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, at Howard University, incorporates
1920 Joe Malone, Québec Bulldogs, sets NHL record with 7 goals in a game against Toronto
1925 Premier Ahmed Zogu (Zogu I) becomes President of Albania
1927 International allies military command in Germany disbands
1927 National League President John Heydler rules Roger Hornsby can’t hold stock in the Cardinals & play for the Giants
1928 Scotch tape 1st marketed by 3-M Company
1929 Erich Maria Remarque publishes “Im West nieces Neues” in Berlin
1929 Leon Trotsky expelled from Russia to Turkey
1930 1st US glider flight from a dirigible, Lakehurst New Jersey
1931 Philip Barry’s “Tomorrow & Tomorrow” premieres in New York City NY
1932 US railway unions accept 10% wage reduction
1933 French government of Daladier takes power
1933 Hitler promises parliamentary democracy
1934 FDR devalues the dollar in relation to gold at $35 per ounce
1935 30.5 cm (12.0") of rain falls, Quinault RS WA (state record)
1936 “Green Hornet” radio show is 1st heard on WXYZ Radio in Detroit
1940 40 U boats sunk this month (111,000 ton)
1940 C Turney & J Horwin’s “My Dear Children” premieres in New York City NY
1941 21 U boats sunk this month (127,000 ton)
1941 Anti-German demonstration in Haarlem Netherlands
1941 Joe Louis KOs Red Burman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1942 62 U boats sunk this month (327,000 ton)
1943 39 U boats sunk this month (203,100 ton)
1943 Chile breaks contact with Germany & Japan
1943 General Friedrich von Paul surrenders to Russian troops at Stalingrad
1944 Operation-Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June
1944 U-592 sunk off Ireland
1944 US forces invade Kwajalein Atoll
1945 Eddie Slovik, 1st American executed for desertion since Civil War
1945 US 4th Infantry division occupies Elcherrath
1946 Yugoslavia adopts new constitution, becomes a federal republic
1948 J D Salinger’s “A Perfect Day for Banana Fish” appears in NY
1948 Magnetic tape recorder developed by Wireway
1949 1st daytime soap on TV “These Are My Children” (NBC in Chicago)
1950 President Truman reveals that he ordered the Atomic Energy Commission to develop the hydrogen bomb
1952 Dutch Lutheran Church reunites after 1½ centuries
1952 Harry Heilmann & Paul Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1953 “Princess Victoria” capsized off Stanraer Scotland; 133 die
1953 Hurricane-like winds flood Netherlands drowning nearly 2,000
1953 New York, Cleveland & Boston retaliate at Bill Veeck, forcing the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues
1955 RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer
1956 French government of Mollet forms
1956 Juscelino Kubitschek becomes President of Brazil
1957 Liz Taylor’s 2nd divorce (Michael Wilding)
1957 Trans-Iranian oil pipe line finished
1958 “Jackpot Bowling” premieres on NBC with Leo Durocher as host
1958 James van Allen discovers radiation belt
1958 US launches their 1st artificial satellite, Explorer 1
1959 Joe Cronin signs 7 year pact to become head of AL
1960 Songwriter Adolph Green marries actress/singer Phyllis Newman in New York City NY
1961 Ham is 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2
1961 USAF launches Samos spy satellite to replace U-2 flights
1961 David Ben-Gurion resigns as premier of Israel
1961 Houston voters approve bond to finance luxury domed stadium
1961 Kanhai completes twin tons (117 & 115) vs Australia at Adelaide
1961 NATO secretary-General Paul-Henri Spaak says he’ll resign
1962 Samuel Gravely assumes command of destroyer escort “USS Falgout”
1962 General Charles P Cabell, USAF, ends term as deputy director of CIA
1963 Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers record “What’d I Say” & “Ruby Baby”
1964 US report “Smoking & Health” connects smoking to lung cancer
1965 Pud Galvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1966 USSR launches Luna 9 toward the Moon
1966 Belgian state police kills 2 striking mine workers
1968 Record high barometric pressure (1083.8 mb, 32"), at Agata, USSR
1968 Viet Cong’s Tet offensive begins
1968 Bobby Simpson takes 5-59 vs India in his last Test for ten years
1968 Nauru (formerly Pleasant Island) declares independence from Australia
1968 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1969 Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, ends term as deputy director of CIA
1970 Grateful Dead members busted on LSD charges
1971 Apollo 14 launched, 1st landing in lunar highlands
1971 “My Sweet Lord” by George Harrison hit #1 on UK pop chart
1971 Jake Beckley, Joe Kelley, Harry Hooper, Rube Marquard, Chick Hafey & Dave Bancroft & George Weiss elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1971 US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn
1971 US male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich
1972 Military coup ousts civilian government of Ghana
1972 US launches HEOS A-2 for interplanetary observations (396/244,998)
1972 Aretha Franklin sings at Mahalia Jackson’s funeral
1972 Birenda, becomes leader of Nepal
1974 McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc buys San Diego Padres
1975 John Lennon’s “#9 Dream” is released
1975 Barry Manilow’s “Mandy” goes gold
1975 UCLA wins NCAA basketball championship
1976 “Love Rollercoaster” by Ohio Players hits #1
1976 Lance Gibbs becomes highest Test wicket-taker at 308
1977 Frenchman François Claustre freed, after 33 months as hostage in Chad
1977 Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie, & Al Lopez elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1978 Israel turns 3 military outposts in West Bank into civilian settlements
1978 “Elvis The Legend Lives!” opens at Palace Theater New York City NY for 101 performances
1980 Police storm occupied Spanish embassy in Guatemala City, killing 41
1981 “The Tide Is High” by Blondie hits #1
1981 38th Golden Globes Ordinary People, Coal Miner’s Daughter
1981 Gaetan Boucher skates world record 1000m (1 13.39)
1982 10 Arabian oryx (extinct except in zoos) released in Oman
1982 12th NFL Pro Bowl AFC beats NFC 16-13
1982 32nd NBA All-Star Game East beats West 120-118 at New Jersey
1982 Gustafson skates world record 10 km (14 26.59)
1982 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Whirlpool Golf Championship of Deer Creek
1982 US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton
1984 36th NHL All-Star Game Wales beat Campbell 7-6 at New Jersey
1984 Edwin Newman retires from NBC News after 35 years with the network
1984 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1985 South African President PW Botha offers to free Mandela if he denounces violence
1985 “Harrigan ‘n Hart” opens at Longacre Theater New York City NY for 5 performances
1986 Mary Lund of Minnesota, is 1st female recipient of an artificial heart
1987 United Steelworkers union ratified a concessionary contract with USX Corp
1987 44th Golden Globes Platoon, Marlee Matlin win
1988 Barge sinks near Anacortes WA, spills 70,000 gallons of oil
1988 Super Bowl XXII Washington Redskins beat Denver Broncos, 42-10 in San Diego; Super Bowl MVP Doug Williams, Washington, Quarterback
1990 1st McDonald’s in Russia opens in Moscow, world’s biggest McDonald’s
1990 The 1st ever all-sports daily “The National” begins publishing
1990 Jushin “Thunder” Liger beats Naoki Sano to become New Japan IWGP champ
1991 Battle for Khafji in Saudi Arabia (ends after 3 days)
1991 Nugget’s Michael Adams becomes shortest NBAer to get a triple-double
1992 MTA raised tolls on most New York City NY bridges from $2.50 to $3.00
1992 Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires
1993 “St Joan” opens at Lyceum Theater New York City NY for 49 performances
1993 81st Australian Men’s Tennis Jim Courier beats Stefan Edberg (62 61 26 75)
1993 Super Bowl XXVII Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 52-17 in Pasadena; Super Bowl MVP Troy Aikman, Dallas, Quarterback
1994 Barcelona opera theater “Gran Teatro del Liceo” burns down
1994 Dow Jones hits a record 3,978.36
1998 72nd Australian Women’s Tennis Martina Hingis beats C Martinez (63 63)
1998 STS 89 (Endeavour 12) lands
1999 Super Bowl XXXIII Denver Broncos beat Atlanta Falcons in Miami; Super Bowl MVP John Elway, Denver, Quarterback