1567 – Geuzen army leaves Walcheren to return to Oosterweel
1851 – Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Rigoletto” premieres in Venice
1861 – Confederate convention in Montgomery adopts constitution (US Civil War)
1872 – Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain
1917 – 1st NHL championship game ever played, Toronto Arenas beats Montreal Canadiens 7-3 in 1st of 2 game set (second game on March 13)
1927 – Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens famous Roxy Theater (NYC)
1956 – LPGA Titleholders Championship Women’s Golf, Augusta CC: Louise Suggs wins her 3rd Titleholders title by 1 stroke from Patty Berg
1974 – Mount Etna in Sicily erupted
1985 – Mikhail Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader
1994 – Eduardo Frei succeeds Patricio Aylwin as President of Chile