1621 – Alexander Ludovisi is elected Pope Gregory XV (-1623)
1926 – Teaching theory of evolution forbidden in Atlanta, Georgia schools
1934 – -14.3°F (-25.7°C), coldest day in New York City
1934 – Balkan Entente alliance forms (Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey and Romania)
1971 – 5 men are killed near a BBC transmitter on Brougher Mountain, County Tyrone, in a landmine attack carried out by the Irish Republican Army
1986 – West German team swims world record 4×200 m freestyle (7:05.17)
1991 – “This Is Ponderous” by 2nu peaks at #46
2014 – Olympic teams figure skating event debuts in Sochi with Russia taking the gold medal; pairs champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov win first of 2 gold at the Games
2016 – US primary elections: New Hampshire Primary, In Republican race Donald Trump wins (35%), John Kasich 2nd (16%), and Bernie Sanders (60%) defeats Hillary Clinton (38%) in Democratic race
2020 – Storm Ciara makes landfall in northern Scotland bringing widespread wind and flooding to northern Europe resulting in 18 deaths