** Georges Clemenceau becomes prime minister of France.

** Georges Bernanos, French writer ( b. 1888 )

** In Paris, French Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet, in response to rumours ( which are true ) that he is seeking to end the French alliance system in Eastern Europe, gives a speech highlighting his government's commitment to the cordon sanitaire.

** In a response to Georges Bonnet's speech of January 26, German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, referring to Bonnet's alleged statement of December 6, 1938 accepting Eastern Europe as being in Germany's exclusive sphere of influence, protests that all French security commitments in that region are " now off limits ".

** At a meeting in Paris, French Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet meets with Soviet Ambassador Jakob Suritz, and suggests that a " peace front " comprising France, the Soviet Union, Great Britain, Poland and Romania would deter Germany from war.

** Georges Ricard-Cordingley, French painter ( b. 1873 )

** Georges Bégué and others escape from the Mauzac prison camp.

** Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.

** The French paper L ' Express publishes a story of Georges Figon, who took part in the kidnapping of Mehdi Ben Barka.

** French police announce that Georges Figon has committed suicide, prior to his arrest for the kidnapping of Mehdi Ben Barka.

** Georges Duhamel, French author ( b. 1884 )

** The French National Assembly censures the proposed referendum to sanction presidential elections by popular mandate ; Prime Minister Georges Pompidou resigns, but President de Gaulle asks him to stay in office.

** French President Georges Pompidou visits the Soviet Union.

** Georges Bidault moves to Belgium where he receives political asylum.

** Georges Franju, French filmmaker ( b. 1912 )

** Georges Bizet's comic opera Djamileh premieres at the Opera-Comique in Paris, France.

** Georges Simenon, Belgian writer ( b. 1903 )

** Georges Danton, French Revolutionary leader ( executed ) ( b. 1759 )

** Georges Chastellain, Burgundian chronicler and poet

** Dumas fils ' La Princesse Georges

** AMP Building, Perth, Australia, see 140 St Georges Terrace

** Sport spearfishing became common in the Mediterranean, and spearfishers gradually developed the common sport diving mask and fins and snorkel, with Georges Beuchat in Marseille, France, which created the speargun and Italian sport spearfishers started using oxygen rebreathers.

** Georges Beuchat in France creates the first surface buoy.

** The first camera housing called Tarzan is released by Georges Beuchat,

** The first aircraft carrier designed as such to be completed in France, Clemenceau, is completed at the Brest Arsenal at Brest.

** Premier League ( Division I ) Matches

** Premier of the Soviet Union

** Premier one-day tournaments in each country

** U. S. President Lyndon Johnson in New York, and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev in Moscow, simultaneously announce plans to cut back production of materials for making nuclear weapons.

** Sir Eric Willis, Australian politician, former Premier of New South Wales ( b. 1922 )

** Yalta Conference, wartime meeting from 4 February 1945 to 11 February 1945 among the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union — President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Premier Joseph Stalin, respectively — for the purpose of discussing Europe's postwar reorganization, intended to discuss the re-establishment of the nations of war-torn Europe.

** Lien Chan is named by Lee Teng-Hui to succeed Hau Pei-tsun as Premier of the Republic of China.

** U. S. President Richard Nixon and Japanese Premier Eisaku Sato agree in Washington, D. C. to the return of Okinawa to Japanese control in 1972.

** Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells confirms he will rescind Newfoundland's approval of the Meech Lake Accord.

** Tiananmen Incident: Large crowds lay wreaths at Beijing's Monument of the Martyrs to commemorate the death of Premier Zhou Enlai.

** Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba.

** The Soviet Union begins its program of economic restructuring ( perestroika ) with legislation initiated by Premier Mikhail Gorbachev ( though Gorbachev had begun minor restructuring in 1985 ).

** Zhu Rongji, former Premier of the People's Republic of China

** Henry Daglish, Premier of Western Australia ( b. 1866 )

** East German Premier Walter Ulbricht discusses negotiations about German reunification.

** Spanish Premier Eduardo Dato Iradier is assassinated while exiting the parliament building in Madrid.

** Hua Guofeng, former Premier of the People's Republic of China ( died 2008 )

** U. S. President Richard Nixon asks the U. S. Congress for US $ 155 million in supplemental aid for the Cambodian government ( US $ 85 million is for military assistance to prevent the overthrow of the government of Premier Lon Nol by the Khmer Rouge and North Vietnam ).

** Canadian John Robarts ends his term of office as the 17th Premier of Ontario.

** Bob Askin replaces Jack Renshaw as Premier of New South Wales.

** Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin invites the leaders of India and Pakistan to meet in the Soviet Union to negotiate.

** Queensland: Following a week of turmoil from his National Party of Australia colleagues, Joh Bjelke-Petersen resigns as Premier of Queensland.

** Queensland, Australia: Joh Bjelke-Petersen wins his final election as Premier of Queensland with 38. 6 % of the vote.

** René Lévesque, 23rd Premier of Quebec ( d. 1987 )