Police in west Germany located a man who had a warrant for unpaid fines. They confronted him just as his slot machine struck a jackpot, and he avoided jail time by paying his fine on the spot.
Photo courtesy of Jim Scott.
From the Japanese anime “Tokusou Sentai Dekarange”.
1677 - Earl of Shaftesbury arrested and confined in the Tower of London
1852 - Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established.
1899 - President Félix Faure of France dies in office.
1933 - Catholic newspaper Germania warns against nazis/communists
1998 - Tellabs Inc acquires Coherent Communications Systems for $670 million
2014 - 67th British Academy Film Awards: 12 Years a Slave, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Cate Blanchett win
1866 - Vyacheslav I Ivanov, Russian philosopher/classical/poet [NS=Feb 28]
1912 - Machito "Frank Grillo", Florida, bandleader (created salsa music)
1925 - David Emms, director (London Goodenough Trust for Overseas Graduates)
1973 - Nikos Kostakis, Greek footballer
1979 - Valentino Rossi, Italian motorcycle racer
1988 - Denílson Pereira Neves, Brazilian footballer
1391 - Johannes V Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantium (1341-91), dies
1858 - Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian, dies at 86
1945 - Rudolf Vornlund, Swedish playwright (Upproret), dies at 45
1979 - Louise Allbritton, actress (Celia-Stage Door), dies at 58
1993 - Richard Salant, news president (CBS-60 Minutes), dies at 78
1996 - Edmund G "Pat" Brown, politician, dies at 90
