Mary, Queen of Scots
- 1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots (pictured), was executed at Fotheringhay Castle for her involvement in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Elizabeth I of England.
- 1855 – A series of mysterious hoof-like marks known as the Devil's Footprints appeared in the snow in Devon, England, and continued throughout the countryside for between 40 and 100 miles (64 and 161 km).
- 1910 – Newspaper and magazine publisher William D. Boyce established the Boy Scouts of America, expanding the Scout Movement into the United States.
- 1960 – The official groundbreaking for the Walk of Fame took place in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
- 2010 – A freak storm in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan triggered a series of at least 36 avalanches that buried over 3.5 km (2.2 mi) of road, killed at least 172 people and trapped over 2,000 travellers.
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