1695 - William Congreve's Restoration comedy &;quot;Love for Love&;quot; premieres in London 1808 - 1st practical typewriter finished by Italian Pellegrini Turri 1897 - English physicist and head of the Cavendish laboratory J. J. Thomson announces his discovery of the electron in a lecture to the Royal Institution 1911 - Portugal approves female suffrage 1978 - British film &;quot;The Stud&;quot; starring Joan Collins‚ based on the book by her sister Jackie Collins premieres in UK 1980 - Terrorists seize Iranian Embassy in London 1986 - Bill Elliott sets all-time NASCAR qualifying record‚ winning pole for the Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway; 212.809 mph (342.483 km/h; 44.998 seconds) 1989 - Pope John Paul II beatifies Victoire Rasoamanarivo of Madagascar 2013 - Willem-Alexander becomes the first male Monarch of Netherlands in 123 years‚ following the abdication of his mother‚ Queen Beatrix 2020 - South Korea reports no new domestic cases of COVID-19 for 1st time‚ their virus cases peaked Feb 29 More Historical Events »