1670 ~ Jews expelled from Austria by order of Leopold I.

1814 ~ Premiere of Ludwig von Beethoven’s 8th Symphony.

1827 ~ First Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans.

1902 ~ Birthday of John Ernst Steinbeck, Author.

1932 ~ Birthday of Elizabeth Taylor, Actress.

1933 ~ German parliament building, Reichstag, destroyed by fire, Nazis blame it on Communists.

1934 ~ Birthday of Ralph Nader, Consumer Advocate.

1942 ~ Battle of Java Sea began. 13 US warships sunk, 2 Japanese.

1997 ~ In Ireland, divorce became legal.

2003 ~ Fred Rogers, of “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood”, died.

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