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[edit] Events
- 399 BC - The philosopher Socrates sentenced to death.
- 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia
- 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
- 1764 - The city of St. Louis, Missouri is established.
- 1898 - Spanish-American War: The USS Maine explodes and sinks in Havana harbor in Cuba, killing more than 260. This event leads the United States to declare war on Spain.
- 1906 - The British Labour Party is organised
- 1933 - In Miami, Florida, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago, Illinois Mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933.
- 1944 - World War II: American bombers destroy the Abbey of Monte Cassino killing women and children who sought shelter there.
- 1950 - The Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China sign a mutual defense treaty.
- 1965 - A new red-and-white maple leaf design is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the old Canadian Red Ensign banner.
- 1989 - Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.
- 1995 - Kevin Mitnick is arrested by the FBI and charged with breaking into some of the United States most "secure" computer systems.
[edit] Births
- 1458 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (d. 1490)
- 1564 - Galileo Galilei, Italian astronomer and physicist (d. 1642)
- 1710 - King Louis XV of France (d. 1774)
- 1725 - Abraham Clark, American founding father (d. 1794)
- 1847 - Robert Fuchs, Austrian composer (d. 1927)
- 1874 - Sir Ernest Shackleton, British polar explorer (d. 1922)
- 1890 - Robert Ley, head of the German Labour Front (DAP) (d. 1945)
[edit] Deaths
- 1637 - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1578)
- 1818 - Friedrich Ludwig, Fürst zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen, Prussian general (b. 1746)
- 2005 - Samuel Francis, conservative newspaper columnist (b. 1947)
