Tara Strong(voice of Bubbles on The Powerpuff Girls)–
Jesse Spencer(actor)–
Christina Ricci(actress)–
Died
Ethan Allen(patriot)–
The Earl of Dufferin(Canadian Governor General 1872 - 1878)–
Sal Mineo(actor)–
Eubie Blake(jazz musician)–
Charles Schulz(Peanuts cartoonist)–
David Groh(actor)–
David Kelly(actor)–
Sid Caesar(comedian & actor)–
Events
Lady Jane Grey, a rival for the English throne, was beheaded under the rule of Queen Mary I –
James Oglethorpe founded Savannah, Georgia –
Gala carnival at first U.S. skating rink, Madison Square Garden, New York City –
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) formed –
Construction began on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. –
The Scream painting stolen, Oslo, Norway –
17th Olympic Winter Games opened in Lillehammer, Norway –
Artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude opened The Gates, Project For Central Park 1979-2005 in NYC’s Central Park –
For the first time, a beagle won ‘Best in Show’ at the Westminster Kennel Club –
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake shook southern Mexico –
Figure skater Mirai Nagasu became the first American woman (and third woman overall) to land a triple axel at the Winter Olympic Games (which took place at PyeongChang, South Korea, that year). –
The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII –
Weather
Forty-seven degrees below zero F, Camp Clarke, Nebraska –
Fort Myers, Florida, had a trace of snow –
A Northeaster left 27 inches of snow in Central Park, New York –
