1916-Women are allowed to attend a boxing match
1969-Andes Pact signed in Peru
1982-Wayne Gretzky becomes 1st NHL to score 200 points in a season
1985-57th Academy Awards: "Amadeus", F Murray Abraham & Sally Field win
1988-"Les Miserables" opens at Chunichi Theatre, Nagoya Japan
1988-NASA launches space vehicle S-206
1991-63rd Academy Awards: "Dance with Wolves", Jeremy Irons & Kathy Bates win
1992-Russian manned space craft TM-14, lands
1996-68th Academy Awards: "Braveheart", Nicholas Cage & Susan Sarandon win
1996-World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Michelle Kwan (USA)
1996-World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Todd Eldredge (USA)