Historical Events
1689 – English parliament places Mary Stuart and Prince William III on the throne
1934 – NHL Ace Bailey Benefit Game: Toronto beats All-Stars 7-3 in Toronto
1980 – Soviet cross-country skier Nikolay Zimyatov wins first of 3 gold medals at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics when he takes out 30k event; also wins relay and 50k gold
1981 – Stardust Disaster: A fire in a Dublin nightclub kills 48 people
1989 – African National Congress (ANC) opens office in Amsterdam
1992 – Cease fire in Somalia begins
Famous Birthdays
1701 – Enrique Florez, Spanish historian, born in Valladolid, Spain (d. 1773)
1932 – Alexander Kluge, German author and film director (Yesterday Girl), born in Halberstadt, Province of Saxony
1942 – Margaret Wright, chief commissioner (Guide Association)
1943 – Bob Murphy Jr, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1970 runner-up; 11 Senior PGA Tour titles), born in Brooklyn, New York
1945 – Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Uruguayan soccer goalkeeper (36 caps; Atlético Mineiro), born in Piriápolis, Uruguay (d. 2013)
1987 – David Wheater, English footballer, born in Redcar, United Kingdom
Famous Deaths
1676 – Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist
1989 – Vincent Crane [Cheesman], British rock Hammond organist, and songwriter (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown – “Fire”), dies of deliberate painkiller overdose at 45
1991 – Carlo L. Golino, Italian-American scholar, dies at 77
1993 – Buddy Pepper, composer, dies of heart failure at 70
2015 – Alan Howard, British actor (Royal Shakespeare Company), dies at 77
2015 – Pamela Cundell, British stage and screen character actress (Dad’s Army – “Mrs. Fox”), dies at 95