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Events
- 1766 - Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans.
- 1770 - Boston Massacre: 5 Americans killed by British troops in an event that would help start the American Revolution 5 years later.
- 1793 - French troops are defeated by Austrian forces and Liege is recaptured.
- 1836 - Samuel Colt makes the first pistol (.34-caliber).
- 1842 - Over 500 Mexican troops led by Rafael Vasquez invade Texas briefly occupy San Antonio and then head back to the Rio Grande. This is the first such invasion since the Texas revolution.
- 1960 - Elvis Presley is discharged from the United States Army
- 1868 - A court of impeachment is organized in the United States Senate to hear charges against President Andrew Johnson.
- 1872 - George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
- 1905 - Russian troops begin to retreat from Mukden, Manchuria after losing 100,000 troops in three days.
- 1907 - The second Duma is opened in St. Petersburg, Russia and 40,000 demonstrators had to be dispersed by Russian troops.
- 1912 - Italian forces are the first to use dirigibles for a military purpose by using them for reconnaissance west of Tripoli behind Turkish lines.
- 1918 - The Soviet Union moves the national capital from Petrograd to Moscow
- 1933 - Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "bank holiday", closing all United States banks and freezing all financial transactions.
- 1933 - In Germany, the Nazis win 44 percent of the vote in parliamentary elections.
- 1946 - Winston Churchill mentions the Iron Curtain in his speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. This event is often regarded at the beginning of the Cold War.
- 1953 - After 29 years of ruling the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin dies.
- 1970 - A nuclear non-proliferation treaty goes into effect after ratification by 43 nations.
- 1993 - Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson is banned from international competition for life after testing positive for banned substances for the second time.
- 1998 - NASA announced that that the Clementine spaceprobe orbiting the moon had found enough water in polar craters to support a human colony and rocket fueling station.
- 1998 - NASA announces the choice of United States Air Force Lt. Col. Eileen Collins as commander of a future Space Shuttle Columbia mission to launch an X-ray telescope making Collins the first woman commander of a space shuttle mission.
- 2002 - MTV begins airing The Osbournes
Births
- 1133 - King Henry II of England (+ 1189)
- 1324 - King David II of Scotland
- 1658 - Antoine de la Mothe, Le Sieur de Cadillac, explorer
- 1696 - Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, painter (+ 1770)
- 1869 - Michael von Faulhaber, cardinal and archbishop (+ 1952)
- 1870 - Frank Norris, writer (+ 1902)
- 1871 - Rosa Luxemburg, politician (+ 1919)
- 1887 - Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian composer (+ 1959)
- 1897 - Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, Chinese political figure
- 1905 - Günther Lüders, actor and film director (+ 1975)
- 1908 - Rex Harrison, actor (+ 1990)
- 1918 - James Tobin, economist (+ 2002)
- 1922 - Pier Paolo Pasolini, writer, film director (+ 1975)
- 1936 - Dean Stockwell, actor
- 1942 - Felipe González Márquez, politician (+ 1942)
- 1955 - Penn Jillette, magician, comedian
- 1958 - Andy Gibb, singer (+ 1988)
- 1971 - John Frusciante, musician ("The Red Hot Chili Peppers")
- 1974 - Jens Jeremies, football player, National Team of Germany
- 1975 - Niki Taylor, fashion model
Deaths
- 1815 - Franz Mesmer, developer of hypnotism
- 1953 - Sergei Prokofiev, Soviet composer
- 1953 - Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union
- 1953 - Herman J. Mankiewicz, writer, producer
- 1963 - Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas, country music singers
- 1974 - Sol Hurok, impresario
- 1980 - Jay Silverheels, actor
- 1982 - John Belushi, actor
- 1984 - William Powell, actor
- 1999 - Richard Kiley, actor
Holidays and observances
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
March 4 - March 6 - February 5 - April 5 - more historical anniversaries