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- Christian Feast Day:
- Kitano Baika-sai or "Plum Blossom Festival" (Kitano Tenman-gu Shrine, Kyoto)
- National day (Kuwait)
- People Power Day (Philippines)
- Soviet Occupation Day (Georgia)
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- 2009 - BDR massacre in Pilkhana, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 74 people are killed, including more than 50 army officials, by Bangladeshi Border Guards inside its headquarters.
- 1994 - Mosque of Abraham massacre: In the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron, Dr. Baruch Kappel Goldstein opens fire with an automatic rifle, killing 29 Palestinian worshippers and injuring 125 more before being subdued and beaten to death by survivors.
- 1992 - Khojaly massacre: about 613 civilians are killed by Armenian armed forces during the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan
- 1991 - Gulf War: An Iraqi scud missile hits an American military barracks in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia killing 28 U.S. Army Reservists from Pennsylvania.
- 1986 - People Power Revolution: President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines flees the nation after 20 years of rule; Corazon Aquino becomes the first Filipino woman president.
- 1980 - The Suriname government is overthrown by a military coup which is initiated with the bombing of the police station from an army ship off the coast of the nation's capital, Paramaribo
- 1971 - The first unit of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, the first commercial nuclear power station in Canada, goes online.
- 1956 - In his speech On the Personality Cult and its Consequences Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union denounces the cult of personality of Joseph Stalin.
- 1954 - Gamal Abdul Nasser is made premier of Egypt.
- 1951 - The first Pan American Games are held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- 1948 - The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia takes control of government in Czechoslovakia and the period of the Third Republic ends.
- 1947 - State of Prussia ceases to exist.
- 1945 - World War II: Turkey declares war on Germany.
- 1941 - February Strike: In occupied Amsterdam, a general strike is declared in response to increasing anti-Jewish measures instituted by the Nazis.
- 1933 - The USS Ranger is launched. It is the first US Navy ship to be built solely as an aircraft carrier.
- 1932 - Adolf Hitler obtains German citizenship by naturalization, which allows him to run in the 1932 election for Reichspräsident.
- 1928 - Charles Jenkins Laboratories of Washington, D.C. becomes the first holder of a television license from the Federal Radio Commission.
- 1925 - Glacier Bay National Monument (now Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve) is established in Alaska.
- 1925 - Diplomatic relations between Japan and the Soviet Union are established.
- 1921 - Tbilisi, capital of the Democratic Republic of Georgia, is occupied by Bolshevist Russia.
- 1919 - Oregon places a 1 cent per U.S. gallon tax on gasoline, becoming the first U.S. state to levy a gasoline tax.
- 1912 - Marie-Adélaďde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
- 1901 - J.P. Morgan incorporates the United States Steel Corporation.
- 1870 - Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in the U.S. Congress.
- 1843 - Provisional Cession of the Hawaiian or Sandwich Islands established by Lord George Paulet.
- 1836 - Samuel Colt is granted an United States patent for the Colt revolver.
- 1797 - Colonel William Tate and his force of 1000-1500 soldiers surrender after the Last Invasion of Britain.
- 1793 - George Washington holds the first Cabinet meeting as President of the United States.
- 1570 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England.
- 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor.
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- 1998 - Brendon Baerg, American actor
- 1997 - Isabelle Fuhrman, American actress
- 1993 - Christina Kirkman, American actress
- 1991 - Tony Oller, American actor
- 1990 - Alejandra Andreu, Miss International 2008
- 1989 - E'Twaun Moore, American basketball player
- 1988 - Jimmy Monaghan, Irish Musician
- 1987 - Kwaku Afriyie, Ghanaian footballer
- 1987 - Eva Avila, Canadian singer
- 1987 - Justin Abdelkader, American ice hockey player
- 1987 - Andrew Poje, Canadian figure skater
- 1986 - Justin Berfield, American actor
- 1986 - James and Oliver Phelps, English actors
- 1986 - Danny Saucedo, Swedish singer
- 1986 - James Starks, American football player
- 1985 - Benji Marshall, New Zealand Rugby League player
- 1985 - Joakim Noah, American basketball player
- 1984 - Logan Leistikow, American director and actor
- 1984 - Lovefoxxx, Brazilian singer (CSS)
- 1983 - Eduardo da Silva, Brazilian-born Croatian footballer
- 1982 - Jamie Lynn, American porn star
- 1982 - Chris Baird, Irish footballer
- 1982 - Maria Kanellis, American model and professional wrestler
- 1982 - Bert McCracken, American singer (The Used)
- 1982 - Anton Volchenkov, Russian ice hockey player
- 1982 - Tara Wilson, Canadian actress
- 1982 - Flavia Pennetta, Italian professional tennis player
- 1982 - Kimberly Caldwell, American reality television personality
- 1981 - Park Ji-Sung, South Korean footballer
- 1981 - Shahid Kapoor, Indian actor
- 1980 - Antonio Burks, American basketball player
- 1980 - Christy Knowings, American actress
- 1979 - Jennifer Ferrin, American actress
- 1979 - David Hoflin, Swedish-born Australian Actor
- 1977 - Sarah Jezebel Deva, English singer
- 1977 - Josh Wolff, American footballer
- 1977 - Horace Mui, Chinese vocalist
- 1976 - Rashida Jones, American actress, writer, model, and musician
- 1976 - Samaki Walker, American basketball player
- 1975 - Chelsea Handler, American comedian and actress
- 1973 - Justin Jeffre, American singer (98 Degrees)
- 1973 - Anson Mount, American actor
- 1973 - Normann Stadler, German triathlete
- 1973 - Julio Iglesias, Jr., Spanish singer
- 1971 - Sean Astin, American actor
- 1971 - Dave Harris, American disc jockey
- 1971 - Daniel Powter, Canadian musician
- 1970 - Julie Hesmondhalgh, English actress
- 1969 - Paul Trimboli, Australian soccer player
- 1968 - Evridiki, Greek Cypriot singer
- 1968 - Sandrine Kiberlain, French actress
- 1966 - Alexis Denisof, American actor
- 1966 - Samson Kitur, Kenyan athlete (d. 2003)
- 1966 - Téa Leoni, American actress
- 1966 - Nancy O'Dell, American reporter and television personality
- 1966 - Samantha Phillips, American actress
- 1965 - Brian Baker, American guitarist
- 1965 - Veronica Webb, American supermodel and actress
- 1965 - Carrot Top, American comedian
- 1964 - Lee Evans, English comedian
- 1964 - Don Majkowski, American football player
- 1964 - Luigi Troiani, Italian rugby player
- 1963 - Paul O'Neill, American baseball player
- 1962 - Birgit Fischer, German kayaker
- 1962 - Faron Moller, Canadian-born British computer scientist
- 1961 - Davey Allison, American race car driver (d. 1993)
- 1961 - Todd Blackledge, American football player and television color commontator
- 1961 - Chris Pitman, American keyboardist (Guns N' Roses)
- 1960 - Stefan Blöcher, German field hockey player
- 1959 - Carl Marotte, Canadian actor
- 1959 - Mike Peters, Welsh musician (The Alarm)
- 1958 - Panagiotis Beglitis, Greek politician
- 1958 - Jeff Fisher, American football coach
- 1958 - Kurt Rambis, American basketball player and coach
- 1957 - Sérgio Marques, Portuguese politician
- 1954 - John Doe, American musician
- 1954 - Gerardo Pelusso, Uruguayan football manager
- 1953 - José María Aznar, former Prime Minister of Spain
- 1953 - Kim Yeong-cheol, South Korean actor
- 1952 - Jerry Chamberlain, American musician
- 1952 - Joey Dunlop, Irish motorcycle racer (d. 2000)
- 1952 - Inger Segelström, Swedish politician
- 1951 - James Brown, American sportscaster
- 1951 - César Cedeńo, Dominican baseball player
- 1951 - Don Quarrie, Jamaican runner
- 1950 - Neil Jordan, Irish director
- 1950 - Néstor Kirchner, President of Argentina (d. 2010)
- 1950 - Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Spanish alpine skier (d. 2006)
- 1950 - Emitt Rhodes, American singer/songwriter
- 1949 - Ric Flair, American professional wrestler
- 1948 - Aldo Busi, Italian writer
- 1948 - Danny Denzongpa, Indian actor
- 1947 - Lee Evans, American athlete
- 1947 - Doug Yule, American bass guitarist (The Velvet Underground)
- 1947 - Giuseppe Betori, Archbishop of Florence
- 1946 - Franz Xaver Kroetz, German dramatist
- 1946 - Jean Todt, French executive director of Scuderia Ferrari
- 1945 - Elkie Brooks, English singer
- 1945 - Herbert Léonard, French singer
- 1944 - Matt Guokas, American basketball player & head coach
- 1943 - George Harrison, English musician (The Beatles) (d. 2001)
- 1943 - Wilson da Silva Piazza, Brazilian footballer
- 1942 - Karen Grassle, American actress
- 1940 - Danny Cater, American baseball player
- 1940 - Billy Packer, American sports broadcaster
- 1940 - Ron Santo, American baseball player
- 1938 - Herb Elliott, Australian runner
- 1938 - Diane Baker, American actress
- 1937 - Tom Courtenay, English actor
- 1937 - Barbara Piasecka Johnson, widow of John Seward Johnson I
- 1937 - Bob Schieffer, American broadcast journalist
- 1935 - Sally Jessy Raphaël, American talk show host
- 1934 - Bernard Bresslaw, English actor (d. 1993)
- 1934 - Tony Lema, American golfer (d. 1966)
- 1932 - Tony Brooks, English race car driver
- 1932 - Faron Young, American singer (d. 1996)
- 1929 - Christopher George, American actor (d. 1983)
- 1929 - Tommy Newsom, American bandleader (d. 2007)
- 1928 - Larry Gelbart, American comedy writer (d. 2009)
- 1927 - Ralph Stanley, American musician
- 1927 - Dickie Jones, American actor
- 1923 - Takeo Kajiwara, Japanese Go player (d. 2009)
- 1921 - Pierre Laporte, Canadian statesman (d. 1970)
- 1920 - Gérard Bessette, Canadian author (d. 2005)
- 1919 - Karl H. Pribram, Austrian neuroscientist
- 1919 - Monte Irvin, American baseball player
- 1918 - Barney Ewell, American athlete (d. 1996)
- 1918 - Rena Kyriakou, Greek pianist (d. 1994)
- 1918 - Bobby Riggs, American tennis player (d. 1995)
- 1917 - Anthony Burgess, English author (d. 1993)
- 1916 - Reinhard Bendix, German sociologist (d. 1991)
- 1914 - John Arlott, English cricket journalist (d. 1991)
- 1913 - Jim Backus, American actor (d. 1989)
- 1913 - Gert Fröbe, German actor (d. 1988)
- 1912 - Brenda Joyce, American actress (d. 2009)
- 1910 - Millicent Fenwick, American fashion editor and politician (d. 1992)
- 1908 - Frank G. Slaughter, American novelist (d. 2001)
- 1903 - King Clancy, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986)
- 1901 - Zeppo Marx, American actor (d. 1979)
- 1895 - Lew Andreas, American basketball coach (d. 1984)
- 1894 - Meher Baba, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1969)
- 1890 - Dame Myra Hess, English pianist (d. 1965)
- 1890 - Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet politician (d. 1986)
- 1889 - Homer S. Ferguson, United States Senator from Michigan (d. 1982)
- 1888 - John Foster Dulles, 52nd U.S. Secretary of State (d. 1959)
- 1885 - Sylvia Brett, Lady Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak (d. 1971)
- 1885 - Princess Alice of Battenberg (d. 1969)
- 1883 - Princess Alice of Albany, Countess of Athlone (d. 1981)
- 1877 - Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist (d. 1935)
- 1873 - Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor (d. 1921)
- 1866 - Benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher (d. 1952)
- 1861 - Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher and educator (d. 1925)
- 1860 - Sir William Ashley, economic historian (d. 1927)
- 1855 - George Bonnor, Australian cricketer (d. 1912)
- 1855 - Cesário Verde, Portuguese poet (d. 1886)
- 1845 - George Reid, 4th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1918)
- 1842 - Karl May, German writer (d. 1912)
- 1841 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French painter, graphic artist and sculptor (d. 1919)
- 1778 - José de San Martín, Argentine general and liberator of South America (d. 1850)
- 1752 - John Graves Simcoe, 1st Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (d. 1806)
- 1725 - Karl Wilhelm Ramler, German poet (d. 1798)
- 1714 - René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (d. 1792)
- 1714 - Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet, British admiral (d. 1782)
- 1707 - Carlo Goldoni, Italian writer (d. 1793)
- 1692 - Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775)
- 1682 - Giovanni Battista Morgagni, Italian anatomist (d. 1771)
- 1663 - Pierre Antoine Motteux, French-born English dramatist (d. 1718)
- 1643 - Ahmed II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1695)
- 1591 - Friedrich von Spee, German writer (d. 1635)
- 1398 - Xuande, Emperor of China (d. 1435)