1919 – Finland declares war on bolsheviks
1958 – French Prime Minister Charles de Gaulle says Algeria will always be French
1970 – 102nd Belmont: John Rotz aboard High Echelon wins in 2:34
1971 – Final broadcast of “The Ed Sullivan Show” (a repeat from 7 February) on CBS-TV
1985 – Body of Nazi concentration camp doctor Dr Josef Mengele located and exhumed
1999 – French Open Men’s Tennis: Andre Agassi wins his 1st and only French title; beats Andrei Medvedev of Ukraine 1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
2004 – Tamil is established as a Classical language by the President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in a joint sitting of the two houses of the Indian Parliament.
2009 – French Open Women’s Tennis: Svetlana Kuznetsova beats fellow Russian and World #1 Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2
2010 – 56th British Academy Television Awards: “The Armstrong and Miller Show” Best Comedy, “Misfits” Best Drama
2019 – German serial killer nurse Niels Hoegel jailed for a second life sentence for the murder of 85 more people (previously convicted for six). Germany’s worst post-war serial killer.