1324: Died Marco Polo, Italian merchant, explorer, and writer.► 1547: The first Lithuanian-language book, Simple Words of Catechism, is published in Königsberg.► 1909: Born Asha Purna Devi, Bengali novelist and poet.► 1912: The African National Congress is founded.► 1918: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I.► 1926: Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud was crowned King of Hejaz.► 1936: Kashf-e hijab decree is enforced by Reza Shah (Iran) ordering the police to physically remove the Hijab from any woman in public.► 1942: Born Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author (d. 14 March 2018)► 1964: President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States.► 1972: Pakistan releases Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from prison and he starts journey to London.► 1973: Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched.► 1973: Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins.
