Historical Events
- Rod Blagojevich, the Governor of Illinois, is removed from office after being convicted of corruption charges
Famous Deaths
- Alfred Mabbs, British Archivist (Public Records Office), dies at 87
- Bill Frindall, English cricket scorer and statistician (b. 1939)
- Hélio Gracie, Brazilian martial artist (b. 1913)
- John Martyn, British singer songwriter, dies at 60