1919 – The Battle of George Square takes place in Glasgow, Scotland: troops deployed against protesters for fear of a Bolshevik uprising
1924 – Herma Szabo of Austria wins the ladies figure skating gold medal at the Chamonix Winter Olympics; only women’s event at the Games
1925 – Australasian Championships Men’s Tennis, Sydney: James Anderson of Australia wins 2nd straight Australasian crown; beats countryman Gerald Patterson 11-9, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
1951 – Australian Championships Women’s Tennis: Nancye Wynne Bolton beats Thelma Coyne Long 6-1, 7-5 for her 6th and last Australian singles crown
1953 – Hurricane-like winds flood Netherlands drowning 1,835
1977 – Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie and Al López elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1981 – Gaetan Boucher skates world record 1000m (1:13.39)
1987 – 44th Golden Globes: Platoon, Bob Hoskins, and Marlee Matlin win
2000 – A fight between Ray Lewis and his companions and another group of people results in the stabbing deaths of Jacinth Baker and Richard Lollar, resulting in the indictment of Lewis 11 days on murder and aggravated-assault charges
2010 – 26th Sundance Film Festival: “Winter’s Bone”, directed by Debra Granik, wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic