590 - Khosrau II is crowned King of Persia.
1113 - Pope Paschal II issued a bill sanctioning the establishment of the Order of Hospitallers.
1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
1804 - The Serbian revolution begins.
1862 - American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant attacks Fort Donelson, Tennessee.
1933 - In Miami, Florida, Giuseppe Zangara attempts to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, but instead shoots Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak, who dies of his wounds on March 6, 1933.
1942 - World War II: The Fall of Singapore. Following an assault by Japanese forces, the British General Arthur Percival surrenders. About 80,000 Indian, United Kingdom and Australian soldiers become prisoners of war, the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history.
1944 - World War II: The assault on Monte Cassino, Italy, begins.
1952 - King George VI is buried in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
1971 - The decimalisation of British coinage is completed on Decimal Day.
1972 - José María Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time.
1989 - Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan: The Soviet Union officially announces that all of its troops have left Afghanistan.
2003 - Protests against the Iraq war take place in over 600 cities worldwide. It is estimated that between 8 million to 30 million people participate, making this the largest peace demonstration in history.
Famous Birthdays
1458 - Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver
1710 - King Louis XV of France
1809 - Cyrus McCormick, inventor
1873 - Hans von Euler-Chelpin, chemist, Nobel laureate
1874 - Sir Ernest Shackleton, explorer
1898 - Totò, actor and composer
1939 - Gerd Bohnsack, football manager
1951 - Jane Seymour, actress
1958 - Chrystine Brouillet, novelist
1967 - Jane Child, musician
1973 - Alex Borstein, actress
1978 - Kimberly Goss, singer and musician
1983 - Philipp Degen, footballer
1988 - Tim Mannah, rugby player
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