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| 1888 | Armament Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von |  |
| Berlin Introduces a measure to increase the army reserve to 3 1/4 of a million
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| Berlin Says to the Reichstag, "We Germans fear God & nothing else on Earth"
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| 1917 | Battle of Somme, 1st Haig, Douglas | |
| Somme The Germans evacuate Ancre
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| 1665 | Birth Anne | |
| St James Palace Birth of Anne, 2nd daughter of James II
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| 1912 | Birth Braun, Eva | |
| Munich Birth of Eva Braun
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| 1911 | Birth Reagan, Ronald Wilson | |
| Birth of Ronald Reagan
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| 1792 | Captain Napoleon I | |
| Appointed Capitaine en Second
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| 1975 | Constitution Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo | |
| 500 Spanish civil servants sign a pro-democracy manifesto
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| 1952 | Council Accession Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Attends the Accession Council which proclaims Queen Elizabeth II
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| 1990 | Crisis Gummer, John Selwyn | |
| London Announces increased compensation to farmers affected by BSE
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| 1685 | Death Anne | |
| Death of Charles II, Anne's father succeeds him as King, she is 2nd to the throne
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| 1685 | Death Charles II | |
| London Death of Charles II
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| 1899 | Death Caprivi, Georg Leo von | |
| Death of Georg Leo von Caprivi
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| 1952 | Death Bowes-Lyon | |
| Death of George VI, her husband
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| 1952 | Death Elizabeth II | |
| Aberdare Death of George VI, hears of death in a tree-tops hut in the Aberdare Forest, Kenya
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| 1952 | Death George VI | |
| London Death of George VI, only 56
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| 1967 | Diplomacy Wilson, James Harold | |
| London Kosygin visits Wilson in Britain to discuss the Vietnam War
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| 1967 | Diplomacy Kosygin, Aleksei Nikolaevich | |
| London Kosygin visits Wilson in Britain to discuss the Vietnam War
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| London Kosygin visits Wilson in Britain to discuss the Vietnam War
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| 1778 | Diplomacy Adams, John Quincy | |
| Paris An informal Alliance between the USA and France during the American Revolution, the treaty of Amity recognizes the USA as an independent country, and promotes trade between the two nations
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| 1922 | Diplomacy Harding, Warren Gamaliel | |
| Washington Respects the territory of China, a formal endorsement of the "Open Door" policy
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| 1941 | Directive 23 Hitler, Adolf | |
| Hitler issues a directive to intensify attacks on British merchant shipping which can "bring about the collapse of the British resistence in the foreseeable future"
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| 2003 | Economy Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| The Bank of England cuts interest rates to 3.75%, lowest for 50 yrs
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| 2001 | Election Barak, Ehud | |
| Right-wing Likud leader Ariel Sharon elected Prime Minister in Israel replacing Ehud Barak and promising "peace and security."
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| 2001 | Election Sharon, Ariel | |
| Right-wing Likud leader Ariel Sharon elected Prime Minister in Israel replacing Ehud Barak and promising "peace and security"
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| 1985 | Health Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich | |
| Moscow Russia announces that Chernenko is ill
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| 1778 | Independence Adams, John Quincy | |
| Paris The treaty of Amity recognizes the USA as an independent country by France
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| 1922 | Independence Harding, Warren Gamaliel | |
| Washington Respects the territory of China, a formal endorsement of the "Open Door" policy
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| 2003 | Interest Rates Brown, Gordon | |
| The Bank of England cuts interest rates to 3.75%, lowest for 50 yrs
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| 2003 | Interest Rates of Great Britain Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| The Bank of England cuts interest rates to 3.75%, lowest for 50 yrs
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| 1941 | Invasion of Africa Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen | |
| German troops under Rommel are sent to assist the Italians in North Africa
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| 1922 | Legislation Harding, Warren Gamaliel | |
| Washington Provides for a 10 year moratorium on building large vessels
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| 1559 | Marriage Gargrave, Thomas | |
| London Meets Elizabeth I & presents a petition requesting the Queen marry & provide an heir
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| 1290 | Massacre Edward I | |
| Norwich Before going away to the Crusades many rise up against the Jews
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| 1958 | Munich Air Disaster Busby, Matty | |
| Munich Man Utd chartered an aeroplane to fly them home from their European Cup match against the Yugoslavian team Red Star Belgrade, which ended in a 3-3 draw (United won the tie 5-4 on aggregate)
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| Munich Matt Busby is seriously injured and had to stay in hospital for some time after the crash, and is read his last rites twice
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| Munich Seven of Manchester United's players die immediately, and Duncan Edwards dies from his injuries on 21 February, 2 other players had to retire because of their injuries
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| Munich The British European Airways Flight 609 crashes on its 3rd attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport, 23 of the 44 passengers on board die including 8 of the "Busby Babes"
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| Munich There is speculation that the club would fold, but a threadbare United team completes the 1957-1958 season, with United's coach Jimmy Murphy standing in as manager
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| Munich The take-off from Belgrade was delayed for an hour as the United player Johnny Berry had lost his passport,[2] then the plane made a scheduled stop in Munich to refuel
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| 1958 | Munich Air Disaster Edwards, Duncan | |
| Seven of Manchester United's players die immediately, and Duncan Edwards dies from his injuries on 21 February, 2 other players had to retire because of their injuries
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| 1958 | Munich Air Disaster Murphy, Jimmy | |
| There is speculation that the club would fold, but a threadbare United team completes the 1957-1958 season, with United's coach Jimmy Murphy standing in as manager
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| 1958 | Munich Air Disaster Thane, James | |
| Although the crash was originally blamed on pilot error, it was subsequently found to have been caused by the build-up of slush towards the ends of the runway, causing deceleration of the aircraft and preventing safe flying speed from being attained.
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| The take-off from Belgrade was delayed for an hour as the United player Johnny Berry had lost his passport,[2] then the plane made a scheduled stop in Munich to refuel
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| 1626 | Parliament Charles I | |
| London Refuses to grant funds without redress of grievances
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| 1911 | Party Leader MacDonald, James Ramsey | |
| London Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party, 2nd term
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| 1559 | Petition Elizabeth I Gargrave, Thomas | |
| London Meets Elizabeth I & presents a petition requesting the Queen marry & provide an heir
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| 1996 | President Ortiz, Abdal Jaime Bucaram | |
| Appointed President of Ecuador
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| 1997 | President Rivera, Fabi n Ernesto Alarc¢n | |
| Appointed President of Ecuador
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| 1996 | Prime Minister Burkina FasoOuedraogo, Kadre Dosiro | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of BurkinaFaso
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| 1855 | Prime Minister Temple, Henry John | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term
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| 1766 | Prime Minister Trikoupis, Spiridon | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Greece
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| 2001 | Prime Minister Sharon, Ariel | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Israel
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| 2000 | Rebellion Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| Chechnya Putin announces that federal forces had scored a major victory in Chechnya
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| 1922 | Rule of Aleutian Islands Harding, Warren Gamaliel | |
| Aleutian Islands The Washington Disarmament Conference comes to an end with the signature of a final treaty forbidding fortification of the Aleutian Islands for 14 years
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| 2000 | Rule of Chechnya Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| Chechnya Putin announces that federal forces had scored a major victory in Chechnya
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| 1928 | Siege of Peking Kai-Shek, Chiang | |
| Beijing 50,000 flee as Communists raid Peking
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| 1965 | Siege of Pleiku Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Pleiku Vietcong guerrillas attack the USAcompound at Pleiku in the Central Highlands, killing 8 Americans, wounding 126 & destroying 10 aircraft
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| 0685 | Succession Eadric | |
| Kent Succeeds as King of Kent
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| 1685 | Succession Anne | |
| Death of Charles II, Anne's father succeeds him as King, she is 2nd to the throne
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| 1685 | Succession James II | |
| London Succeeds as King of England & Ireland, 2nd son of Charles I
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| 1952 | Succession Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London Attends the Accession Council which proclaims Queen Elizabeth II
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| 1952 | Succession Elizabeth II | |
| London Both Houses of Parliament take the oath of allegiance to Elizabeth II
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| London Succeeds as Queen of Great Britain, Succeeds George II after his death
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| 1941 | Sunflower Hitler, Adolf | |
| The OKW issues instructions for the Afrika Korps to defend North Africa
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| 1778 | Treaty of Amity Deane, Silas | |
| Paris Signed by Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane & Arthur Lea on behalf of the Americans with the French
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| 1778 | Treaty of Amity Franklin, Benjamin | |
| Paris Along with its sister document the treaty of Alliance, one two treaties signed on February 6, 1778 in Paris, France between the USA and France establishing a commercial Alliance between these two nations
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| Paris An informal Alliance between the USA and France during the American Revolution, the treaty of Amity recognizes the USA as an independent country, and promotes trade between the two nations
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| Paris Mutual Most Favored Nation status between France & the USA with regard to commerce and navigation
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| Paris Mutual protection of all vessels and cargo when in USAor French jurisdiction
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| Paris Signed by Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane & Arthur Lea on behalf of the Americans with the French
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| Paris The Franco-American Treaty of Amity & Commerce & Treaty of Alliance is signed in Paris
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| 1778 | Treaty of Amity Lea, Arthur | |
| Paris Signed by Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane & Arthur Lea on behalf of the Americans with the French
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| 1626 | Treaty of La Rochelle Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de | |
| La Rochelle Huguenot rebels and the French signed the Peace of La Rochelle
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| 1969 | Vietnamization Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| Washington Adopts a policy of "Vietnamization", transfer burden of war from U.S. to ARVN
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| Washington Forms joint USA& Vietnam Armed Forces Joint General Staff
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| 1922 | Washington Naval Treaty Harding, Warren Gamaliel | |
| Washington Signed at the Washington Conference
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| Washington Signed by the US, Britain, Japan, France & Italy
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| Washington The US, Britain, France & Japan agree to the naval status quo
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| Washington The Washington Disarmament Conference comes to an end with the signature of a final treaty forbidding fortification of the Aleutian Islands for 14 years
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| Washington US, British, Japanese, French & Italian ships remain 5.5, 3, 1.75 & 1.75
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