1792 – Joseph Haydn’s 94th Symphony in G premieres
1923 – German Republic day with laws against worker
1950 – 7th Golden Globes: “All the King’s Men”, Broderick Crawford, and Olivia de Havilland win
1960 – Carol Heiss wins the women’s figure skating gold medal at the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics; US takes the singles double after David Jenkins wins men’s event
1966 – Military coup in Syria ends Bitar government
1971 – George Harrison is fined and his driving license is suspended for 1 year
1978 – 20th Grammy Awards: Hotel California, Fleetwood Mac, Debbie Boone wins
1987 – Russian Writers Union accepts Boris Pasternak posthumous as member
1996 – Mark Waugh scores 130 in World Cup vs Kenya, 207 w/brother Steve
2014 – 56th Daytona 500: Dale Earnhardt Jr. breaks a 55-race winless streak to win his 2nd Great American Race