1667 – Treaty/Truce of Andrusovo signed between Tsardom of Russia and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
1889 – John Herschel uses camera obscura to photograph 48″ (120cm) telescope
1911 – 1st rescue of an air passenger by a ship, near Havana, Cuba
1940 – Cor Jongert wins 6th Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race
1954 – Fanfani government of Italy resigns
1966 – -19°F (-28°C), Corinth, Mississippi (state record)
1968 – 1968 NFL Draft: Ron Yary from USC first pick by Minnesota Vikings
1979 – Varig 707-323C freighter, flown by the same commander as Flight 820, disappears over the Pacific Ocean 30 minutes after taking off from Tokyo.
1994 – Kapil Dev takes 2/41 as India beats Sri Lanka by an innings and 95 runs in 2nd Cricket Test in Bengaluru; equals Sir Richard Hadlee’s world record of 431 Test wickets
1994 – Super Bowl XXVIII, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 30-13; MVP: Emmitt Smith, Dallas, RB