Historical Events
1156 – According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of Lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland
1869 – Elizabeth Cady Stanton becomes 1st woman to testify before US Congress
1937 – -45°F (-43°C), Boca, California (state record)
1985 – Super Bowl XIX, Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA: San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins, 38-16; MVP: Joe Montana, SF, QB
1987 – UK Police crackdown on soccer hooligans in biggest operation against violence around football stadiums
1993 – Bill Clinton (D) inaugurated as 42nd US President
Famous Birthdays
1716 – Carlos III, King of Spain (1759-88) and King of Naples and Sicily (1734-59), born in Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Spain (d. 1788)
1873 – Charles A Ellwood, American sociologist/psychologist
1925 – Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan Catholic priest, politician and writer, born in Granada, Nicaragua
1928 – Peter Donat, Canadian-American actor (Flamingo Road, Different Story), born in Kentville, Canada (d. 2018)
1970 – Marvin Benard, American baseball outfielder (SF Giants), born in Bluefields, Nicaragua
1981 – Crystal Lowe, Canadian actress and model, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Famous Deaths
882 – Louis II/III the Younger, German king (876-82), dies
1156 – Bishop Henry, patron saint of Finland
1727 – John van Bylevelt, Catholic apostole, dies
1952 – Arthur Farwell, American composer, dies at 74
1988 – Philippe de Rothschild, French race-car driver and manager (Bordeaux Vineyard), dies at 86
2018 – Howard Lew Lewis, English comedian and actor (Maid Marian and Her Merry Men and Brush Strokes), dies at 76