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Facts
1587 Queen Elizabeth I of England signs death warrant for her cousin, Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
1884 1st volume of the Oxford English Dictionary, A-Ant, published
1908 King Carlos I of Portugal and his heir, Prince Luis Filipe are assassinated by Republican sympathizers in Terreiro do Paco, Lisbon
1968 Saigon police chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan executes Viet Cong officer Nguyễn Văn Lém with a pistol shot to head. The execution is captured by photographer Eddie Adams and becomes an anti-war icon.
1979 Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 15 years in exile
2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
2017 British MPs vote in favour of the European Union Bill, allowing the government to begin Brexit
Deaths
656 Sigebert III, king of Austrasia, dies at about 25
1328 Charles IV, the Handsome, King of France (1322-28), dies
1734 John Floyer, English physician and writer (b. 1649)
1851 Mary Shelley, English novelist (Frankenstein), dies of a brain tumour at 53
1944 Piet Mondrian, abstract painter (Composition in Blue), dies at 71
1966 Buster Keaton, American actor and comedian (Navigator, Steamboat Bill Jr, The General), dies at 70
1992 George Berkeley, actor (Life Stinks, Capts & Kings), dies at 70
2008 Shell Kepler [Michelle Alaine Kepler], American actress (General Hospital), dies from renal failure at 49
2012 Angelo Dundee, American boxing trainer and cornerman, dies at 90
2014 Maximilian Schell, Swiss-Austrian actor (Judgment at Nuremberg, The Pedestrian), dies at 83
Sport
1932 Bradman makes 299* vs South Africa, runs out partner going for 300th
1960 48th Men's Australian Championships: Rod Laver beats Neale Fraser (5-7, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6, 8-6)
2004 Super Bowl XXXVIII: New England Patriots beat Carolina Panthers, 32-29 at the Reliant Stadium MVP: Tom Brady, New England, QB
2015 103rd Men's Australian Open: Novak Đoković beats Andy Murray (7-6, 6-7, 6-3, 6-0)
Films and TV
1893 Thomas Edison completes worlds 1st movie studio at West Orange, New Jersey
1954 1st TV soap opera "Secret Storm" premieres
1980 Soap opera "Love of Life" ends a 28 year run
1982 "Late Night With David Letterman" debuts on NBC-TV, Bill Murray is first guest
2004 Wardrobe malfunction: Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to FCC censorship guidelines.
Born on this day
1976 Phil Ivey, American poker player
1994 Harry Styles, British pop singer (One Direction), born in Redditch, England
A Couple of Pics from those no longer with us
Shell Kepler
Angelo Dundee
