- 1793 - During the French Revolution, King Louis XVI was executed on the guillotine. He had been condemned for treason.
- 1861 - The future president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis of Mississippi, resigned from the U.S. Senate. Four other Southerners also resigned.
- 1924 - Soviet leader Vladimir Llyich Lenin died. Joseph Stalin began a purge of his rivals for the leadership of the Soviet Union.
- 2007 - New Orleans Saints play against the Chicago Bears for the NFC Championship game.
Sleep much ? yea I'm up and it's 4:30am on Game day..