Historical Events
Music Single
"Call Me Maybe", single by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen, is released
Carly Rae Jepsen
Television Debut
"New Girl", starring Zooey Deschanel, debuts on Fox
Zooey Deschanel
- The United States ends its "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
Famous Deaths
- Burhanuddin Rabbani, President of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996. (b. 1940)