1768 – Polish nobleman Casimir Pulaski joins the Bar Confederation to defend the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth against Russian influence
1796 – Jay’s Treaty proclaimed, settles some differences with England
1868 – 1st British government of Benjamin Disraeli forms
1932 – Failed coup attempt by fascist Lapua Movement in Finland
1940 – 12th Academy Awards: “Gone with the Wind” wins eight Oscars, Robert Donat and Vivien Leigh also win
1964 – Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser records the fastest 100m freestyle of her brilliant career; smashes her own world record 58.9s in Sydney; goes on to win her 3rd straight gold in the event at the Tokyo Olympics
1968 – Howard Hanson’s 6th Symphony, premieres
1976 – American driver Richard Petty wins the only Winston Cup race run on Leap Day, taking the Carolina 500 at Rockingham by 2 laps over Darrell Waltrip
1988 – KWK-FM in St Louis Missouri changes call letters to WKBG
1996 – Serb forces withdraw from Sarajevo, ending the siege after 1,425 days, the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare