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Events
- 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
- 1814 - Norway's independence is proclaimed, marking the ultimate end of the Kalmar Union.
- 1919 - Friedrich Ebert (SPD), elected President of Germany.
- 1943 - World War II: General Dwight Eisenhower is selected to command the allied armies in Europe.
- 1953 - President Dwight Eisenhower refuses clemency appeal for Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.
- 1953 - The Soviet Union breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel. (Stalin dies a few weeks later on March 5, 1953)
- 1964 - Greeks and Turks begin fighting in Limassol, Cyprus.
- 1964 - The Republic of China (Taiwan) breaks off diplomatic relations with France.
- 1968 - Israeli-Jordanian border clashes.
- 1973 - Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place.
- 1990 - Nelson Mandela, is freed from Victor Verster Prison outside Cape Town, South Africa.
Births
- 1847 - Thomas Alva Edison, American inventor (d. 1931)
- 1898 - Leó Szilárd, Hungarian-born physicist (d. 1964)
- 1920 - King Farouk I of Egypt (d. 1965)
- 1964 - Sarah Palin, American politician
- 1974 - Alex Jones, American radio host
Deaths
- 641 - Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium
- 1650 - René Descartes, French philosopher (b. 1596)
- 1940 - John Buchan, Scottish novelist and politician (b. 1875)
- 1948 - Sergei Eisenstein, Latvian film director (b. 1898)
- 2008 - Tom Lantos, American Representative (b. 1928)
