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==Images==
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File:Close-up STS-107 Launch - GPN-2003-00080.jpg|STS-107 launch
File:Sts107crewsmall.jpg|STS-107 Crew 
File:Sts107 flight insignia.jpg|Insignia of the Final Mission of Columbia
File:USSupremeCourtWestFacade.JPG|West facade of the United States Supreme Court Building
File:Greensboro sit-in lunch counter.jpg|Lunch counter from the Greensboro sit-ins
File:Johanna sigurdardottir official portrait.jpg|Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
File:DrehkolbenmotorDKM54.JPG|First Wankel engine at the Deutsches Museum in Bonn, Germany
File:Trygve Lie 1938.jpg|Trygve Lie
File:King Edward III.jpg|King Edward III of England
File:Ruhollah Khomeini 1978 (cropped).jpg|Ruhollah Khomeini
File:The Shard from the Sky Garden 2015.jpg|The Shard, London
File:Mt.Mayon tam3rd.jpg|Mayon
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==Ineligible==
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| '''[[LGBT History Month]]''' begins in Hungary and the United Kingdom;
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| [[1790]] – The '''[[Supreme Court of the United States]]''', the highest judicial body in the U.S. and the head of the [[judiciary|judicial branch]] of the [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]], first convened at the Merchants' Exchange Building in New York City.
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| [[1796]] – The capital of [[Upper Canada]] was moved from [[Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario|Newark]] to '''[[York, Upper Canada|York]]''', which was judged to be less vulnerable to attack by the United States.
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| [[1896]] – [[Giacomo Puccini]]'s opera '''''[[La bohème]]''''' premiered at the [[Teatro Regio di Torino|Teatro Regio]] in [[Turin]], Italy, eventually becoming one of the most frequently performed operas internationally.
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| [[1946]] – As a result of a compromise between the major powers within the [[United Nations]], Norwegian politician '''[[Trygve Lie]]''' was elected as its first [[United Nations Secretary-General|Secretary-General]].
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| [[1957]] – Invented by German engineer [[Felix Wankel]], the first working prototype of the '''[[Wankel engine|Wankel rotary engine]]''' ran for the first time at the [[research and development]] department of [[NSU Motorenwerke AG]].
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| [[1964]] – "'''[[I Want to Hold Your Hand]]'''" became [[The Beatles]]{{`}} first [[List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1964|number-one single]] in the United States.
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| [[1968]] – The [[Government of Canada]] merged the [[Royal Canadian Navy]], [[Canadian Army]], and the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] into a unified structure, the '''[[Canadian Armed Forces]]'''.
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| [[1968]] – American photographer '''[[Eddie Adams (photographer)|Eddie Adams]]''' took his [[Pulitzer Prize]]–winning photograph of [[Viet Cong]] prisoner '''[[Execution of Nguyễn Văn Lém|Nguyễn Văn Lém's summary execution]]'''.
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| [[1982]] – Senegal and the Gambia formed the '''[[Senegambia Confederation]]''' to promote cooperation between the two countries.
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| [[1991]] – On [[final approach (aviation)|final approach]] to [[Los Angeles International Airport]], '''[[Los Angeles runway disaster|USAir Flight 1493]]''' collided with a smaller aircraft and caught fire, killing 34 people.
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| [[2001]] – The capital of Malaysia was moved from '''[[Kuala Lumpur]]''' to '''[[Putrajaya]]''', although the government's legislative functions remained in the former [[Federal Territory (Malaysia)|Federal Territory]].
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| [[2013]] – '''[[The Shard]]''', located in [[Southwark]], London, and the [[List of tallest buildings in the European Union|tallest building in the European Union]], opened to the public.
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| '''[[Ed Koch]]''' |d|2013
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==Eligible==
* [[1329]] – The [[Teutonic Order|Teutonic Knights]] '''[[Siege of Medvėgalis|successfully besieged]]''' the [[hillfort]] of [[Medvėgalis]] in [[Samogitia]], Lithuania, and [[baptism|baptised]] the defenders in the Catholic rite.
* [[1411]] – The '''[[Peace of Thorn (1411)|First Peace of Thorn]]''' was signed, ending the '''[[Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War]]'''.
* [[1814]] – More than 1,200 people died in the most destructive recorded eruption of '''[[Mayon]]''' in the Philippines.
* [[1884]] – The first [[Serial (literature)|fascicle]] of the '''''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]''''', a 352-page volume that covered words from ''A'' to ''ant'', was published.
* [[1960]] – Four [[African Americans|African American]] students staged the first '''[[Greensboro sit-ins]]''' at a lunch counter in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]].
* [[1978]] – After having served 42 days in prison for the '''[[Roman Polanski sexual abuse case|sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl]]''', Polish film director [[Roman Polanski]] fled the United States before the formal sentencing hearing.
* [[1979]] – Ayatollah [[Ruhollah Khomeini]] '''[[Ruhollah Khomeini's return to Iran|returned from exile]]''' and soon led the [[Iranian Revolution]] to overthrow the U.S.-backed [[Pahlavi dynasty]].
* [[1985]] – '''[[Aeroflot Flight 7841]]''' crashed shortly after takeoff from [[Minsk National Airport]], killing fifty-eight people on board.
* [[2001]] – The '''[[Timor Leste Defence Force]]''' was established from the erstwhile anti-Indonesian independence movement [[Falintil]].
* [[2003]] – All seven crew members aboard [[Space Shuttle Columbia|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'']] were killed when the orbiter '''[[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|disintegrated]]''' over [[Texas]] during [[Atmospheric entry|reentry]].
* [[2004]] – During the [[halftime show]] of [[Super Bowl XXXVIII|Super {{nowrap|Bowl XXXVIII}}]], [[Janet Jackson]]'s breast '''[[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy|was exposed]]''' by [[Justin Timberlake]] in what was later referred to as a "[[wardrobe malfunction]]", resulting in an immediate crackdown and widespread debate on perceived [[Indecent exposure|indecency]] in U.S. broadcasting.
* [[2009]] – '''[[Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir]]''' became Iceland's first female [[Prime Minister of Iceland|Prime Minister]] and the [[List of the first LGBT holders of political offices|world's first openly gay head of government]] of the modern era.
* Born/died this day: | '''[[Menas of Ethiopia]]''' |d|1563| '''[[Francesco Maria Veracini]]''' |b|1690| '''[[Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix]]''' |d|1761| '''[[Thomas Campbell (minister)|Thomas Campbell]]''' |b|1763| '''[[Ștefan Luchian]]''' |b|1868| '''[[Stanley Matthews]]''' |b|1915| '''[[N. D. Cocea|{{nowrap|N. D.}} Cocea]]''' |d|1949| '''[[Michelle Akers]]''' |b|1966| '''[[George Whipple]]''' |d|1976

==Notes==
* [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster]]/[[STS-51L]] appear on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/January 28|January 28]], so Columbia should not appear in the same year.
* [[John Marshall]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/January 31|January 31]], so US Supreme Court should not appear in the same year.
* [[Iranian Revolution]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/February 11|February 11]], so Ruhollah Khomeini should not appear in the same year.
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'''[[February 1]]''': [[Calendar of saints|Feast day]] of '''[[Brigid of Kildare|Saint Brigid of Kildare]]''' (Western Christianity); the '''[[Fajr decade]]''' begins in Iran; '''[[Black History Month]]''' begins in North America
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* [[1327]] – Fourteen-year-old '''[[Edward III of England|Edward III]]''' was crowned [[List of English monarchs|King of England]], but with the country ruled by his mother [[Isabella of France|Queen Isabella]] and her lover [[Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March|Roger Mortimer]].
* [[1662]] – [[Sino-Dutch conflicts]]: The [[Dutch East India Company]]'s [[Dutch Formosa|rule in Taiwan]] ended after '''[[Siege of Fort Zeelandia|a siege]]''' by the [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] loyalist [[Koxinga]], who established the [[Kingdom of Tungning]] on the island.
* [[1942]] – '''[[Voice of America]]''', the official external radio and television service of the [[Federal government of the United States|United States federal government]], began broadcasting with programs aimed at [[Axis powers|Axis]]-controlled areas during World War II.
* [[1972]] – '''[[Kuala Lumpur]]''' ''(pictured)'', the capital of Malaysia, became the first settlement in the country to be granted city status since independence.
* [[2012]] – Following an [[Egyptian Premier League]] match in [[Port Said]], [[Al Masry SC|Al Masry]] fans '''[[Port Said Stadium riot|rioted and violently attacked]]''' [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] supporters, resulting in 74 deaths.
{{Born and died list| '''[[Alexios I of Trebizond|Alexios I of Trebizond]]''' |d|1222| '''[[Clara Butt]]''' |b|1872| '''[[Hassan Al-Turabi]]''' |b|1932}}
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