1812 – A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.
1827 – Ludwig van Beethoven, German pianist and composer (b. 1770) dies.
1830 – The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.
1875 – Syngman Rhee, South Korean journalist and politician, 1st President of South Korea (d. 1965) is born.
1881 – Guccio Gucci, Italian fashion designer, founded Gucci (d. 1953) is born.
1931 – Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
1931 – Leonard Nimoy, American actor, singer, and director (d. 2015) is born.
1932 – Henry M. Leland, American machinist, inventor, engineer, automotive entrepreneur and founded of Cadillac and Lincoln (b. 1843) dies.
1942 – World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
1943 – Bob Woodward, American journalist and author is born.
1944 – Diana Ross, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (The Supremes) is born.
1945 – World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.
1950 – Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) (d. 2010) is born.
1954 – Curtis Sliwa, American talk show host and activist, founded Guardian Angels is born.
1958 – The United States Army launches Explorer 3.
1967 – Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City
1973 – Larry Page, American computer scientist and businessman, co-founded Google is born.
1979 – Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty in Washington, D.C.
1982 – A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C..
1989 – Von Miller, Denver Broncos and Superbowl 50 MVP football player is born.
1996 – David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (b. 1912) dies.
1997 – Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate mass suicides.
1999 – The "Melissa worm" infects Microsoft word processing and e-mail systems around the world.
1999 – A jury in Michigan finds Dr. Jack Kevorkian guilty of second-degree murder for administering a lethal injection to a terminally ill man.
2013 – Tom Boerwinkle, American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1945)
2014 – A massive fire breaks out in Back Bay, Boston killing 2 firefighters and injuring at least 18 people.
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