1616-Copernicus' "de Revolutionibus" placed on Catholic Forbidden index
1933-Germany's Nazi Party wins majority in parliament (43.9 percent-17.2M votes)
1935-First premature baby health law in U.S. (Chicago)
1953-Josef Stalin's death announced
1970-Nuclear non-proliferation treaty goes into effect
1979-Voyager I's closest approach to Jupiter (172,000 miles)
1982-Gaylord Perry (with 297 wins) signs with Seattle Mariners
1984-U.S. accuse Iraq of using poison gas
1989-Elly Verhulst runs world record 3000 meter indoor (8 :3.82)
1991-Iraq repeals its annexation of Kuwait
1993-Marlins beat Astros 12-8 in their first spring training game
1994-Singer Grace Slick arrested for pointing a gun at a cop
1995-Graves of czar Nicholas & family found in St Petersburg
1998-Mariah Carey divorces Tommy Mottola