1983 – The first shaft of the world's longest tunnel is completed
The Seikan Tunnel, 53.85 km (33.46 mi) in length, connects the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido.
1967 – U.S., U.K. and Soviet Union sign the Outer Space Treaty
The treaty bans the deployment of nuclear weapons in outer space and limits the use of the Moon to peaceful purposes.
1967 – 3 astronauts die in a cabin fire while preparing for the Apollo 1 mission
The accident was a blow to NASA's Apollo manned lunar landing program.
1945 – Soviet forces liberate Auschwitz
The German Nazi regime murdered over 1.1 million people in the extermination camps near Oświęcim, Poland.
1944 – Soviet forces liberate Leningrad
Die Siege of Leningrad had lasted 872 days and left over 1 million people dead.
1974 – Ole Einar Bjørndalen
Norwegian biathlete
1944 – Mairead Maguire
Irish activist, Nobel Prize laureate
1859 – Wilhelm II, German Emperor
1832 – Lewis Carroll
English author
1756 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian composer
2014 – Pete Seeger
American singer-songwriter, guitarist
2009 – John Updike
American author, poet, critic
2008 – Suharto
Indonesian soldier, politician, 2nd President of Indonesia
1983 – Louis de Funès
French actor, comedian
1901 – Giuseppe Verdi
Italian composer
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