1865 – Civil War skirmish near Sturgeon, Missouri
1919 – American Association for Hard of Hearing forms (NYC)
1939 – Britain and France recognize Francisco Franco’s government in Spain
1966 – Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Emmerich Danzer of Austria
1981 – Greatest passenger load on a commercial airliner-610 on Boeing 747
1990 – “Hold On” single released by Wilson Phillips (Billboard Song of the Year 1990)
1996 – American film production company “Happy Madison Productions” is founded by Adam Sandler
1997 – “Last Night of Ballyhoo” opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC
1998 – 12th Soul Train Music Awards: Puff Daddy, Whitney Houston win
2002 – Godhra train burning, a Muslim mob kills 59 Hindu pilgrims returning from Ayodhya