1633 – Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei arrived in Rome for trial before Inquisition for professing belief that earth revolves around the Sun
1786 – Abraham Baldwin selected president of University of Georgia
1858 – Sir Richard Burton and John Speake explore Lake Tanganyika, Africa
1866 – Jesse James holds up his first bank, stealing $15,000 from the Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, Missouri
1927 – Uprising against Portuguese regime of Gen Carmona defeated
1946 – “The Duchess Misbehaves” opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 5 performances
1948 – Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Richard Button USA
1993 – Merlene Ottey runs world record 200m indoor (21.87 sec)
1994 – Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5000m 6:34,96
1995 – Howard Stern radio show premieres in San Diego CA on XTRA-FM