Historical Events 1899 - -39°F (-39°C)‚ Milligan‚ Ohio (state lowest record temperature) 1931 - Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "America's Sweetheart" premieres on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre‚ NYC 1959 - Dutch Princess Wilhelmina publishes "Lonely‚ but not alone" 1971 - American Mensa Ltd incorporates in New York 1981 - 33rd NHL All-Star Game‚ The Forum‚ Inglewood: Campbell Conference beats Wales Conference‚ 4-1; MVP: Mike Liut‚ St. Louis Blues‚ G 2014 - Canadian short track speed skater Charles Hamelin wins his 3rd career Olympic gold medal in the 1‚500m in Sochi; Vancouver (2010) 500m and 5‚000m relay champion More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1696 - Johann Melchior Molter‚ German composer‚ born in Tiefenort‚ Thuringia (now Germany) (d. 1765) 1846 - Mildred Childe Lee‚ American favourite daughter of confederate General Robert E. Lee‚ born at Arlington Plantation‚ Virginia (d. 1905) 1888 - Giuseppe Ungaretti‚ Italian poet (Hermeticism) and journalist‚ born in Alexandria (d. 1970) 1894 - Roy D'Arcy [Roy Giusti]‚ American actor (Warning Shadows‚ Revolt of Zombies)‚ born in San Francisco‚ California (d. 1969) 1913 - Ragnhild Marie Hatton‚ Norwegian historian‚ born in Bergen‚ Norway (d. 1995) 1918 - Gordon Pirie‚ English Group Captain and politician‚ born in Oxford (d. 2003) More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1543 - Johann Eck‚ German Scholastic theologian and early counter-reformer against Lutheran challenges‚ dies a 56 1836 - Marie-Anne Paulze Lavoisier‚ French chemist (worked with husband Antoine Lavoisier)‚ dies at 78 1927 - Laura Netzel (née Pistolekors)‚ Finnish-Swedish pianist‚ composer‚ concert organizer‚ and humanitarian‚ dies at 87 1987 - Sadequain‚ Pakistani artist‚ painter‚ calligrapher and artist‚ dies at 56 1995 - Paul Monette‚ American writer‚ dies of AIDS at 49 2001 - Lewis Arquette‚ American actor (Horror Show; Book of Love)‚ dies at 65 More Famous Deaths »